After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.

A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.

We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.

When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive.

Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.

I still hope to kill Fischer

When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on.

I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.

In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you.

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it.

Go to church once a week and nobody pays attention. Worship God seven days a week and you become strange!

The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.

Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled, or dead?

Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence.

We’ve been proud of the fact that we were known for our music first and it has been what makes us work harder

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.

I wanted to become me, totally me. The more me, the better. I instinctively knew this and I was right.

My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.

[Donald Trump] has a pretty sizable electoral map win, much more than anybody thought.