5th European Chess Club Cup Final — Moscow 1986

Karpov and Yusupov lead CSKA to an 8½-3½ final
10–11 December 1986 · Moscow, Soviet Union
CSKA Moscow won the 5th European Chess Club Cup final 8½-3½ over Trud, winning the two legs 4½-1½ and 4-2.

CSKA Moscow controlled both legs of the 5th European Chess Club Cup final, defeating Trud 4½-1½ and 4-2. The 8½-3½ aggregate completed five consecutive knockout wins for the new champion.

Dates
10–11 December 1986
Format
Two six-board legs, aggregate board score
Winner
CSKA Moscow, 8½-3½
Archive
All 12 final games

Two Soviet paths through Europe

Twenty-eight clubs from 25 countries entered the 1985–1986 edition. CSKA defeated Bayern Munich, Matinkylän SK, SV Eindhoven and Anderlecht Brussels on its way to the final. Trud eliminated Bosna Sarajevo, Clichy, Frederiksberg and Rockaden Stockholm.

As in the preceding editions, each tie was decided across two six-board legs by aggregate board count, with an elimination rule available after a tie. The Moscow championship match needed no secondary rule.

CSKA pulls away immediately

Anatoly Karpov beat Alexander Beliavsky, Artur Yusupov beat Mikhail Tal, and Yevgeniy Vladimirov beat Vitaly Tseshkovsky in the first leg. With three other draws, CSKA led 4½-1½.

The return leg ended 4-2. Vladimir Tukmakov beat Adrian Mikhalchishin and Smbat Lputian beat Josif Dorfman, while the other four boards were drawn. CSKA's six-player final roster also included Vladimir Malaniuk; Trud used seven players across the match.

Twelve exact scores, twelve verified boards

Mega2024's exact final label contains all twelve scores, divided evenly between 10 and 11 December. Every source ID and mainline is unique and every PGN parses cleanly.

After applying the archive's canonical spellings for Yusupov and Tal, every finalist belongs to one club and every official result matches. The roster recreates both leg scores and the 8½-3½ aggregate, meeting the complete-grid standard.

28
Clubs in the edition
4½-1½
First leg
8½-3½
Aggregate score
12
Games archived

Final Standings

CSKA Moscow won the 5th European Chess Club Cup final 8½-3½ over Trud, winning the two legs 4½-1½ and 4-2.

Complete exact final: all 12 games are archived, every player maps to one club, both six-board leg scores and the official aggregate are reproduced, and the checked-in roster safely supports the computed team grid.

# Team Points MP Match record
1 CSKA Moscow 2 +1 =0 -0
2 Trud 0 +0 =0 -1

Cross Table

Rank Team 12
1 CSKA Moscow
2 Trud

Each cell shows the row team's board (game) points in its match against the column team, out of the boards played. ● = same team. Ranking is by total board points; match points (2 for a match win, 1 for a draw) are the secondary column.