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, and a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team. The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars.
Tournaments won by Anatoly Karpov
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tallinn Rapid | 2006 | Tallinn (Estonia) |
| FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 | 1998 | Groningen (Netherlands) & Lausanne (Switzerland) |
| FIDE World Chess Championship 1996 | 1996 | Elista (Russia) |
| Biel | 1996 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Belgrade (Stara Pazova) | 1996 | Belgrade |
| Vienna | 1996 | Vienna |
| FIDE Candidates Matches 1994 - 1995 | 1995 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) & Sanghi Nagar (India) |
| Amber chess tournament | 1995 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Dos Hermanas | 1995 | Dos Hermanas |
| Groningen | 1995 | Groningen |
| Linares International Chess Tournament | 1994 | Linares (Spain) |
| FIDE World Chess Championship 1993 | 1993 | Zwolle (Netherlands) & Arnhem (Netherlands) & Amsterdam (Netherlands) & Jakarta (Indonesia) |
| Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting | 1993 | Dortmund (Germany) |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1993 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Tilburg | 1993 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Biel | 1992 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Madrid | 1992 | Madrid |
| Baden-Baden | 1992 | Baden-Baden |
| Reykjavik | 1991 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| Candidates Matches 1988 - 1990 | 1990 | Saint John, Antwerp, Quebec, Seattle, London, Kuala Lumpur |
| Reggio Emilia chess tournament | 1990 | Reggio Emilia (Italy) |
| Biel | 1990 | Biel (Switzerland) |
| Skelleftea (GMA World Cup) | 1989 | Skelleftea |
| 1988 USSR Chess Championship | 1988 | Moscow |
| World Active Chess Championship | 1988 | Mazatlan (Mexico) |
| Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee | 1988 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Tilburg | 1988 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Brussels (GMA World Cup) | 1988 | Brussels |
| Candidates Challenger Match 1987 | 1987 | Linares (Spain) |
| Max Euwe Memorial Tournament | 1987 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Bilbao | 1987 | Bilbao |
| Brussels | 1986 | Brussels |
| Bugojno | 1986 | Bugojno |
| Oslo | 1984 | Oslo |
| London | 1984 | London |
| 1983 USSR Chess Championship | 1983 | Moscow |
| Tilburg | 1983 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Tilburg | 1982 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| London | 1982 | London |
| Turin | 1982 | Turin |
| World Chess Championship 1981 | 1981 | Merano (Italy) |
| Linares International Chess Tournament | 1981 | Linares (Spain) |
| Moscow | 1981 | Moscow |
| IBM international chess tournament | 1980 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Tilburg | 1980 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Bugojno | 1980 | Bugojno |
| Bad Kissingen | 1980 | Bad Kissingen |
| Tilburg | 1979 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Montreal | 1979 | Montreal |
| Waddinxveen | 1979 | Waddinxveen |
| World Chess Championship 1978 | 1978 | Baguio (Philippines) |
| Bugojno | 1978 | Bugojno |
| Tilburg | 1977 | Tilburg (Netherlands) |
| Las Palmas | 1977 | Las Palmas |
| 1976 USSR Chess Championship | 1976 | Moscow |
| Max Euwe Memorial Tournament | 1976 | Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
| Skopje | 1976 | Skopje |
| World Chess Championship 1975 | 1975 | Manila (Philippines) |
| Milan Vidmar Memorial | 1975 | Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
| Portorož – Ljubljana | 1975 | Portorož – Ljubljana |
| Milan | 1975 | Milan |
| Candidates Matches 1974 | 1974 | Moscow |
| Madrid | 1973 | Madrid |
| Leningrad (Interzonal Tournament) | 1973 | Leningrad |
| San Antonio | 1972 | San Antonio |
| Alekhine Memorial | 1971 | Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| Hastings | 1971 | Hastings (England) |
| Moscow | 1971 | Moscow |
| Russian Chess Championship (men) | 1970 | Kuybyshev (Russia) |
| World U-20 Championship | 1969 | Stockholm |
Photo:
R.C. Croes, Nationaal Archief
Born: Wednesday, May 23, 1951