Reply #4: Report about Kasparov's press conference by The Week in Chess

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"Kasparov had planned to make this statement tomorrow at the closing ceremony but after his loss today he wanted the big words out right away.

He wanted to leave in style and not the way he was playing 6 months ago. He wanted to leave in style and prove to himself he plays better than the others. That he has proven here in Linares, today had little to do with level of the other games, he just collapsed under pressure that it was his last game.

Besides that there is nothing left to prove in the chess world, the mess of the last two years also added bit by bit to his decision. Everyone was happy when he was denied a chance to be in the world championship again. He did not hear a voice of support for him, while he still hears support for Ponomariov. After the Prague agreement there were regular disappointments for him and people were putting their own agenda first for their own good and at the expense of him. He does not want to press anyone, just live his own life now. It was a difficult process to come to this decision. He needs reasons to be so determined in his game and he is missing that now. He has not lost his passion for the game, so he will still play some chess for fun and a lot of writing. Besides Predecessors, there will be a new book at the end of the year, “How life imitates chess”. This book explains how decision-making in chess can help in daily life decision-making. The book is very important to him and for a broader audience.

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He will spend some time on Russian politics as he believes every decent person has to oppose to the dictator Putin."

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