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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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Zara, Dan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 C42
Karpov, Anatoly vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 B25
Karpov, Anatoly vs Hostalet, Pedro Enrique
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 D03
Karpov, Anatoly vs Maeder, Karl Heinz
1-0
EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 B25
Ligterink, Gert vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 D66
Adorjan, Andras vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 sf 6768 1967 C68
Zara, Dan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 E18
Karpov, Anatoly vs Moles, John
1-0
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 C77
Lewi, Jerzy vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 A21
Hostalet, Pedro Enrique vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 E38
Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Leningrad 1966 C62
Ziuliarkin, X. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1963 D61
Kalashnikov, Viacheslav vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1963 C44
Korotaev, A. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1963 E14
Kirillov, Vladimir Grigorevic vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1962 A21
Kolishkin vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1962 C98
Kalashnikov, Viacheslav vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Zlatoust 1962 C97
Ziuliarkin, X. vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1962 C50
Karpov, Anatoly vs Piskunov
1-0
Zlatoust 1962 B03
Karpov, Anatoly vs Mukhudulin
1/2-1/2
Zlatoust 1961 B56
Karpov, Anatoly vs Zyulyarkin
1-0
Zlatoust 1961 B24
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shefler
1-0
Zlatoust 1961 C01
Zadneprovsky vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Zlatoust 1961 E27
Karpov, Anatoly vs Alekseev, V.
1/2-1/2
Zlatoust 1961 B40
Karpov, Anatoly vs Kalashnikov, Viacheslav
1-0
Zlatoust 1961 C68
Karpov, Anatoly vs Gaimaletdinov
1-0
Zlatoust 1961 C62
Tarinin, X. vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Zlatoust 1961 C97
Kalashnikov, Viacheslav vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Zlatoust 1961 A30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Budakov
1/2-1/2
Zlatoust 1961 C99
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