Endgame mastery
Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 72 moves, 0-1
The tactician outplayed!!
Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
The clash of the titans
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1
Queen Magic
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1988  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
Karpov's best
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
More Karpov!!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
Is the Grunfeld Sound?
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov plays for Mate
Karpov vs Mecking, 2001  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Another tactician outplayed!!
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1
Karpov traps a rook
Lautier vs Karpov, 1994  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 49 moves, 0-1
Karpov and the Nimzo-Indian
Vaganian vs Karpov, 1969  (E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 30 moves, 0-1
Harmony on the chess board
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Exploiting the dark squares
Karpov vs Epishin, 1994 (D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 41 moves, 1-0
The tiny plusses - Big wins
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Against the new generation
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Against the terror of World Champions
Karpov vs Geller, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0
Those hanging pawns again
Taimanov vs Karpov, 1973  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 39 moves, 0-1
Evergreen Karpov
Karpov vs Leko, 1994  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1-0
Excellence thy name is Karpov
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
The Champion at Linares - 1994
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1994  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 40 moves, 1-0
Against a future Champion
Karpov vs Khalifman, 1995  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 41 moves, 1-0
At Dortmund Category 19
Karpov vs I Sokolov, 1999  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 1-0
Karpov and the Zaitsev
Van der Wiel vs Karpov, 1988  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 53 moves, 0-1
Fair exchange
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0
And they called him a quiet player!!
Karpov vs Topalov, 2002  (A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Exploiting the weak squares
Karpov vs Shirov, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Born of Sadness!! A joy to watch!!!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Bishop Apartheid
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1975  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1
With a little space
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
Simple and Superb!!!
A Yusupov vs Karpov, 1993  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 40 moves, 0-1
Tip of the Tilburg
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1993  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Tal picks one of Karpov's gems
Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
The Jewel
Karpov vs Gulko, 1996  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
A surprise on move 23
S Tatai vs Karpov, 1977  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 0-1
Fixin to Storm
Nunn vs Karpov, 1995  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Slow
Romanishin vs Karpov, 1983  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs Karpov, 1994  (E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 52 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Dreev vs Karpov, 2000  (E12) Queen's Indian, 61 moves, 0-1
USSR Championships 1988
Karpov vs M Gurevich, 1988  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0
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