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Anatoly Karpov

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

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"I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting."

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"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."

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"Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess."

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"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."

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"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."
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"First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control."
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"To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well."
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"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired."
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"Style? I have no style."
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"Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF."
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"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."
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"In Kansas I have a chess school."
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"We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors."
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"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."
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