In short, we can see Karpov as an exploiter of other people’s ideas. His ability to use these ideas is not at issue, but he himself is about as fertile as a woman who has been sterilized is.More Michael Botvinnik quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will declineMore Michael Botvinnik quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health he cannot hope for success. In this connection the best of all tonics is 15 to 20 days in the fresh air, in the country.More Michael Botvinnik quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.More Michael Botvinnik quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future at all for him in this professionMore Michael Botvinnik quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]