Vladimir Kramnik

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

— Vladimir Kramnik

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

— Vladimir Kramnik

I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.

— Vladimir Kramnik

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are…

— Vladimir Kramnik

You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one…

— 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…

— Vladimir Kramnik

At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player…

— 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…

— Vladimir Kramnik

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.

— Vladimir Kramnik

Computers have changed the World of Chess.

— Vladimir Kramnik

I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match.…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.

— 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…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.

— Vladimir Kramnik

Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he…

— Vladimir Kramnik

It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn't imagine I would have been so energetic during the match -…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I don't know whether computers are improving the style of play, I know they are changing it. Chess has become a different…

— Vladimir Kramnik

In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.

— Vladimir Kramnik

Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure

— Vladimir Kramnik

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

— Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain -…

— Vladimir Kramnik

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

— Vladimir Kramnik