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Vladimir Kramnik Quotes

Vladimir Kramnik quotes

Russian Celebrity June 25, 1975

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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. Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik quote: "For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in..."
For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. Vladimir Kramnik
I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous. Vladimir Kramnik
The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level. Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik quote: "Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can..."
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game. Vladimir Kramnik
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. Vladimir Kramnik
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. Vladimir Kramnik
At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games. Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik quote: "For us chess players the language of artist is something natural."
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural. Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik quote: "No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the..."
No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm. Vladimir Kramnik
The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop. Vladimir Kramnik
In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't. Vladimir Kramnik
Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight. Vladimir Kramnik
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. Vladimir Kramnik
I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job. Vladimir Kramnik

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