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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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 Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 D59
Smyslov, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0
Linares 1981 E01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 E18
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 D55
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam 1981 A30
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Linares 1981 E12
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Linares 1981 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Geller, Efim P
1-0
Moscow 1981 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amsterdam 1981 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1-0
Moscow 1981 D94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Moscow 1981 D42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
Moscow 1981 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1981 E55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 C42
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Moscow-4teams 1981 A30
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 C93
Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
1-0
IBM 1980 B19
Ribli, Zoltan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Tilburg 1980 A25
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 D59
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1980 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Buenos Aires 1980 B64
Karpov, Anatoly vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 B10
Portisch, Lajos vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 E18
Larsen, Bent vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
IBM 1980 E19
Spassky, Boris V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1980 C90
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Bugojno 1980 C92
Larsen, Bent vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 A37
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
IBM 1980 E19
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 B18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-chT 1980 C69
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 C45
Najdorf, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires 1980 D41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Tilburg 1980 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1-0
Tilburg 1980 D85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
IBM 1980 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tal, Mihail
1-0
Bugojno 1980 D48
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Malta ol (Men) 1980 E54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Spassky, Boris V
1/2-1/2
Bad Kissingen 1980 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Bugojno 1980 E12
Sax, Gyula vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1979 C47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1/2-1/2
Tilburg 1979 A32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent
0-1
Montreal 1979 B01
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Montreal 1979 C45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Montreal 1979 D85
Larsen, Bent vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Montreal 1979 B14
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