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In Kansas I have a chess school.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Kansas
Chess
School

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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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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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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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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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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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If the opponent offers keen play I don't object but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.
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By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate moves, but for their vision of chess, their way of thinking.
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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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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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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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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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Style? I have no style.
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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps.
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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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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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