KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Asean Para Games chess squad got tips from Russian chess grandmaster Anatoly Karpov ahead of next month's Para Games. The 66-year-old former world chess champion visited the Malaysia Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre here on Thursday. In facing a higher-ranked or stronger opponent, the 12th world champion advised players to simply not think about their opponents and just focus on their game. The Malaysian Asean Para Games chess squad are currently in the final leg of their preparations for the 9th Asean Games which will be held from Sept 17 to 23. Karpov was declared official world champion in 1975 after reigning world champion Bobby Fischer refused to defend his title against Karpov when an agreement could not be reached with the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Source: The Star August 24, 2017 11:52 UTC