World Chess Championship 1984–1985
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The World Chess Championship 1984–1985 was a match between challenger Garry Kasparov and defending champion Anatoly Karpov in Moscow from 10 September 1984 to 15 February 1985 for the World Chess Championship title. After 5 months and 48 games, the match was abandoned in controversial circumstances with Karpov leading 5 wins to 3 (with 40 draws), and replayed in the World Chess Championship 1985.
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
Anatoly Karpov | Garry Kasparov | |||||
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Born 23 May 1951 33 years old |
Born 13 April 1963 21 years old | |||||
Winner of the 1981 World Chess Championship | Winner of the 1983 Candidates Tournament | |||||
Rating: 2700 (World No. 2) |
Rating: 2710 (World No. 1) | |||||
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