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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.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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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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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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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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