With The Berlin I Was Able To

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.

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.

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!

I Started Playing Chess When I Was About 4 Or 5 Years Old. It Is Very Good For Children To Learn To Play Chess, Because It Helps Them To Develop Their Mental Abilities. It Also Helps To Consolidate A Person's Character, Because As It Happens Both In Life And In A Chess Game We Have To Make Decisions Constantly. In Chess There Is No Luck And No Excuses: Everything Is In Your Hands.

Now, Two Years Have Passed And The Situation Is Completely Different: No One Wants To Organise This Match.