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" 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. "

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

" Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful. "

" 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. "

" In chess, we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible. "

" Chess is mental torture. "

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

" You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport. "

" Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. "

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

" Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control. "

" 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. "

" I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in the country which is run by generals and colonels. "

" I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay. "

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

" I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me. "

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

" Putin is like Al Capone. "

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

" I've met enough KGB colonels in my life. "

" I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people. "

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

" I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore. "

" At the end of the day, it's all about money. "

" 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. "

" I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections. "