Biel 1992

Karpov wins Biel's double round robin by a clear margin
July 1992 · Biel, Switzerland
Karpov won with 10½/14

Anatoly Karpov won Biel 1992 with 10½/14. The eight-player double round robin produced 56 games, with Karpov finishing a point and a half ahead of the unbeaten Kiril Georgiev.

Fourteen rounds in Biel

Eight players met twice, once with each colour. Karpov and Georgiev were joined by Anthony Miles, Alexander Beliavsky, Joël Lautier, Viktor Korchnoi, Curt Hansen, and Alexei Shirov.

That meant 56 games over 14 rounds, two per pairing with colors reversed.

Karpov breaks clear

Karpov scored eight wins, five draws, and one loss for 10½. Georgiev remained undefeated with four wins and ten draws for 9, while Miles took third on 7.

Every unordered pairing appears twice with reversed colours, and all eight final point totals match the direct crosstable.

The games

All 56 games are here: 27 decisive and 29 drawn. The standings worked out from these games match the published crosstable.

Final standings

10½/14
Karpov won with 10½/14
# Player Score Record Games
1 Karpov, Anatoly 10½/14 +8 -1 =5
2 Georgiev, Kiril 9/14 +4 -0 =10
3 Miles, Anthony John 7/14 +4 -4 =6
=4 Beliavsky, Alexander G 6½/14 +3 -4 =7
=4 Lautier, Joel 6½/14 +2 -3 =9
6 Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 6/14 +2 -4 =8
7 Shirov, Alexei 5½/14 +3 -6 =5
8 Hansen, Curt 5/14 +1 -5 =8

Cross Table

Rank Player 12345678
1 Karpov, Anatoly 0½ ½1 1½ 1½ 11 11 ½1
2 Georgiev, Kiril 1½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 11 1½
3 Miles, Anthony John ½0 ½½ ½1 ½1 10 01 0½
4 Beliavsky, Alexander G 0½ ½½ ½0 01 ½0 ½1 ½1
5 Lautier, Joel 0½ ½½ ½0 10 ½½ ½½ 1½
6 Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich 00 ½½ 01 ½1 ½½ 0½ ½½
7 Shirov, Alexei 00 00 10 ½0 ½½ 1½ ½1
8 Hansen, Curt ½0 0½ 1½ ½0 0½ ½½ ½0

Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.