The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost.
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly com… - Viktor Korchnoi
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly com…
- Viktor Korchnoi
No Chess Grandmaster is normal; they only differ in the extent of their madness - Viktor Korchnoi
No Chess Grandmaster is normal; they only differ in the extent of their madness
[Garry] Kasparov and [Anatoly] Karpov have something in common. They both want to become deputies of the Russian State Duma. - Viktor Korchnoi
[Garry] Kasparov and [Anatoly] Karpov have something in common. They both want to become deputies of the Russian State Duma.
Chess players, people who travel all over the world, should be trusted or else not sent anywhere at all. Why are these four people (Antoshion and thr… - Viktor Korchnoi
Chess players, people who travel all over the world, should be trusted or else not sent anywhere at all. Why are these four people (Antoshion and thr…
It is unpleasant for the players, when the organizers arrange for play to take place in the morning. The games from such last rounds, in view of the … - Viktor Korchnoi
It is unpleasant for the players, when the organizers arrange for play to take place in the morning. The games from such last rounds, in view of the …
The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost. - Viktor Korchnoi
It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock. - Viktor Korchnoi
It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock.
Skeletons of mice are often to be found in coconuts, for it is easier to get in, slim and greedy, than to get out, appeased but fat. - Viktor Korchnoi
Skeletons of mice are often to be found in coconuts, for it is easier to get in, slim and greedy, than to get out, appeased but fat.
Sometimes I even say that I have surpassed Lasker in using psychology. How? Well, sometimes I use psychology with a portion of risk. That is somethin… - Viktor Korchnoi
Sometimes I even say that I have surpassed Lasker in using psychology. How? Well, sometimes I use psychology with a portion of risk. That is somethin…
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