Bugojno 1986

Karpov edges a compact double round robin
May 1986 · Bugojno, Yugoslavia
Karpov won with 8½/14

Anatoly Karpov won with 8½/14. All 56 games of the 8-player double round robin are here, and they match the published final scores.

The complete field

The tournament brought 8 players together in a double round robin. Every pair met twice, once with each color, 56 games in all.

All 8 final scores match the published crosstable.

The result

Anatoly Karpov won with 8½/14. Ljubomir Ljubojević and Andrei Sokolov shared second on 7½, one point behind Karpov; Artur Yusupov, Lajos Portisch, and Boris Spassky scored 7.

Karpov's +4 =9 −1 record yielded 8½. The field drew 39 of its 56 games, while every one of the 28 pairings appears twice with the colors reversed.

The games

All 56 games are here: 17 decisive and 39 drawn. Games are listed by round. The standings worked out from these games match the historical table.

Final standings

8½/14
Karpov won with 8½/14
# Player Score Record Games
1 Karpov, Anatoly 8½/14 +4 -1 =9
=2 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 7½/14 +3 -2 =9
=2 Sokolov, Andrei 7½/14 +1 -0 =13
=4 Yusupov, Artur 7/14 +3 -3 =8
=4 Portisch, Lajos 7/14 +1 -1 =12
=4 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich 7/14 +1 -1 =12
7 Miles, Anthony John 6/14 +2 -4 =8
8 Timman, Jan H 5½/14 +2 -5 =7

Cross Table

Rank Player 12345678
1 Karpov, Anatoly 1½ 0½ 1½ ½½ ½1 ½½ ½1
2 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 0½ ½½ 1½ ½½ ½½ 01 1½
3 Sokolov, Andrei 1½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½
4 Yusupov, Artur 0½ 0½ ½½ 1½ ½½ 11 ½0
5 Portisch, Lajos ½½ ½½ ½½ 0½ ½½ ½½ ½1
6 Spassky, Boris Vasilievich ½0 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 1½
7 Miles, Anthony John ½½ 10 ½½ 00 ½½ ½½ 10
8 Timman, Jan H ½0 0½ ½½ ½1 ½0 0½ 01

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