Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Karpov nọchitere anya Soviet Union na Olympiads Chess isii, na nke ọ bụla USSR meriri ọla edo otu. Ọ gbara bọọlụ dị ka onye mbụ na-echekwa na Skopje 1972
, na-emeri ihe nrite na 13/15. Na Nice 1974, ọ gara n'ihu n'elu otu wee merie ihe nrite ọzọ na 12/14. Na La Valletta 1980, ọ nọkwa na bọọdụ mbụ wee nweta akara 9/12. Na Lucerne 1982, o nwetara akara 61⁄2/8 n'elu otu. Na Dubai 1986, o nwetara 6/9 na bọọdụ abụọ. Nke ikpeazụ ya bụ na Thessaloniki 1988, ebe o nwetara akara 8/10. N'egwuregwu Olympiad, Karpov meriri naanị egwuregwu abụọ n'ime egwuregwu iri isii na asatọ ọ gbara.