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), and a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988). The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars (1973–77, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984).
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.
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, though Botvinnik made the following remark about the young Karpov: "The 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 (SIGNED Karpov on Karpov by Anatoly Karpov FIRST EDITION Easton Press) was sold in November 2024 for $350.00 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 April 2019 with an average selling price of $269.38 for an autographed item of Anatoly Karpov. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2017 with $325.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $18.50 was October 2012. In average, an autographed item from Anatoly Karpov is worth $79.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Anatoly Karpov were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1975-85 World Chess Champion ANATOLY KARPOV Autographed Cover from 1976 | $34.95 |  |
| 1975-85 World Chess Champion ANATOLY KARPOV Autographed Cover from 1979 | $31.96 | |
| 1996 Anatoly Karpov Signed Original Manuscript Chess Game Notation Ivanovic | $290.00 | |
| Anatoly Karpov & Smyslov autographs, signed chess env. | $94.16 | |
| Anatoly Karpov CHESS autograph, signed album page mount | $94.12 | |
| Anatoly Karpov Chess Tournament Special Postmark,Hand Signed -Very Rare | $100.00 | |
| Anatoly Karpov Garry Kasparov genuine autograph 8x10 photo signed by both | $250.00 | |
| Anatoly Karpov Garry Kasparov genuine autograph 8x11 photo signed by both | $325.00 | |
| Anatoly Karpov Signed 8x10 Photo w/COA Chess Grand Master World Champion #1 | $64.95 | |
| ANATOLY KARPOV SIGNED PHOTO WITH KASPAROV 1984 MOSCOW WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP | $248.75 | |
| ANATOLY KARPOV World Chess Champion in-person signed photo card 4 x 6 + proof | $79.99 | |
| Autograph of the world chess champion Anatoly Karpov | $45.00 | |
| Chess Book Album. Anatoly Karpov. 50 years. Signed by Karpov. 2001 | $182.50 | |
| Envelope signed by Anatoly Karpov. Interzonal Сhess Tournament. Leningrad, 1973 | $20.00 | |
| RARE! Russian chess book signed by Anatoly Karpov, Vitaly Sevastyanov Sochi 1980 | $55.93 | |
