It can't change just because somebody withdrew. That would be like saying that Anatoly Karpov was not the world champion in 1975 because Bobby Fischer withdrew." Perhaps, but there is a slight ...

who achieved the title at the age of 22 in 1985 by defeating Anatoly Karpov. This victory caught the eye of the world’s wealthiest man who also became the first person in history to cross the $ ...

Congratulations again. Upward," he added. For the uninitiated, Garry Kasparov had earlier defeated Anatoly Karpov in 1985 to become the youngest world check champion. The record stood for almost ...