Quotes of Viktor Korchnoi - somelinesforyou

“ 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

“ Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ At one point, after having already become a Grandmaster and champion of the USSR,I suddenly realized that I am heading for a dead end… I had to start everything over. But how hard and agonizing it is when you're no longer 16, but twice that age! ”

- 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

“ Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. ”

- 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

“ 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

“ Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. ”

- 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. ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ At one point, after having already become a Grandmaster and champion of the USSR,I suddenly realized that I am heading for a dead end… I had to start everything over. But how hard and agonizing it is when you're no longer 16, but twice that age! ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ I don't study; I create. ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ At one point, after having already become a Grandmaster and champion of the USSR,I suddenly realized that I am heading for a dead end… I had to start everything over. But how hard and agonizing it is when you're no longer 16, but twice that age! ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ At one point, after having already become a Grandmaster and champion of the USSR,I suddenly realized that I am heading for a dead end… I had to start everything over. But how hard and agonizing it is when you're no longer 16, but twice that age! ”

- Viktor Korchnoi

“ Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. ”

- Viktor Korchnoi
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