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 3,700  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Karpov vs Nedelin 1-0 36 1961 RUS-ch Juniors C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 2. G Timoscenko vs Karpov 0-1 53 1961 RUS-ch Juniors C10 French 3. B Kalinkin vs Karpov ½-½ 32 1961 Cheliabinsk C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 4. E Lazarev vs Karpov 0-1 49 1961 Cheliabinsk D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. A Shneider vs Karpov 0-1 51 1961 Cheliabinsk C34 King's Gambit Accepted 6. Shusharin vs Karpov 0-1 35 1961 Cheliabinsk C77 Ruy Lopez 7. Karpov vs Maksimov 1-0 60 1961 Magnitogorsk E81 King's Indian, Samisch 8. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov ½-½ 62 1961 Zlatoust E15 Queen's Indian 9. Karpov vs Budakov ½-½ 26 1961 Zlatoust C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd 10. Karpov vs Gaimaletdinov 1-0 60 1961 Zlatoust C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 11. Karpov vs V Kalashnikov 1-0 60 1961 Zlatoust C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange 12. Karpov vs Mukhudulin ½-½ 61 1961 Zlatoust B56 Sicilian 13. Karpov vs Shefler 1-0 43 1961 Zlatoust C01 French, Exchange 14. Karpov vs Ziuliarkin 1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust A07 King's Indian Attack 15. Tarinin vs Karpov 1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 16. Zadneprovsky vs Karpov 0-1 65 1961 Zlatoust E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 17. Korchnoi vs Karpov ½-½ 30 1961 Simul C45 Scotch Game 18. Karpov vs S Belousov 1-0 40 1961 Borovichi C07 French, Tarrasch 19. Larinin vs Karpov   1-0 35 1961 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 20. Aranov vs Karpov 0-1 71 1962 Cheliabinsk C10 French 21. Karpov vs Karin 1-0 39 1962 Cheliabinsk B06 Robatsch 22. Karpov vs Tarinin 1-0 53 1962 Cheliabinsk C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 23. Kolishkin vs Karpov ½-½ 39 1962 Cheliabinsk C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack 24. Manakov vs Karpov 0-1 26 1962 Koyensk C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 25. V Kalashnikov vs Karpov ½-½ 36 1962 Zlatoust C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin  page 1 of 148; games 1-25 of 3,700

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 22 OF 254 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-13-04    aragorn69: LOL <acirce>. BTW have you seen Kramnik's anouncement on chessbase? If what he says about his medical condition is true, he might have been seriously ill during the Brissago match (not just the flu like it was thought)... :-(( Nov-13-04    acirce: Sure I saw that. It's worrying. Too bad he doesn't (want to?) say what kind of illness it is. I understand that this may look suspicious to some, but if it is certified by doctors it really shouldn't. <Then I became sick. In several games I felt so sick, that I could hardly play – physically. This was the case in game 9, in which I had an extra hour on the clock, but simply could not sit at the table. Something serious? I would rather not talk about this, I will only say, that in the future, I doubt I would let this happen again...> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Nov-13-04    azaris: <Kramnik might have been seriously ill during the Brissago match> It might have been contagious. I understand several kibitzers got violently ill at the conclusion of several of the games. Nov-13-04    aragorn69: <several kibitzers got violently ill at the conclusion of several of the games> This is childish. They do not protest now against Karpov's inumerable "boring" games against Korchnoi and Kasparov. Internet has spoiled us all to the degree that we forget our chess world championship history. The finals have almost always been tense and prone to a minimization of risk - for different reasons - but from both players. Nov-13-04    tsj2000: That was a good one AZARIS!! LOL .U should be a great epidemiologist,and u found the cause why we were all falling ill during the K-L world championship match!! Nov-13-04    tamar: Karpov leaving probably helps Morozevich and Svidler. Moro has never beaten him. Now there are two K's gone, and Kasparov must wonder why he is even playing so close to his finals match with Kasim. I am praying he sticks and this is the last big shocker. Nov-14-04    azaris: I am dissapointed with the unimaginative quips of the anti-Kramnikians. Where are all the jokes about his illness? Here, I'll start: I hear the doctors have diagnozed Kramnik's illness. It's just an allergy. Turns out, he's allergic to Kasparov. Nov-14-04    billchat: Here's my joke: -The world championship re-unification process. Nov-14-04    billchat: I think Kramnik has got a mystery blood related illness. Note: he didn't get poisoned. Nov-14-04    acirce: Karpov WILL play after all, or maybe not. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Nov-14-04    yoozum: he flip-flops more than john kerry. Nov-14-04    Dave Murray: Dave Murray: The situation with Karpov is still unclear. I hope he plays though. <Q: Who is the best chess player of all time, Kasparov or Bobby Fischer?> What a dumb question! How can you compare Fischer with Morphy or even Philidor? You can't! Comparing people from different times doesn't make sense to me. Nov-14-04    yoozum: if only people could have realized that circa august...so we wouldn't have to have had that all-consuming argument. thank god i was never involved in that. Nov-14-04    Dionyseus: <Yoosum> Or it could be that it was just a rumor. In his recent interview, he made no indication at all that he would be dropping out of the tournament. Nov-14-04    yoozum: i was talking about this: "What a dumb question! How can you compare Fischer with Morphy or even Philidor? You can't! Comparing people from different times doesn't make sense to me. " Nov-14-04    pkjohn146: I agree with yoozum's last post- the best you can do is ask, who is the best player of a given generation. Comparing Morphy to Kasparov is like comparing apples and oranges. We don't know how kasparov would do in Morphy's day without the influence of Botvinnik, Alekhine, etc., and we don't know what Morphy would do with additional influences- nice to wonder though. Nov-14-04    pkjohn146: oh, sorry, I thought "dumb" was a little harsh. Nov-14-04    Dave Murray: It looks like Karpov is not gonna play :(. Maybe not "dumb", but simply a "bad" question? Nov-14-04    WMD: Something strange is afoot. Another betting scandal? Nov-14-04    Dionyseus: Indeed, something is strange here. On the 12th he made no indications at all in his press interview that he was going to drop out, then all of a sudden he drops out the next day? Nov-14-04    WMD: And it also throws suspicion on Kramnik's withdrawal due to a mystery illness. Nov-14-04    yoozum: "All is not well. I doubt some foul play." hamlet seems applicable yet again. Nov-14-04    WMD: I fail to see what Denmark has to do with the Russian championship. Nov-14-04    acirce: And we already knew that something is rotten in the state of Russia. Nov-14-04    aw1988: <It might have been contagious. I understand several kibitzers got violently ill at the conclusion of several of the games.> They did. None of the games went past 10 moves. :) Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 254) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 22 OF 254 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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