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)
Search & Filter All Games →Karpov, Anatoly vs Spangenberg, Hugo
1-0Buenos Aires m rapid 1994 D20
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas m 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 D48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Olafsson, Helgi
1-0Reykjavik rapid 1994 A21
Gulko, Boris F vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bacrot, Etienne
1-0Disney rapid sim 1994 D20
Campora, Daniel H vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2San Nicolas m 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lutz, Christopher
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9394 1994 D48
Salov, Valery vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Stefansson, Hannes vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Reykjavik rapid 1994 B10
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 E32
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Ubeda m 1994 E04
Hertneck, Gerald vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Bundesliga 9394 1994 E39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Campora, Daniel H
1-0San Nicolas m 1994 D36
Petursson, Margeir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Reykjavik rapid 1994 A29
Rozentalis, Eduardas vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 9394 1994 E54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Spangenberg, Hugo
1-0Buenos Aires m rapid 1994 D20
Rivas Pastor, Manuel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 E61
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Las Palmas 1994 E32
Spangenberg, Hugo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Buenos Aires m rapid 1994 C29
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sheldon, Ruth
1/2-1/2Disney rapid sim 1994 E72
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ismailova, Parvana
1-0Disney rapid sim 1994 E85
Spangenberg, Hugo vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Buenos Aires m rapid 1994 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0Las Palmas m 1994 E14
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Las Palmas m 1994 B17
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Las Palmas m 1994 B17
Epishin, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1994 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Ubeda m 1994 B33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0Las Palmas m 1994 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Epishin, Vladimir
1-0Las Palmas 1994 D79
Lautier, Joel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Ubeda m 1994 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1-0Las Palmas m 1994 D32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Dos Hermanas 1994 A21
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2Ubeda m 1994 D12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Bundesliga 9394 1994 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs De Vreugt, Dennis
1-0Disney rapid sim 1994 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Ubeda m 1994 C63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Salov, Valery
1-0Wijk m 1993 D10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
1-0Wijk m 1993 E15
Sherbakov, Ruslan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Moscow blitz 1993 E32
Nunn, John DM vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Wijk m 1993 C10
Blatny, Pavel vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2AUT-chT 1993 C01
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Wijk m 1993 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Epishin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2Dos Hermanas 1993 A21
Salov, Valery vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Wijk m 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Yudasin, Leonid
1-0Dos Hermanas 1993 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Belotti, Bruno
1-0FRA 1993 A57
Bareev, Evgeny vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Moscow blitz 1993 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Leon 1993 D45