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The only way to fail for me is just not to try.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
Chess Player
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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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Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess.
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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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Chess is far too complex to be definitively solved with any technology we can conceive of today. However, our looked-down-upon cousin, checkers, or draughts, suffered this fate quite recently thanks to the work of Jonathan Schaeffer at the University of Alberta and his unbeatable program Chinook.
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Everyone is concerned about his niche, his name, and wants to adapt the concept to so-called national characteristics. But at the end of the day, it's all the same.
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The situation in the [North Caucasus ] region can easily get out of control if the capital inflow is interrupted. It is apparent, even when leaving democratic institutions and values aside for a moment, that [Vladimir] Putin's regime has led the country down a blind alley. Our task is to usher in a shift of paradigms, a new foundation.
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One does not succeed by sticking to convention.
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Tarrasch's 'dogmas' are not eternal truisms, but merely instructional material presented in an accessible and witty form, those necessary rudiments from which one can begin to grasp the secrets of chess.
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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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In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put it mildly. Either there's democracy, or there isn't.
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
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Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani leadership can capitalize indefinitely on this topic to underpin its legitimacy even in a situation in which democratic institutions are virtually eliminated.
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Vladimir Putin likes Donald Trump because he supports this view of the world, that the big guys can carve it up, sit and talk about the world, carve up the countries, shape borders. For Putin, treaties, alliances, Nato, the EU are stumbling blocks.
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Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable.
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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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Intelligent machines will continue that mechanization process, taking over the more menial aspects of cognition and elevating our mental lives towards creativity, curiosity, beauty, and joy. These are what truly makes us human.
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I tried to come up with a definition of this new paradigm in six articles entitled Russia after Putin. I would consider Russia's integration into Europe the most important element of this strategy.
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I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people.
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Most likely, the system of mutual relations that has evolved in Eastern Europe and Asia corresponds to another level of governance.
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Vladimir Putin mainly has friends in Europe among the extreme right, such as Marine Le Pen's Front National in France.
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