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Anatoly Karpov, a Rare card
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, and politician.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Anatoly Karpov quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Anatoly Karpov card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars.
Answer
International. The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars. From the Anatoly Karpov article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Steam locomotive. Steam locomotive 90 · Emilia-Romagna 79 · Anatoly Karpov 76 · Bahadur Shah Zafar 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was the 12th World Chess Champion, from 1975 to 1985, a three-time FIDE World Champion, twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team, a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team, and the 1st World Rapid Chess Champion.
- The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars.
- For 25 consecutive years, Karpov was either the world champion or a world championship challenger, a record surpassed only by Emanuel Lasker.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Anatoly Karpov article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Anatoly Karpov (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Veni Markovski | Вени Марковски, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

