Anatoly Karpov won with 11/16. All 136 games of the 17-player single round robin are here, and they add up to the published final table.
17 players
The tournament ran in Brussels, Belgium from April 1–22, 1988. Its single round robin schedule gave each player 16 games across 16 rounds.
That makes 136 games in all. There was no playoff or tiebreak.
The final result
Anatoly Karpov won with 11/16. Anatoly Karpov recorded 7 wins, 8 draws, and 1 loss.
Every player's final score matches the published table.
The games
All 136 games are here: 57 decisive and 79 drawn.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpov, Anatoly | 11/16 | +7 -1 =8 | games |
| 2 | Salov, Valery | 10/16 | +4 -0 =12 | games |
| =3 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | 9½/16 | +5 -2 =9 | games |
| =3 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 9½/16 | +5 -2 =9 | games |
| =3 | Nunn, John DM | 9½/16 | +4 -1 =11 | games |
| =6 | Portisch, Lajos | 9/16 | +4 -2 =10 | games |
| =6 | Andersson, Ulf | 9/16 | +2 -0 =14 | games |
| 8 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 8½/16 | +3 -2 =11 | games |
| 9 | Sokolov, Andrei | 8/16 | +4 -4 =8 | games |
| =10 | Seirawan, Yasser | 7½/16 | +3 -4 =9 | games |
| =10 | Tal, Mikhail | 7½/16 | +3 -4 =9 | games |
| =10 | Timman, Jan H | 7½/16 | +3 -4 =9 | games |
| =10 | Nikolic, Predrag | 7½/16 | +2 -3 =11 | games |
| 14 | Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus | 7/16 | +2 -4 =10 | games |
| 15 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 6½/16 | +3 -6 =7 | games |
| 16 | Sax, Gyula | 6/16 | +2 -6 =8 | games |
| 17 | Winants, Luc | 2½/16 | +1 -12 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpov, Anatoly | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Salov, Valery | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Ljubojevic, Ljubomir | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 5 | Nunn, John DM | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Portisch, Lajos | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Andersson, Ulf | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Speelman, Jonathan S | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sokolov, Andrei | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Seirawan, Yasser | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Tal, Mikhail | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Timman, Jan H | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Nikolic, Predrag | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 14 | Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 15 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sax, Gyula | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Winants, Luc | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.