The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov
Agon was just sold for one pound and the reputation of Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE is worth even less than that.
Garry Kasparov 2014
Preparation for a world championship was always an arms race, in previous times with books, then with seconds, today with computers.
Vishy Anand 2008
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower
I thank the Lord for not pairing me with Black against Magnus Carlsen in the first round.
Nigel Short 2017
