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
View PrintGames (3529)
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1-0NAO Masters 2002 E13
Karpov,An vs Lautier,J
1/2-1/2NAO Masters 2002 E12
Karpov,An vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2NAO Masters 2002 D12
Nataf,IA vs Karpov,An
0-1NAO Masters 2002 B12
Karpov,An vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2NAO Masters 2002 D46
Karpov,An vs Giorgadze,G
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP 2001 D38
Cifuentes Parada,R vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP 2001 A13
Karpov,An vs Matamoros Franco,C
1-0TCh-ESP 2001 A59
Karpov,An vs Ricardi,P
1-0Najdorf Memorial 2001 D35
Xie Jun vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Najdorf Memorial 2001 C43
Karpov,An vs Mecking,H
1-0Najdorf Memorial 2001 D11
Felgaer,R vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Najdorf Memorial 2001 B17
Milos,G vs Karpov,An
0-1Najdorf Memorial 2001 C42
Dreev,A vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2EUR vs Tartarstan 2001 E12
Karpov,An vs Seminara,J
1-0Karpov-Boca Simul 2001 E94
Karpov,An vs Albarran,G
1-0Karpov-Boca Simul 2001 E10
Karpov,An vs Rodriguez,JL
1/2-1/2Karpov-Boca Simul 2001 E32
Karpov,An vs Hoffman,A
1-0Karpov-Boca Simul 2001 E65
Karpov,An vs Andres,M
1/2-1/2Karpov-Boca Simul 2001 A70
Karpov,An vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2EUR vs Tartarstan 2001 D12
Karpov,An vs Santos,CP
1/2-1/2Simul Match 2001 E62
Karpov,An vs Fernandes,An
1-0Simul Match 2001 D78
Karpov,An vs Damaso,R
1-0Simul Match 2001 E62
Karpov,An vs Galego,L
1/2-1/2Simul Match 2001 A40
Arizmendi Martinez,J vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Rapid Exhibition g/10 2001 C07
Karpov,An vs Llobel Cortell,E
1-0Rapid Exhibition g/10 2001 A50
Karpov,An vs Arizmendi Martinez,J
1/2-1/2Rapid Exhibition g/10 2001 E68
Arizmendi Martinez,J vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Rapid Exhibition g/5 2001 B14
Llobel Cortell,E vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Rapid Exhibition g/10 2001 B12
Karpov,An vs Kouvatsou,M
1-0Match g/25 5 2001 A43
Kouvatsou,M vs Karpov,An
1-0Match g/25 5 2001 B14
Safiye,Y vs Karpov,An
0-1Match g/15 2001 B12
Karpov,An vs Safiye,Y
1-0Match g/15 2001 B38
Karpov,An vs Gurevich,M
0-1KO 2000 E15
Gurevich,M vs Karpov,An
1-0KO 2000 A28
Karpov,An vs Gurevich,M
1-0KO 2000 D46
Gurevich,M vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2KO 2000 A28
Karpov,An vs Dreev,A
1-0KO 2000 B10
Karpov,An vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2KO 2000 D11
Dreev,A vs Karpov,An
0-1KO 2000 E12
Dreev,A vs Karpov,An
1-0KO 2000 E12
Karpov,An vs Zhang Zhong
1-0KO 2000 A87
Zhang Zhong vs Karpov,An
0-1KO 2000 C26
Karpov,An vs Zhang Zhong
1/2-1/2KO 2000 E39
Zhang Zhong vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2KO 2000 C42
Tregubov,P vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Gp A 2000 D37
Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An
0-1Gp A 2000 C42
Karpov,An vs Bologan,V
1-0Gp A 2000 E63
Benjamin,Joe vs Karpov,An
1/2-1/2Gp A 2000 C24
Karpov,An vs Hamdouchi,H
1/2-1/2Gp A 2000 D12