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
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponents can destroy the entire beauty of the game. – Vladimir Kramnik
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
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 cant be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous. – Vladimir Kramnik
A lot of people put pressure on themselves and think it will be way too hard for them to live out their dreams. Mentors are there to say, Look, its not that tough. Its not as hard as you think. Here are some guidelines and things I have gone through to get to where I am in my career. – Joe Jonas