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
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