Anatoly Karpov
Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He was the 12th World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985, a three-time FIDE World Champion (1993, 1996, 1998), twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team (1985, 1989), and a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986,
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Anatoly Karpov
Russian chess player
Twelfth World Chess Champion.
Soviet and Russian chess player and politician, twelfth world chess champion (1975-1985), international grandmaster (1970), Merited Master of Sports of the USSR (1974). Three-time world men's chess champion (1975, 1978, 1981), three-time FIDE world champion (1993, 1996, 1998), two-time world champion with the USSR team (1985 and 1989), six-time winner of the Chess Olympics with the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986 and 1988), three-time USSR champion (1976, 1983 and 1988), champion of the RSFSR (1970). Holder of nine chess "Oscars" (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984). He is an honorary citizen of Zlatoust (1979) and Tula (1998). Karpov is one of the most famous philatelists within the CIS.
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