Anatoly Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster who was the twelfth undisputed World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985 and also held the FIDE World Championship in 1993, 1996 and 1998. He reached a peak Elo rating of 2780 in 1994 and spent 102 total months ranked world number one, the third longest span of all time, and he won six Chess Olympiad golds with the USSR team and became the first World Rapid Chess Champion in 1988.
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Career Highlight12th World Chess Champion (1975 to 1985), three-time FIDE World Champion, and 1st World Rapid Chess Champion (1988). 1 Classification
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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.
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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.
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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), a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988), and the 1st World Rapid Chess Champion (1988).
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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.
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is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, and politician.
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But in the World Chess Championship 1993, Karpov reacquired the FIDE World Champion title when Kasparov and Short split from FIDE.
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