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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
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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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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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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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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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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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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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Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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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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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
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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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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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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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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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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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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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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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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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