You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match. — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game. — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
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… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can,… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
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… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural. — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
