If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition.
Anatoly Karpov NIC 2010
Chess politic is not my dream, but I will be happy when we start to change things and organize a better chess life in the world.
Anatoly Karpov 2010
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
I’ve got no regrets about the games themselves, as frankly I’ve never been narcissistic about my play.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993
