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I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.

Anatoly Karpov

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Anatoly Karpov
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: May 23
Chess Player
Journalist
Politician
Writer
Harmony
Anything
Pretend

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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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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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Style? I have no style.
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
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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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This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide.
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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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Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me.
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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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The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
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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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You can't play chess if you're groggy from pills.
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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 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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The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.
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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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In Kansas I have a chess school.
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First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
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