Anatoliy Karpov

Anatoly Karpov deserves the title of one of the most brilliant chess players of our time. This man became for young athletes a symbol of victories and inner strength, as well as chess mastery, bordering on beauty and emotionality with art.

The biography of Anatoly Karpov began in the Ural town of Zlatoust. The future champion, Russian by nationality, was born on May 23, 1951 in a working class family. Anatoly's father and mother met each other at an engineering plant. Tolya became the second child in the Karpov family. The eldest girl was Larisa, who is seven years older than Anatoly. The living conditions of the family left much to be desired: they had to live in a communal apartment for five families, each of which owned one room.

However, such a peculiar way of life was a common occurrence of that time, so little Tolya did not notice any inconveniences. The future world champion Anatoly Karpov first met chess at home - the boy's father loved this game. At first, little Tolya, who was four years old, constantly lost to his father, who believed that it was necessary to learn from losses. However, soon, feeling a taste for the game, Anatoly became a serious contender at the board.

In 1968, Karpov graduated from high school, earning a gold medal, and went to study at Moscow State University in the mechanics and mathematics department. A year later, Anatoly moved to St. Petersburg (then - Leningrad) and entered the economics department of the Leningrad State University. In the same place, the future grandmaster graduated from the military department, receiving the rank of an officer-artilleryman.

If at the age of four the main rival in chess for Karpov was his father, then at the age of six the boy became a serious competitor for the fans of court chess, which were popular at that time. The first losses brought the boy bitter disappointment, but tempered his character, making Anatoly a truly strong-willed person. Karpov enrolled in the chess club as a first grader. From the very first attempt, the boy managed to take the third category. By the age of ten, Anatoly could already boast of the title of first-class champion and regional champion in his age group.

Despite such serious achievements, Karpov later admits that he first began to seriously think about the career of an athlete much later - only at the age of 15 (in 1966), becoming a master of sports, Anatoly will change his attitude towards chess. In the same year, the young man went abroad for the first time, to Czechoslovakia, where he first received a cash prize of 200 rubles. At that time, this amount was serious: Karpov immediately bought a gift from his mother - boots. For himself, the young athlete acquired a portable chess set, which since then served as a mascot for Anatoly, accompanying Karpov on all trips until the 1990s (then Karpov simply lost them).

1968 was a turning point in Karpov's chess career. Anatoly takes the world champion title in the youth group, winning the championship in Stockholm, a title that Soviet athletes have not been able to win since 1955.

1970 was again marked by a victory: this time the young chess player won the championship in Russia, thus securing himself a pass to the championship of the Soviet Union. In the same year, Anatoly easily showed the grandmaster norm at the tournament in Venezuela. A year later, in 1971, Karpov took part in the marathon championship held in Leningrad, as well as in the Alekhine Memorial held in the capital.

In 1973, Anatoly is one step closer to the title of world champion, sharing the championship with Korchnoi at the competitions in Leningrad. 1974 brought the chess player a draw in the Candidates game with Lev Polugaevsky. After that, Karpov was preparing to fight with Fischer, the reigning world champion, but for some reason he refused to sit down at the chessboard with Anatoly. No persuasion could shake Fischer's decision, and finally, in 1975, the then head of FIDE congratulated Karpov on his title of 12th world chess champion.

But despite the fact that the coveted crown went to Anatoly without a single game with the previous champion, the athlete proved his unconditional right to bear this title with his further victories. An important milestone in Anatoly Karpov's chess career was the games with Garry Kasparov, who also claimed the title of champion. The first fight, which lasted no less than five months, was interrupted ahead of schedule for political reasons. The score was 5: 3 in favor of Karpov. This fact in no way contributed to the emergence of sympathy between the chess players, and the enmity went beyond the chessboard.

Anatoly Karpov's personal life was much less stormy than his chess career. The first wife of the athlete was Irina Kuimova, an affair with whom lasted more than five years. This marriage gave Karpov his first-born son Anatoly. Unfortunately, the couple divorced in 1982. According to rumors, Irina was never able to get used to the constant traveling of her lover.

The second wife of Anatoly Karpov, Natalya Bulanova, won the heart of a chess player at the first meeting, surprising Anatoly Evgenievich with her beauty and intelligence. After a while, the lovers got married. In 1999, 48-year-old Karpov became a father for the second time: fate gave the man a daughter, Sofia.

Photos of Anatoly Karpov appeared on the first spreads of newspapers not only in connection with chess: since the 1980s, the athlete took an active part in the political life of the country. Since 2004, Karpov has been a member of the Council for Culture, and since 2007 - a member of the Council under the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. According to Anatoly Karpov, children are an important link in the preservation of chess traditions and skills. Therefore, the chess player devotes a lot of time to the development of children's and youth sports.

The match between Anatoly Karpov and the three-year-old boy Misha Osipov was a striking event. Anatoly Evgenievich praised the kid's level of play, wishing him a bright chess career and champion titles.

Now Anatoly Karpov continues his political career, and also periodically arranges simultaneous games on the Internet, where prisoners are rivals. Karpov's books are perhaps the most demanded among chess fans, and the school of play left by Anatoly Evgenievich as a legacy to young chess players is still considered one of the strongest in the world.

Order of Lenin (1981) Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1978) Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (February 29, 2008) - for a great contribution to the development of civil society institutions and active participation in the work of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (July 11, 1996) year) - for active participation in organizing and conducting the election campaign of the President of the Russian Federation in 1996, Laureate of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (August 28, 2009) Order of Merit, II degree (Ukraine, November 11, 2006) - for significant personal contribution to the cause of social assistance to victims of the Chernobyl disaster, many years of active charitable and social activities Order of Merit, III degree (Ukraine,September 21, 2002) - for active charitable work, significant personal contribution to the provision of social assistance to children of Ukraine affected by the Chernobyl disaster Commander Order of May (Argentina, May 17, 2014) Silver Olympic Order (2001) Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow II degree (1996) Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, II degree (2001) Order of St. Nestor the Chronicler, I degree (UOC MR, 2006) - for labors for the good of the Church, sporting achievements and charity Medal "For Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Collection Business in Russia »Honorary member of the SAF (1979) Honorary Diploma of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation No. 1 Laureate of the national prize" Russian of the Year "(2006) Order" For exceptional achievements in sport "(Republic of Cuba) Medal named after K.E.Tsiolkovsky of the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics Medal "For strengthening the penal system" I and II degree Breastplate of the 1st degree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Order of the Russian Union of Veterans "For Merit in the Veteran Movement" -Rochel, Cannes, Belfort, Lyon (France) by the International Association of the Chess Press 9 times was recognized as the best chess player of the year and was awarded the Oscar prizes More than 50 games played by him were recognized as the best games of the year or the best, most beautiful games of the competitionLyon (France) by the International Association of the Chess Press 9 times was recognized as the best chess player of the year and was awarded the Oscar prizes More than 50 games played by him were recognized as the best games of the year or the best, most beautiful games of the competitionLyon (France) by the International Association of the Chess Press 9 times was recognized as the best chess player of the year and was awarded the Oscar prizes More than 50 games played by him were recognized as the best games of the year or the best, most beautiful games of the competition

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