I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
Chess needs Kasparov, he’s very important for chess, he’s a very important figure who can open a lot of doors for chess. And for Kirsan, of course, it was a joke.
Silvio Danailov 2013
I was pushed out of USSR by the hands of Petrosian and Karpov. But now, after 10 years, Petrosian is not longer alive and Karpov is not longer World Champion, so it seems that everything is in place now.
Viktor Kortchnoi 1986 NIC
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent!
Robert Fischer
