
The "Magician of Riga" rose to become champion in 1960 at age twenty-three and became famous for his aggressive, volatile play.
Part I, Chapter 5, Talent, p. 60-61
2000s, How Life Imitates Chess (2007)
Part I, Chapter 5, Talent, p. 60-61
2000s, How Life Imitates Chess (2007)
The "Magician of Riga" rose to become champion in 1960 at age twenty-three and became famous for his aggressive, volatile play.
Part I, Chapter 5, Talent, p. 60-61
2000s, How Life Imitates Chess (2007)
Anatol Rapoport, Strategy and Conscience. Harper & Row, 1964. p. 195
1960s
“If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments.”
Interview in Chess Life in 2003 quoted on anatolykarpovchessschool http://www.anatolykarpovchessschool.org/home/karpovinterview.html
“To become a world chess champion.”
At the age of six when some one asked him as to what he wanted to become.
Reimagining India: Unlocking the Potential of Asia’s Next Superpower
Statement of (3 February 1906) after his win against Marvin Hart, as quoted in a profile of Jack Johnson, at Unforgivable Blackness at PBS (2005) http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/sparring/rise.html.
Jose Mourinho on Steven Gerrard, (8th May 2015) http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-on-steven-gerrard-i-tried-to-sign-him-three-times-he-is-one-of-my-favourite-enemies-10236838.html
After knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott to capture the heavyweight crown, as quoted in "Remembering the Brockton Blockbuster", by Thomas Hauser, in The New York Sun (14 September 2005) http://www.nysun.com/article/19989?page_no=2
Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html,
On the inspiration for his play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity in “Playwright Kristoffer Diaz steps into the ring” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-21-la-ca-chad-deity-20110821-story.html in the Los Angeles Times (2011 Aug 21)