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
1980.08.21
Portisch, Lajos vs Huebner, Robert
0-1 49 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense ROUND 10
1980.08.24
Huebner, Robert vs Portisch, Lajos
1/2-1/2 54 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 11
1980.07.20
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 1
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 24 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 2
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 30 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System ROUND 3
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 64 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 4
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 31 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 5
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 50 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit ROUND 6
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 59 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 7
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 95 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Taimanov Gambit ROUND 8
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 25 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 9
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 32 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 10
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 11
1980.07.??
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 73 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Polugaevsky Gambit ROUND 12
1980.07.??
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2 63 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 13
1980.08.19
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 41 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation ROUND 14
1980.12.20
Huebner, Robert vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1-0 36 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Spassky Variation ROUND 1
1980.12.21
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Huebner, Robert
1-0 39 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 2
1980.12.23
Huebner, Robert vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 34 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 3
1980.12.24
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Huebner, Robert
0-1 51 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 ROUND 4
1980.12.27
Huebner, Robert vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
1/2-1/2 35 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 5
1980.12.28
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Huebner, Robert
1/2-1/2 88 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 6
1980.12.30
Huebner, Robert vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
0-1 63 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 7
1981.01.03
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Huebner, Robert
1-0 43 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense ROUND 8
1981.01.04
Huebner, Robert vs Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
* 46 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System ROUND 9
1981.01.06
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich vs Huebner, Robert
* 43 Queen's Indian Defense ROUND 10