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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0-1Optiebeurs 1988 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Leuppi, B.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 C84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Farago, Ivan
1-0Hoogovens 1988 C18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hjartarson, Johann
1-0World Cup 1988 E05
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 C85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Von Allmen, Alain
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 B03
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smirin, Ilia
1-0URS-ch55 1988 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gavrikov, Viktor
0-1Mazatlan rapid 1988 A61
Karpov, Anatoly vs Liardet, Fabrice
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 B04
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Comp Leonardo Maestro
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 D34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lienhard, D.
1/2-1/2Zuerich sim 1988 B44
Salov, Valery vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 E55
Sokolov, Andrei vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0World Cup 1988 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Schmidhauser, H.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A18
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Optiebeurs 1988 E62
Karpov, Anatoly vs Weder, Hanspeter
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nogueiras, Jesus
1-0World Cup 1988 C18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 E11
Nunn, John DM vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 B17
Winants, Luc vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1World Cup 1988 E15
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 C54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch55 1988 E15
Agdestein, Simen vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1988 D94
Gavrikov, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mazatlan rapid 1988 D27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Sterren, Paul
1-0Hoogovens 1988 C99
Karpov, Anatoly vs Baertschi, W.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 C16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gallati, Marcel
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 E81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 1988 D35
Seirawan, Yasser vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2World Cup 1988 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ftacnik, Lubomir
1-0Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mascarinas, Rico
1/2-1/2Thessaloniki ol (Men) 1988 A32
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1988 B17
Eingorn, Vereslav S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch55 1988 D36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gloor, P.
1-0Zuerich sim 1988 A50
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1/2-1/2Brussels 1987 E99
Torre, Eugenio vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Brussels blitz 1987 E11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 B78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Euwe mem 1987 E16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 E16
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Brussels blitz 1987 E11
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
0-1Brussels blitz 1987 E15
Meulders, Richard vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Brussels 1987 E41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0Brussels blitz 1987 A43
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Brussels blitz 1987 A29