"I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore"
- Garry Kasparov
About this Quote
Garry Kasparov is a popular chess grandmaster and former world champ. In this quote, he is revealing his decision to no longer play competitive chess. He is not completely giving up the video game of chess, nevertheless, as he still wishes to play exhibition games. This recommends that he still wants the game, however he has actually chosen to no longer complete in tournaments. His choice is firm, indicating that he has thought it through and is positive in his choice. This quote reveals that Kasparov still has a strong connection to the game of chess, however he is no longer interested in the competitive element of it. He is content to play exhibition games and take pleasure in the video game without the pressure of competition.
"Liquid architecture. It's like jazz - you improvise, you work together, you play off each other, you make something, they make something. And I think it's a way of - for me, it's a way of trying to understand the city, and what might happen in the city"
"Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising"
