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Karpov, Anatoly

World Champion

modern era

Anatoly 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

Most Faced Opponents

Kasparov, Gary171 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor106 gamesTimman, Jan H100 gamesAnand, Viswanathan68 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir62 gamesAndersson, Ulf45 gamesPolgar, Judit43 gamesPortisch, Lajos42 gamesGelfand, Boris40 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily39 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Karpov,An

Amber Blindfold

2001

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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Games (3529)

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Karpov, Anatoly vs De Firmian, Nick E
1/2-1/2
Oslo 1984 D42
Arnason, Jon L vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Oslo 1984 C42
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
London 1984 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Agdestein, Simen
1-0
Oslo 1984 C18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Chandler, Murray G
1-0
London 1984 D34
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-World 1984 E12
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
London 1984 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
London 1984 D91
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2
URS-World 1984 D67
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0
Oslo 1984 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mestel, A Jonathan
1-0
London 1984 C06
Adorjan, Andras vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Oslo 1984 A29
Ribli, Zoltan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
London 1984 D55
Torre, Eugenio vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
London 1984 E42
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-World 1984 E19
Wedberg, Tom vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Oslo 1984 C85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
URS-World 1984 E11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2
Oslo 1984 D27
Bouaziz, Slim vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 B82
Glienke, Manfred vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hannover 1983 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 E19
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C88
Miles, Anthony J vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 D37
Bastian, Herbert vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hannover 1983 B25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hartmann, W.
0-1
Hannover 1983 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Chen De
1-0
Hannover 1983 C06
Karpov, Anatoly vs Browne, Walter S
1-0
Bath TV-A 1983 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
0-1
URS-ch50 1983 B08
Razuvaev, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 E19
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
URS-ch50 1983 D11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Chandler, Murray G
1-0
Bath TV-A 1983 D32
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 C42
Qi Jingxuan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hannover 1983 B97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1
Bath TV-1pl 1983 B16
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 B46
Chandler, Murray G vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Bath TV-A 1983 C54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Torre, Eugenio
1-0
Hannover 1983 C92
Agzamov, Georgy vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Giorgadze, Tamaz
1-0
Hannover 1983 D55
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 E05
Psakhis, Lev vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch50 1983 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pfleger, Helmut
1-0
Hannover 1983 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lerner, Konstantin Z
1-0
URS-ch50 1983 B07
Browne, Walter S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Bath TV-A 1983 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ostermeyer, Peter
1/2-1/2
Hannover 1983 B92
Lobron, Eric vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hannover 1983 C42
Rogers, Ian vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Bath TV-A 1983 E05
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