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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.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion
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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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By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase. The opening is the only phase that holds out the potential for true creativity and doing something entirely new.
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I’ve seen - both in myself and my competitors - how satisfaction can lead to a lack of vigilance, then to mistakes and missed opportunities.
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We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.
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We have to always look ahead enough moves to be well prepared, even for victory!
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The regime is in trouble economically and can no longer offer anything to its citizens. That's why [Vladimir] Putin has to pursue an aggressive foreign policy, so he can serve his people the fairy tale of Russian pride and regaining its strength as a major power.
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The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent.
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Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.
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I don't have enough information, and enough courage, to come up with a definite version of events. And I think it is too dangerous for me to do so.
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Sometimes the hardest thing to do in a pressure situation is to allow the tension to persist. The temptation is to make a decision, any decision, even if it is an inferior choice.
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You're always going to have dangerous, disaffected people in any society, and some will be violent. Increasing prosperity and reducing inequality won't solve that completely. But having big, positive dreams and a society that makes it possible to achieve those dreams is what we must strive for.
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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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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing it's not a western invention.
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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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A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough.
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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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Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable.
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