Replay all 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985.10.13 |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 57 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer | ROUND 1 |
| 1985.10.14 |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 44 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1-0 | 39 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1-0 | 37 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | French Defense: Advance Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 7 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Seirawan, Yasser
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1-0 | 54 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 10 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Sokolov, Andrei
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 38 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1-0 | 34 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Short, Nigel D
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 30 | Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | ROUND 15 |