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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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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 first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
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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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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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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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Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
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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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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
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Style, I've got no style.
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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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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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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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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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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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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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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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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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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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