Vladimir Kramnik Quotes

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• When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
• Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a…
• In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays…
• Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
• Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
• Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature.
• For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
• I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering…
• I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style:…
• It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position
• Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims,…
• The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create…
• 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 to…
• Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand has…
• I don't know whether computers are improving the style of play, I know they are changing it. Chess has become a different game, one could…
• Chess is a matter of daily training.
• Computers have changed the World of Chess.
• I started playing chess when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It is very good for children to learn to play chess, because…
• On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten…
• My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already…

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