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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Anatoly Karpov
   Born:    1951-May
   Best World Rank:    #1 (100 different months between the August 1974 rating list and the January 1985 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2848 on the March 1989 rating list, #2 in world, age 37y10m
   Best Individual Performance:    2899 in Linares, 1994, scoring 11/13 (85%) vs 2729-rated opposition
  Graph   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    Zlatoust, 1961  not rated on January 1961 list   -   +5 (8/11, 73%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Zlatoust, 1962  not rated on January 1962 list   -   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Zlatoust, 1963  not rated on January 1963 list   -   +3 (3/3, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Vladimir, 1964  not rated on January 1964 list   -   +4 (4/4, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Leningrad, 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   [2444]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2451-rated opposition   N/A 
    Karpov-Zaitsev Match (Leningrad), 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   [2477]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2491-rated opposition   N/A 
    Alekseev-Karpov Match (Leningrad), 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   -   = (1.5/3, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Karpov-Noakh Match (Leningrad), 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   -   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Chistiakov-Karpov Match (Leningrad), 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   [2519]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2494-rated opposition   N/A 
    Hatlebakk-Karpov Match (Stockholm), 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   -   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    URS, 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-ch U18 Moscow, 1966  not rated on January 1966 list   -   +3 (6/9, 67%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Leningrad, 1967  not rated on January 1967 list   -   +3 (5/7, 71%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    EU-ch casual Groningen, 1967  not rated on January 1967 list   [2545]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2623-rated opposition   N/A 
    URS ol, 1967  not rated on February 1967 list   [2498]   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2634-rated opposition   N/A 
    EU-ch U18 sf 6768 Groningen, 1967  not rated on December 1967 list   [2443]   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2449-rated opposition   N/A 
    EU-ch U18 f-A 6768 Groningen, 1968  not rated on January 1968 list   [2497]   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2406-rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow-ch MGU, 1968  not rated on January 1968 list   [2440]   +7 (8.5/10, 85%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2456-rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-JUG Sochi, 1968  not rated on January 1968 list   -   +3 (3.5/4, 88%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-chT Riga, 1968  2497 (#202 on December 1968 list)   -   +9 (10/11, 91%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Leningrad, 1969  2495 (#213 on January 1969 list)   [2522]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2501-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Leningrad tt, 1969  2495 (#213 on January 1969 list)   -   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-ch U18 playoff Leningrad, 1969  2495 (#213 on January 1969 list)   2563   +3 (7.5/12, 63%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2501-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Wch U20 fin-A Stockholm, 1969  2495 (#213 on January 1969 list)   2581   +9 (10/11, 91%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2439-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Wch U20 prel-B Stockholm, 1969  2495 (#213 on January 1969 list)   [2454]   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2478-rated opposition   =0.0 
    URS-JUG m U18 Moscow, 1969  2506 (#199 on April 1969 list)   -   +2 (3/4, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Warsaw Armies-chT 6th, 1969  2525 (#158 on May 1969 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Caracas, 1970  2621 (#50 on January 1970 list)   2643   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2558-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Leningrad, 1970  2621 (#50 on January 1970 list)   [2546]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2625-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Kuibyshev (RUS Championship), 1970  2621 (#50 on January 1970 list)   2669   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2601-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Riga (URS Championship), 1970  2654 (#33 on November 1970 list)   2674   +3 (12/21, 57%)   +3 (10.5/18, 58%) vs 2618-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Leningrad, 1971  2669 (#24 on January 1971 list)   [2617]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2631-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Karpov-Korchnoi Training Match (Leningrad), 1971  2669 (#24 on January 1971 list)   2689   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2750-rated opposition   +0.6 
    URS-ch sf Daugavpils, 1971  2669 (#24 on January 1971 list)   [2532]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2510-rated opposition   -0.1 
    URS-chT Rostov on Don, 1971  2684 (#21 on August 1971 list)   -   +3 (3.5/4, 88%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Leningrad (URS Championship), 1971  2683 (#20 on September 1971 list)   2713   +5 (13/21, 62%)   +5 (13/21, 62%) vs 2629-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1971  2704 (#16 on November 1971 list)   2768   +5 (11/17, 65%)   +5 (11/17, 65%) vs 2685-rated opposition   +2.1 
    Hastings, 1971  2704 (#15 on December 1971 list)   2730   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2610-rated opposition   +1.5 
    San Antonio, 1972  2737 (#6 on January 1972 list)   2708   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +3 (7.5/12, 63%) vs 2654-rated opposition   +0.3 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1972  2739 (#6 on March 1972 list)   2658   +2 (5/8, 63%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2662-rated opposition   -0.1 
    WchT U26 17th Graz, 1972  2744 (#3 on July 1972 list)   [2498]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2548-rated opposition   -0.2 
    WchT U26 fin 17th Graz, 1972  2744 (#3 on July 1972 list)   [2640]   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2602-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Skopje ol (Men) fin-A, 1972  2742 (#6 on September 1972 list)   2657   +7 (9/11, 82%)   +7 (9/11, 82%) vs 2479-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Skopje ol (Men) prel, 1972  2742 (#6 on September 1972 list)   [2587]   +4 (4/4, 100%)   +3 (3/3, 100%) vs 2466-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Moscow GM-Young M, 1972  2743 (#5 on October 1972 list)   -   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Budapest, 1973  2754 (#3 on January 1973 list)   2688   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2611-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Moscow-3teams, 1973  2751 (#3 on April 1973 list)   [2713]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2703-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Leningrad (Interzonal), 1973  2757 (#3 on June 1973 list)   2824   +10 (13.5/17, 79%)   +10 (13.5/17, 79%) vs 2647-rated opposition   +2.8 
    EU-chT (Men) Bath, 1973  2778 (#2 on July 1973 list)   2681   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2569-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1973  2778 (#2 on October 1973 list)   2745   +4 (10.5/17, 62%)   +4 (10/16, 63%) vs 2677-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Madrid, 1973  2777 (#2 on November 1973 list)   2752   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +7 (11/15, 73%) vs 2617-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Karpov-Polugaevsky Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Moscow), 1974  2782 (#2 on January 1974 list)   2782   +3 (5.5/8, 69%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2742-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Karpov-Spassky Match (Candidates semifinal, Leningrad), 1974  2782 (#2 on January 1974 list)   2773   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2731-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Nice ol (Men) fin-A, 1974  2788 (#2 on June 1974 list)   2734   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2618-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Nice ol (Men) prel, 1974  2788 (#2 on June 1974 list)   [2620]   +5 (5/5, 100%)   +3 (3/3, 100%) vs 2513-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow), 1974  2800 (#1 on September 1974 list)   2776   +1 (12.5/24, 52%)   +1 (12.5/24, 52%) vs 2765-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Team GM/Young Pioneers Leningrad, 1975  2804 (#1 on January 1975 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Portoroz/Ljubljana, 1975  2804 (#1 on June 1975 list)   2744   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +6 (9.5/13, 73%) vs 2622-rated opposition   +0.2 
    URS-chT Riga, 1975  2805 (#1 on July 1975 list)   2716   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2658-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Milan, 1975  2808 (#1 on August 1975 list)   2741   +3 (12/21, 57%)   +3 (12/21, 57%) vs 2695-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Skopje, 1976  2796 (#1 on March 1976 list)   2751   +10 (12.5/15, 83%)   +6 (8.5/11, 77%) vs 2620-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Tbilisi, 1976  2807 (#1 on April 1976 list)   2676   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2650-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Amsterdam, 1976  2808 (#1 on May 1976 list)   2690   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2666-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Manila, 1976  2804 (#1 on July 1976 list)   2601   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2636-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Montilla, 1976  2796 (#1 on August 1976 list)   2683   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2555-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1976  2796 (#1 on November 1976 list)   2785   +7 (12/17, 71%)   +6 (11/16, 69%) vs 2681-rated opposition   +0.8 
    BBC TV Master Game ENG, 1977  2806 (#1 on January 1977 list)   2681   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2612-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Bad Lauterberg (FRG Championship), 1977  2806 (#1 on March 1977 list)   2788   +9 (12/15, 80%)   +9 (12/15, 80%) vs 2614-rated opposition   +1.1 
    EU-chT (Men) Moscow, 1977  2813 (#1 on April 1977 list)   2800   +5 (5/5, 100%)   +5 (5/5, 100%) vs 2673-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Las Palmas, 1977  2825 (#1 on May 1977 list)   2798   +12 (13.5/15, 90%)   +11 (12.5/14, 89%) vs 2571-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Leningrad, 1977  2833 (#1 on June 1977 list)   2708   +3 (10/17, 59%)   +3 (10/17, 59%) vs 2656-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Tilburg, 1977  2819 (#1 on September 1977 list)   2772   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2673-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Bugojno, 1978  2824 (#1 on February 1978 list)   2770   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +5 (10/15, 67%) vs 2682-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Karpov-Korchnoi II (World Championship, Baguio City), 1978  2822 (#1 on July 1978 list)   2821   +1 (16.5/32, 52%)   +1 (16.5/32, 52%) vs 2806-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Munich (FRG Championship), 1979  2823 (#1 on February 1979 list)   2607   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2558-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Montreal, 1979  2818 (#1 on April 1979 list)   2810   +6 (12/18, 67%)   +6 (12/18, 67%) vs 2715-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Waddinxveen, 1979  2825 (#1 on June 1979 list)   2761   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2674-rated opposition   +0.9 
    URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1979  2831 (#1 on July 1979 list)   2659   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2625-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Tilburg, 1979  2823 (#1 on November 1979 list)   2771   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2700-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Bad Kissingen, 1980  2823 (#1 on January 1980 list)   2745   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2695-rated opposition   +0.6 
    EU-chT (Men) Skara, 1980  2823 (#1 on January 1980 list)   2582   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -1 (2/5, 40%) vs 2665-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Bugojno, 1980  2812 (#1 on May 1980 list)   2783   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2687-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Amsterdam (IBM), 1980  2819 (#1 on June 1980 list)   2783   +6 (10/14, 71%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2672-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Tilburg, 1980  2821 (#1 on September 1980 list)   2774   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2704-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Buenos Aires, 1980  2826 (#1 on October 1980 list)   2639   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2648-rated opposition   -2.7 
    Malta ol (Men) La Valetta, 1980  2808 (#1 on November 1980 list)   2755   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2649-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Linares, 1981  2811 (#1 on January 1981 list)   2744   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2640-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Moscow, 1981  2814 (#1 on February 1981 list)   2683   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2699-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow, 1981  2813 (#1 on April 1981 list)   2787   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2697-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Amsterdam, 1981  2816 (#1 on May 1981 list)   2715   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2661-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Karpov-Korchnoi III (World Championship, Merano), 1981  2812 (#1 on October 1981 list)   2831   +4 (11/18, 61%)   +4 (11/18, 61%) vs 2777-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Mar del Plata, 1982  2816 (#1 on February 1982 list)   2664   +2 (7.5/13, 58%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2627-rated opposition   -1.9 
    London (Phillips & Drew), 1982  2804 (#1 on April 1982 list)   2747   +4 (8.5/13, 65%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2676-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Turin, 1982  2800 (#1 on June 1982 list)   2732   +2 (7/12, 58%)   +2 (7/12, 58%) vs 2709-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Hamburg TV-1pl, 1982  2798 (#2 on September 1982 list)   [2680]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2711-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Hamburg, 1982  2798 (#2 on September 1982 list)   2700   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2637-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Tilburg, 1982  2798 (#2 on September 1982 list)   2768   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2697-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Luzern ol (Men), 1982  2803 (#2 on October 1982 list)   2768   +5 (6.5/8, 81%)   +4 (5.5/7, 79%) vs 2686-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Linares, 1983  2808 (#2 on February 1983 list)   2718   +2 (6/10, 60%)   +2 (6/10, 60%) vs 2695-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1983  2805 (#2 on April 1983 list)   2750   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2682-rated opposition   -0.2 
    EU-chT (Men) Plovdiv, 1983  2804 (#2 on June 1983 list)   [2647]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2665-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Spartakiade tt 8th Moscow, 1983  2802 (#2 on July 1983 list)   2690   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2668-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Hannover, 1983  2804 (#2 on August 1983 list)   2722   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +6 (9/12, 75%) vs 2591-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Tilburg, 1983  2806 (#2 on October 1983 list)   2753   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2707-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Bath TV-1pl, 1983  2807 (#2 on November 1983 list)   [2533]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2690-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Bath, 1983  2807 (#2 on November 1983 list)   2717   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2616-rated opposition   +0.7 
    London, 1984  2806 (#2 on April 1984 list)   2781   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2690-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Oslo, 1984  2806 (#2 on April 1984 list)   2700   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2642-rated opposition   -0.2 
    URS-World London, 1984  2811 (#2 on June 1984 list)   [2691]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2726-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Karpov-Kasparov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1984  2811 (#2 on September 1984 list)   2873   +2 (25/48, 52%)   +2 (25/48, 52%) vs 2844-rated opposition   +2.9 
    Amsterdam (OHRA), 1985  2818 (#2 on July 1985 list)   2737   +4 (7/10, 70%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2657-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Karpov-Kasparov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1985  2822 (#2 on September 1985 list)   2794   -2 (11/24, 46%)   -2 (11/24, 46%) vs 2830-rated opposition   -0.8 
    WchT 1st Luzern, 1985  2823 (#2 on November 1985 list)   2692   +3 (5/7, 71%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2628-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Vienna (Open), 1986  2823 (#2 on January 1986 list)   2679   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2615-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Brussels (SWIFT), 1986  2812 (#2 on March 1986 list)   2792   +7 (9/11, 82%)   +6 (8/10, 80%) vs 2663-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Bugojno, 1986  2821 (#2 on May 1986 list)   2770   +3 (8.5/14, 61%)   +3 (8.5/14, 61%) vs 2727-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Karpov-Kasparov III (World Championship, London/Leningrad), 1986  2825 (#2 on July 1986 list)   2825   -1 (11.5/24, 48%)   -1 (11.5/24, 48%) vs 2848-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Tilburg, 1986  2831 (#2 on October 1986 list)   2729   +1 (7.5/14, 54%)   +1 (7.5/14, 54%) vs 2726-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Dubai ol (Men), 1986  2828 (#2 on November 1986 list)   2690   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2629-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Karpov-Sokolov Match (Candidates final, Linares), 1987  2819 (#2 on February 1987 list)   2802   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2738-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Brussels, 1987  2821 (#2 on April 1987 list)   2735   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2686-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1987  2823 (#2 on May 1987 list)   2730   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2718-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Bilbao, 1987  2825 (#2 on June 1987 list)   2715   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2595-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Karpov-Kasparov IV (World Championship, Sevilla), 1987  2814 (#2 on October 1987 list)   2837   = (12/24, 50%)   = (12/24, 50%) vs 2847-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Riga1, 1988  2817 (#2 on January 1988 list)   -   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1988  2817 (#2 on January 1988 list)   2755   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2660-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1988  2816 (#2 on March 1988 list)   2708   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2732-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Brussels (World Cup), 1988  2812 (#2 on April 1988 list)   2802   +6 (11/16, 69%)   +6 (11/16, 69%) vs 2700-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Amsterdam (Optiebeurs), 1988  2817 (#2 on May 1988 list)   2746   +1 (6.5/12, 54%)   +1 (6.5/12, 54%) vs 2752-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Belfort (World Cup), 1988  2820 (#2 on June 1988 list)   2820   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2718-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1988  2834 (#2 on July 1988 list)   2801   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +6 (11.5/17, 68%) vs 2702-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Tilburg, 1988  2832 (#2 on September 1988 list)   2833   +7 (10.5/14, 75%)   +7 (10.5/14, 75%) vs 2707-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Thessaloniki ol (Men), 1988  2838 (#2 on November 1988 list)   2796   +6 (8/10, 80%)   +6 (7.5/9, 83%) vs 2662-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Hjartarson-Karpov Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Seattle), 1989  2845 (#2 on January 1989 list)   2705   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2688-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Linares, 1989  2845 (#2 on January 1989 list)   2787   +4 (7/10, 70%)   +4 (7/10, 70%) vs 2717-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Andersson-Karpov Match (Marostica), 1989  2848 (#2 on March 1989 list)   [2686]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2719-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Rotterdam (World Cup), 1989  2843 (#2 on June 1989 list)   2765   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2699-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Skelleftea (World Cup), 1989  2838 (#2 on August 1989 list)   2781   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2718-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Jussupow-Karpov Match (Candidates semifinal, London), 1989  2840 (#2 on October 1989 list)   2693   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2702-rated opposition   -0.8 
    WchT 2nd Luzern, 1989  2840 (#2 on October 1989 list)   [2691]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2673-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Reggio Emilia, 1989  2838 (#2 on December 1989 list)   2724   +2 (6/10, 60%)   +2 (6/10, 60%) vs 2702-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Karpov-Timman I (Candidates final, Kuala Lumpur), 1990  2831 (#2 on March 1990 list)   2816   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2752-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Haninge, 1990  2837 (#2 on May 1990 list)   2732   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2653-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Biel, 1990  2830 (#2 on July 1990 list)   2752   +5 (9.5/14, 68%)   +5 (9.5/14, 68%) vs 2659-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990  2827 (#2 on October 1990 list)   2851   -1 (11.5/24, 48%)   -1 (11.5/24, 48%) vs 2877-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Reggio Emilia, 1991  2827 (#2 on January 1991 list)   2746   +3 (7.5/12, 63%)   +3 (7.5/12, 63%) vs 2699-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Linares, 1991  2826 (#2 on February 1991 list)   2707   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2729-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1991  2818 (#2 on May 1991 list)   2733   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2715-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Agdestein-Karpov Match (Gjovik), 1991  2816 (#2 on July 1991 list)   [2611]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2669-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Anand-Karpov I (Candidates quarterfinal, Brussels), 1991  2811 (#2 on August 1991 list)   2700   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2711-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Reykjavik (World Cup), 1991  2808 (#2 on September 1991 list)   2805   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2700-rated opposition   +1.1 
    Tilburg, 1991  2814 (#2 on October 1991 list)   2734   +1 (7.5/14, 54%)   +1 (7.5/14, 54%) vs 2732-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Reggio Emilia, 1991  2811 (#2 on December 1991 list)   2738   +1 (5/9, 56%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2753-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Linares, 1992  2807 (#2 on February 1992 list)   2753   +2 (7.5/13, 58%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2732-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Karpov-Short Match (Candidates semifinal, Linares), 1992  2807 (#2 on April 1992 list)   2641   -2 (4/10, 40%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2723-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Madrid, 1992  2796 (#3 on May 1992 list)   2765   +6 (7.5/9, 83%)   +6 (7.5/9, 83%) vs 2623-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Biel, 1992  2801 (#3 on July 1992 list)   2819   +7 (10.5/14, 75%)   +7 (10.5/14, 75%) vs 2690-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Tilburg, 1992  2809 (#2 on October 1992 list)   [2609]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2699-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1992  2805 (#2 on November 1992 list)   2682   = (3.5/7, 50%)   = (3.5/7, 50%) vs 2731-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Baden-Baden, 1992  2801 (#2 on December 1992 list)   2815   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +8 (9.5/11, 86%) vs 2639-rated opposition   +1.9 
    AUT-chT Austria, 1993  2812 (#2 on January 1993 list)   [2529]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2508-rated opposition   -0.2 
    FRA, 1993  2812 (#2 on January 1993 list)   2631   +3 (4/5, 80%)   +3 (4/5, 80%) vs 2542-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1993  2812 (#2 on January 1993 list)   2750   +4 (8.5/13, 65%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2679-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Germany (Bundesliga), 1993  2812 (#2 on January 1993 list)   [2670]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2644-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Linares, 1993  2812 (#2 on February 1993 list)   2803   +4 (8.5/13, 65%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2742-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Dortmund, 1993  2814 (#2 on April 1993 list)   2766   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +4 (5.5/7, 79%) vs 2684-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Dos Hermanas, 1993  2814 (#2 on April 1993 list)   2769   +6 (7.5/9, 83%)   +6 (7.5/9, 83%) vs 2628-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Leon, 1993  2824 (#2 on May 1993 list)   2631   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2589-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Karpov-Timman II (FIDE-World Championship, NED/INA), 1993  2813 (#2 on September 1993 list)   2737   +4 (12.5/21, 60%)   +4 (12.5/21, 60%) vs 2674-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Tilburg, 1993  2805 (#2 on November 1993 list)   2745   +3 (7.5/12, 63%)   +3 (7.5/12, 63%) vs 2697-rated opposition   =0.0 
    EUCup final Hilversum, 1993  2802 (#2 on December 1993 list)   [2578]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2582-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Karpov-Morovic Fernández I (Las Palmas), 1994  2799 (#2 on February 1994 list)   2732   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2636-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Linares, 1994  2799 (#2 on February 1994 list)   2899   +9 (11/13, 85%)   +9 (11/13, 85%) vs 2729-rated opposition   +3.4 
    Dos Hermanas, 1994  2820 (#2 on April 1994 list)   2715   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2660-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Las Palmas, 1994  2819 (#2 on May 1994 list)   2738   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2688-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Dortmund, 1994  2822 (#2 on July 1994 list)   2643   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2670-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Tilburg, 1994  2813 (#2 on September 1994 list)   2731   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2619-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Buenos Aires Sicilian, 1994  2814 (#2 on October 1994 list)   2697   -1 (6.5/14, 46%)   -1 (6.5/14, 46%) vs 2737-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Cámpora-Karpov Match (San Nicolas), 1994  2814 (#2 on October 1994 list)   [2581]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2586-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Karpov-Lautier Match (Ubeda), 1994  2806 (#2 on November 1994 list)   2708   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2689-rated opposition   +0.2 
    ESP-chT Cordoba, 1995  2807 (#2 on January 1995 list)   [2546]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2590-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Baden-Baden, 1995  2807 (#2 on January 1995 list)   2779   +6 (7/8, 88%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2633-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Gelfand-Karpov Match (Candidates FIDE final, Sanghi Nagar), 1995  2805 (#2 on February 1995 list)   2772   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +3 (6/9, 67%) vs 2729-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Linares, 1995  2810 (#2 on March 1995 list)   2786   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2697-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Dos Hermanas, 1995  2813 (#2 on April 1995 list)   2730   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2711-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Dortmund, 1995  2811 (#2 on July 1995 list)   2769   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2694-rated opposition   +0.8 
    EUCup Gr4 Tyniste, 1995  2815 (#2 on September 1995 list)   [2607]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2638-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Groningen, 1995  2814 (#2 on December 1995 list)   2747   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2672-rated opposition   +0.2 
    ESP-chT Oropesa del Mar, 1996  2815 (#2 on January 1996 list)   [2638]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2599-rated opposition   =0.0 
    JUG-chT Niksic, 1996  2815 (#2 on January 1996 list)   [2639]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2662-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Karpov-Lobron Match (Nussloch), 1996  2815 (#2 on January 1996 list)   [2648]   +2 (2/2, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2616-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Ivanovic-Karpov Match (Podgorica), 1996  2815 (#2 on January 1996 list)   [2539]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2523-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Belgrade, 1996  2813 (#2 on February 1996 list)   2589   = (2.5/5, 50%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2627-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Kamsky-Karpov Match (FIDE World Championship, Elista), 1996  2804 (#2 on June 1996 list)   2804   +3 (10.5/18, 58%)   +3 (10.5/18, 58%) vs 2766-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Biel, 1996  2810 (#2 on July 1996 list)   2721   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2640-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Vienna, 1996  2807 (#2 on August 1996 list)   2728   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2709-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Tilburg (Fontys), 1996  2809 (#2 on October 1996 list)   2653   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (5.5/11, 50%) vs 2672-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Las Palmas, 1996  2800 (#3 on December 1996 list)   2702   -2 (4/10, 40%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2797-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Dos Hermanas, 1997  2792 (#4 on April 1997 list)   2720   +1 (5/9, 56%)   +1 (5/9, 56%) vs 2732-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Antwerp, 1997  2791 (#4 on May 1997 list)   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Frankfurt (Chess Classics), 1997  2790 (#4 on June 1997 list)   2678   -1 (4.5/10, 45%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2737-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Biel (Credit Suisse), 1997  2784 (#4 on July 1997 list)   2722   +3 (6.5/10, 65%)   +3 (6.5/10, 65%) vs 2669-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Dortmund, 1997  2784 (#4 on July 1997 list)   2667   -1 (4/9, 44%)   -1 (4/9, 44%) vs 2732-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Adianto-Karpov Match (Jakarta), 1997  2776 (#5 on November 1997 list)   [2512]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2624-rated opposition   -0.9 
    US-chT Amateur East Parsippany, 1998  2767 (#5 on January 1998 list)   -   +5 (5/5, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Anand-Karpov II (FIDE World Championship final, Lausanne), 1998  2767 (#5 on January 1998 list)   2751   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2830-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1998  2767 (#5 on January 1998 list)   2680   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2697-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Karpov-Morovic Fernández II (Santiago), 1998  2754 (#5 on July 1998 list)   [2560]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2626-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Polanica Zdroj (Rubinstein Memorial), 1998  2749 (#5 on August 1998 list)   2621   -1 (4/9, 44%)   -1 (4/9, 44%) vs 2675-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Karpov-Piket Match (Monte Carlo), 1999  2728 (#9 on February 1999 list)   2622   = (4/8, 50%)   = (4/8, 50%) vs 2648-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Dos Hermanas, 1999  2716 (#14 on April 1999 list)   2692   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2730-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Dortmunder Schachtage, 1999  2711 (#14 on July 1999 list)   2720   +1 (4/7, 57%)   +1 (4/7, 57%) vs 2741-rated opposition   +0.7 
    VAM Hoogeveen 3rd Hoogeveen, 1999  2712 (#14 on October 1999 list)   2587   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2617-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Bacrot-Karpov Match (Cannes), 2000  2695 (#20 on February 2000 list)   [2554]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2616-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Karpov-Xie Jun Match (Guanzhou), 2000  2691 (#19 on April 2000 list)   [2560]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Bali (Japfa Classic), 2000  2691 (#19 on April 2000 list)   2672   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2641-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Karpov-Ye Jiangchuan Match (Shenyang), 2000  2691 (#19 on April 2000 list)   [2571]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2642-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Najdorf mem 11th Buenos Aires, 2000  2685 (#19 on September 2000 list)   2626   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2618-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Linares, 2001  2678 (#27 on February 2001 list)   2685   -1 (4.5/10, 45%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2745-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Europe-Tartarstan m Kazan, 2001  2678 (#26 on August 2001 list)   [2607]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2696-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Najdorf mem Buenos Aires, 2001  2676 (#26 on September 2001 list)   2652   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2580-rated opposition   +0.6 
    ESP-chT Cala Galdana, 2001  2683 (#25 on October 2001 list)   [2546]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2529-rated opposition   =0.0 
    BEL-chT2 0102, 2001  2683 (#25 on October 2001 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Moscow (FIDE World Championship), 2001  2682 (#25 on November 2001 list)   [2524]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2571-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Cannes (NAO Masters), 2002  2675 (#27 on February 2002 list)   2662   = (4.5/9, 50%)   = (4.5/9, 50%) vs 2692-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Karpov-Kosteniuk Match (Manises Magistral), 2002  2679 (#28 on June 2002 list)   [2545]   +2 (3/4, 75%)   +2 (3/4, 75%) vs 2472-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Benidorm Hotel Bali, 2002  2675 (#30 on November 2002 list)   2669   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2578-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Wijk aan Zee (Corus), 2003  2682 (#27 on January 2003 list)   2678   -1 (6/13, 46%)   -1 (6/13, 46%) vs 2719-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Karpov-Macieja Match (Warsaw), 2003  2683 (#26 on April 2003 list)   2723   +4 (6/8, 75%)   +4 (6/8, 75%) vs 2634-rated opposition   +1.5 
    ESP-chT Lanzarote, 2003  2705 (#17 on May 2003 list)   2659   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2583-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Essent Crown Hoogeveen, 2003  2707 (#17 on October 2003 list)   2582   -2 (2/6, 33%)   -2 (2/6, 33%) vs 2695-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Aix En Provence, 2004  2682 (#30 on December 2004 list)   2633   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2550-rated opposition   +0.6