Replay all 22 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 |
Smyslov, Vassily V
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 49 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1985.10.14 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Chernin, Alexander
|
1/2-1/2 | 42 | French Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Beliavsky, Alexander G
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 32 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack | 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.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 98 | Vienna Game: Mieses Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 73 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Timman's Line | ROUND 6 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Ribli, Zoltan
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 76 | East Indian Defense | ROUND 7 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 42 | Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System | ROUND 8 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 34 | French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation, Armenian Line | 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.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Jussupow, Artur
|
1/2-1/2 | 76 | Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack | ROUND 11 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Seirawan, Yasser
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 30 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1985.10.?? |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Spraggett, Kevin
|
0-1 | 30 | Queen's Pawn Game | ROUND 13 |
| 1985.11.01 |
Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 24 | Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack | ROUND 14 |
| 1985.11.03 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Sokolov, Andrei
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto 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 |