Karpov, Anatoly (ənŭtôl`yē kär`pôf), 1951–, Russian chess master. In 1970 he became the world's youngest international grand master. Karpov won (1975) the world championship by default when Bobby Fischer Fischer, Bobby (Robert James Fischer) (fĭsh`ər), 1943–, American chess player, b. Chicago.
..... Click the link for more information. , the titleholder, refused to agree to terms for a match. He successfully defended (1978, 1981) his title against Viktor Korchnoi Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich (vyēk`tər ləvôv`yĭch kôrch`noi), 1931–, Russian-Swiss chess master.
..... Click the link for more information. but lost (1985) to Gary Kasparov Kasparov, Gary (kəspär`ôf, –ŏf), 1963–, Armenian chess player, b.
..... Click the link for more information. . Karpov regained (1993) the International Chess Federation (FIDE) championship in a playoff after Kasparov formed a rival association and was expelled from the federation. Karpov retained the FIDE championship after defeating Viswanathan Anand, an Indian grandmaster, in 1998. Disputes with the sponsoring organization prompted Karpov to refuse to participate in a tournament the following year, and he was stripped of his FIDE championship.

Karpov, Anatoly (Yevgenyevich)

(born May 23, 1951, Zlatoust, U.S.S.R.) Russian chess master. His first great success was winning the 1969 World Junior (under 20) Championship. Karpov was declared world champion in 1975 when the reigning champion Bobby Fischer and the International Chess Federation (FIDE) could not agree on conditions for their title match. Karpov defended the title several times before losing it in 1985 to Garry Kasparov. Karpov regained the FIDE championship in 1993 after Kasparov was stripped of the title. In 1999 Karpov refused to defend his FIDE title, which was won by Alexander Khalifman of Russia.