Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov, PhDis a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once again after Kasparov broke away from FIDE in 1993. He held the title until 1999, when he resigned his title in protest against FIDE's new world championship rules. For his decades-long standing...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth23 May 1951
CountryRussian Federation
Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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.
Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
The truth is that my chess development was nothing out of the ordinary, and it proceeded probably at a pace no faster than others.
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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I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.
To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.
It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.
The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless.
I don't pretend to anything more than harmony.