Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Karpov wuxuu matalay Midowga Soofiyeeti lix olympiad oo Chess ah, oo USSR ay ku guuleysatay billad dahab ah koox ahaan. Wuxuu u ciyaaray sidii kaydkii ugu horreeyay ee Skopje 1972, isagoo ku guuleystay abaalmarinta guddiga 13/15. At Nice 1974, wuxuu u gudbiyay guddiga mid ka mid ah oo mar kale ku guuleystay abaalmarinta guddiga 12/14. Waqtiga
La Valletta 1980, wuxuu mar kale ahaa guddiga koowaad wuxuuna dhaliyay 9/12. Luzerne 1982, wuxuu helay 61⁄2/8 oo ku saabsan guddiga koowaad. Dubai 1986, wuxuu dhaliyay 6/9 oo ku saabsan guddiga laba. Markii ugu danbeysay wuxuu ahaa Thessaloniki 1988, halkaas oo uu ka helay 8/10. Ciyaaraha Olombikada, Karpov wuxuu lumiyay kaliya laba kulan oo ka mid ah 68 ciyaarood oo uu ciyaaray.