You know, our ratings after this match will be very close – I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I’m sure that Garry will also have something to say about this! Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent’s playing ability is comparable, does the game develop. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
So basically it’s very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn’t be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don’t be scared of him! Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him – though fortunately for me! – he hit in the wrong direction. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
In this respect I suppose I’m the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don’t. Vladimir Kramnik Read Quote
