My favourite players are Karpov, Petrosyan, Fischer
"Only a strong chessplayer knows how weak he really is" Tartakower
"He who dares, must lose. He who doesn't dare, loses" Tartakower
"How does Tal' win? Easy: he places his pieces in the centre and sacrifices them somewhere" Bronstein
The Dons Rule Aberdeen 2-1 Real Madrid 1983
Ya mog by vypit more... vechno molodoi, vechno p'yaniy
"I have never in my life played the French Defence which is the dullest of openings" Steinitz
| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 1387 | Best | 1798 (26/Mar/2006) |
| Type | Standard | Rating | 1857 | Best | 1985 (22/Jul/2007) |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1480 | Best | 1570 (25/Oct/2006) |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 1452 | Best | 1797 (10/Apr/2015) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1172 | Best | 1407 (26/Feb/2010) |
| Type | 15-minute | Rating | 1747 | Best | 1809 (07/May/2011) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 1417 | Best | 1547 (27/Aug/2019) |