When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity. – Vladimir Kramnik
In this respect I suppose Im the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I dont. – 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
Just as we reject racism, sexism, ageism, and heterosexism, we reject speciesism. The species of a sentient being is no more reason to deny the protection of this basic right than race, sex, age, or sexual orientation is a reason to deny membership in the human moral community to other humans. – Gary L. Francione