Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponents can destroy the entire beauty of the game. – 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
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
The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponents playing ability is comparable, does the game develop. – Vladimir Kramnik
Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness. – Aristotle