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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1/2-1/2Caracas 1970 E17
Tseitlin, Mark D vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Savon, Vladimir A
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B73
Stein, Leonid vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C94
Kavalek, Lubomir vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Caracas 1970 C98
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bagirov, Vladimir
1-0URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B05
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 D42
Kholmov, Ratmir D vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Zaitsev, Igor A
1-0URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Parma, Bruno
1-0Caracas 1970 E39
Karpov, Anatoly vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 C95
Liberzon, Vladimir M vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch38 Riga 1970 A35
Doroshkievich, Vladimir K vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch38 Riga 1970 E32
Ciocaltea, Victor vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2Caracas 1970 C42
Yepez, Olavo vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Caracas 1970 E55
Karpov, Anatoly vs Panno, Oscar
1/2-1/2Caracas 1970 B42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1/2-1/2Caracas 1970 C65
Karpov, Anatoly vs Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur
1/2-1/2Caracas 1970 B06
Ivkov, Borislav vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Caracas 1970 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mikenas, Vladas
1-0URS-ch38 Riga 1970 B05
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
0-1URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E51
Karpov, Anatoly vs Steinberg, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Steinberg, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 C86
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Steinberg, Mikhail vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E06
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E14
Steinberg, Mikhail vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B04
Vaganian, Rafael A vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E20
Karpov, Anatoly vs Steinberg, Mikhail
0-1URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 B25
Steinberg, Mikhail vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-ch U18 playoff 1969 E19
Reimann, S. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 E53
Popov, Vladimir vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 C91
Vujakovic, Branko vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-JUG 1968 C84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Romanishin, Oleg M
1-0URS-chT 1968 D01
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vujakovic, Branko
1-0URS-JUG 1968 B07
Nisman, Boris I vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 E26
Kirpichnikov, Vladimir S vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 C85
Cihelashvili vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 C25
Sangla, P. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1URS-chT 1968 A46
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vujakovic, Branko
1-0URS-JUG 1968 B07
Vujakovic, Branko vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2URS-JUG 1968 C84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Lisenko, Alexander V
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1968 B31
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mikliaev, I.
1-0URS-chT 1968 C76
Karpov, Anatoly vs Vaganian, Rafael A
1/2-1/2URS-chT 1968 B04
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piesina, Gintautas
1-0URS-chT 1968 A37
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ligterink, Gert
1/2-1/2EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 B20
Ciric, Dragoljub M vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2EU-ch casual 1967 C92
Karpov, Anatoly vs Schaufelberger, Heinz
1-0EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 B25