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Contents
KetyoS ymboulsse d 4
Preface 5
Bibliography 6
1961 7
1962 13
1963 21
1964 25
1965 29
1966 33
1967 45
1968 61
1969 77
1970 97
1971 111
1972 125
1973 143
1974 159
1975 195
1976 213
1977 235
1978 255
1979 269
1980 289
1981 309
1982 327
1983 353
1984 379
1985 417
Epilogue 439
Classification 440
GameI ndebxyP agNeu mber 442
GameI ndebxyKa rpovO'psp onents 447
AlphabetGiacmaleI ndexN-on-Karpov Games 449
NameI ndex 451
Statistics 456
Scoraegsai nIsntd iviOdpupaoln ents 457
Tournament Record 458
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Preface
AnarKoalrypr ohtwvee, l Wftohr Clhde Cshsa mpiioson noe,ft hger eaptleasoytfale lrsr iamned
the hooafnl udmeborerf re coNrood tshp.el rai yhnei rs htaowsro ysn om anhyi gh-level individual
tonuarmeKnatrspa.ol avsc oh itehvbeee des vtte oru rnpaemrefnotr imnwa inncnteih n1eg99 4
Lintaoruersn waimatehnin ntc rt11d/i,1twb 3ola en adh alfp oianhtesoa ftd h see caonntddh ird
plaKcasepdar aonvSd h irov.
Theser ecaorrtedh se mostb uittmh paerrynee ots rhso ein voleny eO sfa. lt lhW eo rClhda mpions,
Kariptoshv oe n weh poa rtiicnti hpea tlendau rmgboeefWsr ot r Clhda mpiofnisnHhaeili pss .
also otnhplely a tyohe arvw eo tnh tei otfWl oer Clhda mpiinto hnr ee diffemroesntt ways. The
signiiofiscfc o aunwrths ehene r eigbneetwde1 e97n5a n1d9 8H5.ea lwsootn h 1e99 7-9F8I DE
World ChaWmhpaiitlos en wssse hklinlpo .iwt snh haewt a tsh wei nonfte hroe n Wloyr Ralpdi d
CheCssh ampionship1 988i.Kn a rMpmaoazvwya etbllelta hnpe l awyheoer a rtnhemedo st
montehyr ocuhgeahsl st,h ioituis gm hp ostsoei sbtlarebh lwiiissat hnhc y e rtainty.
TogewtihtNehir cA pkl iInw roatb eo oekn tiEtnglademdVe i rwAonsaotK:oa /yr ppouvb,l ished
byN eiwn Cl msi n20 0D7u. ritnhsgee leocfgd aomnfe ostr h baoto cka mtehr ee alitzhaatti on
Karpgoavm'aesrs e r iacsth ob ew ortohfd ye eipn vestfirgojamuto sintpoe an r tiacnugllaer.
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Thep rimaairomyft hper estweon-tv owlourmikets o s hotwhr ee aidnec rh,r onoolrodgeirc,a l
hoKw arpouotvp lhaioyspe pdo nbeyn tsst mreaatKneasgr.ip cso uva'tsge egnihicaub sse ewne ll
documbeymn atnecydh ess bwuarrci ctoetrromds yi,b n esgknt o wledags ei nbngoolothek a b se en
wriotntt ehne siunsb ujdceehcp attcas hn b ef ouintndh epsaeg es.
Th:: twelWftohr Clhda mpiboeknsn toi asws na " pytwhhocono "us lldo swqluyet ezhleei o fueot f
hiosp ponbeuntt r,oh cveoe uror fs etwt ohv eo luwmee sw ipllleo nsfet exyae m opfhl ietssa ctical
sharpanswe eslsGl a.m iensv oalq vuiinacgtk t oantc hkoe p ponkeinnhtga' vbsee eonm itted,
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theyn ofidttio nw itthhoe v etrhaelomlfte h beo obku,lt em teq uasahn myi sconcaebpotuito ns
Karbpeoivan o gn e-dimpelnasWhyieeonrn .at slhi et uoantt hibeoo na rd dehmeac nodueldd it,
arrwaicastkm h u ch faeasrl omcaoinstytyeo nles e.
A number ofKarwphoicvcu'hls m iginainamn tetesed re esntdignhamgaes bv eeoe mni tted from
thpirso jase tchteh,ay va el rebaededyni sciunsr shEeend gad mVei rtuboosoMoky .c onclusion
frtohmwe o roknb otrhhp er epsreonatjn etdch atef oremeenntdigboamoneoei tkdsh Kaatr pov's
littlgea-mkoesnft oecwnon n taaltie asnasm tu cihn suuacnatdri tvvieas ltauhisei cm s o rfaem ous
winIsnt.h b iosoI hk a vter iteog dip vrei otroti hbtyee aauntedyd ucavtaliuooefnh aislst rategic
masterpOiveercrhces eo. m ipnaggIw e isil dle ntthtieofy oh leu ssa enshd i ghtlhifege hattr uhraest
cahrachtiepsrl iazye.
Manhya vcea lKalrepdot vhg er easttersapttl eagoyifaec ltr li mIie n.v ithtree eatdeobr esc ome
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last rMiomseto. f K arpov's gam1e9s6w 1efrr peol ma yiendh ihso mec itayl,t hohuega h lso
competiensd e veortahle r Rucsistiiianesnc ludBionrgo viMcahgin,i togaonrdsC thke lyabinsk.
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