1988-90 Candidates Matches

CYCLE 14: 15-Man Knockout

Nine qualifiers from three Interzonal tournaments, plus 6 seeds play knockout matches. Karpov, as the loser of the previous World Championship is seeded into the second round. The winner plays a World Championship match against Kasparov in 1990

(Black background indicates black in the first game)

Septi-Finals 
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Karpov - Bye; 
Seeded into next round
  
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Hjartarson  1½½100 ½1  4½
Korchnoi    0½½011 ½0  3½
    
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Yusupov     1½1½½  3½
Ehlvest     0½0½½  1½
    
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Spraggett   ½0½½1½ ½½ ½ ½ ½1  6½
Sokolov     ½1½½0½ ½½ ½ ½ ½0  5½
    
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Timman      ½½½½½1  3½
Salov       ½½½½½0  2½
    
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Portisch    ½½1½½½  3½
Vaganian    ½½0½½½  2½
    
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Speelman    ½11½1  4
Seirawan    ½00½0  1
    
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Short       11½½½  3½
Sax         00½½½  1½
Quarter-Finals 
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Karpov      ½11½½  3½
Hjartarson  ½00½½  1½
    
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Yusupov     ½01½½½ ½½ 1  5
Spraggett   ½10½½½ ½½ 0  4
    
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Timman      ½½0½11  3½
Portisch    ½½1½00  2½
    
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Speelman    ½½11½  3½
Short       ½½00½  1½
Semi-Finals 
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Karpov    ½½1½0½½1  4½
Yusupov   ½½0½1½½0  3½
    
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Timman    ½1½½½½01  4½
Speelman  ½0½½½½10  3½
Finals 
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Karpov  1½½1½½½11  6½
Timman  0½½0½½½00  2½

THE PLAYERS

# Player Country Status
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

THE SEPTI-FINALS (Best of 6)

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

THE QUARTERFINALS (Best of 6)

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

THE SEMI-FINALS (Best of 8)

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

THE FINALS (Best of 12)

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

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