Garry Kasparov Quotes

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Millions like me in Russia want a free press, therule of law, social justice, and free and fair elections. My new job is to fight for those people and to fight for these fundamental rights.

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Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.

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You can't overestimate the importance of psychology in chess, and as much as some players try to downplay it, I believe that winning requires a constant and strong psychology not just at the board but in every aspect of your life.

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The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.

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I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage.

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This obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision.

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The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you'll succeed; make bad ones and you'll fail.

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My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice.

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We have to always look ahead enough moves to be well prepared, even for victory!

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When your house is on fire, you can't be bothered with the neighbours. Or, as we say in chess, if your king is under attack you don't worry about losing a pawn on the queen's side.

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The public must come to see that chess is a violent sport. Chess is mental torture.

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There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.

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For inspiration I look to those great players who consistently found original ways to shock their opponents. None did this better than the eighth world champion, Mikhail Tal. The "Magician of Riga" rose to become champion in 1960 at age twenty-three and became famous for his aggressive, volatile play.

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The worst enemy of the strategist is the clock. Time trouble... Reduces us all to pure reflex and reaction, tactical play. Emotion and instinct cloud our strategic vision when there is no time for proper evaluation.

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