Nigel Short

Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education.

Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.

Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that.