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The Berlin Defence Suited My Strategy For The Match. I Had A Defensive Strategy - Actually, I Had In My Pocket Some Other Sharper Stuff To Fall Back On - But First I Wanted To Try The Defensive Strategy With Black And It Worked So Well.

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.

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.

Chess Is Like Body-building. If You Train Every Day, You Stay In Top Shape. It Is The Same With Your Brain - Chess Is A Matter Of Daily Training.

Only He, Who Penetrates Into The Depth Of The Game, Can Express His Personality In It.