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Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Карпов; 28 July 1922 – 18 January 2010) was a Soviet soldier, writer of historical novels and public figure. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery in World War II. Karpov was born in Orenburg, and moved to Tashkent as a child.
Vladimir Karpov was born on 27 October 1948 in the village of Turovskaya , Arkhangelsk Oblast, in what was then the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union. He graduated from the Leningrad Financial and Credit College and the Moscow Financial and Economic Institute .
Karpov's chess tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. [1] 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.
Karpov (Russian: Ка́рпов) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksandr Karpov (1917-1944), Soviet ace, double Hero of the Soviet Union; Andriy Karpov (born 1987), Ukrainian motorcyclist; Anatoly Karpov (born 1951), Russian chess grandmaster, Undisputed World Chess Champion 1975–85, and FIDE World Chess Champion 1993 ...
A long, tense game ensued, in which Karpov blundered away a pawn just before the first time control. Kasparov then won a long ending to retain the title on a 12–12 scoreline. [62] Kasparov and Karpov met for a fifth time, on this occasion in New York City and Lyon in 1990, with each city hosting 12 games. Again, the result was a close one ...
Valery Salov and Short share victory at Amsterdam's 5th Euwe Memorial with 6/9, ahead of Karpov and Kasparov with 5 1 ⁄ 2 /9. All four players go through the tournament unbeaten. In the first tournament of the second World Cup, Ivanchuk and Karpov are winners at Reykjavík with 10 1 ⁄ 2 /15. The World Cup is then abandoned, when Kasparov ...
The 1970 Soviet Chess Championship was the 38th edition of USSR Chess Championship.Held from 25 November to 28 December 1970 in Riga. Viktor Korchnoi won his fourth title. . The future world champion Anatoly Karpov had a quiet debut, beginning with a loss and 10 draws out of the first 11 rounds before beating Vladimir Bagirov in an Alekhine Defence in round
After 17 games, Karpov had a 4–1 lead. Korchnoi won game 21, but Karpov won game 27, putting him on the brink of victory with a 5–2 lead. Korchnoi fought back, scoring three wins and one draw in the next four games, to equalise the match at 5–5 after 31 games. However, Karpov won the very next game, and the match, by 6–5 with 21 draws. [5]