Karpov
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- proper noun
- Do you dare deny this, Mr. Karpov?
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that's how Anatoly Karpov, my my opponent, my nemesis, the man I played five world championship matches with.
- And that's how Anatoly Karpov, my my opponent, my nemesis, the man I played five world championship matches with.
Examples
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For some reason, Karpov had decided to get out of the taxi here, several blocks from the hotel.
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When I was a boy, I learned this game from a grand master, Anatoly Karpov.
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So tell me, Mr. Karpov, how much did you pay?
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My name is General Karpov.
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What's Phil Karpov been up to now?
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You must be tired, Comrade Karpov.
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Comrade Karpov, we are at your disposal.
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You lost to Karpov in '82, didn't you?
Fiction book (1992) -
And that's how Anatoly Karpov, my my opponent, my nemesis, the man I played five world championship matches with.
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"I would say that he is a combination of Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov, the Russian world champion whom Kasparov dethroned.
Synonyms
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A Russian chess player who was world champion from 1975 to 1985
A Russian chess grandmaster who was World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985
Surface Forms
Etymology
Karpov is a Russian family name that comes from the old given name Karp, which goes back to the Greek Karpos meaning 'fruit'. The ending -ov means 'son of' or 'belonging to', so Karpov originally meant 'son of Karp', which is why it is used as a family name like the chess champion Anatoly Karpov.