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Games Quotes by Vladimir Kramnik
- When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.
- Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting…
- When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical…
- Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.
- No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.
- In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in…
- Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to…
- At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but…
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