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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Become
World
Tournaments
Champion
Avoid
Playing
Open

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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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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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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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