Korchnoi–Timman Match 1976

Korchnoi takes the sponsored AGO match 5½–2½
15–25 November 1976 · Leeuwarden-branded AGO match, played in Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands
Korchnoi won 5½–2½

Viktor Korchnoi defeated Jan Timman 5½–2½ in an eight-game AGO match. The Leeuwarden-branded contest was played in nearby Beetsterzwaag from 15 through 25 November.

The AGO two-player match

The Max Euwe Centrum records the event as the AGO Korchnoi–Timman match and gives Korchnoi the 5½–2½ victory. Its history resolves a location nuance in the source tags: Leeuwarden named the event, while the boards were set up in Beetsterzwaag.

All eight numbered games survive. Korchnoi scored four wins, Timman one, and the other three games were drawn.

Cross table

5½–2½
Korchnoi won · official result +4-1=3
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts
Korchnoi ½½110½11 5½
Timman ½½001½00 2½

1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.