World Chess Championship 1981

The 1981 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Merano, Italy from October 1 to November 19, 1981. Karpov won with six wins against two, with 10 draws. The two players had already played against each other in the World Chess Championship match 1978 in the Philippines, when Karpov also won.

World Chess Championship 1981
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
  Anatoly Karpov Viktor Korchnoi
 
6Scores2
  Born 23 May 1951
30 years old
Born 23 March 1931
50 years old
  Winner of the 1978 World Chess Championship Winner of the 1980 Candidates Tournament
  Rating: 2700
(World No. 1)
Rating: 2695
(World No. 2)
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