World Chess Championship 1984 - 1983/84 Candidates Tournament

1983/84 Candidates Tournament

The six Interzonal qualifiers were joined by Viktor Korchnoi and Robert Hübner, the Candidates finalists from the previous cycle (World Chess Championship 1981). The eight players participated in a series of knockout matches. The winner was Garry Kasparov.

1st Round
Semifinals
Final
Garry Kasparov 6
Alexander Beliavsky 3
Garry Kasparov 7
Viktor Korchnoi 4
Lajos Portisch 3
Viktor Korchnoi 6
Garry Kasparov 8½
Vasily Smyslov 4½
Zoltán Ribli 6
Eugenio Torre 4
Zoltán Ribli 4½
Vasily Smyslov 6½
Robert Hübner 7
Vasily Smyslov 7

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