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Anatoly Karpov
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Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov, PhD (Russian:

, Anatolij Evgen'evi Karpov; born
May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former
World Champion. He was the official world champion from
1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from
1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion
once again after Kasparov broke away from FIDE in 1993.
He held the title until 1999, when he resigned his title in
protest against FIDE's new world championship rules. For
his decades-long standing among the world's elite, Karpov is
considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all
time.
His tournament successes include over 160 first-place
finishes.[1][2] He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 90
total months at world number one is second all-time behind
only Garry Kasparov since the inception of the FIDE ranking
list in 1970.
Since 2005, he has been a member of the Public Chamber of
Russia. He has recently involved himself in several
humanitarian causes, such as advocating the use of iodised
salt.[3] On December 17, 2012, Karpov supported[4] the law
in the Russian Parliament banning adoption of Russian
orphans by citizens of the US.

Contents
1 Early life
2 International career
2.1 Young master

Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov, 2006

Full name Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
( )
Country

Soviet Union
Russia

Born

May 23, 1951

Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Title

Grandmaster (1970)

197585
World
Champion 199399 (FIDE)
FIDE
rating

2628
(http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?
event=4100026) (March 2015)
(No. 177 on the July 2011 FIDE ratings list)

Peak
rating

2780 (July 1994)

2.2 Top-Class Grandmaster

2.3 Candidate
2.4 Match with Fischer in 1975
2.5 World champion
2.6 Rivalry with Kasparov
2.7 FIDE champion again (199399)
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2.8 Towards retirement

3 Head-to-head record versus selected
grandmasters
4 Candidate for FIDE Presidency
5 Style
6 Notable games
7 Hobbies
8 Honours and awards
9 References
10 Books
11 Further reading
12 External links

Early life
Karpov was born on May 23, 1951 at Zlatoust in the Urals region of the former Soviet Union, and learned to play
chess at the age of four. His early rise in chess was swift, as he became a Candidate Master by age eleven. At
twelve, he was accepted into Mikhail Botvinnik's prestigious chess school, though Botvinnik made the following
remark about the young Karpov: "The boy does not have a clue about chess, and there's no future at all for him in
this profession."[5] Karpov acknowledged that his understanding of chess theory was very confused at that time,
and wrote later that the homework which Botvinnik assigned greatly helped him, since it required that he consult
chess books and work diligently.[6] Karpov improved so quickly under Botvinnik's tutelage that he became the
youngest Soviet National Master in history at fifteen in 1966; this tied the record established by Boris Spassky in
1952.

International career
Young master
Karpov finished first in his first international tournament in Tinec several months later, ahead of Viktor Kupreichik.
In 1967, he won the annual European Junior Championship at Groningen.[7] Karpov won a gold medal for
academic excellence in high school, and entered Moscow State University in 1968 to study mathematics. He later
transferred to Leningrad State University, eventually graduating from there in economics. One reason for the
transfer was to be closer to his coach, grandmaster Semyon Furman, who lived in Leningrad. In his writings,
Karpov credits Furman as a major influence on his development as a world-class player.
In 1969, Karpov became the first Soviet player since Spassky (1955) to win the World Junior Chess
Championship, scoring an undefeated 10/11 in the finals at Stockholm.[8] In 1970, he tied for fourth place at an
international tournament in Caracas, Venezuela,[9] and was awarded the grandmaster title.

Top-Class Grandmaster
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He won the 1971 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow (equal with Leonid Stein), ahead of a star-studded field, for his
first significant adult victory. His Elo rating shot from 2540 in 1971 to 2660 in 1973, when he shared second in the
USSR Chess Championship, and finished equal first with Viktor Korchnoi in the Leningrad Interzonal Tournament,
with the latter success qualifying him for the 1974 Candidates Matches, which would determine the challenger of
the reigning world champion, Bobby Fischer.

Candidate
Karpov defeated Lev Polugaevsky by the score of +3 =5 in the first Candidates' match, earning the right to face
former champion Boris Spassky in the semifinal round. Karpov was on record saying that he believed Spassky
would easily beat him and win the Candidates' cycle to face Fischer, and that he (Karpov) would win the following
Candidates' cycle in 1977. Spassky won the first game as Black in good style, but tenacious, aggressive play from
Karpov secured him overall victory by +4 1 =6. The Candidates' final
was played in Moscow with Korchnoi. Karpov took an early lead,
winning the second game against the Sicilian Dragon, then scoring
another victory in the sixth game. Following ten consecutive draws,
Korchnoi threw away a winning position in the seventeenth game to give
Karpov a 30 lead. In game 19, Korchnoi succeeded in winning a long
endgame, then notched a speedy victory after a blunder by Karpov two
games later. Three more draws, the last agreed by Karpov in a clearly
better position, closed the match, as he thus prevailed +3 2 =19,
moving on to challenge Fischer for the world title.

Match with Fischer in 1975

Though a world championship match between Karpov and Fischer was
highly anticipated, those hopes were never realised. Fischer insisted that
the match be the first to ten wins (draws not counting), but that the
champion would retain the crown if the score was tied 99. FIDE, the
Anatoly Karpov (1967)
International Chess Federation, refused to allow this proviso, and after
Fischer's resignation of the championship on June 27, 1974, FIDE
declared that Fischer forfeited his crown. Karpov later attempted to set up another match with Fischer, but all the
negotiations fell through. This thrust the young Karpov into the role of World Champion without having faced the
reigning champion. Garry Kasparov argued that Karpov would have had good chances, because he had beaten
Spassky convincingly and was a new breed of tough professional, and indeed had higher quality games, while
Fischer had been inactive for three years.[10] Spassky thought that Fischer would have won in 1975 but Karpov
would have qualified again and beaten Fischer in 1978.[11]

World champion
Determined to prove himself a legitimate champion, Karpov participated in nearly every major tournament for the
next ten years. He convincingly won the very strong Milan tournament in 1975, and captured his first of three Soviet
titles in 1976. He created a phenomenal streak of tournament wins against the strongest players in the world.
Karpov held the record for most consecutive tournament victories (nine) until it was shattered by Garry Kasparov
(14). In 1978, Karpov's first title defence was against Korchnoi, the opponent he had defeated in the 197375
Candidates' cycle; the match was played at Baguio, Philippines, with the winner needing six victories. As in 1974,
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Karpov took an early lead, winning the eighth game after seven draws to open the match, but Korchnoi staged a
comeback late in the match, as, after the score was +5 2 =20 in Karpov's favour, he won three of the next four
games to draw level, with Karpov then winning the next game to retain the title (+6 5 =21).
Three years later Korchnoi re-emerged as the Candidates' winner against German finalist Dr. Robert Hbner to
challenge Karpov in Merano, Italy. This match, however, was won handily by Karpov, the score being (117, +6
2 =10) in what is remembered as the "Massacre in Merano".
Karpov's tournament career reached a peak at the Montreal "Tournament of Stars" tournament in 1979, where he
finished joint first (+7 1 =10) with Mikhail Tal, ahead of a field of strong grandmasters completed by Jan Timman,
Ljubomir Ljubojevi, Spassky, Vlastimil Hort, Lajos Portisch, Huebner, Bent Larsen and Lubomir Kavalek. He
dominated Las Palmas 1977 with 13/15. He also won the prestigious Bugojno tournament in 1978 (shared) and
1980, the Linares tournament in 1981 (shared with Larry Christiansen) and 1994, the Tilburg tournament in 1977,
1979, 1980, 1982, and 1983, and the Soviet Championship in 1976, 1983, and 1988.
Karpov represented the Soviet Union at six Chess Olympiads, in all of which the USSR won the team gold medal.
He played first reserve at Skopje 1972, winning the board prize with 13/15. At Nice 1974, he advanced to board
one and again won the board prize with 12/14. At La Valletta 1980, he was again board one and scored 9/12. At
Lucerne 1982, he scored 6/8 on board one. At Dubai 1986, he scored 6/9 on board two. His last was
Thessaloniki 1988, where on board two he scored 8/10. In Olympiad play, Karpov lost only two games out of 68
played.
To illustrate Karpov's dominance over his peers as champion, his score was +11 2 =20 versus Spassky, +5 =12
versus Robert Hbner, +6 1 =16 versus Ulf Andersson, +3 1 =10 versus Vasily Smyslov, +1 =16 versus
Mikhail Tal, +10 2 =13 versus Ljubojevi.
Karpov had cemented his position as the world's best player and world champion by the time Garry Kasparov
arrived on the scene. In their first match, the World Chess Championship 1984, held in Moscow, with the victor
again being the first to win six games outright, Karpov built a 40 lead after nine games. The next seventeen games
were drawn, setting the record for world title matches, and it took Karpov until game 27 to gain his fifth win. In
game 31, Karpov had a winning position but failed to take advantage and settled for a draw. He lost the next game,
after which fourteen more draws ensued. In particular, Karpov held a solidly winning position in Game 41, but
again blundered and had to settle for a draw. After Kasparov won games 47 and 48, FIDE President Florencio
Campomanes unilaterally terminated the match, citing the health of the players.[12] The match had lasted an
unprecedented five months, with five wins for Karpov, three for Kasparov, and forty draws.
A rematch was set for later in 1985, also in Moscow. The events of the so-called Marathon Match forced FIDE to
return to the previous format, a match limited to 24 games (with Karpov remaining champion if the match should
finish 1212). Karpov needed to win the final game to draw the match and retain his title, but wound up losing, thus
surrendering the title to his opponent. The final score was 13-11 (+3 5 =16), in favour of Kasparov.

Rivalry with Kasparov

Karpov remained a formidable opponent (and the world #2) until the early 1990s. He fought Kasparov in three
more world championship matches in 1986 (held in London and Leningrad), 1987 (held in Seville), and 1990 (held
in New York City and Lyon). All three matches were extremely close: the scores were 11 to 12 (+4 5 =15),
12 to 12 (+4 4 =16), and 11 to 12 (+3 4 =17). In all three matches, Karpov had winning chances up to the
very last games. In particular, the 1987 Seville match featured an astonishing blunder by Kasparov in the 23rd
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game. In the final game, needing only a draw to win the title, Karpov cracked under pressure from the clock at the
end of the first session of play, missed a variation leading to an almost forced draw, and allowed Kasparov to
adjourn the game with an extra pawn. After a further mistake in the second session, Karpov was slowly ground
down and resigned on move 64, ending the match and allowing Kasparov to keep the title.
In their five world championship matches, Karpov scored 19 wins, 21 losses, and 104 draws in 144 games.
Karpov is on record saying that if he had the opportunity to play Fischer for the crown in his twenties, he could
have been a much better player as a result.

FIDE champion again (199399)

In 1992, Karpov lost a Candidates Match against Nigel Short. But in
1993, Karpov reacquired the FIDE World Champion title when
Kasparov and Short split from FIDE. Karpov defeated Timman the
loser of the Candidates' final against Short.
The next major meeting of Kasparov and Karpov was the 1994 Linares
chess tournament. The field, in eventual finishing order, was Karpov,
Kasparov, Shirov, Bareev, Kramnik, Lautier, Anand, Kamsky, Topalov,
Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Illescas, Judit Polgr, and Beliavsky; with an average
Elo rating of 2685, the highest ever at that time, making it the first
Category XVIII tournament ever held. Impressed by the strength of the
tournament, Kasparov had said several days before the tournament that
Karpov in 1996
the winner could rightly be called the world champion of tournaments.
Perhaps spurred on by this comment, Karpov played the best
tournament of his life. He was undefeated and earned 11 points out of 13 possible (the best world-class tournament
winning percentage since Alekhine won San Remo in 1930), finishing 2 points ahead of second-place Kasparov
and Shirov. Many of his wins were spectacular (in particular, his win over Topalov is considered possibly the finest
of his career). This performance against the best players in the world put his Elo rating tournament performance at
2985, the highest performance rating of any player in history up until 2009, when Magnus Carlsen won the category
XXI Pearl Spring chess tournament with a performance of 3002. However, chess statistician Jeff Sonas considered
Karpov's Linares performance to be the best tournament result in history.[13]
Karpov defended his FIDE title against Gata Kamsky (+6 3 =9) in 1996. However, in 1998, FIDE largely
scrapped the old system of Candidates' Matches, instead having a large knockout event in which a large number of
players contested short matches against each other over just a few weeks. In the first of these events, the FIDE
World Chess Championship 1998, champion Karpov was seeded straight into the final, defeating Viswanathan
Anand (+2 2 =2, rapid tiebreak 2:0). In the subsequent cycle, the format was changed, with the champion having
to qualify. Karpov refused to defend his title, and ceased to be FIDE World Champion after the FIDE World
Chess Championship 1999.

Towards retirement
Karpov's outstanding classical tournament play has been seriously limited since 1995, since he prefers to be more
involved in politics of his home country of Russia. He had been a member of the Supreme Soviet Commission for
Foreign Affairs and the President of the Soviet Peace Fund before the Soviet Union dissolved. In addition, he had
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been involved in several disputes with FIDE and became increasingly disillusioned with chess. In the September
2009 FIDE rating list, he dropped out of the world's Top 100 for the first time.
Karpov usually limits his play to exhibition events, and has revamped his style to specialize in rapid chess. In 2002
he won a match against Kasparov, defeating him in a rapid time control match 21. In 2006, he tied for first
with Kasparov in a blitz tournament, ahead of Korchnoi and Judit Polgr.[14]
Karpov and Kasparov played a mixed 12-game match from September 2124, 2009, in Valencia, Spain. It
consisted of four rapid (or semi rapid) and eight blitz games and took place exactly 25 years after the two players'
legendary encounter at World Chess Championship 1984.[15] Kasparov won the match 93.
Karpov played a match against Yasser Seirawan in 2012 in St Louis, Missouri, an important center of the North
American chess scene, with Anatoly Karpov winning the match.[16]
In November 2012, he won the Cap d'Agde rapid tournament which bears his name (Anatoly Karpov Trophy) by
beating Vassily Ivanchuk (ranked 9th in the October 2012 FIDE world rankings) in the final.

Head-to-head record versus selected grandmasters

(Rapid, blitz and blindfold games not included; listed as +wins losses =draws as of May 2, 2014.)[17]
Players who have been undisputed World Champions in boldface

Michael Adams +2-1=6

Vishwanathan Anand +5-11=29
Boris Gelfand +108=20
Vassily Ivanchuk +51=20
Gata Kamsky +115=16
Garry Kasparov +2128=129
Victor Korchnoi +3114=63
Vladimir Kramnik +32=10
Nigel Short +96=17
Boris Spassky +142=23
Veselin Topalov +45=12
Mikhail Tal +11=19

Candidate for FIDE Presidency

In March 2010 Karpov announced that he would be a candidate for the presidency of FIDE. The election took
place in September 2010 at the 39th Chess Olympiad.[18] In May a fund-raising event took place in New York
with the participation of his former rival Garry Kasparov and of Magnus Carlsen, both of whom supported his bid

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and campaigned for him.[19] Also Nigel Short has announced he supported Karpov's candidacy. However, on
September 29, 2010, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was reelected as President of FIDE, winning the election by 95 votes to
55.[20]

Style
Karpov's "boa constrictor"[21] playing style is solidly positional, taking no risks but reacting mercilessly to any tiny
errors made by his opponents. As a result, he is often compared to his idol, the famous Jos Ral Capablanca, the
third World Champion. Karpov himself describes his style as follows:
Let us say the game may be continued in two ways: one of them is a beautiful tactical blow that gives
rise to variations that don't yield to precise calculation; the other is clear positional pressure that leads
to an endgame with microscopic chances of victory.... I would choose the latter without thinking
twice. If the opponent offers keen play I don't object; but in such cases I get less satisfaction, even if I
win, than from a game conducted according to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.

Notable games
Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov, Moscow 1973 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?
gid=1067748) Karpov sacrifices a pawn for a strong center and queenside attack.
Anatoly Karpov vs Gyula Sax, Linares 1983 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068373)
Karpov sacrifices for an attack that wins the game 20 moves later, after another spectacular sacrifice from
Karpov and counter-sacrifice from Sax. It won the tournament's first brilliancy prize. This was not the first
time Karpov used the sharp Keres Attack (6. g4) see his win in Anatoly Karpov vs Vlastimil Hort,
Alekhine Memorial Tournament, Moscow 1971 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?
gid=1057525)
Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov, Dos Hermanas 1994 (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?
gid=1038842) features a sham sacrifice of two pieces, which he regains with a forcing variation culminating
in the win of an exchange with a technically won endgame.

Hobbies
Karpov's extensive stamp collection of Belgium philately and Belgian Congo stamps and postal history covering
mail from 1742 through 1980 was sold by David Feldman's auction company between December 2011[22] and
2012. He is also known to have a large chess stamp and chess book collections. His private chess library consists
of over 9000 books.[23]

Honours and awards

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This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (2001) - for outstanding contribution to the implementation of
charitable programmes, the strengthening of peace and friendship between the peoples
Order of Friendship (2011) - for his great contribution to strengthening peace and friendship between
peoples and productive social activities
Order of Lenin (1981)
Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1978)
Order of Merit, 2nd class (Ukraine) (13 November 2006) - for his contribution to the victims of the
Chernobyl disaster
Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 2nd class (1996)
Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 2nd class (2001)
Medal "For outstanding contribution to the Collector business in Russia"
Honorary member of the Soviet Philately Society (1979)
Diploma of the State Duma of the Russian Federation 1
Order "For outstanding achievements in sport" (Republic of Cuba)
Medal of Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics Federation of Russia
Medal "For Strengthening the penal system", 1st and 2nd class
Breastplate of the 1st degree of the Interior Ministry
International Association of Chess Press, 9 times voted the best chess player of the year and awarded the
"Chess Oscar"
Order of Saint Nestor the Chronicler, 1st class
Asteroid 90414 Karpov is named after Anatoly Karpov.[24]

References
1. van Reem, Eric (2005-08-11). "Karpov, Kortchnoi win Unzicker Gala"
(http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2569). ChessBase.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
2. However, in his 1994 book "My Best Games" Karpov says he played some 200 tournaments and matches, and won
more than 100.
3. Unicef website (http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/reallives_1345.html)
4. http://vote.duma.gov.ru/vote/79982
5. "Anatoly Karpov's Best Games" (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?user=KingG).
6. Karpov, A. (1992). Karpov on Karpov: A Memoirs of a Chess World Champion. Atheneum. ISBN 0-689-12060-5.
7. "EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 1967 - 365Chess.com Tournaments" (http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/EUch_U18_f-A_6768_1967/26508). 365chess.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
8. "Wch U20 fin-A 1969 - 365Chess.com Tournaments" (http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Wch_U20_finA_1969/26788). 365chess.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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9. "Caracas 1970 - 365Chess.com Tournaments" (http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Caracas_1970/22885).

365chess.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
10. Kasparov, My Great Predecessors, part IV: Fischer, p. 474
11. In an article (http://www.chesscafe.com/text/polgar26.pdf) (PDF) published in 2004 on the Chesscafe website
Susan Polgar wrote: "I spoke to Boris Spassky about this same issue and he believes that Bobby would have won
in 1975, but that Anatoly would have won the rematch."
12. 1984 KarpovKasparov Title Match Highlights (http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/84kk$$.htm) Mark Weeks'
Chess Pages
13. Facts and figures: Magnus Carlsen's performance in Nanjing (http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?
newsid=5828). ChessBase.com. Retrieved on 2009-10-26.
14. "The Credit Suisse Blitz in pictures" (http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3310). ChessBase.
2006-08-27. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
15. "Kasparov and Karpov to play 12 games match in Valencia" (http://previews.chessdom.com/kasparov-karpovvalencia-2009). Chessdom. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
16. "Karpov, Seirawan Head to Rapid Play in Saint Louis" (http://saintlouischessclub.org/news/2012-06-12/karpovseirawan-head-rapid-play-saint-louis). St Louis Chess Club. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
17. "chess games" (http://www.chessgames.com). chessgames.com. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
18. chessvibes article (http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/karpov-candidate-for-fide-president/#more-22636)
19. Chessbase article on New York event (http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6343)
20. "Kirsan Ilyumzhinov wins 2010 FIDE elections" (http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/fide-elections-2010ilyumzhinov-karpov). Chessdom.com. 2010.
21. "Karpov the boa constrictor" (http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/sep/09/ronan-bennett-daniel-king-chess).
The Guardian. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
22. "Belgium collection formed by Anatoly Karpov" (http://www.davidfeldman.com/buying/auctions/upcomingauctions/autumn-sales-series-geneva-december-6-10-2011/belgium-collection/). David Feldman. 2011. Retrieved
2011-10-12.
23. "Anatoly Karpov: The Owner of the Unique Stamp Collection" (http://www.watch-clone.com/articles/c4.html).
Watch-Clone.com. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
24. Kasparov Karpov Valencia 2009, day 3 LIVE! (http://tournaments.chessdom.com/kasparov-karpov-valencia2009-day-3)

Books
Karpov has authored or co-authored several books, most of which have been translated into English.
Karpov, Anatoly (1988). The Open Game in Action. Batsford. ISBN 978-0713460964.
Karpov, Anatoly (1988). The Semi-Open Game in Action. Collier. ISBN 978-0020218012.
Karpov, Anatoly (1990). The Closed Openings in Action. Collier/MacMillan. ISBN 978-0020339854.
The Semi-Closed Openings in Action. Collier/MacMillan. 1990. ISBN 978-0020218050. |first1=
missing |last1=in Authors list (help)
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Karpov, Anatoly (1990). Karpov on Karpov: Memoirs of a chess world champion. Liberty Publishing.
ISBN 0-689-12060-5. (also a 1992 Simon & Schuster edition)
Karpov, Anatoly (1992). Beating the Grnfeld. Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-6468-9.
Karpov, Anatoly (2006). Caro-Kann Defence: Advance Variation and Gambit System. Batsford.
ISBN 0-7134-9010-1.
Karpov, Anatoly; Henley, Ron (2007). Elista Diaries: KarpovKamsky, KarpovAnand, Anand Mexico
City 2007 World Chess Championship Matches. Batsford. ISBN 0-923891-97-8.

Further reading
Winter, Edward G., editor (1981).World Chess Champions. Pergamon Press. ISBN 0-08-024094-1
Fine, Rueben (1983). The World's Great Chess Games. Dover. ISBN 0-486-24512-8
Karpov, Anatoly (2003). Anatoly Karpov's Best Games. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-7843-8
Hurst, Sarah (2002). Curse of Kirsan: Adventures in the Chess Underworld. Russell Enterprises. ISBN
978-1-88869-0-156
Krolyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick (2007). "Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov". New In Chess. ISBN 978-905691-202-4.
Kasparov, Garry (2006). "My Great Predecessors, part V". Everyman Chess. ISBN 1-85744-404-3.
Karolyi, Tibor (2011). Karpov's Strategic Wins 1: The Making of a Champion 19611985. Quality
Chess. ISBN 978-1-906552-41-1.
Karolyi, Tibor (2011). Karpov's Strategic Wins 2: The Prime Years 19862009. Quality Chess.
ISBN 978-1-906552-42-8.
Markland, Peter (1975). The Best of Karpov. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-217534-2.

External links
Karpov's official homepage (http://www.karpov.on.ru/) in Russian.
Anatoly Karpov (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?
pid=20719) player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Edward Winter, List of Books About Karpov and Korchnoi
(http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/korchnoikarpov.html)

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(http://www.onlinechesslessons.net/2012/06/19/anatoly-karpov-interview/), OnlineChessLessons.NET, 19
June 2012
Happy Birthday! Anatoly Karpov turns sixty (http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7240),
Chessbase News, 23 May 2011
[1] (http://saintlouischessclub.org/news/2012-06-12/karpov-seirawan-head-rapid-play-saint-louis), St Louis
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Anatoly Karpov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chess Club. 12 June 2012

Awards
Preceded by
Bobby Fischer

World Chess Champion

19751985

Succeeded by
Garry Kasparov

Preceded by
Garry Kasparov

FIDE World Chess Champion

19931999

Succeeded by
Alexander Khalifman

Achievements
Preceded by
Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov

World No. 1
January 1, 1976 December 31, 1983
July 1, 1985 December 31, 1985

Succeeded by
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov

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Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Friendship
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Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class Recipients of the Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow
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