1986 World Chess Championship

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1986 World Chess Championship
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★★★ INTRO ★★★

The 1986 World Chess Championship was between 23 year old defending champion Garry Kasparov of the Soviet Union and 35 year old challenger Anatoly Karpov also of the Soviet Union.

★★★ BACKGROUND ★★★

This match was an automatic re-match from the Game Collection: 1985 World Chess Championship. Since the 1984 (see Game Collection: 1984 World Chess Championship for games and more info) match was stopped when Karpov had a 5-3 lead, he was granted a re-match if he lost the 1985 match. He did lose, and got a re-match.

★★★ CONDITIONS ★★★

The match took place in London and St. Petersburg. It was the first time ever that an all Soviet WCC match up took place outside the Soviet Union. The format was the same as last time, with the first to 12 1/2 points winning, and a 12-12 tie benefiting Kasparov. The first game was played on July 28th, 1986.

★★★ FINAL ★★★

The last round (24) was played on October 8th, 1986. Entering the round, Kasparov led 12-11 and already retained his title. However, a draw with the white pieces would mean he would be champion and win the majority of the prize money. He did so in 41 moves.

★★★ MINI TABLE ★★★

Kasparov 1/2 1/2 1/2 1 0 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 1 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 (5 wins, 16 draws, 4 losses) <52.1% score>

Karpov 1/2 1/2 1/2 0 1 1/2 1/2 0 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0 1/2 0 1 1 1 1/2 1/2 0 1/2 1/2 (4 wins, 16 draws, 5 losses) <47.9% score>

★★★ OTHER LINKS ★★★

Head to Head Match up Prior to 1986: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... (9 wins, 63 draws and 8 losses in favour of Kasparov)

Previous World Championship: Game Collection: 1985 World Chess Championship

Next World Championship: Game Collection: 1987 World Chess Championship

Game 1, Match tied 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 2, Match tied 1-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 3, Match tied 1 1/2-1 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 4, Kasparov leads 2 1/2-1 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 5, Match tied 2 1/2-2 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
Game 6, Match tied 3-3
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 7, Match tied 3 1/2-3 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 8, Kasparov leads 4 1/2-3 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 9, Kasparov leads 5-4
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 10, Kasparov leads 5 1/2-4 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 11, Kasparov leads 6-5
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 12, Kasparov leads 6 1/2-5 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 13, Kasparov leads 7-6
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 14, Kasparov leads 8-6
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 15, Kasparov leads 8 1/2-6 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 16, Kasparov leads 9 1/2-6 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 17, Kasparov leads 9 1/2-7 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 18, Kasparov leads 9 1/2-8 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
Game 19, Match tied 9 1/2-9 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 20, Match tied 10-10
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 21, Match tied 10 1/2-10 1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 22, Kasparov leads 11 1/2-10 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Game 23, Kasparov leads 12-11
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(A15) English, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 24, Kasparov wins 12 1/2-11 1/2
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E16) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
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