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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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Style, I've got no style.
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Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player one has to be a strong human being as well.
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Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.
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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
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I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else.
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It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide.
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Style? I have no style.
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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.
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