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
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1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998 A45
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998 D42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998 D47
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. f 1998 C78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 D20
Short, Nigel D vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Dortmund 1997 E32
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th 1997 D46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th 1997 D35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th 1997 B17
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-blind 6th 1997 B12
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th 1997 A17
Topalov, Veselin vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th 1997 A29
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th 1997 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1Amber-blind 6th 1997 D38
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th 1997 D26
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0Dortmund 1997 D56
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E65
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 D78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1997 D24
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Dortmund 1997 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 5th 1996 D47
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 D97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 5th 1996 E66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1996 D98
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 A13
Portisch, Lajos vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Biel SKA 1996 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1996 B14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1996 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1996 E48
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1996 B14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 D45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1996 D97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Leko, Peter★
1-0Tilburg Fontys 1996 D97
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B12
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 B17
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 5th 1996 E17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 E15
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1996 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys 1996 D10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0Amber-blind 5th 1996 E12
Polgar, Judit vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th 1996 B17