Replay all 27 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 |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 25 | Bogo-Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1985.10.14 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Sokolov, Andrei
|
1/2-1/2 | 15 | Tarrasch Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Chernin, Alexander
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 14 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 3 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | ROUND 3 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1-0 | 54 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Wiesbaden Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 5 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 5 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Sokolov, Andrei
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Short, Nigel D
|
1/2-1/2 | 51 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
0-1 | 49 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Ribli, Zoltan
|
1/2-1/2 | 58 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 8 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 13 | Catalan Opening | ROUND 8 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1-0 | 24 | Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
0-1 | 28 | King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 10 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 16 | Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 19 | Ruy Lopez: Open | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Seirawan, Yasser
vs
Tal, Mihail
|
1-0 | 41 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Tal, Mihail
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
1/2-1/2 | 63 | Ruy Lopez | 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 |