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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
Anatoly Karpov
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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I was timid - I wasn't - but because I simply lived in one world, and the grandmasters existed in a completely different one. People like that were not really even people, but like gods or mythical heroes.
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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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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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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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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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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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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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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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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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Style? I have no style.
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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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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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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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