1980 CANDIDATES MATCHES

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 31 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
1980.08.02
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
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
1980.12.20
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