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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 fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
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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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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
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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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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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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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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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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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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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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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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
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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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Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.
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Style, I've got no style.
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I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
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Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.
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'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
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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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