Karpov–Kasparov Rivalry
The Karpov–Kasparov rivalry was a chess sports rivalry, rivalry that existed between Grandmaster (chess), grandmasters Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, who were the 12th and 13th World Chess Champions respectively. The rivalry started in the mid-1980s and culminated in Karpov and Kasparov playing five world championship matches. It has been called not only the greatest rivalry in chess, but, in the words of Leontxo García, in all of sports. The rivalry involved controversy like the World Chess Championship 1984, 1984 meeting, which ended without a winner with Karpov leading, political elements, and extremely close matches like the World Chess Championship 1987, 1987 meeting, where Kasparov had to win the last game to retain the title. Overview Karpov had cemented his position as the world's best player and world champion by the time Garry Kasparov arrived on the scene. In their first match, the World Chess Championship 1984 in Moscow, the first player to win six games would w ...
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