Vladimir Kramnik Quotes

On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psycholgical preparation.

Vladimir Kramnik

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• On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psycholgical preparation.

  

  Vladimir Kramnik
  • Easy
  • Hours
  • Chess