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Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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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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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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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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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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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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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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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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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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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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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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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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I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else.
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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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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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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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I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.
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