Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.

I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.

I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a degree of satisfaction - not to mention a steady income, which is why I do it occasionally.

Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo <2000, as fly-swatting makes poor spectator sport. (on simultaneous exhibitions)

If chess is a vast jungle, computers are the chainsaws in a giant environmentally insensitive logging company.

Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.