There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end.
Kortchnoi's heritage is many-faceted - over the decades he has several times corrected and changed his style. But the main thing has invariably remained his search for chess truth.
I dropped the King's Indian in 1997 after one too many bad experiences against Kramnik.
With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art.
The legend of the best player of chess has been destroyed.
Few things are as psychologically brutal as chess.
Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
I feel that my chess strengths are still here, .. I believe I can still improve.
It's true that in chess as in politics, fund-raising and glad-handing matter.
My opponent is Short and the match will be short.
Inevitably the machines must win, but there is still a long way to go before a human on his or her best day is unable to defeat the best computer.
Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess.
Perfectly correct chess exists only in theory.
For me, chess is a language, and if it's not my native tongue, it is one I learned via the immersion method at a young age.
In general there is something puzzling about the fact that the most renowned figures in chess - Morphy, Pillsbury, Capablanca and Fischer - were born in America.
Though I would have liked my chances in a rematch in 1998 if I were better prepared, it was clear then that computer superiority over humans in chess had always been just a matter of time.
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized.
Nowadays games immediately appear on the Internet and thus the life of novelties is measured in hours. Modern professionals do not have the right to be forgetful - it is 'life threatening'.
The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent.
Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode.
Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear in the entire history of chess, astonishes one with his logic.