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World Chess Championship
1979-81 Candidates Matches

Final match

Meran, XII-I, 1980-81.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Huebner R 1 0 = 1 = = 0 0 * * 3.5
Korchnoi V 0 1 = 0 = = 1 1 * * 4.5

Huebner resigned the match with two unfinished games.

Semifinal matches

Buenos Aires, VII-VIII, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
Korchnoi V = = = 1 = 0 = 1 = = = 0 = 1 7.5
Polugaevsky L = = = 0 = 1 = 0 = = = 1 = 0 6.5

Abano Terme, VIII, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total
Huebner R = = = = = = = = 1 1 = 6.5
Portisch L = = = = = = = = 0 0 = 4.5

Quarterfinal matches

Bad Lauterberg, III-IV, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Huebner R = = 1 = 1 0 = = = = 5.5
Adorjan A = = 0 = 0 1 = = = = 4.5

Velden, III, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Korchnoi V = = = = 1 = = = 1 5.5
Petrosian T = = = = 0 = = = 0 3.5

Mexico City, III-V, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
Spassky B 0 = = = = = = = 1 = = = = = 7.0
Portisch L 1 = = = = = = = 0 = = = = = 7.0

Because the match was tied after fourteen games, Portisch was declared the winner. He had won more games with Black.

Alma Ata, III-IV, 1980.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Polugaevsky L 1 1 = = = = 1 = 5.5
Tal M 0 0 = = = = 0 = 2.5

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