An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote

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 Quote

Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote
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 Quote

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 Quote

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 Quote

With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.
- Vladimir Kramnik Quote