Replay all 126 chess games from Montpellier 1985 Candidates Tournament. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Montpellier 1985 Candidates Tournament →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985.10.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Seirawan, Yasser
|
1/2-1/2 | 105 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
0-1 | 30 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Spraggett, Kevin
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 39 | English Opening: King's English Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Sokolov, Andrei
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1-0 | 41 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Seirawan, Yasser
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 59 | Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Chernin, Alexander
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
|
1-0 | 37 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Ruy Lopez | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Smyslov, Vassily V
|
1/2-1/2 | 12 | Slav Defense: Exchange Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Sokolov, Andrei
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Jussupow, Artur
vs
Seirawan, Yasser
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | King's Pawn Game: Maróczy Defense | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Beliavsky, Alexander G
|
1/2-1/2 | 56 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 15 |
| 1985.11.06 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 22 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 1 |
| 1985.11.07 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 28 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1985.11.08 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 3 |
| 1985.11.10 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Old Indian Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1985.11.11 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 44 | French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1985.11.12 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Matanovic Attack | ROUND 6 |