I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.

Quote by Garry Kasparov

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I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of...

I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of...

It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see...

It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see...

We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these...

We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these...

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of...

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of...

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the...

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the...

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions...

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions...

It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.

It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.

There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so...

There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so...

There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.

There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.

I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have...

I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have...

I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the...

I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the...

Chess is mental torture.

Chess is mental torture.

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have...

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have...

The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course...

The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course...

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are...

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are...

More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed...

More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed...

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people...

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people...

I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that...

I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that...