1980 CANDIDATES MATCHES

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 76 chess games from 1980 Candidates Matches. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1980 Candidates Matches →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1980.03.16
Huebner, Robert vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2 28 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation ROUND 1
1980.03.19
Adorjan, Andras vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 19 Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack ROUND 2
1980.03.20
Huebner, Robert vs Adorjan, Andras
1-0 35 Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation ROUND 3
1980.03.23
Adorjan, Andras vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 13 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line ROUND 4
1980.03.24
Huebner, Robert vs Adorjan, Andras
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 5
1980.03.26
Adorjan, Andras vs Huebner, Robert
1-0 42 Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation ROUND 6
1980.03.30
Huebner, Robert vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation ROUND 7
1980.04.02
Adorjan, Andras vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 14 Petrov's Defense ROUND 8
1980.04.07
Huebner, Robert vs Adorjan, Andras
1/2-1/2 66 Zukertort Opening ROUND 9
1980.04.09
Adorjan, Andras vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 34 Petrov's Defense ROUND 10
1980.03.08
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 59 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation ROUND 1
1980.03.??
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 16 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 2
1980.03.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 51 English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System ROUND 3
1980.03.??
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 45 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation ROUND 4
1980.03.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0 46 Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Fianchetto Defense ROUND 5
1980.03.??
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 38 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 6
1980.03.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1/2-1/2 38 English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System ROUND 7
1980.03.??
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 20 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 8
1980.03.24
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Petrosian, Tigran V
1-0 44 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Sämisch Variation ROUND 9
1980.03.23
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 42 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 1
1980.03.27
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
0-1 70 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Polugaevsky Variation ROUND 2
1980.03.30
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 17 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 3
1980.04.01
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 36 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 4
1980.04.07
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1/2-1/2 20 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System ROUND 5
1980.04.08
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 40 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 6
1980.04.10
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Tal, Mihail
1-0 41 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System ROUND 7
1980.04.12
Tal, Mihail vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 33 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation ROUND 8
1980.03.30
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
0-1 38 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 1
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 24 Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-Orthodox Variation ROUND 2
1980.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 14 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 3
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 33 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense ROUND 4
1980.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 25 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation ROUND 5
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 52 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 6
1980.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 20 Caro-Kann Defense ROUND 7
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 40 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense ROUND 8
1980.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 49 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 9
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 32 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense ROUND 10
1980.04.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 17 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 11
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 18 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System ROUND 12
1980.04.??
Portisch, Lajos vs Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
1/2-1/2 15 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 13
1980.05.??
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 50 Sicilian Defense: Closed ROUND 14
1980.08.02
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 27 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 1
1980.08.03
Portisch, Lajos vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 38 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 2
1980.08.05
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 60 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 3
1980.08.09
Portisch, Lajos vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 48 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 4
1980.08.10
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 61 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation ROUND 5
1980.08.12
Portisch, Lajos vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 30 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 6
1980.08.13
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 42 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined ROUND 7
1980.08.16
Portisch, Lajos vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 44 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense ROUND 8
1980.08.19
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0 41 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack ROUND 9