At the end of the day, it's all about money.
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters.
Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Chess is mental torture.
I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.
I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.
If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.
It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.
Putin is like Al Capone.
I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.
There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.
I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books.
It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.
It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world.
