No player, however strong, no member, however large, shall stand above FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Magnus Carlsen
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
When I see the Berlin defence, I am almost happy that I am not longer a top player!
Nigel Short 2016
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches.
Veselin Topalov
