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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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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
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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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Karpov,An

Amber Blindfold

2001

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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Games (3529)

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Kurajica, Bojan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Tilburg rapid20 1994 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1994 A43
Kurajica, Bojan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg blitz 1994 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 D27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1994 C08
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Las Palmas 1994 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1994 D48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 A41
Adams, Michael vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Las Palmas 1994 A45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E15
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Cap d'Agde 1994 B51
Karpov, Anatoly vs Antunes, Antonio
1-0
Tilburg 1994 D47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 D79
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde 1994 B58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Serper, Grigory
1-0
Dortmund 1993 E11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kloster, Josef
1/2-1/2
Dortmund simul 1993 C40
Kaidanov, Grigory S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg rapid20 1993 E05
Bareev, Evgeny vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Linares 1993 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kaidanov, Grigory S
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid20 1993 D30
Leko, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Leon 1993 B11
Seirawan, Yasser vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 C69
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0
Tilburg 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dolmatov, Sergey
1-0
Dortmund 1993 E89
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 C10
Khalifman, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1993 D41
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 E32
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Moscow blitz 1993 E25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 A91
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 A17
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1-0
Tilburg rapid20 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1993 E62
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Moscow blitz 1993 A70
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kaidanov, Grigory S
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 D45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 A55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2
Leon 1993 E81
Lutz, Christopher vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Dortmund 1993 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 D41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E82
Kaidanov, Grigory S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1993 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Salov, Valery
1-0
Linares 1993 E18
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Dortmund 1993 A29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow blitz 1993 A22
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg rapid20 1993 E14
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