Karpov, Anatoly
World ChampionAnatoly Karpov was the twelfth World Champion (1975-1985), a protege of Botvinnik who compiled perhaps the greatest tournament record in chess history with over 160 first-place finishes. His "boa constrictor" positional style allowed him to slowly strangle opponents by accumulating minute advantages until no good moves remained, earning him nine Chess Oscar awards. His epic rivalry with Garry Kasparov produced five consecutive World Championship matches from 1984 to 1990, one of the greatest rivalries in sporting history.
Total Games
3529
Wins
1367
Draws
1655
Losses
496
38.7% wins46.9% draws14.1% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation179B17 - Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation118E32 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation95B12 - Caro-Kann Defense88C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed79C42 - Petrov's Defense78E12 - Queen's Indian Defense77D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack58A30 - English Opening: Wing Gambit52D58 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense52
Featured Games
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Amber Blindfold
1999
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
Amber-rapid 3rd
1994
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
FIDE-Wch k.o. f
1998
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Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
Amber Blindfold
1999
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
FIDE-Wch k.o. f
1998
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
Tilburg
1980
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Anand,V vs Karpov,An
Amber Blindfold
2001
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Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana
Tal Memorial Blitz
2008
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Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M
Tal Memorial Blitz
2008
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Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An
FIDE WCh KO
2001
View PrintGames (3529)
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1-0Amber Blindfold 2000 D32
Lautier,J vs Karpov,An
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2000 E15
Karpov,An vs Van Wely,L
1-0Amber Blindfold 2000 E32
Van Wely,L vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2000 A30
Karpov,An vs Anand,V
0-1GSM World Blitz Cup 2000 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sadvakasov, Darmen
1/2-1/2VAM Hoogeveen 3rd 1999 D27
Sadvakasov, Darmen vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1VAM Hoogeveen 3rd 1999 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Dortmunder Schachtage 1999 E63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Comp Shredder
1/2-1/2Dortmund man-comp 1999 E15
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Siemens Giants 1999 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 D46
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Siemens Giants 1999 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 D12
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Siemens Giants 1999 D27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 E15
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 E32
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Siemens Giants 1999 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 D46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Siemens Giants 1999 D77
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Siemens Giants 1999 D26
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Leon Man+Comp m 1999 C43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1999 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1999 E15
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Leon Man+Comp m 1999 C43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Leon Man+Comp m 1999 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Leon Man+Comp m 1999 E04
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 B14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 E04
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Svidler, Peter
1-0Dos Hermanas 1999 D97
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 D37
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1999 A30
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amber Blindfold 1999 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 1999 A70
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 D20
Nikolic, Predrag vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Amber Rapidplay 1999 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 1999 D20
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Amber Blindfold 1999 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 1999 E46
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amber Rapidplay 1999 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1998 E63
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D35
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde KO 1998 E20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde KO 1998 A29
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Cap d'Agde KO 1998 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1-0Cap d'Agde-A 1998 A49