Douglas Griffin on X: World Champion Anatoly Karpov, Amsterdam IBM 1981. (Source: #chess / X

Douglas Griffinστο X: World Champion Anatoly Karpov, pictured in play at the 50th USSR Championship, Moscow 1983. (Photo: V. Un Da-sin, TASS.) #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR), pictured in play v. Jonathan Speelman (England) in the 3rd round of the London (Phillips & Drew) tournament, 17th April 1982. (Photo credit

Douglas Griffin on X: Already a quarter of a century ago. Anatoly Karpov v. Vladimir Kramnik, 12th round, Linares, 12th March 1993. The game was drawn in 99 moves. (Photo credit: unknown

Douglas Griffin on X: Moscow, 1985. World Champion Anatoly Karpov arrives at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall during his decisive title match v. Garry Kasparov. By the car is Viktor Baturinsky, who was

Douglas Griffin on X: Two World Champions - Max Euwe and Anatoly Karpov, at the final Amsterdam IBM tournament, 20th May 1981. (Photo source: #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR), in play v. Slobodan Martinović (Yugoslavia) in the 3rd round of the Amsterdam OHRA tournament, 17th July 1985. The game was drawn in

Douglas Griffin on X: Amsterdam, 5th July 1980. World Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) faces John van der Wiel (Netherlands) in the 8th round of the IBM tournament. Wolfgang Unzicker & Genna Sosonko

Douglas Griffin on X: The 1981 World Championship match between champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) & challenger Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland), Merano, October-November 1981. (📷J. Cooke, V. Rastelli / Corbis.) #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: The 1981 World Championship match between champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) & challenger Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland), Merano, October-November 1981. (📷J. Cooke, V. Rastelli / Corbis.) #chess / X

Douglas Griffin on X: World #Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (USSR) in play in an international tournament at Amsterdam, 18th May 1976. (Photo credit: R. Bogaerts / ANEFO, via @sovietvisuals /