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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.
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov
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I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
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Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
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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.
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You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
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I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore.
Garry Kasparov
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It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.
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The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.
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I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.
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In chess, bigamy is acceptable but monarchy is absolute.
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Putin is like Al Capone.
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I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage.
Garry Kasparov
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Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.
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I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.
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People ask about dictators, 'Why?' But dictators themselves ask, 'Why not?'
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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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If you're already in a fight, you want the first blow to be the last and you had better be the one to throw it.
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I think we have very steady records of President Putin, who inherited the country with democratic values.
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Chess was treated by the Soviet authorities as a very important and useful ideological tool to demonstrate the intellectual superiority of the Soviet communist regime over the decadent West.
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Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.
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Putin is willing to poison bodies in the free world, not only minds. Why would he do this? Why would he call attention to his murderous ways now? Well, I’ll turn that around and ask instead, why wouldn’t he? Dictators don’t ask 'Why,' they ask 'Why not?'
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Question the status quo at all times, especially when things are going well.
Garry Kasparov