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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0-14th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 A45
Karpov,Ana vs Golubev,M
1-04th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 E71
Karpov,Ana vs Drozdovskij,Y
1/2-1/24th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 C10
Karpov,Ana vs Tregubov,P
0-14th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 A37
Golubev,M vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/24th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup 2008 C47
Karpov,Ana vs Efimenko,Z
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2008 E90
Karpov,Ana vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2008 A70
Korotylev,A vs Karpov,Ana
1-0World Blitz 2007 D03
Bacrot,E vs Karpov,Ana
0-1World Blitz 2007 E13
Karpov,Ana vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 D15
Savchenko,B vs Karpov,Ana
1-0World Blitz 2007 B12
Dreev,A vs Karpov,Ana
0-1World Blitz 2007 D37
Rublevsky,S vs Karpov,Ana
1-0World Blitz 2007 C42
Karpov,Ana vs Bacrot,E
1-0World Blitz 2007 A55
Karpov,Ana vs Savchenko,B
0-1World Blitz 2007 A35
Karpov,Ana vs Korotylev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 E71
Karpov,Ana vs Dreev,A
1-0World Blitz 2007 D11
Karpov,Ana vs Nisipeanu,LD
1/2-1/2Chess Champions League 2007 E02
Nisipeanu,LD vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2Chess Champions League 2007 C42
Guliyev,N vs Karpov,Ana
0-1Corsica Masters 2007 C92
Karpov,Ana vs Hamdouchi,H
1-0Corsica Masters 2007 A56
Hamdouchi,H vs Karpov,Ana
0-1Corsica Masters 2007 C92
Karpov,Ana vs Guliyev,N
1-0Corsica Masters 2007 D30
Karpov,Ana vs Bacrot,E
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D15
Milov,V vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E13
Karpov,Ana vs Bauer,Ch
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A40
Bacrot,E vs Karpov,Ana
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E15
Karpov,Ana vs Milov,V
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D15
Bauer,Ch vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A28
Karpov,Ana vs Prie,E
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D11
Prie,E vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A47
Karpov,Ana vs Fressinet,L
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D11
Tkachiev,V vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E15
Karpov,Ana vs Gutknecht,Tatiana
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A10
Karpov,Ana vs Bareev,E
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D11
Karpov,Ana vs Levitov,Ilya
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A58
Bareev,E vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E13
Cvitan,O vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A25
Karpov,Ana vs Guliyev,N
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D20
Karpov,Ana vs Mikhalevski,V
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D90
Karpov,Ana vs Cvitan,O
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E38
Mikhalevski,V vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E05
Karpov,Ana vs Tkachiev,V
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D11
Costa,Ala vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 B30
Fridman,D2 vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2ch-Euro Blitz 2007 E15
Drazic,S vs Karpov,Ana
0-1ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D00
Fressinet,L vs Karpov,Ana
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 B12
Karpov,Ana vs Costa,Ala
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 A25
Karpov,Ana vs Fridman,D2
1/2-1/2ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D12
Karpov,Ana vs Drazic,S
1-0ch-Euro Blitz 2007 D27