Quote

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

Anatoly Karpov

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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

More quotes by Anatoly Karpov

Image
Style? I have no style.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
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.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
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.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
In Kansas I have a chess school.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
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.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to work independently.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that
Anatoly Karpov
Image
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.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
Anatoly Karpov
Image
To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player one has to be a strong human being as well.
Anatoly Karpov