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“No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.”
“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.”
“It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn't imagine I would have been so energetic during the match - it really gave me a welcomed extra boost!”
“My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.”
“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.”
“Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.”
“At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.”
“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.”
“The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop.”