1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE)

Replay all 97 chess games from 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE). This collection keeps recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1988–90 Candidates Matches (FIDE)

Round Order	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Round
1988	Yusupov, Artur vs Ehlvest, Jaan	1-0	34	Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation	ROUND 1
1988	Ehlvest, Jaan vs Yusupov, Artur	1/2-1/2	60	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 2
1988	Yusupov, Artur vs Ehlvest, Jaan	1-0	48	Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation	ROUND 3
1988	Ehlvest, Jaan vs Yusupov, Artur	1/2-1/2	61	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 4
1988	Yusupov, Artur vs Ehlvest, Jaan	1/2-1/2	24	King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation	ROUND 5
1988	Hjartarson, Johann vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich	1-0	44	Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense	ROUND 1
1988	Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Hjartarson, Johann	1/2-1/2	63	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation	ROUND 2
1988	Hjartarson, Johann vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich	1/2-1/2	15	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 3
1988	Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Hjartarson, Johann	0-1	35	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation	ROUND 4
1988	Hjartarson, Johann vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich	0-1	30	Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation	ROUND 5
1988	Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Hjartarson, Johann	1-0	26	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense	ROUND 6
1988	Hjartarson, Johann vs Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich	1/2-1/2	55	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line	ROUND 7
1988	Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich vs Hjartarson, Johann	0-1	38	Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line	ROUND 8
1988	Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A	1/2-1/2	27	Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense	ROUND 1
1988	Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos	1/2-1/2	28	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense	ROUND 2
1988	Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A	1-0	49	Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense	ROUND 3
1988	Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos	1/2-1/2	40	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation	ROUND 4
1988	Portisch, Lajos vs Vaganian, Rafael A	1/2-1/2	43	Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line	ROUND 5
1988	Vaganian, Rafael A vs Portisch, Lajos	1/2-1/2	35	Catalan Opening: Open Defense	ROUND 6
1988	Salov, Valery vs Timman, Jan H	1/2-1/2	52	Queen's Pawn Game	ROUND 1
1988	Timman, Jan H vs Salov, Valery	1/2-1/2	46	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 2
1988	Salov, Valery vs Timman, Jan H	1/2-1/2	62	Queen's Indian Defense	ROUND 3
1988	Timman, Jan H vs Salov, Valery	1/2-1/2	81	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 4
1988	Salov, Valery vs Timman, Jan H	1/2-1/2	40	Queen's Indian Defense	ROUND 5
1988	Timman, Jan H vs Salov, Valery	1-0	37	Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation	ROUND 6
1988	Short, Nigel D vs Sax, Gyula	1-0	53	Sicilian Defense: Open	ROUND 1
1988	Sax, Gyula vs Short, Nigel D	0-1	45	Ruy Lopez: Closed	ROUND 2
1988	Short, Nigel D vs Sax, Gyula	1/2-1/2	42	Sicilian Defense: Open	ROUND 3
1988	Sax, Gyula vs Short, Nigel D	1/2-1/2	45	Ruy Lopez: Closed	ROUND 4
1988	Short, Nigel D vs Sax, Gyula	1/2-1/2	31	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation	ROUND 5
1988	Speelman, Jonathan S vs Seirawan, Yasser	1/2-1/2	30	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System	ROUND 1
1988	Seirawan, Yasser vs Speelman, Jonathan S	0-1	53	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation	ROUND 2
1988	Speelman, Jonathan S vs Seirawan, Yasser	1-0	40	English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System	ROUND 3
1988	Seirawan, Yasser vs Speelman, Jonathan S	1/2-1/2	54	Queen's Gambit Accepted	ROUND 4
1988	Speelman, Jonathan S vs Seirawan, Yasser	1-0	35	Slav Defense: Modern Line	ROUND 5
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1/2-1/2	24	Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense	ROUND 1
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	1-0	47	Caro-Kann Defense	ROUND 2
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1/2-1/2	25	English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation	ROUND 3
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	1/2-1/2	33	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 4
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1-0	73	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation	ROUND 5
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	1/2-1/2	22	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 6
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1/2-1/2	48	Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack	ROUND 7
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	1/2-1/2	25	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 8
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	1/2-1/2	60	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 9
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1/2-1/2	32	Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation	ROUND 10
1988	Spraggett, Kevin vs Sokolov, Andrei	1/2-1/2	66	Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation	ROUND 11
1988	Sokolov, Andrei vs Spraggett, Kevin	0-1	33	Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation	ROUND 12
1988	Speelman, Jonathan S vs Short, Nigel D	1/2-1/2	23	Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense	ROUND 1
1988	Short, Nigel D vs Speelman, Jonathan S	1/2-1/2	33	French Defense: Classical Variation	ROUND 2
1988	Speelman, Jonathan S vs Short, Nigel D	1-0	27	Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation	ROUND 3