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Anatoly Karpov Biography |
| Anatoli Yevgenyevic Karpov (Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов) (born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion.
He is considered one of the greatest players in chess history, especially in tournament play: he is the most successful tournament player in history with over 140 first-places to his credit. Anatoly karpov biography templateHis overall record is 1,118 wins, 287 losses, and 1,480 draws in 3,163 games. His peak Elo rating is 2780. At age 12 he was accepted into Mikhail Botvinnik's super-prestigious chess school. He became the youngest Soviet National Master in history at 15, and won in his first international chess tournament several months later. In 1967 he took 5th in |