Objectivity consists in understanding that the only one who never makes a mistake is the one who never does anything.

Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight.

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.

At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.

Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.