Viktor Korchnoi

The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost.

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

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.