A candid interview with former World Champion Anatoly Karpov. The Russian GM shares stories and reflections on his chess career with Tania Sachdev. Special thanks to Chess Base India.
Yes, you shouldn't play rapid and blitz to decide who is the world classical champion. Same way you don't play classical to decide who is world rapids or blitz champion.
Karpov is top 5 undoubtably and arguably top 3. However frequently if you attempt to argue karpov over fischer you will be summarily dismissed. Kasparov and magnus being the greatest clearly but closely.
@@MusikPiratCH Yeah why are people quick to discount Carlsen's achievements, in terms of raw ability he's likely the best player in all of history. (Not that players in the past aren't legendary, but as theory advances, the players continue to get better and better.)
@Steve Yes, he did. The guards didn't let him in, but he paid them to have some chess magazines given to Garry. Kasparov later said something along the lines that this one gesture from someone who was his opponent meant to him more than all the no-reaction from his supposed friends (somewhat hard to translate word by word from Russian) and from then on Karpov and Kasparov are on real friendly terms
Karpov was always an admirer of Kasparov. Even the world championship of 1985, saw him openly praising the young challenger. A gentleman through and through. When Kasparov won, he was the first to congratulate him. Karpov himself never got his deserved WC match with Bobby but did have the humble attitude to except change when change was due. One of my all time favs Anatoly.
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Wonderful interview. Thanks to Gibchess for bringing it. Karpov remains level-headed and never tries to re-write history. At the board he had total belief in himself, but away from the board, he remains, with Anand, among the humblest and most honest of champions.
Karpov is so honest. Even when the Russians asked him, "Can you guarantee to beat Fischer?" he could have easily lied and said yes. However, he said, "How can I guarantee? In sport, nothing is guaranteed." Great honesty and objective analysis of his strength. I don't know if Karpov would have beat Fischer, but one thing I do know is that they would have produced some beautiful games together.
Best chess interview of all time because Ms. Sachdev asked open ended questions and never interrupted the answers. I hope she becomes an interviewer of American politicians.
I love how Karpov said he wanted to play Fischer even though he was the WC by default. This is the same reason Spassky agreed to Fiscer's terms even though he could have just won by default. For the chess players who truely love the game it's not about a title or a match. It's about their love of the game and the competition.
That was indeed very important from him to face Fischer on the board, because for me, he was never world champion, but FIDE champion like he was later in 1993
@@sadboitimes9012 He offered fairer conditions than the 24 games conditions. His were fairer… And no Karpov was to scared to play Fischer obviously or Else he would play..
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For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. romans 10:9-13 only God Jesus The Holy Spirit are perfect and when we come to Jesus we can be saved for by His blood our sins are forgiven and when we believe we are saved, i encourage you to read your Bible for it alone is God's Word for us and invite The Holy Spirit into your life for it is God's Word and Spirit that give light and life to all for Jesus is The Living Word and all who believe in Jesus are saved and have passed over from death to life. they re no longer separated from God for eternity but have life and peace with God and Jesus forevermore, instead of being condemned to the lake of fire we have life in the new heaven the new earth and the new jerusalem where there is no more death or mourning or sorrow or crying or pain or sin for Jesus bore them all on the cross taking them away forevermore and when we truly believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior we are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen come into The Kingdom of Light accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today amen amen For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the Name of God’s one and only Son john 3:16-18 come to know Jesus today He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so we can live with Him forever because He loves us, by His blood He has victory over sin, death and hell amen. God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore amen God bless amen :) :)
Jesus loves you! Jesus is coming are you ready? do you believe in Jesus, declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you are saved see romans 10-11 of God's perfect Word in The Bible asking God's guidance of The Holy Spirit as you read as Jesus is The Living Word. Jesus loves us and died on the cross and rose again to save us all. do you believe in Jesus? He loves you and He Jesus alone saves all, faith in Jesus by God's grace. declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen come into fellowship with Jesus, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ form a relationship with The One Who laid His life down for you to save us all for He loves us so much and He alone saves all in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus loves you, He died on the cross and rose again and by His blood our sins are forgiven. sin entered the world through man and the wages of sin is death, all sin and fall short of The glory of God but all are justified freely by Jesus Christ. the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior forevermore, declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved amen. i encourage you to repent of your sins turn from them and come to Jesus and be saved and follow Him for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, no one is promised tomorrow and Jesus alone saves all from sin death and hell and gives life forevermore in the new heaven the new earth the new jerusalem with no more death or mourning or sorrow or pain or sin for Jesus has bore it on the cross taking it away forevermore amen praying for you in Jesus Name we pray amen. i encourage you to read your Bible and invite The Holy Spirit to guide your mind, for The Bible is God's perfect Word and Jesus is The Living Word, john romans psalms luke and revelation are good places to start God bless in Jesus Name we pray amen praying for you pray for me in Jesus Name we pray amen For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son john 3:16-18 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”27 john 11:25-27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life john 8:12 amen come to know Jesus today He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so we can live with Him forever because He loves us, by His blood He has victory over sin, death and hell amen. God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore amen God bless amen :) :)
@@wvu05 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”27 john 11:25-27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life john 8:12 amen Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. john 14:6-7 of God’s perfect Word in The Bible as Jesus is The Living Word ask The Holy Spirit to guide you in Jesus Name we pray amen do you believe in Jesus, are you saved? declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen see romans 10-11 asking God's guidance in The Holy Spirit as you read God's perfect Word in The Bible as Jesus is The Living Word in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus forgives us our sins, if we confess our sins Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness see 1 john 1 He alone saves all He alone is God, He is The Way The Truth The Life no one comes to The Father except through Him see john 14:6-7 asking God's guidance in The Holy Spirit, God bless God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you now and forevermore in Jesus Name we pray amen ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G8u3P7Xqlvo.html good listen as God is good, Jesus is King, Jesus is Lord, trust in Jesus, nobody and only Jesus by casting crowns in Jesus Name we pray amen
Magnus Carlsen G O A T When you look at their scores against each other, You'll see that they are almost equal. Kasparov is a little bit better i guess.. But only "little". So, someone like Karpov won't really lose "easily" against Kaspy
for we all need Jesus, all sin and fall short of The glory of God and the wages of sin is death. the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, for Jesus died on the cross and rose again and by His blood our sins are forgiven. there is no other way than Jesus for He is The Way The Truth The Life and no one comes to The Father except through Him. for it is by declaring with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved see romans 10:9-13, i encourage you to read your Bible and invite The Holy Spirit to guide your mind as you read, john romans psalms luke and mark are good places to start. God bless God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore in Jesus Name we pray amen :) only One God our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ i am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. galatians 2:20 in Jesus Name we pray amen, pray for the peace of israel pray for those who are persucated for righteousness sake for their is the kingdom of heaven see matthew 5:10 pray for the brethren pray for me in all things praying for you in Jesus Name we pray amen may you believe in Jesus and be saved in Jesus Name we pray amen i encourage you to repent of your sins turn from them and come to believe in Jesus for it is by declaring with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved and all who truly put their trust in Him will never be put to shame in Jesus Name we pray amen in Jesus Name we pray amen (see romans 10-11) for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, no one is promised tomorrow and Jesus alone saves all in Jesus Name we pray amen God bless God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore praying for you pray for me in all things through trials and temptations and sin and to be more Christ like everyday for Jesus is perfect and the same always in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus loves us all and died and rose again to save us all for by His blood our sins are forgiven, it is God's gift to us to be saved for we do not deserve it and we can not earn it but when we believe in Jesus we are saved and have passed over from death to life with God and Jesus forevermore in Jesus Name hey only God Jesus The Holy Spirit are perfect and only One God our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and we can be made righteous when we come to Jesus for while we have sinned and fall short of The glory of God Jesus The Holy Spirit but when we believe in Jesus and come to Him our sins are forgiven and we can turn from sin and wickedness and live a life worthy to Jesus in Jesus Name we pray amen Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? micah 6:6-8 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. john 14:6-7 do not use The Lord's Name in vain instead honor God love God with all heart soul and mind and love your neighbor as yourself, believe in The One God has sent Jesus Christ for this is The Work of God in Jesus Name we pray amen That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. romans 10:9-13 only God Jesus The Holy Spirit are perfect and when we come to Jesus we can be saved for by His blood our sins are forgiven and when we believe we are saved, i encourage you to read your Bible for it alone is God's Word for us and invite The Holy Spirit into your life for it is God's Word and Spirit that give light and life to all for Jesus is The Living Word and all who believe in Jesus are saved and have passed over from death to life. they re no longer separated from God for eternity but have life and peace with God and Jesus forevermore, instead of being condemned to the lake of fire we have life in the new heaven the new earth and the new jerusalem where there is no more death or mourning or sorrow or crying or pain or sin for Jesus bore them all on the cross taking them away forevermore and when we truly believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior we are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen come into The Kingdom of Light accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today amen amen For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the Name of God’s one and only Son john 3:16-18 come to know Jesus today He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so we can live with Him forever because He loves us, by His blood He has victory over sin, death and hell amen. God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore amen God bless amen :) :)
Jesus loves you! Jesus is coming are you ready? do you believe in Jesus, declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you are saved see romans 10-11 of God's perfect Word in The Bible asking God's guidance of The Holy Spirit as you read as Jesus is The Living Word. Jesus loves us and died on the cross and rose again to save us all. do you believe in Jesus? He loves you and He Jesus alone saves all, faith in Jesus by God's grace. declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen come into fellowship with Jesus, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ form a relationship with The One Who laid His life down for you to save us all for He loves us so much and He alone saves all in Jesus Name we pray amen Jesus loves you, He died on the cross and rose again and by His blood our sins are forgiven. sin entered the world through man and the wages of sin is death, all sin and fall short of The glory of God but all are justified freely by Jesus Christ. the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior forevermore, declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you are saved amen. i encourage you to repent of your sins turn from them and come to Jesus and be saved and follow Him for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, no one is promised tomorrow and Jesus alone saves all from sin death and hell and gives life forevermore in the new heaven the new earth the new jerusalem with no more death or mourning or sorrow or pain or sin for Jesus has bore it on the cross taking it away forevermore amen praying for you in Jesus Name we pray amen. i encourage you to read your Bible and invite The Holy Spirit to guide your mind, for The Bible is God's perfect Word and Jesus is The Living Word, john romans psalms luke and revelation are good places to start God bless in Jesus Name we pray amen praying for you pray for me in Jesus Name we pray amen For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son john 3:16-18 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”27 john 11:25-27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life john 8:12 amen come to know Jesus today He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so we can live with Him forever because He loves us, by His blood He has victory over sin, death and hell amen. God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you and be with you forevermore amen God bless amen :) :)
If Bobby had played Karpov in 1975, the chess world could have been very different. Karpov spent ten years after the declined match and transfer of title trying to prove himself creating some of the fiercest world champion chess ever. Today, world champions playing regularly is a common thing (Kasparov being the exception later in his career) Thank you Anatoly. You are one of the best WChamps ever in my book. Respect from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@@alexanderalekhinerobertjam4507 Fischer felt that Karpov was stronger and was afraid of him. The organizers agreed with all of Fischer's demands, except for keeping Fischer's championship with a score of 9-9. Karpov was obliged to win at least 10-8. What is this if not fear?
Karpov is saying after he became world champion he tried to play Fischer anyway but the Soviet authorities wanted him to guarantee he would win before sanctioning it.
@@EGarrett01 yes right up to 1977, and even in 1981 Karpov challenged Fischer believing he could now guarantee a win, but by 81 Fischer had lost to his demons.
Now there are 11 year old IM's and 12 year old GM's. Times have changed, as ratings are being inflated and kids can train with 3300-rated computers nowadays. Btw, it's Candidate Master, not Candidate Monster. lol The closed captions were wrong. But you probably knew that.
Karpov has said many times lets play 24 classical games for the world title with the champion retaining the crown in the event of a draw and he is right!!
@Ayanlie Salad Not at all. The chess fans were used to a 24 games match! I see no reason at all why this should be "too much today"?! :P @Robinsinpost I also see NO problem in this. The challenger has to prove that he will be the new champion! There are even ways to attack without taking too much risk! (Carlsen has a video serie on this topic on chess24!) :D I call this "argument" invalid!
@@MusikPiratCH no his argument is totally valid...in that level of play if a player wants a draw from the onset he will get a draw... that's how the Berlin defense came back to life...it's a difficult topic but I guess maybe as Karpov suggested play until first to win or if a tiebreak is inevitable then the champion to have White and must win if draw Black wins the match or vice versa the Challenger to take White and if draws then loses the match...but it's still faulty as chess in perfection is always a draw
I preferred Karpov style to many other world champions. I could nearly always follow his games. He would defeat his opponents with quiet moves which, impressed me . And in that respect he was close to Capablanca in style.
Such a shame Karpov vs. Fischer never happened. Very sad that Fischer’s personal demons prevented him from contributing more to the Chess world. Nevertheless, the gems of games he gave us are timeless and so insightful. I have so much respect for Karpov though, he’s always so humble and a good role model. He’s under-appreciated as a World Chess Champion!
Unfortunately Anatoly Karpov was often portrayed as the 'typical Russian' while Kasparov had to play the role of an anti-Russian. But in terms of human values Karpov is the much more pleasant personality. He is wearing the flag of Russia proudly without overdoing political idiotisms.
There was and is essential truth in what is considered "Fischer's demons"! The majoritiy of people have no clue how unfair and unknowing their assessment of Fischer and their image of him really is - as they are captured in a false perception or reality (politics and blah blah). Even at this point in time people still don't recognize what is going on, though Fischer talked about it many years back already, and not just him! But it's tough to handle the truth in a good way when you are completely alone with that. That's the tragic of Bobby's life. - The masses have no interest in truth, they are like a collective herd of Pavlovian dogs. Perhaps more eccentric and swaggering characters have a better chance of finding the truth, but they are not to be envied in this twisted fallen world And now people are buying books by authors who write about Fischer and don't really know what they're talking about either. The image of Fischer has become a stupid, blind cliché that does justice neither to him nor to the reality of this world. In a crazy world, a clear-sighted person is considered the craziest.
@@henryseidel5469 Well well not really. He was always the old Soviet sportsman, even under Putin. It took a Kasparov to be arrested to bring them together and wake up Karpov to be a little bit more critical. Kasparov just hated the way the Soviet dynamics worked behind closed doors and would prevent him to get his shot at the title.
@@bobbwc7011 Karpow is a true Russian, who sticks to his motherland. What is wrong about it ? He spends a lot of money for promoting chess schools for their young generation all over the country. He is simply a modest character - compared to extravagant Kasparov, who is always aiming at media effects. Kasparov defeated Karpov and became champion. How did the Soviets prevent his success ? Cannot see any sense in your remark....
Karpov did lose to two twins and he lost to Carlsen when Carlsen was a child (even though arguably Karpov was not in his prime at that time). He's a very good attacking player but top 5? I don't know
@@aspiknf bruh. Fischer magnus kasparov karpov however you want to order them that's top 4. You're literally taking games from 20 years past his prime.
@@Isaiah_McIntosh Hmm maybe Peter Leko, Kramnik, Capablanca, Morphy, Wesley So, Anand are all better than Karpov. When I say Capablanca and Morphy, I mean if those two were magically born in the same era as Karpov and had the same chess material to work on.
@@aspiknf Arran Vid that's an asinine comparison. Especially morphy. His era was so far removed that's its ludicrous to wonder if he could adapt. Prime leko and prime karpov were not the same strength simply analyze their games. Once you leave the opening there is a clear difference also leko never even won a world championship. I love leko he's one of my favourite players but no he doesn't make it to the goat conversations. Kramnik lacks the longevity of dominance that karpov had in his era as his prime was debatable between himself and anand but both strong candidates to round up the top 5 in my opinion. What's Wesley even doing there. In terms of objective chess maybe current Wesley is more computer accurate than the best karpov year, although I don't think that's true, but he hasn't accomplished anything and shouldn't be considered in goat conversations. In a similar way to Wesley let's take caruana and say we'll he's clearly objectively stronger than both fischer and kasparov if you analyze with an engine. He hasn't don't squat yet so he isn't in the debate or else we would just choose the most recent players.
Karpov was a positional monster. Anything less than perfect play and he would find a way to make you suffer. He still is one of the best positional chess players of all time.
@@Alamyst2011 Yeah but Fischer ran away because Fischer knew Karpov could beat him and he was scared of failure. It could have gone either way but we'll never know
@@AK47_414 Fischer was going increasingly insane and paranoid, and was already hard to get to play before he won the championship. I don't think his actions here can be fully pinned down to him being afraid of failure, though it probably was a factor. Also, once he achieved his goal of getting the title, all the motivation seemed to get sucked out of him.
1975. after 3 years no playing ... Yes, Karpov had a good chance against Bobby ... what a pity! Imho, Karpov was a greatest positional player! And a great humble gentelman! Brilliant and genuine figure in chess history!
People like Karpov are real geniuses because they were young in a period where all this material that new players have (internet etc..) was not available. Now everyone is using 100 apps from the age of 3.
@@mustangw8ford415 I know but what Chris Ordway meant is that Karpov's level of talent and skill in Chess is equivalent to George Harrison's level of talent and skill in singing and guitar playing and songwriting :-) plus they were both doing well at their professions at the same time (1960s, 1970s, 1980s) :-)
Anatoly has been my chess idol for a long time. He's been battling to get out of Fischer's shadow his entire career. Just once I'd like to see an interview where Fischer isn't brought up.
Just imagine Bobby and Karpov. Bobby's unorthodox creational wizardry against Karpov's suffocating positional mastery! My God what a war that would have been!!
The term unorthodox is probably better suited to Mikail Tal. If any term really summed up Fischer at the time it would be innovative. In fact, so innovative that the Russians were shocked by it
@nuwandalton and for the time period, many of his games were so brilliant as to be called "magical". Some of his games were even thought to be losing positions by those who analyzed the games at the time. They resulted in brilliant wins.
Karpov is a Chad. His father used to make him dive in ice water during the winters to toughen him up. Every so often he still jumps in iced lakes to continue the tradition. He also got his Private pilot license a few years back flies his own plane!
actually it is often to see such a thing in Russia (to dive in ice water), i am not sure that there is a word for this in english, but translator gave me "tempering"
I partly agree with Anatoly, there should be no speed chess tie breaks to be world champion. I believe that in the case of a draw then the current champion should simply retain the title.
Definitely one of the greats that ever played. Thank you for this wonderful interview. I truly wished that Fischer would have played Karpov. Very sad that it never happened for all who love chess. Mr Karpov is a gentleman.
Karpov became a very strong positional player and that is the result of his intensive preparations to defeat fischer. During those times, games and tons of variations of analysis were written down by his assistant to multiple large notebooks and this proves that karpov invested a large amount of time and energy in his preparations against Fischer
I agree, and reason enough for Fischer to decline. Karpov notes he could beat anyone given the degree of preparation he made in 75. Karpov then faced the same against Kasparov, which he wryly notes as the degree of support Kasparov had from modernising factions in the Soviet chess&state machine. Karpov is right to note Kasparov's emotionality as a weakness. I agree that had Kasparov lost in Seville, he would not have recovered psychologically to be able to mount a successful world championship challenge. What Kasparov did was repeat the Alekhine trick of wearing down his opponent.
@@a.m.armstrong8354 It was his emotionality allowing him to go beyond Karpowian positional play, and to achieve his infamous "paintings on the board", games which were simply pieces of art.
Awesome interview, very well researched and a beautiful location chosen. Congrats to Tania and the crew this was a world class interview of the former World Champion!
Great interview to maybe my most admired chess player (which doesn't mean that he's been the best). His rivalry with Korchnoi first and then Kasparov was epic, the establishment vs the dissidents. Anyway I still remember those games played like true war battles. And the man... he was and is a great man, an admirable person.
I'm a huge Bobby fan. But looking at things realistically Karpov was at his prime at that time and playing regularly. Bobby was slipping mentally and not playing at all. Karpov would have steam rolled Bobby.
Huge fan .... thanks for the interview ... i would love to see more ... if you can get MR. Karpov to analyse some of the current games this would be awesome ... Thanks Tina love from Somaliland Africa
I’m old and was there back in the early 70s. I’m convinced Fischer took fright and just kept piling on condition after condition onto FIDE to avoid a match with Karpov. To be fair I think Fischer would have beaten Karpov, but it was still possible he could lose because Karpov’s play at the time was at it’s height, with countless flawlessly played positional victories and Karpov then was losing just ONE game a year on average !! (a phenomenal statistic). After doing the rounds of the American talk shows as world champion and each time telling everyone how invincible he was I think Fischer would not risk a match defeat to Karpov because he would then have to face that same America defeated. What a great loss for chess that the Karpov-Fischer match never took place.
The humblest world chess champion I've known. It is almost impossible to give a concrete, sincere answers to an on the spot questions while maintaining a foot on the ground. Top level players have a world of their own but Karpov just showed us how. He is among those few who knew that there is life besides chess. He is one of the greatest!
