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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1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares 1994 D47
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E54
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Linares 1994 B17
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1994 E41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E65
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-blind 3rd 1994 E14
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B22
Adams, Michael vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Dortmund 1994 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Linares 1994 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Leko, Peter★
1-0Dortmund 1994 D32
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 3rd 1994 A32
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1994 E54
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E15
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 A29
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1Linares 1993 E86
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1-0Linares 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1993 A33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 D79
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1993 D85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kamsky, Gata★
1-0Linares 1993 E89
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 A12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 E81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 D39
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 A46
Short, Nigel D vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur★
1-0Tilburg 1993 E17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 B13
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 B17
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 B12
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Linares 1993 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1993 D12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1993 D39
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B17
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E81
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 E54
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1993 E29
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Short, Nigel D★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 D58
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Linares 1993 D43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E32