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Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Blunders
Rarely
Travel
Alone

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Style, I've got no style.
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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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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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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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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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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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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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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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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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The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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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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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
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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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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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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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