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
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1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 B33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lutikov, Anatoly S
1-0URS Spartakiad 1979 B01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Munich+ 1979 C08
Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Munich+ 1979 E32
Karpov, Anatoly vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2Montreal 1979 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Waddinxveen 1979 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Montreal 1979 B67
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 D32
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 D75
Byrne, Robert E vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bukic, Enver
1-0Bugojno 1978 B92
Ivkov, Borislav vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 E39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Bugojno 1978 A40
Vukic, Milan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bugojno 1978 A05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Bugojno 1978 B17
Tatai, Stefano vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Las Palmas 1977 A34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0Las Palmas 1977 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adorjan, Andras
1-0Las Palmas 1977 B08
Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Las Palmas 1977 C46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Debarnot, Roberto
1-0Las Palmas 1977 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 B70
Miles, Anthony J vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2BBC TV Master Game 1977 A19
Huebner, Robert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 E14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Liberzon, Vladimir M
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 B69
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0Las Palmas 1977 A50
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1-0October Revolution 60 1977 B45
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 B57
Pfleger, Helmut vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2BBC TV Master Game 1977 A14
Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1October Revolution 60 1977 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Cabrera, Gabriel
1-0Las Palmas 1977 C10
Garcia Padron, Jose vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Las Palmas 1977 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Keene, Raymond D
1-0EU-chT 1977 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
0-1October Revolution 60 1977 B28
Karpov, Anatoly vs Keene, Raymond D
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 C41
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0October Revolution 60 1977 A30
Browne, Walter S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Las Palmas 1977 E18
Hug, Werner vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1BBC TV Master Game 1977 A05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smejkal, Jan
1-0EU-chT 1977 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1-0BBC TV Master Game 1977 A17
Kochyev, Alexander vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 E18
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 E57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hernandez, Roman
1-0Las Palmas 1977 B70
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pfleger, Helmut
1-0BBC TV Master Game 1977 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smejkal, Jan
1-0October Revolution 60 1977 B08
Knezevic, Milorad vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 D37
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Csom, Istvan
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Martin Gonzalez, Angel
1-0Las Palmas 1977 B70