World Chess Championship 1990
The 1990 World Chess Championship was played between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. It was the fifth and final Kasparov-Karpov championship match, Kasparov winning by a single point.
Read more about World Chess Championship 1990: 1987 Interzonal Tournaments, 1988-90 Candidates Tournament, 1990 Championship Match
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