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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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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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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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Style, I've got no style.
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It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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I like to do projects in which you can see statistical results. I am very happy for all these small children, who have been the biggest group of victims of iodine deficiency.
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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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Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.
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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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Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.
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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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No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that
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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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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss.
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