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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.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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Style, I've got no style.
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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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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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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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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 still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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If the opponent offers keen play I don't object but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.
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