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> [You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I'm sure that Garry will also have something to say about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/you-know-our-ratings-after-this-match-will-be-very-close-i-think-i/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

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## More by Vladimir Kramnik

> [Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/even-if-you-play-perfectly-a-fault-of-your-opponent-s-can-destroy-the/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/for-me-art-and-chess-are-closely-related-both-are-forms-in-which-the/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/i-go-to-bed-at-4-a-m-almost-all-chessplayers-do/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/in-chess-one-cannot-control-everything-sometimes-a-game-takes-an/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/you-know-our-ratings-after-this-match-will-be-very-close-i-think-i/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [In the current FIDE World Championship, on the knock-out system, weaker players have good chances. Those, who in a long match would practically have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/in-the-current-fide-world-championship-on-the-knock-out-system-weaker/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/at-some-point-he-seemed-to-lose-all-confidence-trying-to-break-down/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/playing-rapid-chess-one-can-lose-the-habit-of-concentrating-for/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/part-of-my-preparation-for-the-world-champion-match-against-kasparov/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/for-us-chess-players-the-language-of-artist-is-something-natural/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [Computers have changed the World of Chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/computers-have-changed-the-world-of-chess/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/i-believe-every-chess-player-senses-beauty-when-he-succeeds-in/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/once-he-had-selected-the-path-he-was-going-down-he-really-had-to/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/now-two-years-have-passed-and-the-situation-is-completely-different/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

> [So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/so-basically-it-s-very-simple-to-start-with-if-you-want-to-win-the/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

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