1986 in chess
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Events in chess in 1986.
- Nigel Short won the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1986, held in January.[1]
- 28 July – 8 October. World champion Garry Kasparov defended his title 12½ - 11½ against challenger Anatoly Karpov in the 1986 World Championship in London and Leningrad.[2]
- Women's world champion Maia Chiburdanidze defended her title for the fourth time in the Women's World Chess Championship 1986, held in Sofia. [3]
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