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The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level.
Vladimir Kramnik
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When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity.
Vladimir Kramnik
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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
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In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.
Vladimir Kramnik
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For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.
Vladimir Kramnik
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No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.
Vladimir Kramnik
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Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.
Vladimir Kramnik
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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
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Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.
Vladimir Kramnik
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The Berlin Defence suited my strategy for the match. I had a defensive strategy - Actually, I had in my pocket some other sharper stuff to fall back on - but first I wanted to try the defensive strategy with Black and it worked so well.
Vladimir Kramnik
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My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.
Vladimir Kramnik
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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
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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
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Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature.
Vladimir Kramnik
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Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
Vladimir Kramnik
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