Anatoly Karpov quotes

Anatoly Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. Considered one of the greatest positional players in the history of chess, his rivalry with Garry Kasparov is legendary. He has also contributed to chess through writing, promoting the game, and active involvement in international organizations. Here are 23 of his quotes:

Style? I have no style. (Anatoly Karpov)
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. View quote
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If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. View quote
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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. View quote
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We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors. View quote
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People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000. View quote
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My relations with Korchnoi depend on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish. View quote
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Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent. (Anatoly Karpov)
First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control. View quote
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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back. View quote
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In Kansas I have a chess school. View quote
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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event. View quote
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No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that. View quote
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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. View quote
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Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF. (Anatoly Karpov)
Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps. View quote
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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 a very strong nervous system, and then you must be well prepared; you must be able to work a lot. View quote
Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov - Image
Photo: Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Russian Celebrity
Born: May 23, 1951
Quotes count: 23
Wikipedia: Anatoly Karpov

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