Gary´s World 8

[Event "World Championship 34th-KK4"]
[Site "Sevilla"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "B17"]

Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов Anatolij Evgen'evič Karpov; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was undisputed World Champion from 1975 to 1985, repeatedly challenged to regain the title from 1986 to 1990, then was FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999. For his decades-long standing among the world's elite chess players, Karpov has to be reckoned as one of the greatest players of all time.

His tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. He had a peak Elo rating of 2780.

Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia. He has lately been involved in several humanitarian causes, such as advocating the use of iodised salt. (Source Wikipedia)