| Anatoly Karpov Анатолий Карпов | |
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 Karpov in 2017 | |
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| Born | May 23, 1951 Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1970) |
| World Champion |
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| FIDE rating | 2617 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2780 (July 1994) |
| Peak ranking | No. 1 (January 1976) |
| Member of the State Duma for Tyumen Oblast's Party List | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2011 | |
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| Political party | United Russia |
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf]; born May 23, 1951) 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 (1993, 1996, 1998), twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team (1985, 1989), and a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988). The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars (1973–77, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984).
Karpov's chess tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes.[1] He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 102 total months world number one is the third-longest of all time, behind Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov. Karpov is also an elected Member of the State Duma in Russia. Since 2006, he has chaired the Commission for Ecological Safety and Environmental Protection of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and since 2007 he has been a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence.[2]
- ^ van Reem, Eric (August 11, 2005). "Karpov, Kortchnoi win Unzicker Gala". ChessBase. Retrieved July 2, 2009. In his 1994 book My Best Games, Karpov says he played some 200 tournaments and matches, and won more than 100.
- ^ "Anatoly Karpov elected as Deputy Secretary General of the Assembly". Official site of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.