Those who say they understand chess, understand nothing.

Le mal se fait sans effort, naturellement, par fatalité; le bien est toujours le produit d’un art.

Als ik nu ook al Leterme serieus moet nemen, dan weet ik het niet meer.

Chess is not only a game — it is a battle of characters!

People think it’s all about misery and desperation and death and all that shit which is not to be ignored, but what they forget is the pleasure of it. Otherwise we wouldn’t do it. After all, we’re not fucking stupid. At least, we’re not that fucking stupid.