It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock.
Viktor Korchnoi
The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost.
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I don't study; I create.
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At one point, after having already become a Grandmaster and champion of the USSR,I suddenly realized that I am heading for a dead end.. I had to start everything over. But how hard and agonizing it is when you're no longer 16, but twice that age!
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Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.
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