Been Quote by Anatoly Karpov

After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all.…

— Anatoly Karpov

I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

— Boris Spassky

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

I just think we should look at this as a chess match," he said, "between the world's greatest chess player and Garry Kasparov.

— Lou Gerstner

Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people…

— Bobby Fischer

Known as a negative player, Karpov sets up deep traps and creates moves that seem to allow his opponent possibilities - but that really…

— Bruce Pandolfini

My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.

— Vladimir Kramnik

If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game,…

— Neil McDonald

Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess,…

— Bobby Fischer

One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of…

— Magnus Carlsen