Anatoly Karpov
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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 W
Karpov in 2017
Karpov in 1967
Karpov with FIDE president Max Euwe and wife in 1976
Karpov, with Kasparov (left) and Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman (right) in Amsterdam, 1987
Garry Kasparov
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Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the
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…finishes. He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 102 total months world number one is the third-longest of all time, behind Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov. Karpov is also an elected Member of the State Duma in Russia. Since 2006, he has chaired the Commission for Ecological Safety and Environmental…
Kasparov in 2015
Kasparov at age 11, Vilnius, 1974
Kasparov at World Junior Championship victory ceremony, Dortmund, 1980
Kasparov after winning the FIDE World Championship title in 1985