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  1. Match Fine!
    Reuben Fine's Match Record:

    +4 -3 =3 vs. Steiner (New York, 1932)
    +4 -1 =4 vs. Horowitz (New York, 1934)
    +4 -2 =2 vs. Stahlberg (Goteborg, 1937)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Emil Jonsson (Stockholm, 1937)?

    AVRO 1938 'minimatches'
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Keres
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Botvinnik
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Alekhine
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Euwe
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Reshevsky
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Capablanca
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Flohr

    +3 -0 =1 vs. Steiner (New York, Training, 1944)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Boleslavsky (USA-USSR Radiomatch, 1945) +0 -1 =1 vs. Keres (USSR-USA, Moscow, 1946)
    +2 -2 =4 vs. Najdorf (United States, 1949)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Pirc (YUG-USA Radiomatch, 1950)

    <Overall:+23 -12 =24 (59.3%)>

    45 games, 1932-1949

  2. Match Fischer!
    Bobby Fischer's Match Record:

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Euwe, New York, 1957
    +5 -1 =3 vs. Cardoso, New York, 1957
    +2 -0 =3 vs. Beninson, 1957 - training
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Janoševic, Belgrade, 1958
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Matulovic, Belgrade, 1958

    Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade's 'minimatches', 1959:
    +0 -4 =0 vs. Tal
    +2 -2 =0 vs. Keres
    +0 -2 =2 vs. Petrosian
    +1 -1 =2 vs. Smyslov
    +1 -1 =2 vs. Gligoric
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Olafsson
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Benko

    +2 -2 =7 vs. Reshevsky, New York/Los Angeles, 1961 (Fischer withdrew from the match after game 11)

    Curaçao's 'minimatches', 1962:
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Petrosian
    +1 -1 =2 vs. Keres
    +1 -2 =1 vs. Geller
    +1 -2 =1 vs. Korchnoi
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Benko
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Filip
    +1 -0 =2 vs. Tal (withdrew before playing the last games due to a health condition)

    +2 -0 =2 vs. Petrosian, Belgrade, USSR-World, 1970

    +6 -0 =0 vs. Taimanov, Vancouver, 1971
    +6 -0 =0 vs. Larsen, Denver, 1971
    +5 -1 =3 vs. Petrosian, B.Aires, 1971 - Candidates final

    +7 -3 =11 vs. Spassky, Reykjavik, 1972 - World Championship

    +10 -5 =15 vs. Spassky, Stefan/Belgrade, 1992

    <Overall: +64 -32 =67 (59.8%) // +40 -22 =33 (59.5%) in Candidates & World Matches>

    155 games, 1957-1992

  3. Match Gelfand!
    Boris Gelfand's Match Record (classical):

    < 1991 FIDE Candidates: +4 -5 =7 vs 2640 op.[2618 performance] >

    +2 -1 =5 vs. Nikolic (2620)
    +2 -4 =2 vs. Short (2660)

    < 1992 Tilburg KO: +4 -3 =7 vs 2599 op.[2623 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Rozentalis (2590)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Stohl (2560)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Kengis (2590)
    +1 -1 =0 [+3 -1 =0] vs. Korchnoi (2575)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Kamsky (2655)
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Adams (2610) - final

    < 1993 Tilburg KO: +0 -1 =1 vs 2570 op.[2379 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Dreev (2570)

    < 1994-95 FIDE Candidates: +6 -6 =13 vs 2719 op.[2719 performance] >

    +3 -1 =4 vs. Adams (2660)
    +2 -1 =5 vs. Kramnik (2725)
    +1 -4 =4 vs. Karpov (2765) - final

    < 1995 Training / Exhibition Match, Osterskars: +0 -1 =1 vs 2630 op.[2439 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Ulf Andersson (2630)

    < 1997 FIDE KO, Groningen: +0 -1 =7 vs 2670 op.[2626 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =0] vs. Lautier (2660)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Tkachiev (2615)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Dreev (2640)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Anand (2765) - semifinal

    < 1998 President's Cup, Elista: +2 -0 =2 vs 2620 op.[2811 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Malaniuk (2600)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -2 =0] vs. Tiviakov (2640)

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +1 -0 =5 vs 2621 op.[2679 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Speelman (2597)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =2] vs. Lautier (2638)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Khalifman (2628)

    < 2000 World Cup, Shenyang: +1 -1 =2 vs 2722 op.[2722 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Jiangchuan (2681)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =3] vs. Anand (2762) - semifinal

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +3 -0 =3 vs 2637 op.[2828 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs Dizdarevic (2525)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Piket (2640)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Shirov (2746)

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +4 -0 =6 vs 2606 op.[2753 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Cabrera (2440)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Dominguez (2596)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Delchev (2634)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Azmaiparashvili (2674)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =3] vs. Svidler (2686) - quarterfinal

    < Exhibition Match, Albert, 2002: +0 -1 =5 vs 2653 op.[2595 performance] >

    +0 -1 =5 vs. Bacrot (2653)

    < 2005 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +5 -1 =8 vs 2620 op.[2723 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Kobese (2400)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Felgaer (2624)
    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =0] vs. Pantsulaia (2578)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Dreev (2694)
    +1 -1 =0 [+0 -2 =2] vs. Grischuk (2720)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Gurevich (2652)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Bareev (2675) - 5/6th place

    < 2006-08-09 Exhibition Match, Prague, 2006: +1 -1 =2 vs 2719 op.[2719 performance] >

    +1 -1 =2 vs. Navara (2719)

    < 2007 FIDE Candidates, Elista: +2 -0 =9 vs 2706 op.[2769 performance] >

    +0 -0 =6 [+2 -0 =1] vs. Kasim (2706)
    +2 -0 =3 vs. Kamsky (2705)

    < 2009 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +5 -1 =10 vs 2671 op.[2760 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Obodchuk (2404)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Amonatov (2631)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =1] vs. Polgar (2680)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =5] vs. Vachier-Lagrave (2718)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =1] vs. Jakovenko (2736)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Karjakin (2723)
    +0 -0 =4 [+4 -2 =2] vs. Ponomariov (2739) - final

    < 2011 FIDE Candidates, Kazan: +2 -0 =12 vs 2750 op.[2800 performance] >

    +1 -0 =3 vs. Mamedyarov (2772)
    +0 -0 =4 [+3 -1 =2] vs. Kamsky (2732)
    +1 -0 =5 vs. Grischuk (2747)

    <Overall: +40 -22 =100 [+37 -18 =34] vs 2665 opposition: 2704 performance [2753 in tiebreakers]>

    248 games, 1991-2011

  4. Match Grischuk!
    Alexander Grischuk's Match Record (classical):

    < 1999 Russian KO Championship: +2 -1 =5 vs 2531 op.[2575 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Solovjov (2467)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Lunev (2467)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Kharlov (2615)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bezgodov (2576) - quarterfinal

    < 2000 Young Masters KO, Lausanne: +3 -0 =3 vs 2574 op.[2765 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Fressinet (2501)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Malakhov (2593)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ponomariov (2627) - final

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +1 -1 =12 vs 2651 op.[2651 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Lima (2544)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Smirin (2674)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Serper (2561)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Ehlvest (2628)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs Tkachiev (2659)
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Shirov (2746) - semifinal

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +1 -1 =2 vs 2577 op.[2577 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Maghami (2513)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Motylev (2641)

    < 2002 Team Match St. Petersburg-Moscow: +0 -0 =2 vs 2647 op.[2647 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 vs. Sakaev (2647)

    < 2004 FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli: +4 -1 =7 vs 2583 op.[2691 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Solomon (2352)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Kotronias (2607)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =2] vs. Filippov (2639)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Beliavsky (2667)
    +1 -1 =0 [+0 -2 =0] vs. Kasimdzhanov (2652) - quarterfinal

    < 2005 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +6 -1 =7 vs 2629 op.[2759 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Needleman (2381)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Istratescu (2622)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Shulman (2565)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Kamsky (2690)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =2] vs. Gelfand (2717)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -2 =0] vs. Ponomariov (2704) - semi +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Bacrot (2725) - 3rd.place

    < 2007 FIDE Candidates, Elista: +3 -1 =7 vs 2680 op.[2743 performance] >

    +2 -0 =3 vs. Malakhov (2679)
    +1 -1 =4 [+2 -0 =1] vs. Rublevsky (2680)

    < 2007 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +2 -0 =4 vs 2592 op.[2712 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Lima (2487)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Najer (2635)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Bareev (2653)

    < 2009 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +2 -0 =6 vs 2643 op.[2731 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Sriram (2497)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Tkachiev (2642)
    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =2] vs. Jobava (2696)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -2 =4] vs. Jakovenko (2736)

    < 2011 FIDE Candidates, Kazan: +0 -1 =13 [+3 -1 =6] vs 2769 op.[2750 performance] >

    +0 -0 =4 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Aronian (2808)
    +0 -0 =4 [+1 -0 =5] vs. Kramnik (2785)
    +0 -1 =5 vs. Gelfand (2733)

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Genba (2452)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Feller (2666)
    +1 -0 =1 Morozevich (2694)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -1 =0] vs. Potkin (2682)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -1 =0] vs. Navara (2722)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Ivanchuk (2768)
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Svidler (2739) - Final

    <Overall: +24 -7 =66 [+22 -9 =26] vs 2639 opposition: 2701 performance [2774 in tiebreakers]>

    172 games, 1999-2011

  5. Match Ivanchuk!
    Vassily Ivanchuk's Match Record (classical):

    < 1991 FIDE Candidates: +6 -2 =5 vs 2633 op.[2743 performance] >

    +4 -0 =1 vs. Yudasin (2645)
    +2 -2 =4 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Yusupov (2625)

    < Exhibition Match, Hilversum, 1991: +2 -1 =3 vs 2630 op.[2688 performance] >

    +2 -1 =3 vs. Timman (2630)

    < Exhibition Match, Linares, 1992: +1 -3 =4 vs 2690 op.[2601 performance] >

    +1 -3 =4 vs. Anand (2690)

    < 1992 Tilburg KO: +4 -2 =2 vs 2618 op.[2706 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Epishin (2630)
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Lautier (2580)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Seirawan (2605)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -2 =1] vs. Kamsky (2655)

    < 1993 Tilburg KO: +3 -2 =7 vs 2655 op.[2684 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Hellers (2560)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Agdestein (2610)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Epishin (2655)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Georgiev (2660)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -1 =0] vs. Shirov (2685)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Karpov (2760) - final

    < 1994 Tilburg KO: +3 -1 =6 vs 2613 op.[2683 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =0] vs. Smyslov (2510)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Nenashev (2575)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Azmaiparashvili (2625)
    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =0] vs. Khalifman (2645)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Salov (2710) - semifinal

    < 1997 FIDE KO, Groningen: +0 -1 =1 vs 2630 op.[2439 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Seirawan (2630)

    < 1998 President's Cup, Elista KO: +4 -1 =5 vs 2648 op.[2756 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Ehlvest (2610)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =2] vs. Zvjaginsev (2655)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Vaganian (2640)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Bareev (2675)
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Khalifman (2660) - final

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +4 -0 =2 vs 2608 op.[2888 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Wahls (2582)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Shipov (2658)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Nisipeanu (2584)

    < 2000 FIDE World Cup, Shenyang (KOs): +0 -1 =1 vs 2762 op.[2571 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Anand (2762) - quarterfinals

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +0 -0 =2 vs 2628 op.[2628 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Ehlvest (2628)

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +5 -3 =13 vs 2668 op.[2702 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Shovunov (2353)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Macieja (2582)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Sutovsky (2664)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Jiangchuan (2681)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Lautier (2653)
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Anand (2770)
    +0 -2 =5 vs. Ponomariov (2727) - final

    < 2004 FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli: +2 -0 =4 vs 2542 op.[2662 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Arab (2374)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Harikrishna (2599)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Kasimdzhanov (2652)

    < 2004 Ukranian Championship, Kharkov: +2 -1 =0 vs 2466 op.[2554 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Shrukan (2390)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Romanishin (2541)

    < 2004 Torre Memorial, Yukatan: +6 -0 =2 vs 2581 op.[2919 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Nogueiras (2546)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Tiviakov (2617)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Quezada (2513)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Nenashev Graf (2646) - final

    < 2005 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansyisk: +1 -1 =2 vs 2508 op.[2508 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Sibriaev (2398)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Cheparinov (2618)

    < 2006 Torre Memorial, : +2 -0 =6 vs 2503 op.[2592 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =0] vs Rodney Perez (2391)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Georgiev (2532)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. De La Paz (2442)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Bruzon (2648) - final

    < 2007 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansyisk: +2 -0 =4 vs 2571 op.[2691 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Aderito (2437)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Galkin (2608)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -2 =1] vs. Nisipeanu (2668)

    < 2007 Torre Memorial, : +4 -2 =2 vs 2588 op.[2677 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Bruzon (2607)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Quintana (2502)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Nenashev Graf (2576)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Harikrishna (2668) - final

    < 2009 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansyisk: +2 -1 =1 vs 2562 op.[2651 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Bezgodov (2484)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Wesley So (2640)

    < 2011 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansyisk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Steel (2362)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Alekseev (2659)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Sutovsky (2700)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Bu Xiangzhi (2675)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Radjabov (2744)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -2 =1] vs. Grischuk (2746)
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Ponomariov (2764) - 3rd. Place

    <Overall Record: +53 -22 =73 [+35 -14 =19] 2614 opposition: 2688 performance [2734 in tiebreakers]>

    Bonus track: Ivanchuk vs Anand in Linares Tournaments

    +2 -2 =13 vs. Anand

    236 games, 1991-2011

  6. Match Kamsky!
    Gata Kamsky's Match Record (classical):

    < 1991 USA Ch, Los Angeles: +6 -1 =3 vs 2533 op.[2724 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Gurevich (2495)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ivanov (2565)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Fedorowicz (2525)
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Benjamin (2540) - final

    < Tilburg KO, 1992: +4 -3 =3 vs 2617 op.[2652 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Spasov (2535)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Winants (2505)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Yusupov (2640)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Ivanchuk (2720)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =3] vs. Gelfand (2685) - semifinal

    < Tilburg KO, 1993: +4 -0 =2 vs 2583 op.[2863 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Alterman (2585)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Atalik (2535)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Yusupov (2630)

    < 1994-95 PCA Cycle: +9 -4 =11 vs 2699 op.[2773 performance] >

    +3 -0 =3 vs. Kramnik (2710)
    +5 -1 =1 vs. Short (2665)
    +1 -3 =7 vs. Anand (2715) - candidates final

    < 1994-96 FIDE Cycle: +12 -9 =19 vs 2722 op.[2748 performance] >

    +3 -1 =3 vs. Van der Sterren (2605)
    +2 -2 =4 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Anand (2720)
    +4 -0 =3 vs. Salov (2715)
    +3 -6 =9 vs. Karpov (2770) - world match

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +1 -1 =0 vs 2628 op.[2628 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Khalifman (2628)

    < 2005 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +3 -2 =9 vs 2628 op.[2653 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Jun Zhao (2500)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Bocharov (2592)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Smirin (2673)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Grischuk (2720)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Sakaev (2668)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Vallejo Pons (2674)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Carlsen (2570) - 9th place

    < 2007 FIDE Candidates, Elista: +3 -2 =4 vs 2722 op.[2761 performance] >

    +3 -0 =1 vs. Bacrot (2709)
    +0 -2 =3 vs. Gelfand (2733)

    < 2007 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +6 -0 =10 vs 2677 op.[2814 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Adly (2494)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Avrukh (2641)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Kiril Georgiev (2649)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Svidler (2732)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ponomariov (2705)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Carlsen (2714)
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Shirov (2739) - final

    < 2009 FIDE Candidates, Sofia: +1 -3 =3 vs 2796 op.[2694 performance] >

    +1 -3 =3 vs. Topalov (2796)

    < 2009 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +2 -1 =3 vs 2606 op.[2664 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Antonio (2574)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Zhou Weiqi (2603)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Wesley So (2640)

    < 2011 FIDE Candidates, Kazan: +1 -0 =7 [+1 -3 =2] vs 2754 op.[2798 performance] >

    +1 -0 =3 vs. Topalov (2775)
    +0 -0 =4 [+1 -3 =2] vs. Gelfand (2733)

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Di Berardino (2480)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Kasimdzhanov (2669)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Nepomniachtchi (2711)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Svidler (2739)

    <Overall: +52 -26 =74 [+16 -9 =13] vs 2679 opposition: 2736 performance [2734 in tiebreakers]>

    202 games, 1991-2011

  7. Match Karjakin!
    Sergey Karjakin's Match Record (classical):

    < Exhibition Match, Dannemann, 2003: +2 -0 =4 vs 2456 op.[2576 performance] >

    +2 -0 =4 vs. Kosteniuk (2456)

    < 2004 FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli: +0 -1 =1 vs 2630 op.[2439 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Kobalia (2630)

    < Dortmund 2004, 7th Place: +0 -1 =1 vs. 2665 op.[2474 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bologan (2665)

    < Exhibition Match, Cuernavaca, 2004: +1 -4 =1 vs 2620 op.[2429 performance] >

    +1 -4 =1 vs. Nakamura (2620)

    < 2005 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +0 -0 =2 vs 2567 op.[2567 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Balogh (2567)

    < 2007 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +4 -0 =8 vs 2662 op.[2783 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Matsuura (2511)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Pengxiang (2644)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Bacrot (2695)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Nisipeanu (2668)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Alekseev (2716)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Shirov (2739) - semifinal

    < 2009 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +4 -3 =5 vs 2673 op.[2702 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Rodriguez Vila (2508)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Timofeev (2651)
    +1 -1 =0 [+3 -0 =0]vs. Navara (2707)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Vitiugov (2694)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Mamedyarov (2719)
    +0 -2 =0 vs. Gelfand (2758) - semifinal

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs Kaabi (2344)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. So (2658)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Polgar (2699)

    <Overall: +11 -9 =22 [+7 -2 =6] vs 2624 opposition: 2640 performance [2798 in tiebreakers]>

    65 games, 2003-2011

  8. Match Karpov!
    Anatoli Karpov's match record. The games from the world matches were given as links for the discussion pages [because of the 400 games limit]. Rapids and blitz matches (eg: BBC Master, K-K 2002 & 2009) were not included either.

    +2 -0 =1 vs Chistiakov (Leningrad tm, 1966)
    +0 -0 =3 vs Alekseev (Leningrad tm, 1966)
    +2 -0 =1 vs Noakh (Leningrad tm, 1966)
    +1 -0 =2 vs Ravinsky (Leningrad tm, 1966)
    +0 -0 =3 vs Zaitsev (Leningrad tm, 1966)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Hatlebakk (Stockholm tt, 1966)
    +3 -0 =1 vs Branko (USSR-YUG (jr), Sochi, 1968)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Jacobsen (Tallin tt?, 1968)
    +2 -0 =2 vs Evrasimovsky (USSR-YUG jr, Moscow 1969) +0 -1 =1 vs Adorjan (HUN-RUS (jr), Budapest 1969) +0 -1 =1 vs Ribli (HUN-RUS (jr), Budapest 1969)

    +2 -2 =2 vs Korchnoi (Training, Leningrad 1971)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Taimanov (Team Match t, Moscow, 1973) +1 -0 =1 vs Spassky (Team Match t, Moscow, 1973) +3 -0 =5 vs Polugaevsky (Candidates 1/4 Moscow 1974) +4 -1 =6 vs Spassky (Candidates 1/2, Leningrad 1974) +3 -2 =19 vs Korchnoi (Candidates Final Moscow 1974) +0 -0 =4 vs Petrosian (Milan 1975 - semifinal)
    +1 -0 =5 vs Portisch (Milan 1975 - final)

    +6 -5 =21 vs Korchnoi (World Match, Baguio, 1978) Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1978)

    +0 -0 =2 vs Smyslov (Team Match t, Moscow, 1981) +1 -0 =1 vs Romanishin (Team Match t, Moscow, 1981) +0 -0 =2 vs Kasparov (Team Match t, Moscow, 1981)

    +6 -2 =10 vs Korchnoi (World Match, Merano, 1981) Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match (1981)

    +1 -0 =3 vs Andersson (USSR-World, London, 1984)

    +5 -3 =40 vs Kasparov (World Match, Moscow, 1984/5) Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1984/85)

    +3 -5 =16 vs Kasparov (World Match, Moscow, 1985) Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1985)

    +4 -5 =15 vs Kasparov (World Match, UK/USSR, 1986) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Rematch (1986)

    +4 -0 =7 vs Andrei Sokolov (Candidates Final, Linares, 1987)

    +4 -4 =16 vs Kasparov (World Match, Sevilla, 1987) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1987)

    +2 -0 =3 vs Hjartarson (Candidates1/4, Seattle 1989) +1 -0 =3 vs Andersson (Marostica, 1989)
    +2 -1 =5 vs Yusupov (Candidates 1/2, London 1989) +4 -0 =5 vs Timman (Candidates Final, K.Lumpur 1990)

    +3 -4 =17 vs Kasparov (World Match, USA/FRA, 1990) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1990)

    +1 -1 =2 vs Agdestein (Gjovik, 1991)
    +2 -1 =5 vs Anand (Candidates 1/4, Brussels 1991) +2 -4 =4 vs Short (Candidates 1/2, Linares 1992) +0 -0 =2 [+0-1=1] vs Chernin (Tilburg KO 1992)

    +6 -2 =13 vs Timman (FIDE World Match 1993)
    Karpov - Timman FIDE World Championship Match (1993)

    +1 -0 =1 vs Romanishin (1993 Tilburg KO, rd2)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2-0=0] vs Vyzhmanavin (Tilburg rd3)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1-0=1] vs Kaidanov (Tilburg rd4)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Yusupov (Tilburg rd5)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Beliavsky (Tilburg semifinal)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1-0=1] vs Ivanchuk (Tilburg final)
    +4 -0 =2 vs Morovic Fernández (Las Palmas, 1994) +0 -0 =2 [+2-1=1] vs Kurajica (1994 Tilburg KO, rd2) +2 -0 =0 vs Antunes (Tilburg rd3)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Shabalov (Tilburg rd4)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Kiril Georgiev (Tilburg rd5)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Bareev (Tilburg semifinal)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Cámpora (San Nicolas, 1994)
    +2 -0 =4 vs Lautier (Ubeda, 1994)
    +4 -1 =4 vs Gelfand (FIDE Candidates Final 1995) +1 -0 =1 vs Ivanovic (Podgorica, 1996)??

    +6 -3 =9 vs Kamsky (FIDE World Match 1996)
    Karpov - Kamsky FIDE World Championship Match (1996)

    +0 -1 =1 [+2-1=1] vs Adianto (Jakarta, 1997)

    +2 -2 =2 [+2-0=0] vs Anand (FIDE World Match 1998) Karpov - Anand FIDE World Championship Match (1998)

    +0 -0 =8 vs Piket (Monte Carlo, 1999)
    +0 -0 =2 [+3-1=0] vs Bacrot (Cannes, 2000)
    +1 -0 =3 [+1-0=1] vs Xie Jun (Guanzhou, 2000)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2-0=0] vs Ye Jiangchuan (Shenyang, 2000) +0 -0 =2 vs Dreev (EUR-Tartarstan, Kazan, 2001)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0-1=1] vs Pengxiang (FIDE World Ch 2001) +0 -1 =1 vs Anand (Eurotel Trophy 2002 - final)
    +0 -1 =3 [+1-1=2] vs Sadvakasov (Astana, 2004)
    +2 -1 =1 [+3-0=1] vs Istratescu (Bucharest, 2005) +0 -0 =2 vs Navarra (Prague, 2005)
    +1 -1 =0 vs Jackova (Old vs Women, team/schev 2008) +1 -0 =1 vs Cmilyte (Old vs Women, team/schev 2008) +1 -0 =1 vs Ushenina(Old vs Women, team/schev 2008) +1 -0 =1 vs Nemcova (Old vs Women, team/schev 2008) +1 -1 =2 [+6-7=3] vs Maghami (Tehran, 2009)

    307 games, 1966-2009

  9. Match Kasimdzhanov!
    Rustam Kasimdzhanov's Individual Matches Record (classical):

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +0 -1 =1 vs. 2480 op.[2289 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bauer (2480)

    < Sonnevanck Exhibition Match, Wijk aan Zee, 1999: +4 -0 =2 vs. 2421 op.[2701 performance] >

    +4 -0 =2 Jonkman (2421)

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +1 -1 =2 vs. 2639 op.[2639 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Tregubov (2620)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Tkachiev (2657)

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +1 -0 =5 vs. 2566 op.[2625 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Vlassov (2453)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Khenkin (2572)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Azmaiparashvili (2674)

    < 2002 World Cup, Hyderabad: +2 -1 =3 vs. 2691 op.[2750 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Jiangchuan (2667)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Beliavsky (2650)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Anand (2755)

    < 2004 FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli: +6 -3 =11 vs. 2683 op.[2736 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Ramirez (2542)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Maghami (2558)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Ivanchuk (2716)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Almasi (2631)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Grischuk (2719)
    +0 -0 =4 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Topalov (2737)
    +2 -2 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Adams (2731) - final

    < 2007 FIDE Candidates, Elista: +0 -0 =6 vs 2733 op.[2733 performance] >

    +0 -0 =6 [+0 -2 =1] vs. Gelfand (2733)

    < 2007 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +0 -0 =4 vs 2570 op.[2570 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =2] vs. Gopal (2520)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =4] vs. Georgiev (2649)

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Nisipeanu (2641)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Kamsky (2741)

    <Overall: +12 -5 =31 [+12 -6 =12] vs. 2622 opposition: 2673 perfomance [2719 in tiebreakers]>

    Bonus Track: Lausanne Young Masters 1999

    +0 -0 =1 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Sadvakasov

    91 games, 1999-2011

  10. Match Kasparov!
    You-Know-Who Match Record. Under construction...

    1981 National Match-Tournament, Moscow
    +1 -1 =0 vs Romanishin
    +2 -0 =0 vs Smyslov
    +0 -0 =2 vs Karpov

    1984 Candidates Matches:
    +4 -1 =4 vs Beliavsky, Moscow, 1983
    +4 -1 =6 vs Korchnoi, London, 1983
    +4 -0 =9 vs Smyslov, Vilnius, 1984 - final

    +1 -0 =3 vs Timman (USSR vs World, London, 1984)

    +3 -5 =40 vs Karpov (World Match, Moscow, 1984-85) Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1984/85)

    +2 -0 =4 vs Ulf Andersson (Belgrade, 1985)
    +3 -0 =3 vs Hübner (Hamburg, 1985)

    +5 -3 =16 vs Karpov (World Match, Moscow, 1985)
    Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1985)

    +3 -1 =2 vs Timman (Hilversum, 1985)
    +5 -0 =1 vs Miles (Basel, 1986)

    +5 -4 =15 vs Karpov (World Match, UK/USSR, 1986) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Rematch (1986)

    +4 -4 =16 vs Karpov (World Match, Sevilla, 1987) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1987)

    +2 -0 =1 vs Hort (Cologne, 1988)
    +4 -0 =2 vs Psakhis (Murcia, 1990)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Hansen (Svendborg, 1990)

    +4 -3 =17 vs Karpov (World Match, Lyon/NY, 1990) Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1990)

    +1 -0 =1 (+1 -1 =0) vs Hübner (Cologne, 1992, TV match)?

    +6 -1 =13 vs Short (World Match, London, 1993)
    Kasparov - Short PCA World Championship Match (1993)

    +4 -1 =13 vs Anand (World Match, New York, 1995) Kasparov - Anand PCA World Championship Match (1995)

    +2 -0 =4 vs. Timman (Eurotel Trophy, Prague, 1998 - rapid)

    +0 -2 =13 vs Kramnik (BGN World Match, London, 2000) Kasparov - Kramnik Classical World Championship Match (2000)

    +0 -0 =4 (+5 -2 =9) vs Kramnik (Botvinnik Mem, 2001)

    <Total: +69 -26 =192 (+6 -3 =9) | World Matches & Candidates: +43 -25 =162>

    Bonus: training matches, man-machine?
    +3 -1 =2 vs. Deep Blue (1996)
    +1 -2 =3 vs. Deep Blue (1997)
    +1 -1 =4 vs. Junior (2003)
    +1 -1 =2 vs. X3D Fritz (2003)

    112 games, 1981-2001

  11. Match Keres!
    Paul Keres' Match Record

    (I have included all Candidates Tournaments, plus AVRO, in the main section because they are an important part of Keres' career)

    +0 -1 =1 vs Raud (Parnu-Viljandi, 1929)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Peet (Moisak-Parnu, 1932)
    +2 -1 =0 vs Friedemann (EST Ch. 1935)
    +3 -1 =0 vs Kibbermann (training, 1935)
    +3 -3 =1 vs Schmidt (EST challenge, 1936)
    +2 -2 =4 vs Ståhlberg (exh. match, 1938)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Petrov (EST-LAT, 1938)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Salo (EST-FIN 1938)

    A.V.R.O. 'minimatches' 1938
    +1 -0 =1 vs Fine
    +0 -0 =2 vs Botvinnik
    +0 -0 =2 vs Alekhine
    +0 -0 =2 vs Euwe
    +1 -0 =1 vs Reshevsky
    +1 -0 =1 vs Capablanca
    +0 -0 =2 vs Flohr

    +1 -0 =1 vs Petrov (LAT-EST, 1939)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Mikenas (LTU-EST, 1939)
    +6 -5 =3 vs Max Euwe (Holland, 1939/40)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Mikenas (EST-LTU, 1940)

    1941 USSR Absolute Ch. 'minimatches':
    +0 -1 =3 vs Botvinnik
    +2 -1 =1 vs Smyslov
    +0 -1 =3 vs Boleslavsky
    +2 -1 =1 vs Lilienthal
    +2 -0 =2 vs Bondarevsky

    +4 -0 =2 vs Ekström (exh. match, 1944)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Koblents (Tallinn-Riga, 1945)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Beilin (Kalev-Daugava, Tallinn, 1945) +1 -0 =1 vs Klein (USSR-GBR radiomatch, 1946)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Fine (USSR-USA, 1946)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Koblents (Latvia-Estonia, 1947)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Alexander (GBR-USSR, 1947)

    1948 World Championship - 'minimatches':
    +1 -4 =0 vs Botvinnik
    +2 -1 =2 vs Smyslov
    +1 -2 =2 vs Reshevsky
    +4 -0 =1 vs Euwe

    1950 Budapest Candidates - 'minimatches':
    +0 -1 =1 vs Bronstein
    +0 -0 =2 vs Boleslavsky
    +0 -0 =2 vs Smyslov
    +0 -0 =2 vs Najdorf
    +1 -1 =0 vs Kotov
    +1 -0 =1 vs Ståhlberg
    +0 -0 =2 vs Lilienthal
    +1 -0 =1 vs Szabo
    +0 -0 =2 vs Flohr

    +2 -0 =0 vs Bondarevsky (training match, 1951)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Bronstein (train. match t, 1952)
    +1 -1 =0 vs Geller (train. match t, 1952)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Boleslavsky (train. match t, 1952)

    1953 Zurich Candidates - 'minimatches':
    +0 -2 =0 vs Smyslov
    +0 -1 =1 vs Bronstein
    +0 -0 =2 vs Reshevsky
    +1 -0 =1 vs Petrosian
    +0 -0 =2 vs Najdorf
    +1 -0 =1 vs Geller
    +0 -0 =2 vs Kotov
    +0 -0 =2 vs Taimanov
    +0 -1 =1 vs Averbakh
    +2 -0 =0 vs Boleslavsky
    +1 -0 =1 vs Szabo
    +1 -0 =1 vs Gligoric
    +0 -0 =2 vs Euwe
    +2 -0 =0 vs Ståhlberg

    +1 -0 =1 vs Tal (EST-LAT, 1954)
    +1 -1 =2 vs Bolbochan (ARG-USSR, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Tartakower (FRA-USSR, 1954)
    +2 -1 =0 vs Pavey (USA-USSR, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Wade (GBR-USSR, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Stoltz (SWE-USSR, 1954)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Benko (HUN-USSR, 1955)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Barcza (HUN-USSR, 1955)
    +3 -0 =1 vs R.Byrne (USSR-USA, 1955)

    1956 Amsterdam Candidates - 'minimatches':
    +0 -0 =2 vs Smyslov
    +0 -0 =2 vs Szabo
    +0 -0 =2 vs Spassky
    +0 -0 =2 vs Petrosian
    +1 -0 =1 vs Bronstein
    +0 -0 =2 vs Geller
    +0 -1 =1 vs Filip
    +1 -0 =1 vs Panno
    +1 -0 =1 vs Pilnik

    +4 -0 =4 vs Unzicker (Hamburg, 1956)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Pachman (Eur Team Ch, 1957)
    +0 -2 =0 vs Barcza (USSR-HUN, 1957)
    +1 -1 =2 vs Gligoric (YUG-USSR, 1958)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Tal (EST-LAT, 1959)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Ojanen (EST-FIN, 1959)

    1959 Yugoslavia Candidates - 'minimatches':
    +3 -1 =0 vs Tal
    +0 -1 =3 vs Petrosian
    +1 -1 =2 vs Smyslov
    +2 -2 =0 vs Fischer
    +2 -0 =2 vs Gligoric
    +3 -1 =0 vs Olafsson
    +4 -0 =0 vs Benko

    +1 -1 =0 vs Ojanen (FIN-EST, 1960)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Belkadi (ITA-USSR, 1960)

    1962 Curacao Candidates - 'minimatches':
    +0 -0 =4 vs Petrosian
    +0 -0 =4 vs Geller
    +1 -1 =2 vs Fischer
    +1 -0 =3 vs Korchnoi
    +3 -1 =0 vs Benko
    +2 -0 =1 vs Tal
    +2 -0 =2 vs Filip
    +2 -1 =5 vs Geller (Moscow Playoff for 2nd place)

    +0 -0 =2 vs Bouwmeester (HOL-Sov.Cand, 1962)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Ojanen (FIN-USSR, 1962)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Ojanen (FIN-EST, 1963)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Böök (FIN-EST, 1964)
    +2 -4 =4 vs Spassky (Candidates 1/4, Riga, 1965) +2 -0 =0 vs Ojanen (FIN-EST, 1966)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Karner (Kalev-Joud, Tallinn, 1966)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Gurgenidze (EST-GEO, 1967)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Karner (Kalev-Joud, Tallinn, 1967)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Westerinen (FIN-EST, 1968)
    +1 -0 =2 vs Blau (Zurich, training team, 1968)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Hermlin (Kalev-Joud, Tallinn, 1968)
    +1 -0 =1 vs Westerinen (FIN-USSR, 1969)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Bobotsov (BUL-EST, 1969)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Karner (Kalev-Joud, Tallinn, 1969)
    +2 -0 =2 vs Ivkov (USSR-World, Belgrade, 1970)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Bobotsov (EST-BUL, 1970)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Honfi (HUN-USSR, 1972)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Acevedo (training, 1972)
    +2 -0 =0 vs Shamkovich (3 teams, 1973)
    +0 -0 =2 vs Dvoretsky (3 teams, 1973)
    +0 -1 =1 vs Korchnoi (Training Match, Tallinn, 1975)

    <Overall: +142 -56 =161 (62.0%)

    Matches: +85 -29 =64 (65.7%)
    Tourn. 'Minimatches': +57 -27 =97 (58.3%)>

    357 games, 1929-1975

  12. Match Khalifman!
    Alexander Khalifman's Match Record (classical):

    < 1990 Lvov Zonal, Playoff: +2 -0 =2 vs 2548 op.[2738 performance] ??>

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Vyzmanavin (2560)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Balashov (2535)

    < 1994 FIDE Candidates: +0 -4 =2 vs 2685 op.[2405 performance]>

    +0 -4 =2 vs. Salov (2685)

    < 1994 Tilburg KO: +3 -1 =4 vs 2614 op.[2702 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Svidler (2550)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Hjartarson (2585)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Yudasin (2625)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -3 =0] vs. Ivanchuk (2695) - quarterfinal

    < 1994 Wijk aan Zee KO: +2 -1 =5 vs 2563 op.[2606 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Van der Werf (2425)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Almasi (2590)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Lutz (2560)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bareev (2675)

    < 1997 Russian Championship KO, Elista: +1 -1 =2 vs 2590 op.[2590 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Goldin (2595)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Dvoirys (2585)

    < 1997 FIDE KO, Groningen: +2 -0 =2 vs 2685 op.[2876 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Nijboer (2605)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Anand (2765)

    < 1998 President's Cup KO, : +2 -1 =7 vs 2638 op.[2673 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Galkin (2565)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Aleksandrov (2615)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Tiviakov (2640)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Dreev (2630)
    +1 -2 =1 vs. Ivanchuk (2740) - final

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +7 -4 =9 vs 2634 op.[2686 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -1 =1]vs. Barua (2550)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Kamsky (2720)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Asrian (2575)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Gelfand (2713)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Polgar (2671)
    +1 -1 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Nisipeanu (2584)
    +2 -1 =3 vs. Akopian (2646) - final

    < Exhibition Match, Budapest, 2000: +0 -3 =3 vs 2725 op.[2534 performance] >

    +0 -3 =3 vs. Leko (2725)

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +1 -0 =7 vs 2667 op.[2710 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Lutz (2595)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =5] vs. Leko (2743)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Leitão (2567)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =3] vs. Anand (2762) - quarterfinals

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +0 -0 =6 vs 2577 op.[2577 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Ganguly (2493)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Shabalov (2585)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Lautier (2653)

    < 2005 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +1 -1 =2 vs 2571 op.[2571 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Inarkiev (2577)
    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -2 =1] vs. Shulman (2565)

    < 2007 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +0 -0 =2 vs 2587 op.[2587 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Belov (2587)

    < 2009 FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +0 -0 =4 vs 2681 op.[2681 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =3] vs. Fier (2653)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =3] vs. Tomashevsky (2708)

    <Overall: +21 -16 =57 [+22 -10 =37] vs 2630 opposition: 2648 performance [2709 in tiebreakers]>

    159 games, 1990-2009

  13. Match Korchnoi! (i) The Early Years (1956-1984)
    Viktor Korchnoi's Match Record (1956-1984):

    +3 -0 =1 vs. Kotkov (Exhibition, Molotov, 1956)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Szilagyi (URS vs HUN, Leningrad, 1957) +1 -1 =2 vs. Ivkov (YUG vs URS, Zagreb, 1958)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Bronstein (Moscow-Leningrad, 1958)
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Barcza (Budapest - Leningrad, 1959) +0 -0 =2 vs. Bronstein (Leningrad - Moscow, 1959) +2 -0 =1 vs. Karaklajic (URS vs YUG, Kiev, 1959) +1 -0 =1 vs. Botvinnik (Moscow - Leningrad, 1960) +Krogius (RSFSR), Tarasov (RSFSR), Averbakh (Moscow) +3 -0 =1 vs. Szabó (Budapest - Leningrad, 1961)

    Curaçao 1962 - 'minimatches':
    +0 -2 =2 vs. Petrosian
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Keres
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Geller
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Fischer
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Benko
    +4 -0 =0 vs. Filip
    +1 -1 =1 vs. Tal

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Prins (NED vs URS, Haag, 1962)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bronstein (Leningrad-Moscow, 1962)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Matanovic (Leningrad-Belgrade, 1964) +1 -1 =0 vs. Bilek (EU Ch Team minimatch, 1965)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Petrosian (Moscow - Leningrad, 1965) +1 -0 =1 vs. Gligoric (Belgrade - Leningrad, 1965) +2 -0 =0 vs. Veresov (Leningrad - BLRS, 1967)
    +0 -2 =0 vs. Smyslov (Moscow - Leningrad, 1967)

    +1 -1 =0 vs. Gipslis (Tallinn Zonal play-off, 1967) +0 -0 =2 vs. Taimanov (Tallinn Zonal play-off, 1967)

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Gheorghiu (Bucharest - Leningrad, 1968)

    +3 -0 =5 vs. Reshevsky (Candidates, Amsterdam, 1968) +2 -1 =7 vs. Tal (Candidates, Moscow, 1968)
    +1 -4 =5 vs. Spassky (Candidates Final, Kiev, 1968)

    +0 -1 =3 vs. Portisch (URS - World, Belgrade, 1970) +1 -3 =2 vs. Bronstein (Training, Leningrad, 1970) +2 -2 =2 vs. Karpov (Training, Leningrad, 1971)

    +4 -1 =3 vs. Geller (Candidates, Moscow, 1971)
    +0 -1 =9 vs. Petrosian (Candidates Semifinal, Moscow, 1971)

    +2 -1 =1 vs. Matulovic (YUG-URS, Ohrid, 1972)
    +2 -1 =5 vs. Huebner (Exhibition, Solingen, 1973) +1 -1 =0 vs. Kuzmin (Moscow, 3 teams, 1973)
    +0 -2 =0 vs. Furmin (Moscow, 3 teams, 1973)

    +3 -1 =9 vs. Mecking (Candidates, Augusta, 1974) +3 -1 =1 vs. Petrosian (Candidates, Odessa, 1974) +2 -3 =19 vs. Karpov (Candidates Final, Moscow, 1974)

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Keres (Training Match, Tallinn, 1975) +4 -1 =3 vs. Timman (Exhibition, Leeuwarden, 1976) +2 -0 =2 vs. Hug (Exhibition, Zurich, 1977)

    +2 -1 =9 vs. Petrosian (Candidates, Ciocco, 1977) +5 -1 =7 vs. Polugaevsky (Candidates, Evian, 1977) +7 -4 =7 vs. Spassky (Candidates Final, Belgrade, 1977)

    +5 -6 =21 vs. Karpov (World Match, Baguio, 1978)

    [Johannesburg 1979?]

    +2 -0 =7 vs. Petrosian (Candidates, Velden, 1980) +3 -2 =9 vs. Polugaevsky (Candidates, B.Aires, 1980) +3 -2 =3 vs. Huebner (Candidates Final, Meran, 1980) [Huebner resigned the match with two unfinished games]

    [Johannesburg 1981?]

    +2 -6 =10 vs. Karpov (World Match, Meran, 1981)

    +1 -1 =4 vs. Timman (Exhibition Match, Hilversum, 1982)

    +4 -1 =4 vs. Portisch (Candidates, Kissingen, 1983) +1 -4 =6 vs. Kasparov (Candidates Semifinal, London, 1983)

    +1 -0 =2 vs. Polugaevsky (World - URSS, London)

    <Overall: +95 -64 =198 (54.3%) // +59 -46 =154 (52.5%) in Candidates & World Matches>

    364 games, 1956-1984

  14. Match Kramnik!
    Vladimir Kramnik's Match Record (classical):

    < Exhibition Match, Cannes, 1993: +4 -1 =1 vs 2645 op.[2836 performance] >

    +4 -1 =1 vs. Lautier (2645)

    < Exhibition Match, Alcobendas, 1993: +3 -0 =3 vs 2625 op.[2816 performance] >

    +3 -0 =3 vs. Illescas-Cordoba (2625)

    < 1994-95 FIDE Candidates: +3 -2 =10 vs 2654 op.[2678 performance] >

    +2 -0 =5 vs. Yudasin (2625)
    +1 -2 =5 vs. Gelfand (2680)

    < 1994-95 PCA Candidates: +0 -3 =3 vs 2695 op.[2504 performance] >

    +0 -3 =3 vs. Kamsky (2695)

    < 1998 WCC Candidates, Cazorla: +0 -2 =7 vs 2710 op.[2631 performance] >

    +0 -2 =7 vs. Shirov (2710)

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +2 -0 =6 vs 2671 op.[2760 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Tiviakov (2611)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Korchnoi (2676)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Topalov (2690)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -2 =2] vs. Adams (2708) - quarterfinal

    < 2000 BNG World Championship, London: +2 -0 =13 vs 2849 op.[2896 performance] >

    +2 -0 =13 vs. Kasparov (2849)

    < 2001 Botvinnik Memorial Exhibition Match: +0 -0 =4 vs 2838 op.[2838 performance] >

    +0 -0 =4 [+2 -5 =9] vs. Kasparov

    < 2004 Dortmund Tournament: +0 -0 =4 vs 2755 op.[2755 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+3 -1 =2] vs. Svidler (2727) - semifinal +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Anand (2782) - final

    < 2004 World Championship Match, Brissago: +2 -2 =10 vs op.[2741 performance] >

    +2 -2 =10 vs. Leko (2741)

    < 2006 Unified World Championship, Elista: +3 -3* =6 vs 2813 op.[2813 performance] >

    +3 -3* =6 [+2 -1 =1] vs. Topalov (2813)

    < 2008 FIDE World Championship, Bonn: +1 -3 =7 vs 2783 op.[2719 performance] >

    +1 -3 =7 vs. Anand (2783)

    < 2011 FIDE Candidates, Kazan: +0 -0 =8 [+2 -2 =10] vs 2746 op.[2746 performance] >

    +0 -0 =4 [+2 -1 =5] vs. Radjabov (2744)
    +0 -0 =4 [+0 -1 =5] vs. Grischuk (2747)

    <Overall: +20 -16 =82 [+10 -11 =27] vs 2739 opposition: 2751 performance [2768 in tiebreakers]>

    Bonus track: Man-Machine Exhibition Matches: +2 -4 =8 vs unrated opposition

    +2 -2 =4 vs. Deep Fritz 7 (2002, Bahrain)
    +0 -2 =4 vs. Deep Fritz 10 (2006, Bonn)

    2011+:

    World Championship Candidates (2011)/Vladimir Kramnik

    Kramnik - Aronian (2012)

    World Cup (2013)/Vladimir Kramnik

    World Cup (2015)/Vladimir Kramnik

    187 games, 1993-2012

  15. Match Lasker!
    Emanuel Lasker's Match Record:

    +2 -1 =1 vs. Bardeleben (Berlin, 1889)
    +5 -0 =3 vs. Mieses (Leipzig, 1889/90)
    +7 -2 =3 vs. Bird (Liverpool, 1890)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Lee (London, 1891)?
    +2 -0 =3 vs. Englisch (Vienna, 1890)?
    +3 -0 =2 vs. Miniati (Manchester, 1890)?
    +6 -0 =4 vs. Blackburne (London, 1892)
    +5 -0 =0 vs. Bird (Newcastle, 1892)
    +2 -0 =1 vs. Golmayo (Havana, 1893)?
    +3 -0 =0 vs. Vasquez (Havana,1893)?
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Ponce (Havana,1893)?
    +6 -2 =2 vs. Showalter (Kokomo, 1892/93?)
    +5 -0 =0 vs. Ettlinger (New York, 1893/94?)
    +10 -5 =4 vs. Steinitz (USA/CAN, 1894)
    +10 -2 =5 vs. Steinitz (Moscow, 1896)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Janowski (Manchester, 1901)?
    +8 -0 =7 vs. Marshall (World Match, USA, 1907)
    +8 -3 =5 vs. Tarrasch (World Match, GER, 1908)
    +2 -0 =1 vs. Speijer (Amsterdam, 1909)?
    +2 -2 =0 vs. Janowski (Paris, 1909)
    +7 -1 =2 vs. Janowski (Paris, 1909)
    +1 -1 =8 vs. Schlechter (World Match, AUT-GER, 1909) +8 -0 =3 vs. Janowski (World Match, Berlin, 1910) +1 -1 =0 vs. Bernstein (Moscow, 1914)??
    +5 -0 =1 vs. Tarrasch (Berlin, 1916)
    +0 -4 =10 vs. Capablanca (Havana, 1921)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Marshall (New York, 1940)

    Addendum - Tournament 'minimatches'

    London 1892
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Blackburne
    +1 -0 =1? vs. Mason
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Gunsberg
    +1 -0 =1? vs. Bird

    St. Petersburg 1895/96
    +3 -1 =2 vs. Steinitz
    +1 -2 =3 vs. Pillsbury
    +4 -0 =2 vs. Chigorin

    London 1899
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Janowski
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Pillsbury
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Maróczy
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Schlechter
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Blackburne
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Chigorin
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Showalter
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Mason
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Cohn
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Steinitz
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Lee
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Bird
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Tinsley
    +1 -0 =0 vs. Teichmann*

    St. Petersburg 1914
    +1 -0 =2 vs. Capablanca
    +2 -0 =1 vs. Alekhine
    +1 -0 =2 vs. Tarrasch
    +2 -0 =1 vs. Marshall

    Berlin 1918
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Rubinstein
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Schlechter
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Tarrasch

    New York 1924
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Capablanca
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Alekhine
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Marshall
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Reti
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Maroczy
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Bogolyubov
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Tartakover
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Yates
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ed Lasker
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Janowski

    Moscow 1936
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Capablanca
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Botvinnik
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Flohr
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Lilienthal
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Ragozin
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Levenfish
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Eliskases
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Kan
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Riumin

    <Overall: +170 -41 =104 (70.5%)

    Matches: +112 -31 =62 (69.8%)?
    World Matches: +45 -21 =36 (61.8%)

    Minimatches: +58 -10 =42 (71.8%)
    Minimatches (vs.Tourn.Top 4): +24 -8 =27 (63.6%)>

    194 games, 1889-1940

  16. Match Leko!
    Peter Leko's Match Record (classical):

    < 1997 FIDE KO, Groningen: +0 -1 =1 vs 2550 op.[2359 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Slobodjan (2550)

    < 1999 FIDE WCh KO, Las Vegas: +2 -1 =1 vs 2570 op.[2658 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Bauer (2480)
    +1 -1 =0 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Movsesian (2659)

    < Exhibition Match, Hamburg, 1999: +2 -0 =4 vs 2596 op.[2716 performance] >

    +2 -0 =4 vs. Bunzmann (2596)

    < Exhibition Match, Budapest, 2000: +3 -0 =3 vs 2656 op.[2847 performance] >

    +3 -0 =3 vs. Khalifman (2656)

    < 2000 FIDE WCh KO, New Delhi: +1 -0 =3 vs 2624 op.[2712 performance] >

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Volkov (2590)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =5] vs. Khalifman (2658)

    < 2001 FIDE WCh KO, Moscow: +1 -1 =2 vs 2477 op.[2477 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Kobese (2396)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Anastasian (2558)

    < 2002 Dortmund, Candidates Matches: +4 -1 =2 vs 2721 op.[2858 performance] >

    +2 -0 =1 vs. Shirov (2697) - semifinal
    +2 -1 =1 vs. Topalov (2745) - final

    < 2004 Dortmund Tournament: +0 -0 =4 vs 2755 op.[2755 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -2 =2] vs. Anand (2782) - semifinal +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Svidler (2727) - 3rd.place

    < 2004 World Championship Match, Brissago: +2 -2 =10 vs 2770 op.[2770 performance] >

    +2 -2 =10 vs. Kramnik (2770)

    < 2007 FIDE Candidates Matches: +5 -0 =4 vs 2641 op.[2858 performance] >

    +3 -0 =1 vs. Gurevich (2639)
    +2 -0 =3 vs. Bareev (2643)

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +0 -1 =1 vs. Shankland (2539)

    <Overall: +20 -6 =35 [+3 -5 =10] vs 2666 opposition: 2747 performance [2614 in tiebreakers]>

    Bonus Track: IM Leko faces the Tilburg KOs

    +0 -1 =0 vs. Kovalev - 1992, Rd.1
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ruban - 1993, Rd.1
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Mozetic - 1993, Rd.2

    73 games, 1997-2011

  17. Match Mamedyarov!
    Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's Match Record (Classical)

    < 2003 'Match of the champions', Baku: +1 -1 =4 vs 2596 op.[2596 performance] >

    +1 -1 =4 vs. Maghami (2596)

    < 2003 Young Masters, Lausanne: +4 -0 =2 [+1-0=0] vs 2562 op.[2865 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Kosteniuk (2520)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =0] vs. McShane (2559)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Naiditsch (2607) - final

    < 2004 FIDE KO, Tripoli: +0 -0 =6 [+3-1=4] vs 2621 op.[2621 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -0 =0] vs. Nenerov (2537)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =4] vs. Lputian (2634)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =0] vs. Nisipeanu (2692)

    < 2004 Young Masters, Lausanne: +3 -1 =2 vs 2549 op.[2669 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Papa (2397)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Alekseev (2606)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. McShane (2643) - final

    < 2005 Young Masters, Lausanne: +3 -1 =2 [+0-2=6] vs 2611 op.[2714 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Vachier-Lagrave (2527)
    +1 -1 =0 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Nakamura (2660)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =5] vs. Harikrishna (2645)

    < 2005 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +1 -1 =2 [+3-3=1] vs 2575 op.[2575 performance] >

    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Ibraev (2508)
    +0 -0 =2 [+2 -3 =0] vs. Najer (2641)

    < 2007 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +3 -1 =2 vs 2556 op.[2676 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Razik (2389)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Kozul (2609)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Cheparinov (2670)

    < 2009 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +6 -1 =3 vs 2647 op.[2838 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Kosteniuk (2517)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Milov (2652)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Wang Hao (2708)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Laznicka (2637)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Karjakin (2723)

    < 2011 FIDE Candidates, Kazan: +0 -1 =3 vs 2733 op.[2644 performance] >

    +0 -1 =3 vs. Gelfand (2733)

    < 2011 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: + - = vs 2 op.[2 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Ibrahim (2402)
    +0 -0 =2 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Fridman (2659)
    +0 -0 =2 [+0 -1 =1] vs. Zherebukh (2590)

    <Overall: +21 -7 =26 [+7 -6 =11] vs 2608 opposition: 2700 performance [2636 in tiebreakers]>

    84 games, 2003-2011

  18. Match Morphy!
    Paul Morphy's Match Record:

    +2 -0 =1 vs. Löwenthal (New Orleans, Casual, 1850)

    American Chess Congress, New York, 1857*:
    +3 -0 =0 vs. Thompson
    +3 -0 =0 vs. Meek
    +3 -0 =1 vs. Lichtenhein
    +5 -1 =2 vs. Paulsen - final

    +9 -3 =2 vs. Löwenthal (London, 1858)
    +5 -2 =1 vs. Harrwitz (Paris, 1858)
    +7 -2 =2 vs. Anderssen (Paris, 1858)
    +7 -0 =1 vs. Mongredien (Paris, 1859)

    <Overall: +42 -8 =9 (78.8%)>

    * During his stay in New York at the time of the American Chess Congress, Paul Morphy played at least 77 casual games -- excluding 4 blindfold and 1 consultation game. He won 70, drew 4 and lost only 3 (94% score). The losses were one each to Stanley (against 12 wins), to Schulten (against 23 wins) and to Hammond (against 7 wins). After the end of the tournament, Morphy declined to meet his fellow countrymen on level terms...

    61 games, 1850-1859

  19. Match Nakamura!
    Hikaru Nakamura's Match Record (classical):

    < 2004 , FIDE WCh KO: +2 -1 =5 vs 2663 op.[2706 performance] >

    +0 -0 =2 (+2 -0 =0) vs Volkov (2629)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Aleksandrov (2668)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Lastin (2622)
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Adams (2731)

    < Exhibition Match, Cuernavaca, 2004: +4 -1 =1 vs 2576 op.[2767 performance] >

    +4 -1 =1 vs. Karjakin (2576)

    < 2005 Young Masters KO, Lausanne: +3 -3 =0 vs 2585 op.[2585 performance] >

    +2 -0 =0 vs. Dzagnidze (2438)
    +1 -1 =0 [+1 -0 =1] vs. Mamedyarov (2646)
    +0 -2 =0 vs. Volokitin (2671) - final

    < 2005 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk: +0 -2 =0 vs 2562 op.[2162- performance] >

    +0 -2 -0 vs. Ganguly (2562)

    < 2011 St. Louis: +2 -1 =3 [+2 -0 =2] vs 2754 op.[2812 performance] >

    +2 -1 =3 [+2 -0 =2] vs. Ponomariov (2754)

    <Overall: +11 -8 =9 [+5 -0 =3] vs 2640 opposition: 2677 performance [2950 in tiebreakers]>

    36 games, 2004-2011

  20. Match Petrosian!
    Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian's Match Record:

    +5 -4 =5 vs. Kasparian (Armenian Ch, Yerevan, 1946) +7 -0 =7 vs. Mukhitdinov (Soviet Master, 1951)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Lokvenc (AUT-USSR, Vienna, 1953)
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Pilnik (ARG-USSR, B.Aires, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Belkadi (FRA-USSR, Paris, 1954)
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Bisguier (USA-USSR, N.York, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Milner-Barry (ENG-USSR, London, 1954) +1 -0 =1 vs. Goode (SWE-USSR, Stockholm, 1954)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Horowitz (USSR-USA, Moscow, 1955)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Pavey (USSR-USA, Moscow, 1955)
    +3 -1 =1 vs. Simagin (Moscow Ch playoff, 1956)
    +? -? =? vs. Gurgenidze (Training, Gagra, 1958)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Suetin (Moscow-BELA, 1959)
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Taimanov (Leningrad-Moscow, 1959)
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Matanovic (USSR-YUG, Kiev, 1959)

    Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade's 'minimatches', 1959:
    +0 -0 =4 vs. Tal
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Keres
    +0 -1 =3 vs. Smyslov
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Fischer
    +1 -1 =2 vs. Gligoric
    +1 -2 =1 vs. Olafsson
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Benko

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Bondarevsky (Moscow-Leningrad, 1960)

    Curacao's 'minimatches', 1962:
    +0 -0 =4 vs. Keres
    +0 -0 =4 vs. Geller
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Fischer
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Korchnoi
    +1 -0 =3 vs. Benko
    +2 -0 =2 vs. Filip
    +2 -0 =1 vs. Tal

    +1 -0 =1 vs. Donner (NED-USSR, Hague, 1962)

    +5 -2 =15 vs. Botinnik (World Championship, Tbilisi, 1963)

    European Ch. Team 'minimatches', Hamburg, 1965:
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Unzicker
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Gheorghiu
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Ivkov
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Portisch
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Donner

    +0 -2 =0 vs. Korchnoi (Leningrad-Moscow, 1965)

    +4 -3 =17 vs. Spassky (World Championship, Moscow, 1966)

    +4 -6 =13 vs. Spassky (World Championship, Moscow, 1969)

    +2 -0 =3 vs. Polugaevsky (USSR Ch playoff, 1969/70) +0 -2 =2 vs. Fischer (USSR-World, Belgrade)

    +1 -0 =6 vs. Huebner (Sevilla 1971, Candidates)
    +1 -0 =9 vs. Korchnoi (Moscow 1971, Candidates)
    +1 -5 =3 vs. Fischer (B.Aires, 1971, Candidates final)

    +0 -0 =2 vs. Ivkov (YUG-USSR, Ohrid, 1972)
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Planinc (YUG-USSR, Ohrid, 1972)
    +1 -1 =2 vs. Gligoric (USRS-YUG, Tbilisi, 1973)
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Vasiukov (3 teams, Moscow, 1973)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Tukmakov (3 teams, Moscow, 1973)

    +3 -2 =8 vs. Portisch (P.Mallorca 1974, Candidates) +1 -3 =1 vs. Korchnoi (Odessa 1974, Candidates Semifinal)

    +0 -0 =4 vs. Karpov (Milan Semifinal, 1975)
    +1 -1 =4 vs. Ljubojevic (Milan 3rd/4th, 1975)

    +0 -0 =4 vs. Tal (Interzonal playoff, Biel, 1976) +1 -0 =3 vs. Portisch (Interzonal playoff, 1976) +1 -2 =9 vs. Korchnoi (Candidates 1/4, Ciocco, 1977)

    +1 -0 =3 vs. Ivkov (YUG-USSR, Teslig, 1979)

    +0 -2 =7 vs. Korchnoi (Candidates quarterfinal, Velden, 1980)

    +0 -0 =2 vs. Vasiukov (Nat.Match-Tournament 1981) +0 -0 =2 vs. Kuzmin (Nat.Match-Tournament 1981)
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Dolmatov (Nat.Match-Tournament 1981)

    <Overall: +82 -41 =192 (56.5%) // +36 -29 =124 (51.9%) in Candidates & World Matches>

    Addendum: 1953 & 1956 Candidates Tournaments

    1953 Zurich 'minimatches':
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Smyslov
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Bronstein
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Reshevsky
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Keres
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Najdorf
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Geller
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Kotov
    +0 -2 =0 vs. Taimanov
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Averbakh
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Boleslavsky
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Szabo
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Gligoric
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Euwe
    +2 -0 =0 vs. Stahlberg

    1956 Amsterdam 'minimatches'
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Smyslov
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Keres
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Szabo
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Spassky
    +0 -1 =1 vs. Bronstein
    +1 -1 =0 vs. Geller
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Filip
    +0 -0 =2 vs. Panno
    +1 -0 =1 vs. Pilnik

    290 games, 1946-1981

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