I like the moment when I break a man's ego

All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.

Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.

Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all

I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.

Let's play. I'm willing to play anywhere.

The system set up by F.I.D.E. ... Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion... The Russians arranged it that way.

There's no one alive I can't beat.

Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.