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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1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1988 E04
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1988 E02
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1-0World Cup 1988 D24
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolic, Predrag
0-1Hoogovens 1988 A25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vucenovic, Dragomir
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 E73
Sokolov, Andrei vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 1988 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Maeser, Fabian
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A25
Nogueiras, Jesus vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1World Cup 1988 D26
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 E94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1-0Mazatlan rapid 1988 E94
Piket, Jeroen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1988 D55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kharitonov, Andrei Y
1-0URS-ch55 1988 D36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Rottmann, D.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Malaniuk, Vladimir P
1-0URS-ch55 1988 A88
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 1988 C92
Panno, Oscar vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tarnutzer, Werner
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1-0Mazatlan rapid 1988 D15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Georgiev, Kiril
1-0Hoogovens 1988 D78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Blank, Alexander
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 E73
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 E11
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Mazatlan rapid 1988 D54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1-0URS-ch55 1988 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ludin, A.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 B12
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Optiebeurs 1988 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sokolov, Andrei
1-0World Cup 1988 E06
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 D58
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Wilhelm, Karl
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 E68
Gulko, Boris F vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E06
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 C54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hansen, Curt
1-0Hoogovens 1988 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Schippers, W.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 E11
Sax, Gyula vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 B18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0World Cup 1988 A33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1-0World Cup 1988 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hansen, Lars Bo
1-0Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Glauser, P.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D06
Ribli, Zoltan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Marty, D.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D61
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1-0Mazatlan rapid 1988 D86
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 D44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Hoogovens 1988 A13
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Mazatlan rapid 1988 B13
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Optiebeurs 1988 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 A30
Yudasin, Leonid vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 1988 C54