Garry Kasparov Quotes

• Putin is like Al Capone.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Politician

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Art, Work

• I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Ahead, Tasks

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Improve, Uncertain

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Money

  Tags in About

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Dictator, Care

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Politician

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Nature

  Tags in Women

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Shameful, Propaganda

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Serious, Impact, Russians

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Action, Historical, Complex

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Politician, Facts, Mechanism

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Political, Russia

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in President, Successor

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Russian, Parliament

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in President, Office

• 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.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Country, Influence

  Tags in Parliament

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Imagination

• It was not about losing my mental power; it’s about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Contribution

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

  Garry Kasparov

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Soviet, Regime

Garry Kasparov (34)

Birth:	13th April, 1963
Nationality:	Russian
Profession:	Chess Player, Writer

About

Garry Kimovich Kasparov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is a Russian chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion and writer, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, he was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. He also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories and Chess Oscars. He has written several books include: Winter Is Coming, Checkmate!: My First Chess Book, Checkmate Tactics, Learn chess with Gary Kasparov, Lessons in Chess, and Garry Kasparov's Chess Challenge.

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