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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*EE Internet sim 1998 A86
Karpov, Anatoly vs Berlandier, Laurent
1-0EE Internet sim 1998 A40
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ego
*EE Internet sim 1998 C19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Havrdova, Lenka
1-0EE Internet sim 1998 B31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Fabe
*EE Internet sim 1998 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Refalo
*EE Internet sim 1998 C10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Boucher, Emmanuel
1-0EE Internet sim 1998 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Valgardsson, Gudjon Heidar
*EE Internet sim 1998 A37
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1998 E15
Van der Sterren, Paul vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hoogovens 1998 E15
Salov, Valery vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Hoogovens 1998 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1998 E54
Nijboer, Friso vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hoogovens Blitz 1998 C91
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hoogovens Blitz 1998 D55
Nijboer, Friso vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1998 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kotronias, Vasilios
1/2-1/2Hellas rapid m 1997 B07
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pljasunov, Aleksey
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 B05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Upero, Jussi
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 C45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Innala, Tapio
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 C60
Kotronias, Vasilios vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Hellas rapid m 1997 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kotronias, Vasilios
1-0Hellas rapid m 1997 E89
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lobron, Eric
0-1Chess Classics 1997 A80
Karpov, Anatoly vs Stoma, Pawel
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 D08
Malakhatko, Vadim vs Karpov, Anantoly2
1/2-1/2UKR-ch20 1997 E97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Wasilewski, L.
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 A41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lobron, Eric
1-0Walldorf m rap 1997 E10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Oliwa, Patryk
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 D16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shajda
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 B76
Karpov, Anatoly vs Grigorian, Meri
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Orzech, Dominik
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 B30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Peschansky, M.
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lau, K.
1/2-1/2Singapore sim 1997 D35
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pessi, Juha
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 A91
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1997 B17
Kotronias, Vasilios vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hellas rapid m 1997 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dwyer, Danny
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 D45
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Walldorf m rap 1997 A20
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 A28
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lavrov, Andrey
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 B30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Yip Fong Ling
1/2-1/2Singapore sim 1997 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Akhromeev, M.
1/2-1/2Voronezh simul 1997 A57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jarvenpaa, Jari
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 E16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piescikowski, M.
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 A81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kolosowski, Pawel
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 A90
Karpov, Anatoly vs Harju, Jari
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 B31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Patiutkin
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 E89
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bidjukov�
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 D85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Maliszewski, Jaroslaw
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 B31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shepilov, A.
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kesseli, Anne
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 C68