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.

I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in the country which is run by generals and colonels.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Chess is mental torture.

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've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

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

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by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.

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

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

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

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.

I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books.

I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.

In chess, we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible.

Putin is like Al Capone.

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

You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.

Question the status quo at all times, especially when things are going well.

I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream.

What I try to do for my readers is to pass on some of the things that I found out about being thirteen after doing it for forty years.

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.

Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.

Being a publicist is like management in a lot of ways - you're their friend, you're their mother, you're their confidante.

I mean, all alternative comedy is are comedians that have being doing it for so long, for so long, that they were relaxed enough to start becoming personal on stage.

I became hooked on the idea of being able to shoot an image and process it myself, and end up with a product.

Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did.

It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?

I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like Captain Kirk and beam myself up and then beam myself down, I would!

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.