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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1-0Amsterdam 1976 B44
Tarjan, James Edward vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje 1976 D55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sofrevski, Jovan
1-0Skopje 1976 E72
Karpov, Anatoly vs Barle, Janez
1-0Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 E81
Ribli, Zoltan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 A14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0Milan 1975 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0URS-chT 1975 D18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Milan 1975 C97
Karpov, Anatoly vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino
1-0Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B79
Furman, Semen Abramovich vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 D47
Musil, Vojko vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B42
Grigorian, Levon Ashotovich vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1975 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C95
Karnar, Marijan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 A12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
0-1Milan 1975 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gurgenidze, Bukhuti
1-0URS-chT 1975 B36
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smejkal, Jan
1/2-1/2Milan 1975 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Parma, Bruno
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mariotti, Sergio
1/2-1/2Milan 1975 B38
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mariotti, Sergio
1-0Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 C64
Browne, Walter S vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Milan 1975 E18
Planinec, Albin vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Velimirovic, Dragoljub
1-0Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 B78
Osterman, Rudolf vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Portoroz/Ljubljana 1975 E14
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 A29
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 D25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Candidats final 1974 E17
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Nice olm fin-A 1974 A30
Williams, Arthur H vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Nice olm prel 1974 E31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Zalm, NE. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Nice olm prel 1974 E14
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Candidats final 1974 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Candidats final 1974 B78
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 A17
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 E17
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 A17
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Candidats final 1974 A46
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 A11
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pritchett, Craig William
1-0Nice olm prel 1974 A33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Schmidt, Wlodzimierz
1-0Nice olm prel 1974 A34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Unzicker, Wolfgang
1-0Nice olm fin-A 1974 C98
Karpov, Anatoly vs Westerinen, Heikki MJ
1-0Nice olm fin-A 1974 C87
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2Candidats final 1974 C09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Nice olm fin-A 1974 B08
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pomar Salamanca, Arturo
1-0Nice olm fin-A 1974 B19