Origine: Citato in Marco Pastonesi e Giorgio Terruzzi, Palla lunga e pedalare, Dalai Editore, 1992, p. 89, ISBN 88-8598-826-2.
Anatolij Jevgenjevič Karpov Frasi e Citazioni
Anatolij Jevgenjevič Karpov: Frasi in inglese
“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
Interview on Chessbase 06.07.2005 http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2495
Interview on Chessdom, 2009 http://interviews.chessdom.com/anatoly-karpov-izvestia
Interview on Chessbase 06.07.2005 http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2495