Top 29 Quotes by Anatoly Karpov

To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

Las Vegas is a beautiful place. I like it more and more and plan to be here often. It's a great place for chess.

I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness.

To be a champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.

I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.

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.

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.