Anatoly Karpov
Russian chess player
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Born 1951 · age 75
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Dominated chess in the '70s and '80s as the 12th World Chess Champion, racking up nine Chess Oscars and a rapid-play title before pivoting to Russian politics. Soviet team player who won multiple Olympiads.
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Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov 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, twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team, a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team, and the 1st World Rapid Chess Champion (1988). The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars.
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