Small: Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match
"Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person
"An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in
"You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I'm sure that Garry will also have something to say about this!"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity y
"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, Celebrity
Small: Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it
"Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponents can destroy the entire beauty of the game
"Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as
"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, Celebrity
Small: Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist
Mikhail Bakunin
"Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expe
"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, Celebrity
Small: For us chess players the language of artist is something natural
"For us chess players the language of artist is something natural"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponents playing abil
"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, Celebrity
Small: No - Im quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm
"No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: I dont like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but b
"I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression
"For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutiona
Mikhail Bakunin
"To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach
"With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: The Berlin Defence suited my strategy for the match. I had a defensive strategy - Actually, I had in my pocket
"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, Celebrity
Small: I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I co
"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, Celebrity
Small: So basically its very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldnt be afraid of him.
"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!"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldnt imagine I would have been so energetic during the matc
"It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn't imagine I would have been so energetic during the match - it really gave me a welcomed extra boost!"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the players personality. If something defines his char
"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature
"Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature"
Vladimir Kramnik, Celebrity
Small: When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a ver
"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, Celebrity
Small: In this respect I suppose Im the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he
"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, Celebrity
Small: In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to e
"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, Celebrity
Small: I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good.
"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, Celebrity
Small: To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the v
Mikhail Bakunin
"To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms whic
Mikhail Bakunin
"This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only to destroy each other"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and h
Mikhail Bakunin
"The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: Thence results, for science as well as for industry, the necessity of the division and association of labor. I
Mikhail Bakunin
"Thence results, for science as well as for industry, the necessity of the division and association of labor. I receive and I give - such is human life. Each directs and is directed in his turn"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left for profi
Mikhail Bakunin
"The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left for profitable crooked deals carried on by the Jews, who would be attracted by the enormous extension of the international speculations of the national banks"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The passion for destruction is also a creative passion
Mikhail Bakunin
"The passion for destruction is also a creative passion"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized
Mikhail Bakunin
"The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The freedom of all is essential to my freedom
Mikhail Bakunin
"The freedom of all is essential to my freedom"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a maste
Mikhail Bakunin
"The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: The communism of Marx seeks a strong state centralization, and where this exists, there the parasitic Jewish n
Mikhail Bakunin
"The communism of Marx seeks a strong state centralization, and where this exists, there the parasitic Jewish nation - which speculates upon the labor of people - will always find the means for its existence"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings it would i
Mikhail Bakunin
"Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings; it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness
Mikhail Bakunin
"Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie and the workers want no lying
Mikhail Bakunin
"Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
Small: People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, t
Mikhail Bakunin
"People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy"
Mikhail Bakunin, Revolutionary
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