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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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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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Blunders rarely travel alone.
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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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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament position!
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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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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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Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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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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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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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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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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