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Vladimir Kramnik

Playing rapid chess, one can ...

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is an infinitely comple...

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

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Vladimir Kramnik

Even if you play perfectly, a...

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

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Vladimir Kramnik

In this respect I suppose I'm...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

I don't like to show my emoti...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

You know, our ratings after t...

You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I'm sure that Garry will also have something to say about this!

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Vladimir Kramnik

At some point he seemed to lo...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

For me art and chess are clos...

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

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Vladimir Kramnik

I feel that my relationship w...

I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous.

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Vladimir Kramnik

So basically it's very simple...

So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!

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Vladimir Kramnik

No - I'm quite calm inside du...

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

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Vladimir Kramnik

It made a big difference to m...

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!

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Vladimir Kramnik

I believe every chess player ...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

But with the Berlin, I was ab...

But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Once he had selected the path...

Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Okay, when you start to fight...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Now, two years have passed an...

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

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Vladimir Kramnik

The strength of the playing a...

The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop.

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Vladimir Kramnik

I made a better decision in c...

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.

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Vladimir Kramnik

Part of my preparation for th...

Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught.

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