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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.
Anatoly Karpov
If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
Anatoly Karpov
To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
Anatoly Karpov
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
Anatoly Karpov
We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.
Anatoly Karpov
People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000.
Anatoly Karpov
My relations with Korchnoi depend on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov
First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control.
Anatoly Karpov
I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
Anatoly Karpov
In Kansas I have a chess school.
Anatoly Karpov
No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
Anatoly Karpov
I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.
Anatoly Karpov
No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
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.
Anatoly Karpov
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.
Anatoly Karpov
