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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1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 D45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Malashenko, Alyona
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 E85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Giorgadze, Giorgi
1/2-1/2Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 D38
Fernandez, Juan Luis vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Foo Hsiang Ming
1/2-1/2Singapore sim 1997 A57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Milov, Vadim
1-0Credit Suisse 1997 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kozlova, Olga
1/2-1/2Voronezh simul 1997 E11
Martos, J. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Krysztofiak, Marcin
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 E81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kartavcev, Andrej
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 B80
Karpov, Anatoly vs Long, J.
1/2-1/2Singapore sim 1997 D35
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mickiewicz, Piotr
1-0Koszalin sim1 1997 E68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Moro Adame, Antonio
1-0Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 E62
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Chess Classics 1997 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Plotnikov, S.
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 E87
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tahkavuori, Tapani
1/2-1/2Karpov sim 1997 D17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shestakov, A.
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 A89
Karpov, Anatoly vs Campora, Daniel H
1-0Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 D68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romaszko, Sylwia
1/2-1/2Koszalin sim1 1997 C63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Szymanski, Marcin
0-1Koszalin sim1 1997 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dorokhin, M.
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 D85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shmatova, K.
1/2-1/2Voronezh simul 1997 A25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Riazhskikh
1-0Voronezh simul 1997 A35
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adianto, Utut
1-0Jakarta m 25' 1997 B85
Adianto, Utut vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Jakarta m 25' 1997 C68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adianto, Utut
1/2-1/2Jakarta m 1997 A64
Adianto, Utut vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Jakarta m 1997 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adianto, Utut
0-1Jakarta m 25' blindfold 1997 D20
Adianto, Utut vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Jakarta m 25' blindfold 1997 C68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Strikovic, Aleksa
1/2-1/2Villarrobledo rapid op 1997 E96
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Credit Suisse 1997 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pelletier, Yannick
1-0Credit Suisse 1997 D46
Milov, Vadim vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Credit Suisse 1997 E48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Credit Suisse 1997 D39
Pelletier, Yannick vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Credit Suisse 1997 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hajenius, Willem
1/2-1/2Antwerp 1997 A51
Salov, Valery vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1997 A33
Westerinen, Heikki MJ vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Helsinki sim 1996 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Koskela, Niina
1/2-1/2Valkeakoski sim 1996 E17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Fieandt, John
1/2-1/2Valkeakoski sim 1996 D17
Van Wely, Loek vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Maki, Veijo
0-1Helsinki sim 1996 E97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hracek, Zbynek
1-0EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 A32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lobron, Eric
1-0Nussloch m 1996 E01
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Chess.net m1 blitz 1996 E06
Smagin, Sergey vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 B10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nouro, Mikael
1/2-1/2Valkeakoski sim 1996 E91
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Nussloch m 1996 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hracek, Zbynek
0-1EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996 E10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Popovic, Petar
1/2-1/2Belgrade 1996 D73