So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him! Vladimir Kramnik More Quotes by Vladimir Kramnik More Quotes From Vladimir Kramnik On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psycholgical preparation. Vladimir Kramnik preparation practice sight Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure Vladimir Kramnik effort intellectual giving Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it. Vladimir Kramnik depth personality games I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job. Vladimir Kramnik team player jobs An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person. Vladimir Kramnik patient-person impatient play My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already then I was aiming for universality. Vladimir Kramnik practice games book Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature. Vladimir Kramnik signatures style player It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn't imagine I would have been so energetic during the match - it really gave me a welcomed extra boost! Vladimir Kramnik imagine differences made Chess is a matter of daily training. Vladimir Kramnik training matter chess When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play. Vladimir Kramnik games play children Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends. Vladimir Kramnik practice games ideas For us chess players the language of artist is something natural. Vladimir Kramnik artist player chess In games against humans, you often win because the opponent blunders a piece, and you can often survive when you do it yourself. Against the computer, you make only one mistake - the last one. Vladimir Kramnik games winning mistake Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game. Vladimir Kramnik opponents games play Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction. Vladimir Kramnik one-direction games trying In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't. Vladimir Kramnik boards body opposites Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match. Vladimir Kramnik different two years Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught. Vladimir Kramnik psychology games thinking Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand has belonged to the absolute top players in the world for fifteen years. This difference cannot be explained purely in chess terms, there must have been some psychology. Vladimir Kramnik differences player years Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight. Vladimir Kramnik equality fighting games
