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Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess
I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it
Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.
To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame.
Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations.
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.
There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!
In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite.
I started to become internationally successful starting at the age of 9.
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
My opponent left a glass of whisky 'en prise' and I took it 'en passant'.
Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.
If people will be interested in me, they will be interested in chess also.
I have never been a professional model; I have had some modeling sessions.
Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately
Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.
The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.
Who is your opponent tonight, tonight I am playing against the Black pieces
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn.
Sex is the main way we exist on the planet. It's an essential part of life.
I've found for playing that it's generally not a good thing to be drinking.
Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.
In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration.
No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.
If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
I like the feeling when you don't have much time and you have to think fast.
I was very successful from a very young age... there was never a bad period.
First, how to sac my queen, then rook, then bishop, then knight, then pawns.
One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent
We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.
A lot of people see a future where you could make a living as a chess player.
I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol.
Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so.
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror
Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.
Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances
There aren't really any 'American' grandmasters that are higher rated than me.
Like us as Black", beg the chess pieces," and you will anyway like us as White
Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.
Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.