biography
| name: |
Karpov, Anatoly Yevgenyevich
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pronunciation:
[kah(r)pof]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1951– )
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| biography:
| Chess player and world champion (1975–85), born in Zlatoust, W Russia. Trained by former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik, he won the world junior championship (1969). He became world champion by default after Bobby Fischer refused to defend his title (1975), and successfully defended his title until losing to Kasparov in a controversial match (1985). He defeated Jan Timman of The Netherlands in an official world championship match in 1993, though publicity for this event and his victory suffered as a result of the independent championship match being played at the same time between Kasparov and Nigel Short. He successfully defended the FIDE title in 1996 and 1998, but lost it in 1999 when he refused to accept the tournament format. |
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