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Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess player and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. Karpov played five matches against Kasparov for the title from 1984 to 1990 without ever defeating him in a match, later becoming FIDE World Champion once again after Kasparov broke away from FIDE in 1993. He held the title until 1999, when he resigned his title in protest against FIDE's new world championship rules. His tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 102 total months at world number one is the third longest of all time, behind Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov, since the inception of the FIDE ranking list in 1970.
Full nameAnatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
CountrySoviet Union → Russia
BornMay 23, 1951, Zlatoust, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1970)
World Champion1975–1985, 1993–1999 (FIDE)
FIDE rating2619
Peak rating2780 (July 1994)

About Anatoly Karpov

Chess Player Anatoly Karpov was born in Russia on May 23, 1951. He's 72 years old today.

Russian chess Grandmaster is regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time. From 1975 through 1985, he held the title of World Champion.

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Anatoly Karpov before becoming famous

Anatoly Karpov was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1951 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a chess prodigy who, at the age of fifteen, became the youngest Soviet National Master ever.

Achievement of Anatoly Karpov

He is well-known for his humanitarian initiatives, having been awarded the Order of Merit in 2006 for his support to Chernobyl accident victims.

Anatoly Karpov's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Natalia was the name of the woman he married.

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His renowned rivalry with fellow Russian Grandmaster Chess Player Garry Kasparov is legendary.

Anatoly Karpov Income & Net worth

Anatoly Karpov's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a chess player. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Anatoly Karpov.

Anatoly Karpov Height and Weight

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Latest information about Anatoly Karpov updated on March 21 2023.