Alexander Zaitsev ( 1 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs A Zaitsev, 1970  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 72 moves, 1-0 Bruno Parma ( 2 - 0 ) Caracas Karpov vs Parma, 1970  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 66 moves, 1-0 Vastimil Hort ( 3 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Hort, 1971  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 Leonid Stein ( 4 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Stein, 1971  (B57) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0 David Bronstein ( 5 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Bronstein, 1971  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 53 moves, 1-0 Walter Browne ( 6 - 0 ) San-Antonio Karpov vs Browne, 1972  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 59 moves, 1-0 Robert Huebner ( 7 - 0 ) Graz Karpov vs Huebner, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 74 moves, 1-0 Svetozar Gligoric ( 8 - 0 ) San-Antonio Karpov vs Gligoric, 1972  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 Mark Taimanov ( 9 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Taimanov, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0 Vassily Smyslov ( 10 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Smyslov, 1972  (C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 Boris Spassky ( 11 - 0 ) Moscow Karpov vs Spassky, 1973  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 Tigran Petrosian ( 11 - 1 ) Moscow Petrosian vs Karpov, 1973  (E14) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0 Vastimil Hort ( 12 - 1 ) Budapest Karpov vs Hort, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0 Miguel Quinteros ( 13 - 1 ) Leningrad Karpov vs Quinteros, 1973  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0 Jan Smejkal ( 14 - 1 ) Leningrad Smejkal vs Karpov, 1973  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 72 moves, 0-1 Boris Spassky ( 15 - 1 ) Leningrad Karpov vs Spassky, 1974  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 35 moves, 1-0 Wolfgang Unzicker ( 16 - 1 ) Nice Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 Viktor Korchnoi ( 17 - 1 ) Moscow Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 0-1 Lev Polugaevsky ( 18 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Polugaevsky, 1974  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 Lubomir Kavalek ( 19 - 1 ) Nice Karpov vs Kavalek, 1974  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 45 moves, 1-0 Ljubomir Ljubojevic ( 20 - 1 ) Milan Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1975  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1 Svetozar Gligoric ( 21 - 1 ) Milan Karpov vs Gligoric, 1975  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0 Tigran Petrosian ( 21 - 1 - 1 ) Milan Petrosian vs Karpov, 1975  (E17) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Lajos Portisch ( 22 - 1 - 1 ) Portoroz Karpov vs Portisch, 1975  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0 Boris Spassky ( 23 - 1 - 1 ) Riga Karpov vs Spassky, 1975  (E17) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 Rafael Vaganian ( 24 - 1 - 1 ) Skopje Karpov vs Vaganian, 1976  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0 Ljubomir Ljubojevic ( 25 - 1 - 1 ) Manila Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1976  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 42 moves, 0-1 Jan Smejkal ( 26 - 1 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Smejkal, 1977  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 Viktor Korchnoi ( 27 - 1 - 1 ) Baguio City Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 Jan Timman ( 28 - 1 - 1 ) Montreal Karpov vs Timman, 1979  (B07) Pirc, 38 moves, 1-0 Boris Spassky ( 29 - 1 - 1 ) Montreal Karpov vs Spassky, 1979  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 Zoltan Ribli ( 30 - 1 - 1 ) Amsterdam Karpov vs Ribli, 1980  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0 Mikhail Tal ( 31 - 1 - 1 ) Bugojno Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0 Viktor Korchnoi ( 32 - 1 - 1 ) Merano Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1981  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0 Robert Huebner ( 33 - 1 - 1 ) Tilburg Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0 John Nunn ( 34 - 1 - 1 ) London Karpov vs Nunn, 1982  (B33) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0 Yasser Seirawan ( 35 - 1 - 1 ) Hamburg Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1 Tigran Petrosian ( 36 - 1 - 1 ) Tilburg Karpov vs Petrosian, 1982  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 Bent Larsen ( 37 - 1 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Larsen, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0 Artur Yusupov ( 38 - 1 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Yusupov, 1983  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 39 - 1 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 40 - 1 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 40 - 2 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 Garry Kasparov ( 40 - 3 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 0-1 John Nunn ( 41 - 3 - 1 ) Amsterdam Karpov vs Nunn, 1985  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 Zoltan Ribli ( 42 - 3 - 1 ) Dubai Karpov vs Ribli, 1986  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 42 - 4 - 1 ) London Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 43 - 4 - 1 ) Leningrad Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1 Garry Kasparov ( 43 - 5 - 1 ) Leningrad Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0 Anderi Sokolov ( 44 - 5 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs A Sokolov, 1987  (E15) Queen's Indian, 63 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 45 - 5 - 1 ) Seville Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1 Garry Kasparov ( 45 - 6 - 1 ) Seville Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987   (A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0 Jonathan Speelman ( 46 - 6 - 1 ) Brusells Karpov vs Speelman, 1988  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0 Ljubomir Ljubojevic ( 47 - 6 - 1 ) Wijk aan Zee Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1988  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0 Vladimir Malaniuk ( 48 - 6 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs V Malaniuk, 1988  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 35 moves, 1-0 Anderi Kharitonov ( 49 - 6 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs A V Kharitonov, 1988  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0 Andras Adorjan ( 50 - 6 - 1 ) Luzern Karpov vs Adorjan, 1989  (E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 Artur Yusupov ( 51 - 6 - 1 ) Moscow Yusupov vs Karpov, 1989  (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 60 moves, 0-1 Artur Yusupov ( 52 - 6 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Yusupov, 1989  (A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 42 moves, 1-0 Garry Kasparov ( 52 - 7 - 1 ) New-York City Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 Jonathan Speelman ( 53 - 7 - 1 ) Paris Karpov vs Speelman, 1991  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 38 moves, 1-0 Viswanathan Anand ( 53 - 8 - 1 ) Brussels Karpov vs Anand, 1991  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 70 moves, 0-1 Viswanathan Anand ( 54 - 8 - 1 ) Brussels Karpov vs Anand, 1991  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0 Jan Timman ( 55 - 8 - 1 ) Amsterdam Karpov vs Timman, 1991  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0 Viswanathan Anand ( 56 - 8 - 1 ) Tilburg Karpov vs Anand, 1991  (E15) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0 Viswanathan Anand ( 56 - 9 - 1 ) Tilburg Anand vs Karpov, 1991  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 Viswanathan Anand ( 56 - 10 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Anand, 1991  (A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 0-1 Anthony Miles ( 57 - 10 - 1 ) Biel Karpov vs Miles, 1992  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0 Gata Kamsky ( 58 - 10 - 1 ) Moscow Karpov vs Kamsky, 1992  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 Joel Lautier ( 59 - 10 - 1 ) Biel Karpov vs Lautier, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 Boris Gelfand ( 60 - 10 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Gelfand, 1993  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 45 moves, 1-0 Miguel Cordoba ( 61 - 10 - 1 ) Leon Karpov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1993  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0 Artur Yusupov ( 62 - 10 - 1 ) Tilburg Karpov vs Yusupov, 1993  (E17) Queen's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0 Veselin Topalov ( 63 - 10 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 Veselin Topalov ( 64 - 10 - 1 ) Dos-Hermanas Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0 Vladimir Kramnik ( 65 - 10 - 1 ) Linares Karpov vs Kramnik, 1994  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 40 moves, 1-0 Vassily Ivanchuk ( 66 - 10 - 1 ) Monaco Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1994  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 61 moves, 0-1 Boris Gelfand ( 67 - 10 - 1 ) Snaghi Gelfand vs Karpov, 1995  (A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1 Boris Gulko ( 68 - 10 - 1 ) Barcelona Karpov vs Gulko, 1996  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 Viswanathan Anand ( 68 - 11 - 1 ) Las-Palmas Anand vs Karpov, 1996  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0 Vladimir Kramnik ( 68 - 12 - 1 ) Dortmund Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997  (A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0 81 games