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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0-1October Revolution 60 1977 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hermann, Manfred
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 C63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Wockenfuss, Klaus
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 D38
Karpov, Anatoly vs Radulov, Ivan
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 D20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sosonko, Gennadi
1-0Bad Lauterberg 1977 B70
Torre, Eugenio vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Bad Lauterberg 1977 B41
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ribli, Zoltan
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 B85
Balashov, Yuri S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Visier Segovia, Fernando
1-0Las Palmas 1977 B38
Gerusel, Mathias vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Bad Lauterberg 1977 D54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Miles, Anthony J
1/2-1/2BBC TV Master Game 1977 A13
Vogt, Lothar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 B47
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Bad Lauterberg 1977 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1-0EU-chT 1977 A30
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2October Revolution 60 1977 E11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kavalek, Lubomir
1/2-1/2Montilla 1976 D86
Romanishin, Oleg M vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch44 1976 C91
Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch44 1976 E14
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch44 1976 E19
Gulko, Boris F vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch44 1976 B44
Browne, Walter S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Amsterdam 1976 C95
Kurajica, Bojan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje 1976 C77
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Montilla 1976 E19
Zakharov, Alexander V vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch44 1976 E24
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1-0URS-ch44 1976 C92
Stean, Michael vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Montilla 1976 A14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0URS-ch44 1976 C61
Fraguela Gil, Jose Miguel vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Montilla 1976 A36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Byrne, Robert E
1/2-1/2Montilla 1976 E46
Adorjan, Andras vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 B42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
1-0Skopje 1976 E87
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1/2-1/2URS-ch44 1976 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Matanovic, Aleksandar
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 A50
Ivkov, Borislav vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Skopje 1976 E19
Olafsson, Fridrik vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1976 D42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0Skopje 1976 C08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Georgievski, Vanco
1-0Skopje 1976 B00
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
1-0URS-ch44 1976 C78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nicevski, Risto
1-0Skopje 1976 C84
Pfleger, Helmut vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Montilla 1976 A30
Calvo Minguez, Ricardo vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Montilla 1976 C54
Karpov, Anatoly vs Diez del Corral, Jesus
1-0Montilla 1976 E87
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dorfman, Josif D
1-0URS-ch44 1976 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanovic, Bozidar
1-0Skopje 1976 D31
Jancev, Lazo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje 1976 E38
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje 1976 A17
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny
1/2-1/2URS-ch44 1976 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Browne, Walter S
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1976 B93
Rashkovsky, Nukhim N vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch44 1976 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
1-0Montilla 1976 C63