Anatoly Karpov

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#chess #art

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

— Anatoly Karpov

#champion #human #human being #more #player

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. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#cases #conducted #even #game #get

Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#awarded #been #bulgaria #deficiency #excellent

Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#children #extra #fantastic #future #geography

First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#classical #control #first #first of all #go

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

— Anatoly Karpov

#am #chess #children #competed #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. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#been #biggest #children #deficiency #group

Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#life #my life

In Kansas I have a chess school. ↗

— Anatoly Karpov

#i #kansas #school