by Kortchnoi   Chess is my life.   No Chess Grandmaster is
normal; they only differ in the extent of their madness.   The
only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20
years.  -  (on the Fischer clock)   Now how the hell can I be
Petrosian's second if it makes me sick to watch how he plays?
As a rule, the more mistakes there are in a game, the more
memorable it remains, because you have suffered and worried over
each mistake at the board.   Chess players, people who travel
all over the world, should be trusted or else not sent anywhere
at all. Why are these four people (Antoshin and three other
official 'minders') sent along to supervise us? With their
meagre experience, all that thay did was interfere, more than
ever before. And when they were needed, they weren't to be found
...   One cannot help but admire the devilish determination and
ingenuity of this man.  -  (on Petrosian)   There came a time
when I realized that the ability to defend was - for a good
chess player - insufficient. Y