For Us Chess Players The Language Of

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.

Intellectual Effort Gives Me Enormous Pleasure

I Believe Every Chess Player Senses Beauty, When He Succeeds In Creating Situations, Which Contradict The Expectations And The Rules, And He Succeeds In Mastering This Situation.

It Made A Big Difference To My Match Stamina. I Couldn't Imagine I Would Have Been So Energetic During The Match - It Really Gave Me A Welcomed Extra Boost!

I Don't Like To Show My Emotions At The Board, Not Because They Might Give Something Away To An Opponent, But Because That's My Style: I Like To Keep It To Myself.