The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.

Naturally, the psychological susceptibility of a match participant is significantly higher than a participant in a tournament, since each game substantially changes the over-all position.

I can take care of myself! But the "external barriers", my opponents, do indeed concern me.

There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine

Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!

Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine