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Definition of Karpov
1. Noun. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951). 
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1. Noun. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951).