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
Anatoly Karpov quotes about
I like 1.e4 very much but my results with 1.d4 are better.
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
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.
Style, I've got no style.
Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
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!
I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else.
The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.
Blunders rarely travel alone.
Russia is a state within a state. To understand the population of Russia, you need to know the areas of the country; you need an understanding of the people and their interests.
To be a champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.
My idea is to make moves to bring chess back to the world's map, to make it part of the world's geography again.