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Karpov, Anatoly

World Champion

modern era

Anatoly 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

Most Faced Opponents

Kasparov, Gary171 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor106 gamesTimman, Jan H100 gamesAnand, Viswanathan68 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir62 gamesAndersson, Ulf45 gamesPolgar, Judit43 gamesPortisch, Lajos42 gamesGelfand, Boris40 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily39 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Karpov, Anatoly vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly

Amber Blindfold

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Larsen, Bent

Tilburg

1980

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Karpov,An

Amber Blindfold

2001

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FCGFCG
1-0

Gelfand,B vs Karpov,Ana

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov,Ana vs Carlsen,M

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Zhang Pengxiang vs Karpov,An

FIDE WCh KO

2001

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Games (3529)

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Tukmakov, Vladimir B vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Byrne, Robert E
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B61
Uhlmann, Wolfgang vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 A34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 C95
Keene, Raymond D vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Hastings7172 1971 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Stein, Leonid
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 B57
Karpov, Anatoly vs Olafsson, Fridrik
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 B44
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gheorghiu, Florin
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 B92
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 C98
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B61
Karpov, Anatoly vs Dzindzichashvili, Roman
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B01
Krogius, Nikolai V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 E18
Andersson, Ulf vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 D73
Kapengut, Albert Z vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B85
Karpov, Anatoly vs Grigorian, Karen Ashotovich
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 B04
Platonov, Igor V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 A47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kurajica, Bojan
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B32
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 E56
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 C93
Shamkovich, Leonid vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
URS-ch39 1971 A34
Unzicker, Wolfgang vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 C95
Lengyel, Levente vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Moscow 1971 E04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Karasev, Vladimir I
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 A22
Pfleger, Helmut vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Hastings7172 1971 E19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Franklin, Michael J
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B28
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 A47
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mecking, Henrique
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 B92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Markland, Peter R
1-0
Hastings7172 1971 C19
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tseitlin, Mark D
1-0
URS-ch39 1971 C63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
1-0
Moscow 1971 C82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2
URS-ch39 1971 B85
Byrne, Robert E vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Moscow 1971 B48
Addison, William vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Caracas 1970 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Villarroel, Geber
1-0
Caracas 1970 A16
Platonov, Igor V vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 A36
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 A34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Stein, Leonid
1/2-1/2
Caracas 1970 C01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Balashov, Yuri S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B92
Barcza, Gedeon vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Caracas 1970 A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel
1-0
Caracas 1970 B25
Karpov, Anatoly vs O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic
1-0
Caracas 1970 C95
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1-0
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 D90
Karpov, Anatoly vs Podgaets, Mikhail
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C95
Gipslis, Aivars vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C69
Karasev, Vladimir I vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Caro, Alberto N
1-0
Caracas 1970 A22
Dementiev, Oleg I vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Antoshin, Vladimir S
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C82
Karpov, Anatoly vs Moiseev, Oleg L
1/2-1/2
URS-ch38 Riga 1970 D42
Slujssar vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Caracas 1970 A48
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