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No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Time
Valuable
Sacrifice
Days
Four
Games
Two

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The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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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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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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My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to work independently.
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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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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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Style, I've got no style.
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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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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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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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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 have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.
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