Anatoly Karpov won the fourteen-player Moscow tournament with 9/13. Garry Kasparov, Lev Polugaevsky, and Vasily Smyslov shared the next score on 7½.
Ninety-one complete games
It was a thirteen-round round robin. All 91 games survive, and the standings match the published totals for every player.
Champion and challenger-to-be
Karpov finished a point and a half clear. Among the three players tied next on 7½ was sixteen-year-old Garry Kasparov, alongside the established grandmasters Polugaevsky and former World Champion Smyslov.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpov, Anatoly | 9/13 | +5 -0 =8 | games |
| =2 | Kasparov, Garry | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games |
| =2 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games |
| =2 | Polugaevsky, Lev | 7½/13 | +2 -0 =11 | games |
| =5 | Portisch, Lajos | 7/13 | +3 -2 =8 | games |
| =5 | Gheorghiu, Florin | 7/13 | +1 -0 =12 | games |
| =7 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games |
| =7 | Balashov, Yuri S | 6½/13 | +2 -2 =9 | games |
| =9 | Andersson, Ulf | 6/13 | +1 -2 =10 | games |
| =9 | Petrosian, Tigran V | 6/13 | +1 -2 =10 | games |
| =11 | Timman, Jan H | 5½/13 | +3 -5 =5 | games |
| =11 | Torre, Eugenio | 5½/13 | +2 -4 =7 | games |
| =11 | Smejkal, Jan | 5½/13 | +1 -3 =9 | games |
| 14 | Geller, Efim P | 4/13 | +0 -5 =8 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpov, Anatoly | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Kasparov, Garry | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Smyslov, Vasily V | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 4 | Polugaevsky, Lev | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 5 | Portisch, Lajos | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Gheorghiu, Florin | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 7 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Balashov, Yuri S | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Andersson, Ulf | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Petrosian, Tigran V | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Timman, Jan H | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Torre, Eugenio | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 13 | Smejkal, Jan | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 14 | Geller, Efim P | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.