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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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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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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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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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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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I like to do projects in which you can see statistical results. I am very happy for all these small children, who have been the biggest group of victims of iodine deficiency.
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The truth is that my chess development was nothing out of the ordinary, and it proceeded probably at a pace no faster than others.
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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament position!
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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An amusing fact: as far as I can recall, when playing the Ruy Lopez I have not yet once in my life had to face the Marshall Attack!
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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 still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me.
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I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.
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After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired.
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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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Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.
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Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it in matches with Hjartarson and Timman it served me well. - on preparing for World Championship versus Garry Kasparov
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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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