"I started playing chess when I was about……" — Vladimir Kramnik
"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 it helps them to develop their mental abilities. It also helps to consolidate a person's character, because as it happens both in life and in a chess game we have to make decisions constantly. In chess there is no luck and no excuses: everything is in your hands."
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44 Quotes by Vladimir Kramnik
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When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
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Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your…
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In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the…
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Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
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Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
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Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature.
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For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
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I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules,…
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I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent,…
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It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position
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Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if…
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The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest,…
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