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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0-1EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Rogers, Ian
1-0Bath TV-A 1983 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Luzern ol (Men) 1982 C99
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1982 E18
Seirawan, Yasser vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Phillips&Drew 1982 D53
Karpov, Anatoly vs Small, Vernon A
1-0Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Turin 1982 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mestel, A Jonathan
1-0Phillips&Drew 1982 B76
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Luzern ol (Men) 1982 E15
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Turin 1982 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bouaziz, Slim
1/2-1/2Hamburg TV-A 1982 B07
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0Luzern ol (Men) 1982 B92
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Phillips&Drew 1982 D53
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Turin 1982 C92
Braga, Fernando vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Mar del Plata 1982 B22
Nunn, John DM vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Hamburg TV-A 1982 C54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Hamburg TV-A 1982 E15
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2Hamburg TV-A 1982 B08
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Turin 1982 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Speelman, Jonathan S
1/2-1/2Phillips&Drew 1982 E13
Seirawan, Yasser vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hamburg TV-A 1982 D53
Karpov, Anatoly vs Giardelli, Sergio C
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1982 B42
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Phillips&Drew 1982 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1982 C16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Franco Ocampo, Zenon
1-0Mar del Plata 1982 B66
Garcia Palermo, Carlos vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Mar del Plata 1982 E52
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nunn, John DM
1-0Phillips&Drew 1982 B33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Phillips&Drew 1982 B76
Panno, Oscar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1982 D41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Turin 1982 B17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1/2-1/2Mar del Plata 1982 B20
Bouaziz, Slim vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hamburg TV-A 1982 C54
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Moscow 1981 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0Moscow-4teams 1981 B44
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Moscow-4teams 1981 C43
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Moscow 1981 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Amsterdam 1981 B14
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Amsterdam 1981 D58
Ree, Hans vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1981 E16
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0Moscow 1981 E69
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1981 A12
Torre, Eugenio vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Moscow 1981 B19
Donner, Jan Hein vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amsterdam 1981 E39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2Moscow 1981 C95
Langeweg, Kick vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amsterdam 1981 E13
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 C80
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Buenos Aires 1980 A32
Kurajica, Bojan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 E15
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2IBM 1980 E06