No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.

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 matter of daily training.

When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.

It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position

Objectivity consists in understanding that the only one who never makes a mistake is the one who never does anything.

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

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

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.

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, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.

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 this.

Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.

It’s better to live in hell with the wise than in heaven with the wicked.

Life is all about selling. Being able to exchange knowledge and move people to co-operate.

I love 'Guitar Hero,' and I think it's a part of pop culture.

I do think that our freedoms are at risk.

I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my ability.

Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.

I'm no stranger to the occasional dodgy juice, but it doesn't taste very nice and it is bloody boring. It's not a way to live.

You want to sing this song. And so it goes on until eventually, after - well, however long it can take - sometimes a few days, sometimes months - you piece the whole thing together.

And that is what radio-activity is, a quick return to the state of rest which underlies the spiritual or invisible universe.