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| # | Player | Country | Status |
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| 1 | Anatoly Karpov | USSR | Seeded, lost previous World Championship |
| 2 | Jan Timman | Netherlands | Seeded from previous Candidates |
| 3 | Artur Yusupov | USSR | Seeded from previous Candidates |
| 4 | Jon Speelman | United Kingdom | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 5 | Kevin Spraggett | Canada | Seeded; selected by Host Federation |
| 6 | Lajos Portisch | Hungary | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 7 | Hjartarson | Iceland | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 8 | Nigel Short | United Kingdom | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 9 | Andre Sokolov | USSR | Seeded from previous Candidates |
| 10 | Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi | Switzerland | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 11 | Valery Salov | USSR | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 12 | Rafael Vaganian | USSR | Seeded from previous Candidates |
| 13 | Jan Ehlvest | USSR | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 14 | Gyula Sax | Hungary | Qualified from Interzonal |
| 15 | Yasser Seirawan | USA | Qualified from Interzonal |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Hjartarson | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | ||
| Korchnoi | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 3½ |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Yusupov | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| Ehlvest | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Spraggett | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | |||||
| Sokolov | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Timman | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | |
| Salov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 2½ |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Portisch | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| Vaganian | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Speelman | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | |
| Seirawan | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| St. John, Jan-Feb '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Short | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| Sax | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ |
| Seattle, Jan-Feb '89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Karpov | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | |
| Hjartarson | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1½ |
| Quebec, Feb '89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Yusupov | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | ||
| Spraggett | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4 |
| Antwerp, Jan-Feb '89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Timman | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | |
| Portisch | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2½ |
| London, Aug '88 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Speelman | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | |
| Short | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1½ |
| London, Oct '89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Karpov | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | |
| Yusupov | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3½ |
| London, Oct '89 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Timman | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | |
| Speelman | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3½ |
| Kuala Lumpur, Mar '90 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Karpov | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | |
| Timman | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2½ |