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Karpov, Anatoly. World Rank (All players): 167. Federation: Russia. FIDE ID: 4100026. B-Year: 1951.
But in the World Chess Championship 1993, Karpov reacquired the FIDE World Champion title when Kasparov and Short split from FIDE. Karpov defeated Timman – the loser of the Candidates' final against Short.
In 1993, when Kasparov left FIDE, Karpov regained the FIDE world champion title by defeating GM Jan Timman in a match. Karpov defended this title twice, standing his ground against a new generation of chess stars, GM Gata Kamsky in 1996 and GM Viswanathan Anand in 1998.
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5/23/2021 – Today, on 23 May, Anatoly Karpov turns 70! The 12th World Champion is still very active and on 31 May 2021, he will give a simul at the Karpov Children’s Cup, an event supported by FIDE.
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Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
