Anatoly Karpov

Record year1973

summaryGenerating a corpus of positional decisions and competitive games that can be replayed step-by-step under long-term top-level opposition and different time controls, providing aesthetic, training, and strategic comparison material. Documented world championship cycles from the 1973 Candidates Tournament to 1998, five Karpov–Kasparov championship matches, and the first FIDE-recognized rapid chess championship in 1988 produced public games and competitive benchmarks; number of championship titles, Fischer's non-participation counterfactual, national prestige, all of chess, and later commentary are excluded.

M rationaleCompetitive victory and defeat only possess civilizational value beyond private rankings when they form a verifiable high-level chess game corpus and long-term comparative benchmarks; therefore, M4.9 is assigned; no bonus is given based on the number of championships or national stance.

attribution rationaleKarpov 0.44; Opponent 0.22; Chess antecedents 0.14; Training team 0.06; Tournament record team 0.06; Institution 0.04; Unresolved 0.04.

overlap boundaryFrom the 1973 Candidates Tournament to 1998, the publicly available game records and competitive benchmarks include the documented World Championship cycles, five Karpov–Kasparov Championship matches, and the 1988 inaugural FIDE-recognized rapid chess championship; the number of championship titles, the counterfactual of Fischer's non-participation, national prestige, all of chess history, and later commentary are excluded.

Evidence gapsThe original game scores, tournament regulations, and preparation archives must be examined to verify independent strategic increments and team shares; institutional disputes such as the suspension of the 1984 Championship match require separate historical verification of the event.

Record year1968

summaryTransforming one's own long-term top-level games into an independently readable corpus with selection criteria, key moment explanations, and positional judgment, exceeding bare game scores. The final state of self-annotated games represented by 'My Best Games,' covering one hundred games from 1968–2003: game selection, first-person key node explanations, and a teaching medium for replay; the competitive value of the original games has already been accounted for in the competitive points; later coaching courses and reader improvement are excluded.

M rationaleThe publisher's catalog clearly states the one hundred annotated games and their learning utility; book reviews further note that the annotations are presented in the first person, constituting an explanatory medium independent of the match final state; M4.6 is assigned; no bonus is given based on the number of book titles or championship prestige.

attribution rationaleKarpov 0.43; Gik 0.10; Preface/translation/editorial team 0.08; Opponent 0.08; Annotation tradition 0.13; Publishing institution 0.06; Usage end 0.04; Unresolved 0.08.

overlap boundaryThe self-selected annotated games in My Best Games, covering one hundred games from 1968–2003: game selection, first-person explanations of key positions, and a reproducible teaching medium. The competitive value of the original games is already counted in the competitive outcome; later coaching courses and reader improvement are excluded.

Evidence gapsNeed to compare versions across languages/years to confirm which annotations were originally written by Karpov and which were supplemented by Gik or editors; did not claim educational effects using reader performance or sales.