"It is dangerous to maintain equality at the……" — Anatoly Karpov

"It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively."

— Anatoly Karpov

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48 Quotes by Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov has 48 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely…
No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position
In Kansas I have a chess school
After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess…
I like to do projects in which you can see statistical results. I am very happy for all these small…
Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF
The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.
The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that…
We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors
I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event

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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least… — David Bailey
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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