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| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 49 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Polugaevsky, Lev
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.??.?? |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Polugaevsky, Lev
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.04.12 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 63 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.04.15 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.04.17 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 55 | King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.04.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.04.22 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.04.24 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 55 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.04.26 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.05.01 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 39 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.05.03 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 35 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Modern Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.05.08 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 60 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.05.10 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 35 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.09.16 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 37 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 1 |
| 1974.09.18 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 27 | Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1974.09.20 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 3 |
| 1974.09.22 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 4 |
| 1974.09.25 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1974.09.27 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 31 | Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1974.09.30 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 48 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 7 |
| 1974.10.02 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 8 |
| 1974.10.04 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line | ROUND 9 |
| 1974.10.09 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1974.10.11 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 81 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1974.10.14 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 12 |
| 1974.10.16 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 96 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1974.10.18 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1974.10.23 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System | ROUND 15 |
| 1974.10.25 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 67 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 16 |
| 1974.10.30 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
0-1 | 42 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 17 |
| 1974.11.01 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line | ROUND 18 |
| 1974.11.04 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1-0 | 79 | Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense, Big Center Variation | ROUND 19 |
| 1974.11.08 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense | ROUND 20 |
| 1974.11.11 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1-0 | 19 | Queen's Indian Defense: Anti-Queen's Indian System | ROUND 21 |
| 1974.11.15 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | English Opening: Agincourt Defense | ROUND 22 |
| 1974.11.18 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Karpov, Anatoly
|
1/2-1/2 | 29 | Queen's Indian Defense: Traditional Variation | ROUND 23 |
| 1974.11.22 |
Karpov, Anatoly
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 31 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation | ROUND 24 |