ANATOLY KARPOV (born May-23-1951, 74 years old) Russia PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov was born in the town of Zlatoust, located in the Southern Ural Mountains in the USSR. He learned to play chess at four years old and became a candidate master by age eleven. At twelve, Karpov was accepted into the chess academy presided over by Mikhail Botvinnik. Karpov won the World Junior Championship in 1969, thereby automatically gaining the title of International Master. In 1970, he became an International Grandmaster by virtue of finishing equal fourth at Caracas. A World Championship Candidate in 1973, he defeated Viktor Korchnoi in the Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1974) to earn the right to contest the Karpov - Fischer World Championship Match (1975) with World Champion Robert James Fischer. When FIDE declared Fischer forfeited, Karpov became the 12th World Chess Champion, the youngest since Mikhail Tal in 1960. Karpov defended the championship twice against Korchnoi, in Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1978) and Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1981). After Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1984/85), which was aborted with Karpov leading by two points over Garry Kasparov, he lost his title to Kasparov in Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1985). He played three more closely contested matches with Kasparov, narrowly losing Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Rematch (1986), drawing Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1987) and again narrowly losing Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1990). Karpov was thrice Soviet Champion: in 1976*, 1983** and 1988***, on the latter occasion sharing the title with Kasparov. In 1993 Karpov regained the FIDE title against Jan Timman in Karpov - Timman FIDE World Championship Match (1993), after Kasparov had broken away from the organization. He successfully defended his title against Gata Kamsky in Karpov - Kamsky FIDE World Championship Match (1996) and Viswanathan Anand in Karpov - Anand FIDE World Championship Match (1998). In 1999 FIDE changed the rules, deciding that the World Champion would be determined by an annual knockout tournament, and Karpov retired from championship competition. At Linares (1994), Karpov achieved one of the greatest tournament successes ever, outdistancing Kasparov by 2.5 points, with a tournament performance rating of 2985. In May 1974, his rating reached 2700, only the second player, after Fischer, to do so. ** At age 61 he won the Trophee Anatoly Karpov (2012) rapid tournament on tiebreak over Vasyl Ivanchuk. A year later, at 62, he won the Cap D'Agde (2013). Outside of chess, Karpov has been linked to the company Petromir, which claimed in 2007 to have found a large natural gas field.**** * [rusbase-1]; ** [rusbase-2]; *** [rusbase-3] ** http://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo197... **** Miriam Elder, The St. Petersburg Times, Issue # 1242, 2007.02.02, Link: http://sptimes.ru/index.php?action_... and The St. Petersburg Times, Issue # 1246, 2007.02.16, Link: http://sptimes.ru/index.php?action_... Wikipedia article: Anatoly Karpov Last updated: 2024-07-29 08:35:45

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page 1 of 148; games 1-25 of 3,692  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Korchnoi vs Karpov ½-½ 30 1961 Simul C45 Scotch Game 2. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov ½-½ 62 1961 Zlatoust E15 Queen's Indian 3. E Lazarev vs Karpov 0-1 49 1961 Cheliabinsk D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. Karpov vs Nedelin 1-0 36 1961 RUS-ch Juniors C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 5. Karpov vs Ziuliarkin 1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust A07 King's Indian Attack 6. Karpov vs Budakov ½-½ 26 1961 Zlatoust C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 7. Zadneprovsky vs Karpov 0-1 65 1961 Zlatoust E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 8. Tarinin vs Karpov 1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 9. Karpov vs V Kalashnikov 1-0 60 1961 Zlatoust C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 10. Karpov vs S Belousov 1-0 40 1961 Borovichi C07 French, Tarrasch 11. Shusharin vs Karpov 0-1 35 1961 Cheliabinsk C77 Ruy Lopez 12. B Kalinkin vs Karpov ½-½ 32 1961 Cheliabinsk C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 13. G Timoscenko vs Karpov 0-1 53 1961 RUS-ch Juniors C10 French 14. Karpov vs Mukhudulin ½-½ 61 1961 Zlatoust B56 Sicilian 15. Karpov vs Shefler 1-0 43 1961 Zlatoust C01 French, Exchange 16. Larinin vs Karpov   1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 17. Karpov vs Gaimaletdinov 1-0 60 1961 Zlatoust C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 18. A Shneider vs Karpov 0-1 51 1961 Cheliabinsk C34 King's Gambit Accepted 19. Karpov vs Maksimov 1-0 60 1961 Magnitogorsk E81 King's Indian, Samisch 20. Aranov vs Karpov 0-1 71 1962 Cheliabinsk C10 French 21. Kolishkin vs Karpov ½-½ 39 1962 Cheliabinsk C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 22. Karpov vs Piskunov 1-0 35 1962 Zlatoust B03 Alekhine's Defense 23. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov ½-½ 36 1962 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 24. Karpov vs Karin 1-0 39 1962 Cheliabinsk B06 Robatsch 25. Karpov vs Tarinin 1-0 53 1962 Cheliabinsk C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 148; games 1-25 of 3,692

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 189 OF 254 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-19-10    chancho: From 2005: <Rumor Mill By Mig on March 27, 2005 20:17 | Permalink | 19 comments> <Latest from Russian chess political circles is a rumor that Anatoly Karpov might run for FIDE president. That would put the Russian federation in an awkward position, since they would almost certainly support Karpov over Ilyumzhinov. Think of how handy this could be. Karpov could sue himself, appoint himself champion (at least for 1997, if not now), and only need one lawyer.> Mig the Prophet... May-21-10    amadeus: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... To be continued... May-21-10    Billy Vaughan: Karpov: <While Mr. Ilyumzhinov’s loss in the vote may have been embarrassing to Mr. Dvorkovich, his displeasure does not make the vote “illegitimate” or justify illegal acts by a senior governmental official. Knocking the pieces off the board when you lose does not change the result.> May-23-10    M.D. Wilson: Could be a nice birthday present. Happy birthday, Tolya. May-23-10    Rubenchik: Feliz cumpleaños, Tolia!! May-23-10    Stonehenge: Happy Birthday Champ! May-23-10    wordfunph: Happy Birthday Anatoly "Baby Snake" Karpov.. May-23-10    Chesstiger2010: Ïîçäðàâëÿþ Àíàòîëèÿ Êàðïîâà ñ Äí¸ì Ðîæäåíèÿ! Æåëàþ åìó èñïîëíåíèÿ æåëàíèé! Ñ óâàæåíèåì Þðèé Âîëêîâ. May-23-10    thegoodanarchist: <HeMateMe: No draw odds for a champion, and no auto rematch. and thats NON negotiable.> First to 10 wins, draws not counting, wins the match. In case of a 9-9 tie, the champion retains the title. These conditions are <non negotiable>! May-23-10    eternaloptimist: hopefully my favorite player will have a happy birthday today. i also hope that he becomes the next fide president. he would definitely be a MUCH better president than ilyumzhinov has been. it's been a LONG time since fide has had a good president because campomanes wasn't a good president either. May-23-10    reti: Happy birthday Mr. Karpov! We should go back to slower games in order to stimulate real thinking and creativity. May-23-10    HeMateMe: Have any of you ever played in simul against Karpov? May-23-10    ozmikey: <HeHateMe> In 1988, when I was a wee lad of 14, and I was lucky enough to draw. And lucky was the key word, since he just made a silly blunder (his only major blunder in a 25-board simul, incidentally) losing queen for rook and a couple of pawns, after which of course I should have won, but developed an attack of nerves thereafter and took a perpetual as soon as I could see one! I remember he kept a complete poker face when I snipped off the queen, and gave me a big smile when I forced the draw. One of my most precious childhood memories, naturally! May-26-10    talisman: May you be elected President. May-26-10    BobCrisp: According to Kasparov, Karpov cheated during the 1986 WCC match by gaining inside information from Evgeny Vladimirov. So how can Kasparov now support Karpov's candicacy for FIDE President? May-26-10    keypusher: <BobCrisp: According to Kasparov, Karpov cheated during the 1986 WCC match by gaining inside information from Evgeny Vladimirov. So how can Kasparov now support Karpov's candicacy for FIDE President?> He probably also prefers the Artful Dodger to Atilla the Hun. May-26-10    BobCrisp: It'd be a bit like <Carl Lewis> supporting <Ben Johnson> for the post of IAAF president. Unless, that is, Lewis had been guilty of taking PEDs, as well.... It was noteworthy, in last year's book, <Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986-1987>, that Kasparov made no attempt to back away from his accusations against Vladimirov and Karpov. In fact, he gave a fuller account than I'd seen before. May-27-10    Mr. Bojangles: Most people, Karpov included don't take Kasparov's incendiary statements seriously. Garry is full of hot air ... folks have learnt to deal with him. May-27-10    Sastre: Article regarding Karpov's bid for the presidency of the World Chess Federation - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/w.... May-27-10    chancho: <Interview: Anatoly Karpov On The Politics Of Chess.> http://www.speroforum.com/site/arti... May-27-10    jakaiden: <BobCrisp: According to Kasparov, Karpov cheated during the 1986 WCC match by gaining inside information from Evgeny Vladimirov. So how can Kasparov now support Karpov's candicacy for FIDE President?> He forgave him. I mean for God's sake, it was 24 years ago. May-28-10    Petrosianic: Assuming it happened at all. Kasparov claiming it doesn't prove any more than Topalov claiming it does. Fischer claimed that every move of every game of the Karpov-Korchnoi and Karpov-Kasparov matches was pre-arranged. May-28-10    BobCrisp: <Assuming it happened at all. Kasparov claiming it doesn't prove any more than Topalov claiming it does.> In which case, why would Karpov publicly ally himself with someone who had wrongly accused him of cheating? May-28-10    Everett: <BobCrisp> ... because that's how it is in politics. Is this new to you? May-30-10    acirce: Bareev presents a valuable correction (although one might question some of the details) to the modern fairytale about the Good (Karpov+Kasparov) vs the Evil (Kirsan) http://reports.chessdom.com/news-20... Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 254) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 189 OF 254 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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