Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, and politician. He was the 12th World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985, a three-time FIDE World Champion, twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team, a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team, and the 1st World Rapid Chess Champion (1988). The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars.
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Background
- Born in
- Zlatoust
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Awards
- 🏆 Commendation of the Government of Russia🏆 Order of Lenin🏆 Order of May🏆 Order of the Red Banner of Labour🏆 Olympic Order
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Trending topics shown first"People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000."
"My relations with Korchnoi depend on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish."
"If you want to become a World Champion you should avoid playing in Open tournaments."
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Timeline
1951
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