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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
The most hopeful approach to peace in Ukraine is the Minsk Agreement, which includes Moscow.
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
I'm looking forward to the day when my country is saved - and the current winner becomes a loser.
The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do.
Throughout my chess career I sought out new challenges, looking for things no one had done before.
I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.
Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.
I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.
In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then don't begrudge the time.
I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.
I would like to travel to my country again, to a country without a dictatorship, to a post-Putin Russia.
There's the blazing Russian Caucasus, with an ongoing war all against all, which is not to be neglected.
My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice.
We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.
Solving new problems is what keeps us moving forward as individuals and as a society, so don't back down.
I think we have very steady records of President Putin, who inherited the country with democratic values.
If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.
Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood.
With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art.
Of course, if people do not want to do any work then it is better to start the game from a random position.
By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion
You know, if I'm in a bad mood, I always look at the chessboard, just to find something that can cheer me up.
The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
It could truly be the case that Vladimir Putin has miscalculated in the long term with his adventure in Syria.
If you're already in a fight, you want the first blow to be the last and you had better be the one to throw it.
I now have Croatian citizenship, but I only accepted it because Croatia allowed me to keep my Russian passport.
Without a goal [maneuvering is] aimless. You might be a master tactician, but you'll have no sense of strategy.
Everyone, at any age, has talents that aren't fully developed-even those who reach the top of their profession.
It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.
At the northern border of Azerbaijan, Daghestan by no means contributes to the democratization of the Caucasus.
Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable.
A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
Do as little as necessary to appear to be doing something without actually committing to a cause or course of action.
Vladimir Putin mainly has friends in Europe among the extreme right, such as Marine Le Pen's Front National in France.
Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by.
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.
There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.
The Russian Dept of Tourism has declared Ukraine its most dangerous destination. Many Russian tourists have disappeared there.
A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a sport.
The Kremlin is constantly changing the rules of the game to suit its purposes. We are not playing chess, we're playing roulette.
At a certain point, the atmosphere in the West could change. But I don't see determined political will [for that] at the moment.
Most likely, the system of mutual relations that has evolved in Eastern Europe and Asia corresponds to another level of governance.
I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books.
The technical phase can be boring because there is little opportunity for creavivity, for art. Boredom leads to complacency and mistakes.
I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.