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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.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
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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 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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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Style, I've got no style.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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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.
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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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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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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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