Anatoly Karpov

Anatoly Karpov – biography

Anatoly Karpov took the chess throne quickly and unexpectedly. He had a universal playing style with a fine mastery of gaining an advantage. It was obvious that the world of chess acquired a new star!  The player was born on the 23rd of May, 1951. His hometown is Zlatoust which is located in the Urals,…

Viswanathan Anand

This brilliant chess player is currently the world’s leading grandmaster. Thanks to his success, the game’s popularity skyrocketed in India, his home country. Viswanathan Anand was born in Mayiladuthurai, India, on December 11, 1969. However, his family soon moved to Madras (now Chennai, India’s chess capital). Vishy (as his fans call him) owes a great…

Top 5 World Chess Champions

Chess history has a lot of legendary players who enrapture and inspire with their art. Oftentimes, we compare ourselves with great players from the past and contemporary masters. This article contains the greatest examples of the World Chess Champions. Overall, there are 16 world chess champions, if we talk about the classical line. However, there…

History of the Candidates Tournament in Chess

There are numerous different ways to enter the Candidates Tournament in chess. The principle of the World Championship cycle is rather complex. In this competition, only first place matters, since it allows the winner to fight for the World Champion’s title. From the beginning… After Alexander Alekhine died, and Botvinnik won the tournament match in…

Karpov may be discharged from the hospital next week

Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin said in his Telegram channel that the 12th World chess champion could be discharged next week. “I received a message from the relatives of Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov. Anatoly Yevgenyevich finally called me! The voice is quite cheerful. Remembers the smallest details, even the names and years of issue of philatelic stamps. Hopes…

Anatoly Karpov continues to be in intensive care

Albert Stepanyan, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Chess Federation, said that the 12th World chess champion Anatoly Karpov is expected to be transferred from the intensive care unit to the general department by the end of the week. “I was talking to his wife. Unfortunately, there are no serious breakthroughs yet….

Anatoly Karpov is recovering

Karpov’s assistant Albert Stepanyan said that the 12th world champion feels well and is conscious. “Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is now conscious. He’s fine, he’s on the mend. He is being treated, but he has not been discharged yet,” – Stepanyan said. Recall that on October 29, 71-year-old Karpov was hospitalized with a hip fracture and…

New information about the condition of the hospitalized Karpov became known

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Chess Federation Of Russia Albert Stepanyan spoke about the state of health of the 12th World Chess champion Anatoly Karpov. “There is no new information yet. The indicators are normal, Anatoly has regained consciousness, everything is fine, we are on the mend. It is unlikely that he will be discharged today,…

Anatoly Karpov is connected to a ventilator

The 12th world chess champion Anatoly Karpov, who received a traumatic brain injury, is connected to a ventilator. The former world champion has fractures of the skull bones. The situation is complicated by the presence of chronic diseases in the famous chess player. Recall that on October 31, Anatoly Karpov unsuccessfully fell and suffered a…

Anatoly Karpov was hospitalized in Moscow

The 12th world chess champion, and now a deputy of the State Duma, was urgently hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury and a leg injury. According to the latest information, Anatoly Karpov fell unsuccessfully and hit the paving stones hard. “Anatoly Karpov was taken to one of the clinics of the capital as a result…