karpov in 1967
karpov finished first in first international tournament in třinec several months later, ahead of viktor kupreichik. in 1967, won annual european junior championship @ groningen. karpov won gold medal academic excellence in high school, , entered moscow state university in 1968 study mathematics. later transferred leningrad state university, graduating there in economics. 1 reason transfer closer coach, grandmaster semyon furman, lived in leningrad. in writings, karpov credits furman major influence on development world-class player.
in 1969, karpov became first soviet player since spassky (1955) win world junior chess championship, scoring undefeated 10/11 in finals @ stockholm. in 1970, tied fourth place @ international tournament in caracas, venezuela, , awarded grandmaster title.
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