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I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
Chess Player
Critic
Journalist
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City of Winds
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...comparing the capacity of computers to the capacity of the human brain, I've often wondered, where does our success come from? The answer is synthesis, the ability to combine creativity and calculation, art and science, into whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts.
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There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end.
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You know, if I'm in a bad mood, I always look at the chessboard, just to find something that can cheer me up.
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Few things are as psychologically brutal as chess.
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If we look to the south, to Iran, which cannot be accused of excess democratic zeal - it goes without saying that the unstable situation does not prepare the ground for a democratic development.
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Results show that just one year of chess tuition will improve a student's learning abilities, concentration, application, sense of logic, self-discipline, respect, behavior and the ability to take responsibility for his/her own actions.
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With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art.
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We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.
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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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I don't think that nature envisaged an insurmountable mechanism that would hinder any country from taking the path of democratic development.
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We have to always look ahead enough moves to be well prepared, even for victory!
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The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do.
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I'm looking forward to the day when my country is saved - and the current winner becomes a loser.
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I don't make any secret of the fact that I'm closer to the Republicans than to the Democrats. But even under a President Hillary Clinton, US foreign policy toward Moscow would probably be more critical and confrontational. I hope it isn't too late for that.
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I try to play, always, beautiful games...always I wanted to create masterpieces.
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Throughout my chess career I sought out new challenges, looking for things no one had done before.
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I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage.
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The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.
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I have no idea how long Putin will last. The good news is, Putin doesn't know either. It will be sudden and it won't be peaceful. He has burned his bridges.
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The international repercussions were shattering to some extent - there is no intention to repeat operations of such kind in the future.[Viktor] Yanukovych's electoral victory clearly demonstrated that there are no pro-Russian politicians in the Ukraine, just Ukrainian politicians.
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