Garry Kasparov Quotes

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.

My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect.

I think for me the main goal that I have, or at least what I really aspire to, is to raise the level of chess.

I did take part in a couple of Vishy Anand's training camps. The experience has truly been invaluable. I saw from up close the level of preparation that I should be striving for.

Well, I think, in large part, when I first began playing chess at seven years old, I was quite bad at it. I lost a lot of games when I first started.

It's easy to reach a certain level with chess, but it's very hard to reach the next level.

The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.

The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.

Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.

Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner or it can be alone, but professional chess is always a pursuit of something new and surprising.

It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly.

When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.

I grew up with a father who taught me chess at the age of 6 or 7. He'd always beat me. Of course. I was a kid of 6 or 7. After he won, he'd look at me and say, 'It's good to be king.' And then he'd say, 'But you know what's even better? To rule the world.'

When you watch chess, you don't see the four hours that the player spends preparing for a match ahead of time.

No, I've never had a job other than being a chess player.

It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.

I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.

The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.