"I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A lot of people are chess geniuses, but I'm a …"

"I don't mind losing to a good player, but I can't stand to lose to a bad one."

"I have to try to beat everybody, and I have to try to beat them as quickly as possible."

"I've never played a game of chess where I didn't feel I had the advantage."

"They are all a bunch of crooks."