Anatoly Karpov Autographs

Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, IPA: ; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, ⁣and politician. He was the 12th World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985, a three-time FIDE World Champion (1993, 1996, 1998), twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team (1985, 1989), a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988), and the 1st World Rapid Chess Champion (1988). The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars (1973–77, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984).
For 25 consecutive years (1974 — 1998), Karpov was either the world champion (16 years in total) or a world championship challenger, a record surpassed only by Emanuel Lasker. Karpov's chess tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. 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. Since 2006, he has chaired the Commission for Ecological Safety and Environmental Protection of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and since 2007 he has been a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence. He is currently the oldest living World Chess Champion.
Karpov was born into a Russian family on May 23, 1951, in Zlatoust, in the Urals region of the former Soviet Union, and learned to play chess at the age of four. His early rise in chess was swift, as he became a candidate master by age 11. At 12, he was accepted into Mikhail Botvinnik's prestigious chess school, despite Botvinnik saying that "he boy does not have a clue about chess, and there's no future at all for him in this profession."
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Traded items with a signature of Anatoly Karpov

The most expensive item with a signature of Anatoly Karpov (New Anatoly Karpov | Karpov on Karpov | Easton Press Signed First Edition) was sold in April 2026 for $380.00 while the cheapest item (Anatoly Karpov, PhD is a Russian chess grandmaster Hand Signed 1982 FDC) found a new owner for $8.60 in July 2015. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2025 with an average selling price of $324.49 for an autographed item of Anatoly Karpov. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2024 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $13.16 was March 2015. In average, an autographed item from Anatoly Karpov is worth $288.97.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Anatoly Karpov's Best Games signed	$39.00
	Anatoly Karpov's Best Games signed	$39.00
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$239.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$239.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$259.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$259.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$259.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$259.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess GM Bio	$288.97
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess Sealed	$249.99
	EASTON PRESS Anatoly Karpov on Karpov Leather SIGNED First Leather Chess Sealed	$249.99
	New Anatoly Karpov | Karpov on Karpov | Easton Press Signed First Edition	$380.00
	New Anatoly Karpov | Karpov on Karpov | Easton Press Signed First Edition	$380.00
	Russian Book Chess Anatoly Karpov autographed World Championship Match Merano 81	$40.00
	Russian Book Chess Anatoly Karpov autographed World Championship Match Merano 81	$40.00