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> [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 many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared…](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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## 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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