Karpov, Anatoly

World Champion

modern era

Anatoly 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

Most Faced Opponents

Kasparov, Gary171 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor106 gamesTimman, Jan H100 gamesAnand, Viswanathan68 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir62 gamesAndersson, Ulf45 gamesPolgar, Judit43 gamesPortisch, Lajos42 gamesGelfand, Boris40 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily39 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Blindfold

1999

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0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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1-0

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

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1-0

Anand,V vs Karpov,An

Amber Blindfold

2001

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1-0

Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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0-1

Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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1-0

Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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Games (3529)

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Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Candidats FIDE f1 1995 A59
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1995 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Alma-Ata m3 1995 A25
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hofmann Cup 1995 E31
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Dortmund 1995 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 D48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
Hofmann Cup 1995 D56
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Candidats FIDE f1 1995 D79
Akopian, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Linares 1995 A07
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Candidats FIDE f1 1995 B12
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Alma-Ata m3 1995 B13
Bareev, Evgeny vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Tilburg 1994 E43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1994 A13
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 C08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shabalov, Alexander
1-0
Tilburg 1994 D30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1994 B22
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kurajica, Bojan
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0
Linares 1994 C08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Cap d'Agde 1994 A48
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B92
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Linares 1994 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Las Palmas 1994 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kurajica, Bojan
1-0
Tilburg blitz 1994 E17
Antunes, Antonio vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg 1994 E05
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B85
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Cap d'Agde 1994 B66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Cap d'Agde 1994 A48
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Cap d'Agde 1994 B51
Karpov, Anatoly vs Georgiev, Kiril
1-0
Tilburg 1994 D58
Kurajica, Bojan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Tilburg rapid20 1994 E14
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E13
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1994 A43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B91
Seirawan, Yasser vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Antunes, Antonio
1-0
Tilburg 1994 D47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1
Dortmund 1994 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lutz, Christopher
1-0
Dortmund 1994 D48
Epishin, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1994 E15
Shabalov, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1994 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde 1994 A48
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde 1994 B58
Nunn, John DM vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B12
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Las Palmas 1994 B12
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Linares 1994 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 D27
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