There have been many great rivalries in sport. But which is the greatest rivalry in chess history? Would it be Kasparov vs. Karpov?

Here are the records in their head to head world championship matches:

Moscow 1984-1985: Karpov – Kasparov (5W – 3L – 40D)
Moscow 1985: Kasparov – Karpov (5W – 3L – 16D)
London – Leningrad 1986: Kasparov – Karpov (5W – 4L – 15D)
Seville 1987: Kasparov – Karpov (4W – 4L – 16D)
New York – Lyon 1990: Kasparov – Karpov (4W – 3L – 17D)

Total: Kasparov won 21 – Karpov won 19 – 104 games were drawn

In their last (friendly) match in NY City, Karpov won 2.5 – 1.5.

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