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Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a matter of daily training.

Vladimir Kramnik

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Vladimir Kramnik
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 25
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With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.
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When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
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In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.
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Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.
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I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.
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In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.
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For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
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No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.
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Chess is a matter of daily training.
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In the current FIDE World Championship, on the knock-out system, weaker players have good chances. Those, who in a long match would practically have no chance, here may creep through.
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I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.
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For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.
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My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already then I was aiming for universality.
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When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity.
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Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
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So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!
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Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.
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Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction.
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Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
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Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.
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