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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1/2-1/2Moscow-3teams 1973 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Schauwecker, Meinrad
1-0EU-chT 1973 A33
Karpov, Anatoly vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0Madrid 1973 E16
Matanovic, Aleksandar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2EU-chT 1973 C95
Taimanov, Mark E vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch41 1973 E56
Planinec, Albin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Madrid 1973 B47
Taimanov, Mark E vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Moscow-3teams 1973 E55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gipslis, Aivars
0-1URS-chT Moscow 1972 B07
Karpov, Anatoly vs Jansa, Vlastimil
1/2-1/2Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Visier Segovia, Fernando
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gligoric, Svetozar
1-0San Antonio 1972 C94
Karpov, Anatoly vs Cobo Arteaga, Eldis
1-0Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Pedersen, Eigil
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 C03
Karpov, Anatoly vs Browne, Walter S
1-0San Antonio 1972 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mecking, Henrique
1/2-1/2San Antonio 1972 B52
Alvarez, Franklin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 B43
Stein, Leonid vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT Moscow 1972 D85
Padevsky, Nikola vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B22
Saidy, Anthony Fred vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1San Antonio 1972 A05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kuzmin, Gennadi P
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 B44
Hort, Vlastimil vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2San Antonio 1972 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Uddenfeldt, Dan
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0URS-chT Moscow 1972 B42
Saren, Ilkka J vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 B44
Suttles, Duncan vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1San Antonio 1972 B20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Byrne, Donald
1-0San Antonio 1972 B77
Sznapik, Aleksander vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 A08
Karner, Hillar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0URS-chT Moscow 1972 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kaplan, Julio P
1/2-1/2San Antonio 1972 B37
Sloth, Jorn vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje ol (Men) prel 1972 A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Wirthensohn, Heinz
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B93
Karpov, Anatoly vs Smith, Kenneth R
1-0San Antonio 1972 B81
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dueball, Juergen
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B76
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kudriashov, Anatoli
1-0URS-chT Moscow 1972 B81
Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 D94
Hase, Juan C vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 C22
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2San Antonio 1972 A37
Dzindzichashvili, Roman vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-chT Moscow 1972 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Campos Lopez, Mario
1-0San Antonio 1972 B04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ungureanu, Emil
1-0Skopje ol (Men) fin-A 1972 B65
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0URS-ch39 1971 B44
Parma, Bruno vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Moscow 1971 B82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Nikolaevsky, Yuri V
1-0URS-ch39 1971 B09
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hort, Vlastimil
1-0Moscow 1971 B81
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0URS-ch39 1971 A14
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hartston, William R
1-0Hastings7172 1971 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Taimanov, Mark E
1-0URS-ch39 1971 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lein, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch39 1971 D56
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Moscow 1971 A30
Botterill, George Steven vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Hastings7172 1971 D58