Incomplete record. This archive holds 90 of the 91 games played; 1 is missing.
Viktor Korchnoi scored 11/13 to win Brussels OHRA 1985, a fourteen-player round robin held in December. Boris Spassky followed half a point behind. The archive contains replayable scores for 90 of the 91 scored fixtures.
A half-point finish
Korchnoi won nine games, drew four and lost none. Spassky also went unbeaten, with eight wins and five draws. John van der Wiel took third on 9/13, ahead of Gyula Sax on 8½ and John Nunn on 8.
The Belgian Chess Federation's history names the Royal Chess Club of Brussels, Roque Anderlechtois, Fou du Roy and Westland as organizers. Its fourteen-player table includes local entrants Michel Jadoul, Daniel Pergericht and Willy Iclicki.
The missing ninth-round score
Mega2024 preserves all seven games in twelve rounds, but only six in round nine. Contemporary Tournament Chess lists Korchnoi's win over Pergericht as a missing game score. The federation's table records the result, giving Korchnoi his official 11 points.
Every available Mega2024 pairing and result agrees with the published table. Contemporary Tournament Chess dates the event 16–30 December, consistent with the source game dates; the federation's later retrospective gives a shorter 24–30 December range.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 11/13 | +9 -0 =4 | games |
| 2 | Spassky, Boris Vasilievich | 10½/13 | +8 -0 =5 | games |
| 3 | Van der Wiel, John | 9/13 | +6 -1 =6 | games |
| 4 | Sax, Gyula | 8½/13 | +4 -0 =9 | games |
| 5 | Nunn, John DM | 8/13 | +4 -1 =8 | games |
| 6 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 7/13 | +5 -4 =4 | games |
| =7 | Polgar, Zsuzsa | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5 | games |
| =7 | Garcia Palermo, Carlos H | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5 | games |
| =9 | Kouatly, Bachar | 6/13 | +2 -3 =8 | games |
| =9 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 6/13 | +2 -3 =8 | games |
| 11 | Hodgson, Julian M | 4½/13 | +2 -6 =5 | games |
| 12 | Jadoul, Michel | 4/13 | +3 -8 =2 | games |
| 13 | Pergericht, Daniel | 3/13 | +1 -8 =4 | games |
| 14 | Iclicki, Willy | ½/13 | +0 -12 =1 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | |
| 2 | Spassky, Boris Vasilievich | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Van der Wiel, John | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sax, Gyula | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Nunn, John DM | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Gruenfeld, Yehuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Polgar, Zsuzsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Garcia Palermo, Carlos H | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Kouatly, Bachar | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Hodgson, Julian M | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Jadoul, Michel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Pergericht, Daniel | · | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 14 | Iclicki, Willy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).