“In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.” — Yuliya Snigir Quote

In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.

Thank God, I have sort of a pan-European accent rather than Russian, which doesn't sound very pleasantly to Americans. For them, we speak with a rather rude pitch, and that might be our actors' problem there. Now I've begun working with language coaches in Los Angeles to get rid of the accent completely.

In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.

For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, that a man doesn't care who I am.

I'm learning to be braver with colorful clothes, even if they're a little wild.

Boxing is a state of mind. It's a place where you just think about what you are doing, in the moment. Fascinating, like playing chess.

Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won.

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there.

Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces.