Replay all 12 chess games from 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE). This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE) →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988.??.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 27 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 28 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense | ROUND 2 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1-0 | 49 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense | ROUND 3 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 40 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Vaganian, Rafael A
|
1/2-1/2 | 43 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line | ROUND 5 |
| 1988.??.?? |
Vaganian, Rafael A
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 35 | Catalan Opening: Open Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1989.01.31 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1/2-1/2 | 104 | Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line | ROUND 1 |
| 1989.02.01 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 45 | Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1989.02.03 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
1-0 | 35 | English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | ROUND 3 |
| 1989.02.04 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 62 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 4 |
| 1989.02.06 |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Timman, Jan H
|
0-1 | 47 | Robatsch Defense | ROUND 5 |
| 1989.02.08 |
Timman, Jan H
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 64 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 6 |