Skellefteå GMA World Cup 1989
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov share first in a complete 120-game round robin
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov shared first with 9½/15. All 120 games of the 16-player single round robin are here, and they add up to the published final table.
16 players
The tournament ran in Skellefteå, Sweden from August 12–September 3, 1989. Its single round robin schedule gave each player 15 games across 15 rounds.
That makes 120 games in all. There was no playoff or tiebreak.
The final result
Kasparov won 4 games, drew 11 and lost none.
Every player's final score matches the published table.
The games
All 120 games are here: 42 decisive and 78 drawn.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Karpov, Anatoly | 9½/15 | +4 -0 =11 | games |
| =1 | Kasparov, Garry | 9½/15 | +4 -0 =11 | games |
| =3 | Portisch, Lajos | 8½/15 | +5 -3 =7 | games |
| =3 | Short, Nigel D | 8½/15 | +4 -2 =9 | games |
| =3 | Seirawan, Yasser | 8½/15 | +3 -1 =11 | games |
| =6 | Salov, Valery | 8/15 | +4 -3 =8 | games |
| =6 | Sax, Gyula | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =8 | Nunn, John DM | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =8 | Andersson, Ulf | 7½/15 | +2 -2 =11 | games |
| =10 | Huebner, Robert | 7/15 | +2 -3 =10 | games |
| =10 | Ribli, Zoltan | 7/15 | +0 -1 =14 | games |
| =10 | Tal, Mikhail | 7/15 | +0 -1 =14 | games |
| 13 | Ehlvest, Jaan | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games |
| =14 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | 6/15 | +3 -6 =6 | games |
| =14 | Nikolic, Predrag | 6/15 | +1 -4 =10 | games |
| 16 | Vaganian, Rafael A | 5/15 | +1 -6 =8 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpov, Anatoly | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 2 | Kasparov, Garry | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Portisch, Lajos | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 4 | Short, Nigel D | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Seirawan, Yasser | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Salov, Valery | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sax, Gyula | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Nunn, John DM | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Andersson, Ulf | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Huebner, Robert | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Ribli, Zoltan | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Tal, Mikhail | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Ehlvest, Jaan | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 14 | Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Nikolic, Predrag | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 16 | Vaganian, Rafael A | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.