Karpov at 11
Karpov vs Piskunov, 1962  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Karpov at 11 winning a Ruy Lopez game as black
Manakov vs Karpov, 1962  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1
An early example of Karpov's positional chess style
Korotaev vs Karpov, 1963  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
Masterpiece by 14 yr. old Karpov
Hampyuk vs Karpov, 1965  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
A Chistiakov vs Karpov, 1966  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Kupreichik vs Karpov, 1966  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
S Kornasiewicz vs Karpov, 1967  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Karpov gem at 17
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Wonderful positional win at 19
V K Doroshkievich vs Karpov, 1970  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Positional Chess at its best
Karpov vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1972  (B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1972  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Hard fought win by Karpov in the Queen's gambit decl.
Karpov vs Timman, 1993  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Great fundamentals in action
Karpov vs Huebner, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
Typical slow win for Karpov in a closed game
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
Karpov on the attack- A masterpiece
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
a classic Karpov win
Karpov vs V Malaniuk, 1988  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Typical masterful Karpov positional win
Karpov vs Miles, 1977  (A10) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Aggressive tactical game by Karpov
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Straightforward game with Karpov defending early
Karpov vs Vaganian, 1972  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
Great example of Karpov coming into his own
Karpov vs K Grigorian, 1971  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 1-0
great win with 1.e4
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Great endgame play
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1981  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 62 moves, 0-1
A beautiful game with some nice tactical play
Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Typical positional game slowly building up an advantage
Karpov vs Stein, 1971  (B57) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
Interesting QID game
Karpov vs Kramnik, 2002  (E15) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Larsen, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Hernandez Onna, 1977  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 41 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs R Debarnot, 1977  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 71 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Tseshkovsky, 1976  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Taimanov, 1971  (B44) Sicilian, 49 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs Ulf Andersson, 1969  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 60 moves, 1-0
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