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
The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this ...
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.
The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
Style, I've got no style.
Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF
Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.
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.
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.
First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
Style? I have no style.
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.