it would have been a debacle if Karjakin had become the 17th World Champion.
Garry Kasparov 2016
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
