My Very First Book Was A Games

Part Of My Preparation For The World Champion Match Against Kasparov Was To Be Ready For His Off-board Tactics. I Did Not To React To Them At All. Once You Start Thinking About These Things During The Game, Even Analysing Them, You're Caught.

But With The Berlin, I Was Able To Allow Him To Get Near, But Not Quite Near Enough, And I Knew Where To Draw The Line With The Fortresses I Had Set Up.

In Games Against Humans, You Often Win Because The Opponent Blunders A Piece, And You Can Often Survive When You Do It Yourself. Against The Computer, You Make Only One Mistake - The Last One.

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.

So Basically It's Very Simple: To Start With, If You Want To Win The Match, You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Him. There Are Still Many, Many Things To Do, But Above All This Is The Most Important: Don't Be Scared Of Him!