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Vladimir Kramnik Quotes
Vladimir Kramnik Quotes
Vladimir Kramnik
Russian
Celebrity
Born:
Jun 25
,
1975
Beauty
Chess
Game
Me
Which
You
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Alexandra Kosteniuk
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Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
Vladimir Kramnik
Game
Numerous
Ways
Complex
Varied
Chess
Infinitely
Which
Play
I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation.
Vladimir Kramnik
Beauty
Situation
Believe
Every
Rules
He
Mastering
Chess
Contradict
Expectations
Situations
Senses
Which
Succeeds
Creating
Player
With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.
Vladimir Kramnik
Berlin
Able
Could
He
Come
Up
Breach
Fortress
Near
Set
For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.
Vladimir Kramnik
Art
Me
Beauty
Related
Finds
Both
Self
Chess
Closely
Which
Forms
Expression
But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.
Vladimir Kramnik
Enough
Draw
Berlin
Able
Allow
Had
Knew
Him
Line
Up
Get
Quite
Where
Near
Set
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
Vladimir Kramnik
You
Game
Fault
Beauty
Destroy
Entire
Perfectly
Opponent
Your
Even
Play
I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.
Vladimir Kramnik
Myself
Emotions
Style
Give
Something
Like
Because
Opponent
Board
Might
Show
Keep
Away
I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous.
Vladimir Kramnik
Good
Relationship
Be Nice
Long
Lose
Before
Nice
Had
He
Feel
Generous
Reaction
Well
Match
Been
His
Very
Same
After
Title
Much
Your
Now
I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job.
Vladimir Kramnik
Better
Decision
Job
Made
Group
Incredible
Had
Sure
Did
Bigger
Asked
Choice
Working
Choose
Team
Choosing
Who
Harder
Players
In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.
Vladimir Kramnik
Respect
Emotions
Language
Total
He
Emotive
Suppose
Opposite
His
Very
Board
Body
Body Language
Shows
Garry
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.
Vladimir Kramnik
Way
Well
Very
Different
Differently
Playing
Plays
Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight.
Vladimir Kramnik
You
Game
Fight
Equality
Losing
Okay
Kind
Could
He
Putting
Like
Without
End
Up
Did
Any
Start
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.
Vladimir Kramnik
Me
Game
Try
Path
Down
Once
Though
Direction
Selected
Had
He
Wrong
Wrong Direction
Him
Stick
Match
Hit
Going
Unfortunately
Really
Fortunately
Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.
Vladimir Kramnik
Game
Personality
Only
He
His
Depth
Who
Express
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!
Vladimir Kramnik
You
Win
Simple
Important
Scared
Above
Most
Him
Match
Still
Very
Afraid
The Most Important
Want
Many
Things
Start
Basically
The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level.
Vladimir Kramnik
Alone
You
Creativity
Matter
Beauty
Imagination
Must
Invest
Never
Highest
Highest Level
Development
React
How
Opponent
Still
How Much
Chess
Same
Depends
Create
Much
Your
Level
You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I'm sure that Garry will also have something to say about this!
Vladimir Kramnik
Future
You
World
Will
Become
Think
Too
Our
Distant
Say
About
Something
Ratings
Know
Also
Sure
Match
However
Very
Close
After
Garry
Number
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