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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1-0Malta ol (Men) 1980 D42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0Buenos Aires 1980 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1/2-1/2Malta ol (Men) 1980 E68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1/2-1/2IBM 1980 B17
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2IBM 1980 A25
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1980 E42
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1980 E19
Gheorghiu, Florin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Malta ol (Men) 1980 E12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ermenkov, Evgenij
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1980 B84
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Bad Kissingen 1980 B84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
0-1Buenos Aires 1980 B25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Bad Kissingen 1980 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ostos, Julio
1-0Malta ol (Men) 1980 C06
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Bugojno 1980 E42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ribli, Zoltan
1-0IBM 1980 A38
Dolmatov, Sergey vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2IBM 1980 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivkov, Borislav
1-0Bugojno 1980 C92
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Kissingen 1980 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jakobsen, Ole
1-0Malta ol (Men) 1980 D63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Quinteros, Miguel A
1-0Malta ol (Men) 1980 E92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Panno, Oscar
1-0Buenos Aires 1980 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Van der Wiel, John TH
1-0IBM 1980 B66
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Malta ol (Men) 1980 A28
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dolmatov, Sergey
1-0IBM 1980 B33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
0-1EU-chT 1980 B00
Karpov, Anatoly vs Alburt, Lev O
1-0Malta ol (Men) 1980 B05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1-0Bugojno 1980 B64
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0IBM 1980 C43
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1980 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1980 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Bad Kissingen 1980 B85
Van der Wiel, John TH vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1IBM 1980 C54
Ribli, Zoltan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0IBM 1980 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires 1980 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1980 B81
Giardelli, Sergio C vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Buenos Aires 1980 A25
Robatsch, Karl vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Munich+ 1979 D37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Montreal 1979 A26
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Waddinxveen 1979 B19
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Waddinxveen 1979 B19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0Waddinxveen 1979 B63
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Montreal 1979 B22
Dankert, Peter vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Munich+ 1979 C00
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Montreal 1979 C81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0Munich+ 1979 C95
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Montreal 1979 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1-0Waddinxveen 1979 B92
Sosonko, Gennadi vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Waddinxveen 1979 E05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Giorgadze, Tamaz
1/2-1/2URS Spartakiad 1979 D37