Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov was born on May 23, 1951, in Zlatoust, Soviet Union. He is considered one of the greatest chess players in history, famous for his positional style, precision and extraordinary technique in endgames. Karpov became World Junior Champion in 1969 and earned the Grandmaster title in 1970. In 1975, he became World Champion, and during the following decade he dominated world chess with outstanding tournament victories and match successes against top players such as Viktor Korchnoi. His rivalry with Garry Kasparov produced some of the most famous World Championship matches in chess history. Karpov also faced and defeated many elite players of his era, including Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky and Mikhail Tal. Anatoly Karpov remains one of the greatest champions of all time and one of the finest exponents of positional chess ever seen.

Last tournaments played

Tournament	Date	Elo Avg.	Country
18th Moscow Stars 3rd-4th	07/20/2022	2638	Russian Federation
18th Moscow Stars Prelim	07/17/2022	2692	Russian Federation
Smyslov Region Group Cup	08/16/2021	2665	Russian Federation
80th Noteboom 4 Player Gp	02/28/2020	2574	Netherlands

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Most Played Openings as Black