Chess is a matter of daily training.
In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.
Computers have changed the World of Chess.
When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity.
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.
Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.
It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position