"I always want to be first," said Anatoli Karpov, who was declared World Chess Champion in 1975 without a fight, as his predecessor on the championship throne, the eccentric American Bobby Fischer, did not compete. The Russian clearly proved that he was no "paper tiger" in the following three decades: he was FIDE Champion for a total of 17 years (1975-1985 and 1993-2000) and won more than 150 significant chess tournaments - a record for eternity! The unique career of the now 55-year-old can be experienced through 100 games he selected and commented on, which impressively demonstrate that Karpov has indeed made chess history not only as a master of exploiting minimal advantages.