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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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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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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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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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No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that
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I still remember Botvinnik's reaction to each of my games, right from the opening moves. At first he would express amazement, then annoyance, and, finally irritation.
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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 fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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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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I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.
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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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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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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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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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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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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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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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Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it in matches with Hjartarson and Timman it served me well. - on preparing for World Championship versus Garry Kasparov
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