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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Remain
Dreams
Humor
Bits
Happiness
Funny
Dream
Incomplete
Always
Boundless

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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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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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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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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 priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.
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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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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 have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.
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Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me.
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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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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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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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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 don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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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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Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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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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