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

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.

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

Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.

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

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