Quotes By Garry Kasparov

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.

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.

More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.

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.

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.

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.

Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

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.

It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.

Chess is mental torture.

Putin is like Al Capone.

The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media.

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.

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.

Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.

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.

I think we have very steady records of President Putin, who inherited the country with democratic values.

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials.

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.

At the end of the day, it's all about money.

There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.

We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.

I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.