Happiness should always remain a bit incomplete. After all, dreams are boundless. Anatoly Karpov More Quotes by Anatoly Karpov More Quotes From Anatoly Karpov I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else. Anatoly Karpov winning mistake opportunity An amusing fact: as far as I can recall, when playing the Ruy Lopez I have not yet once in my life had to face the Marshall Attack! Anatoly Karpov faces chess facts 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 usa citizens america The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance. Anatoly Karpov boards knights facts Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess. Anatoly Karpov playing-chess player dog Style, I've got no style. Anatoly Karpov style chess I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play. Anatoly Karpov play chess opportunity 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. Anatoly Karpov winning success character My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to work independently. Anatoly Karpov benefits chess book 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 different squares cities I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back. Anatoly Karpov play steps chess Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF. Anatoly Karpov iodine fighting firsts Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. Anatoly Karpov life-is chess 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 Anatoly Karpov black chess world If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments. Anatoly Karpov champion want world 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 priorities running long 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 want chess world We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors. Anatoly Karpov champion strong personality 'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people. Anatoly Karpov comedy doe people Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable. Anatoly Karpov sacrifice queens memorable
