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Chess is mental torture.
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We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.
Garry Kasparov
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
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Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.
Garry Kasparov -
If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.
Garry Kasparov -
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
Garry Kasparov -
When I retired from professional chess in 2005 to join the Russian pro-democracy movement against Putin, I was frequently asked how my chess experience might help me in politics. My answer was that it wouldn’t help much at all, because in chess we had fixed rules and uncertain results, while in Russian politics it was exactly the opposite.
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I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in the country which is run by generals and colonels.
Garry Kasparov
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I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
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I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.
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There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so that's why for them losing power means losing their fortunes.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
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I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.
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We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.
Garry Kasparov
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Like any bully, Putin only picks fights that he is sure he can win. History tells us that sooner or later, he will become so overconfident, so accustomed to his opponents folding their cards against his weak hand, that he will overstep, potentially resulting in a catastrophe on a global scale.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
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At the end of the day, it's all about money.
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I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people.
Garry Kasparov -
Allow dissent & free media for 6 months in Russia and see what happens. Putin would never risk it because he’s terrified of his own people and the truth, like every dictator.
Garry Kasparov -
I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.
Garry Kasparov
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Question the status quo at all times, especially when things are going well.
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I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.
Garry Kasparov -
I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.
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I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.
Garry Kasparov