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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1/2-1/2Biel SKA 1996 A13
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 D46
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Las Palmas 1996 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 A70
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Las Palmas 1996 D21
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 C10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 D43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 A28
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 D27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1996 E62
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Alma-Ata m3 1995 E54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
0-1Alma-Ata m3 1995 E68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 E11
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Dortmund 1995 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D73
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Candidats FIDE f1 1995 B12
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Varna rap m 1995 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2Varna rap m 1995 E89
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Candidats FIDE f1 1995 A29
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Varna rap m 1995 B17
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 E62
Sokolov, Ivan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Linares 1995 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Alma-Ata m3 1995 E95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
0-1Alma-Ata m3 1995 A25
Nikolic, Predrag vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 4th 1995 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 D02
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Amber-blind 4th 1995 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 4th 1995 D12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nunn, John DM
1-0Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E69
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Dos Hermanas 1995 C22
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Linares 1995 E16
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1995 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0Hofmann Cup 1995 D56
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Alma-Ata m3 1995 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Dortmund 1995 D45
Bareev, Evgeny vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Dortmund 1995 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0Varna rap m 1995 E89
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Dos Hermanas 1995 B12
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Groningen 1995 B12
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Candidats FIDE f1 1995 E14
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 4th 1995 D36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1995 D12
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Linares 1995 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0Candidats FIDE f1 1995 A59
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0Amber-rapid 4th 1995 E16
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats FIDE f1 1995 B12
Dreev, Alexey vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Linares 1995 E14