Karpov vs Unzicker – Ruy Lopez Chigorin – 1974 Chess Olympiad

One of Karpov’s most famous games against the player he described as the world’s best chess amateur.

[Event "Nice"] [Site "Nice"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Anatoly Karpov"] [Black "Wolfgang Unzicker"] [ECO "C98"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. [...]

Karpov vs Kasparov – Queen’s Gambit Declined Tarrasch – 1984/85 World Chess Championship Rd7

After going 2-0 up in the controversial 1984-85 World Chess Championship with black in game six, Karpov followed it up with what seemed to be a knockout blow in game seven, taking a 3-0 lead with this win in a Queen’s Gambit Declined Tarrasch.

[Event "Wch Moscow i 38/519"] [Site "07"] [Date "1984.09.28"] [...]

Kasparov vs Karpov – Queen’s Indian Defence – 1984/85 World Chess Championship Rd6

Karpov raced into a 2-0 lead with this win with the black side of a Queen’s Indian Defence in the sixth game of the controversial 1884-85 World Chess Championship.

[Event "Wch Moscow i 38/707"] [Site "06"] [Date "1984.09.26"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "6"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Anatoly Karpov"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo [...]

Karpov vs Kasparov – Sicilian Defence – 1984/85 World Chess Championship Rd3

Karpov seized the iniative in the 3rd game of the controversial 1984/85 World Chess Championship, a Sicilian Paulsen, after unusually playing 1. e4.

[Event "Wch Moscow i 38/224"] [Site "03"] [Date "1984.09.17"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "3"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Anatoly Karpov"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "65"] 1.e4 [...]

Kasparov vs Karpov – Ruy Lopez Closed – 1990 World Chess Championship Rd20

This Closed Ruy Lopez decisively swung the 1990 World Chess Championship Kasparov’s way.

[Event "m/20"] [Site "New York/Lyon 50/392 Kasparov,G"] [Date "1990.12.15"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "20"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Anatoly Karpov"] [ECO "C92"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "81"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 [...]

Karpov vs Kasparov – Sicilian Defence – 1985 World Chess Championship Rd16

A Kasparov bombshell, unleashing a surprise gambit in the opening against Anatoly Karpov in their round 16 encounter in the 1985 World Chess Championship.

Informally named the Kasparov Gambit, the opening has rarely been used since, as suitable responses were subsequently found, but at the time it must have come as a real shock to [...]

Kasparov vs Karpov – Nimzo-Indian – 1985 World Chess Championship Rd11

Garry Kasparov, trailing by one in the 1985 World Chess Championship rematch with Anatoly Karpov, steered his opponent towards a similar game sixty years before, expecting the resultant blunder.

[Event "Wch Moscow i 40/687"] [Site "11"] [Date "1985.10.01"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "11"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Anatoly Karpov"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "?"] [...]

Karpov vs Timman – Queen’s Gambit Accepted – Brussels, 1988

Jan Timman accepted Anatoli Karpov’s Queen’s Gambit, and later permitted a positional queen sacrifice which worked out well for the ex-world champion.

[Event "Timman,J, Bruxelles 45/447"] [Site "Timman,J, Bruxelles 45/447"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Anatoli Karpov"] [Black "Jan Timman"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. d4 [...]

Karpov vs Korchnoi – Sicilian Dragon – Moscow, 1974

Karpov was sweeping all before him as he prepared to challenge for Bobby Fischer’s title, and in this game against Viktor Korchnoi he came up with a novel innovation in the Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, dispatching Korchnoi in quick time.

[Event "2, Wch, Moscow cf ;MAINB"] [Site "2, Wch, Moscow cf ;MAINB"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [...]

Anand vs Karpov – Caro-Kann Advance – 2001 Amber Blindfold

An enjoyable blindfold Advance Variation of the Caro-Kann played between a former and a future World Champion at the 2001 Amber Blindfold.

[Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.17"] [EventDate "2001.03.17"] [Round "1"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Anatoli Karpov"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2679"] [PlyCount "47"] 1. e4 c6 2. [...]