World Chess Championship 1985

The World Chess Championship 1985 was a rematch of the controversially terminated 1984 event (after 48 rounds). This time, Soviet giants Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov faced off in the «old format» spanning 24 rounds. Karpov only needed the match tied to retain the world champion title. But Kasparov emerged victorious with a final score of 13-11, thus becoming the 13th and youngest world champion at the age of 22 years.

Garry Kasparov – Anatoly Karpov 13 – 11


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World Chess Championship 1985 Garry Kasparov
World Chess Champion 1985 Garry Kasparov

World Chess Championship 1985

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