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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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Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0
Tilburg 1983 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 B81
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Linares 1983 E19
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2
Linares 1983 B19
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 C82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 C88
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Linares 1983 D30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1983 A36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Tilburg 1983 B19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sax, Gyula
1-0
Linares 1983 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Turin 1982 B84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Mar del Plata 1982 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 B81
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hamburg TV-1pl 1982 C42
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 E05
Portisch, Lajos vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Phillips&Drew 1982 B92
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 E12
Browne, Walter S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1-0
Tilburg 1982 B19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 C19
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Turin 1982 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 B64
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Phillips&Drew 1982 C88
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 C88
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 C42
Torre, Eugenio vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg 1982 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
Hamburg TV-1pl 1982 B06
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Hamburg TV-1pl 1982 C38
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0
Turin 1982 C42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 D36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nunn, John DM
1-0
Tilburg 1982 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Najdorf, Miguel
1-0
Mar del Plata 1982 E12
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Turin 1982 C92
Geller, Efim P vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Phillips&Drew 1982 E18
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1982 E05
Portisch, Lajos vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Mar del Plata 1982 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Spassky, Boris V
1-0
Hamburg TV-1pl 1982 B08
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Luzern ol (Men) 1982 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0
Linares 1981 B09
Smyslov, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 A00
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0
Linares 1981 E01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 A30
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