Anatoly Karpov

thumb|right|Anatoly Karpov in 2006 Anatoly Karpov (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and Soviet former world chess champion. Quotes If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments. Interview in Chess Life in 2003 quoted on anatolykarpovchessschool Seville never had a rich chess tradition. Valencia is entirely different, it is enough to say that one of the city squares is named after me. Interview on Chessdom, 2009 Interview on Chessbase 06.07.2005 Even a dickhead would do a better job than Ilyumzhinov. The chaos in the chess world is caused by “leaders” who are unable to do their job properly. People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000. My relations with Korchnoi depend on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish. External links Category:Journalists from Russia Category:Non-fiction authors from Russia Category:Chess grandmasters Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:UNICEF goodwill ambassadors Category:Chess Olympiad competitors