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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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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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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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Style? I have no style.
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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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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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Style, I've got no style.
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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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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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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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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
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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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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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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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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.
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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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