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 Timman, Jan H★
1-0FIDE-Wch 1993 E81
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 E54
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Tilburg 1993 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Judit★
0-1Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 A48
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polgar, Zsuzsa★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1993 A33
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 B13
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 E17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0Linares 1993 D43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1993 D12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
0-1Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 E16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch 1993 D43
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1993 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Timman, Jan H★
0-1FIDE-Wch 1993 E15
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Linares 1993 E12
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Dortmund 1993 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E81
Jussupow, Artur vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1993 E29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 A84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1Linares 1993 E86
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 E19
Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Linares 1992 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jussupow, Artur★
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 E11
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D20
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1992 E15
Khalifman, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Reggio Emilia9192 1992 C92
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Biel 1992 E25
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1992 B10
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Linares 1992 B12
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Biel 1992 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1-0Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1-0Biel 1992 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Biel 1992 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 C45
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E88
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Short, Nigel D★
1-0Linares 1992 A91
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1-0Tilburg 1991 E15
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D59
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Linares 1991 E54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1991 E97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Polugaevsky, Lev★
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia91 Top16 1991 D32
Timman, Jan H vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1991 E25
Kamsky, Gata vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Linares 1991 E41