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"What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess."

"My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs."

"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."

"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost."

"I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any."
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"If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences."

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

"The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him."

"It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game."

"Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power."

"There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so that's why for them losing power means losing their fortunes."

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

"I think we have very steady records of President Putin, who inherited the country with democratic values."

"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."

"Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials."
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