In the hands of this young man lies the future of chess. – Mikhail Botvinnik (on Kasparov in the late Seventies) It was the beauty and brilliance of tactical blows that captivated me in early childhood. – Garry Kasparov My chess philosophy has largely been developed under the influence of Ex-World Champion Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik. I am sure that the five years I spent at Botvinniks school (1973-1978) played a decisive role in my formation as a chess player and determined the path of my subsequent improvement. – Garry Kasparov I singled out for me a group of chess players from whom I wanted to borrow the best qualities: the psychological stability from Karpov, the meticulous positional technique from Petrosian, the logic from Botvinnik, the intuition from Alekhine, the ability of taking a risk from Tal. – Garry Kasparov Alexander Alekhine is the first luminary among the others who are still having the greatest influence on me. I like his universality, his approach to the game, his chess ideas. I am sure that the future belongs to Alekhine chess. – Garry Kasparov I try to play, always, beautiful games…always I wanted to create masterpieces. – Garry Kasparov I want to win, I want to beat everyone, but I want to do it in style! – Garry Kasparov Chess for me is art. – Garry Kasparov Chess is mental torture. - Garry Kasparov My play is based on the most general laws of chess and the particular features of the position. – Garry Kasparov The point about concentration is that it is the only way to find something new and unusual at the chessboard; the only way to create surprise with fresh ideas. – Garry Kasparov We like to think. – Gary Kasparov (on why he and Karpov get into time trouble so often) In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then dont begrudge the time. - Garry Kasparov My nature is that I have to excite myself with a big challenge. - Garry Kasparov Kasparov feels Indian positions with his fingertips, but did not risk playing the KID against Karpov until their 4th match. And when Garry did not lose, he confirmed his absolute dominance over Karpov. It became clear that Karpovs attempts to regain the title would never succeed. - Alexsander Shashin To make a rather primitive classification, the average grandmaster knows about 1,500 - 2,000 typical positions, including the opening, possible middlegame plans, and some outlines of endgame. Super GMs, like Kramnik or Anand, have a wider and deeper knowledge. As for Kasparov, his knowledge is truly head-spinning, I guess, his number of positions might exceed 10,000. Garrys memory is phenomenal! I think it even impedes him during the game. - Valeri Tsaturian Potentially, Garry is an outstanding tactician who thinks originally and has a fine, sharp sense for dynamic positions. The trainers who worked with him concentrated on another of his assets, the most obvious one being his unique memory. This natural gift and his strong character, multiplied by his tremendous working ability, along with his ability to accumulate and retain information, produced the world champion; perhaps the greatest chess player of all time. Nevertheless, I believe that Garry did not realize his true chess potential to the maximum. Great knowledge is a great burden. Young Kasparov was incredibly inventive, even in difficult positions. He knew how to transform them, to explode the situation on the board in his favor, and he collected points from the strongest opponents, who could not cope with such complications. Garrys chess talent had a lot in common with Tals. Later these traits were greatly developed. Garry has been the worlds strongest player for 20 years and still he is not fully satisfied. Due to the constant pressure on him, Garry cant play a single game for his own pleasure. Those whove seen friendly games by Kasparov, when he plays in a relaxed manner without worrying about the outcome, will never forget it: what spectacular chess! - Valeri Tsaturian An aggressively inscrutable player, Kasparov strives to gain deep positional sacrifices: Even when he cant calculate the end result conclusively, he can make sophisticated generalizations. He does anything to get the initiative and to force the play. Inevitably, he emerges from a forest of complications - in which his intentions arent all that clear - with the advantage. Hes not as artful or as clear as Fischer, but his play coincides with the realities of the day, which are all about defense. Clarity of style no longer makes sense. Great players hide their intentions. – Bruce Pandolfini Kasparov always seems to find some sparks to create a fire on the board. – Lubomir Kavalek Typical Kasparov. Instead of simplifying to stagnant equality, he seeks counter chances on the kingside. Forever confident. Thats why hes the best in the world! – Yasser Seirawan (commenting on a Kasparov game) When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under attack you don’t worry about losing a Pawn on the Queens side. - Gary Kasparov Sometimes Kasparov does things that no other chessplayer is able to do, things that are so stunning that colleagues and spectators ask themselves in astounded admiration how for heavens sake it is possible that a human being can invent them. – Hans Ree Look at Garry Kasparov. After he loses, invariably he wins the next game. He just kills the next guy. Thats something that we have to learn to be able to do. - Maurice Ashley If there is one single facet of chess in which Garry has well and truly dominated his opposition it is in the opening phase of the game. The breadth of his opening preparation is as vast as it is deep, ensnaring practically every chess grandmaster he has ever faced. Ive witnessed some of the worlds very best grandmasters shaking their heads, staring at a lost position shortly after breaking beyond the opening stages. – Yasser Seirawan Kasparov has won many Najdorfs and Kings Indians not only because he had the best novelties, but because he fundamentally understood those positions better than his opponents. On the other hand he was too stubborn to admit that the Berlin Variation of the Ruy Lopez was not his cup of tea , which ultimately cost him his World Championship title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. - Ivan Sokolov Considering the youth of many of todays chess fans it might be better to reminisce about how terrifying Kasparov was in the 80s, but no time for ancient history today. Nobody gets a name like Beast after theyre 35. – Mig Greengard He has been known by many names: the Prince of Darkness, the Boss, the Great One, Gazza, the Beast, and the Dark One. I think he enjoys all of this very much. – Kelly Atkins Garry Kasparov, the man who throws rocks as if they are tennis balls, uproots heavy trees with bare hands and eats strong international masters for breakfast. – Hans Ree Kasparov had an especially honed feel for the initiative and developed the deep preparation for tournaments and matches that was applied by Alekhine, Botvinnik and Fischer... - Anatoly Karpov Kasparov definitely has a great talent. There is nothing in chess he has been unable to deal with. The other world champions had something missing. I cant say the same about Kasparov: he can do everything. If he wishes to play some type of positions brilliantly, he will do it. Nothing is impossible for him in chess. - Vladimir Kramnik Kasparov is the greatest player in the history of chess. I am a big fan of Capablanca, but Kasparov is the greatest. - Alexsander Shashin
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:12:45 +0000
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