1983 Candidates Matches

CYCLE 12: 8-Man Knockout

Six qualifiers from three Interzonal tournaments, plus two seeds play knockout matches, with the winner playing a World Championship match against Karpov in 1984.

(Black background indicates black in the first game) 

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Kasparov   ½1½01½½11  6
Belyavsky  ½0½10½½00  3
    
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Korchnoi   1½11½½½01  6
Portisch   0½00½½½10  3
    
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Smyslov    ½½½1½½½½0½ ½½ ½½  7
Huebner    ½½½0½½½½1½ ½½ ½½  7
    
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Ribli      ½½½½110½½1  6
Torre      ½½½½001½½0  4
    
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Kasparov  0½½½½11½1½1  7
Korchnoi  1½½½½00½0½0  4
    
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Smyslov   10½½1½1½½½½  6½
Ribli     01½½0½0½½½½  4½
    
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Kasparov  ½½11½½½½1½½1½  8½
Smyslov   ½½00½½½½0½½0½  4½

THE PLAYERS

# Player Country Status
1 Gari Kasparov USSR Qualified from Interzonal
2 Vassily Smyslov USSR Qualified from Interzonal
3 Zoltan Ribli Hungary Qualified from Interzonal
4 Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi Switzerland Seeded, lost previous championship match
5 Robert Huebner West Germany Seeded; Lost previous Candidates Final
6 Eugenio Torre Phillipines Qualified from Interzonal
7 Alexander Belyavsky USSR Qualified from Interzonal
8 Lajos Portisch USSR Qualified from Interzonal

THE QUARTERFINALS (Best of 10)

Moscow, ? '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kasparov ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6
Belyavsky ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 3

Bad Kissingen, ? '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Korchnoi 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 6
Portisch 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 3

Velden, Mar-Apr '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Smyslov ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7
Huebner ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7
When the match was tied at 5-5, two 2-game matches were played. When neither of these produced a winner, the match was decided by the spin of a roulette wheel at the onsite casino.

Alicante, ? '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ribli ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 6
Torre ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 4

THE SEMI-FINALS (Best of 12)

London, Nov-Dec '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Kasparov 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7
Korchnoi 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 4
This match was originally forfeited to Korchnoi when the Soviets walked out. When the dispute was resolved, Kasparov returned and won the match.

London, Nov-Dec '83 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Smyslov 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½
Ribli 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½
This match was originally forfeited to Ribli when the Soviets walked out. When the dispute was resolved, Smyslov returned and won the match.

THE FINALS (Best of 16)

Vilnius, Mar-Apr '84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Kasparov ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 8½
Smyslov ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 4½

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