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World Chess Championship 1986
Defending champion
Challenger
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
12½
Scores
11½
Born 13 April 1963 23 years old
Born 23 May 1951 35 years old
Winner of the 1985 World Chess Championship
Granted rematch per terms of the 1985 World Chess Championship
Rating: 2740 (World No. 1)
Rating: 2705 (World No. 2)
← 1985
1987 →
The 1986 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in London and Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) from July 28 to October 8, 1986. Games 1-12 were played at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, and games 13–24 at the Hotel Leningrad. Kasparov won. Anatoly Karpov was already assured of this rematch during his previous year's match, which was won by Garry Kasparov.
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