FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1972-1975

[ Competition summary || European zonal 1 | European zonal 2 | European zonal 3 | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal | Central American zonal | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | South-East Asian zonal ||
|| Leningrad interzonal | Petropolis interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]

Candidates' matches :: semifinals

 





Leningrad (Soviet Union), 12th April - 10th May 1974
name Elo flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
GM Karpov, Anatoly 2660 URS 4 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
GM Spassky, Boris 2655 URS 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0



Odessa (Soviet Union), 12th - 24th April 1974
name Elo flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5
GM Korchnoi, Viktor 2650 URS 3 1 ½ 1 0 1
GM Petrosian, Tigran 2640 URS 1 0 ½ 0 1 0







Information

Candidates' matches :: semifinals
Dates: April - May 1974
Players participating: 4 (incl. 4 GMs)
Eligible: Four winners of 1975 World Championship quarterfinals.
Games played: 16
Competition format: First to win 4 games, draws not counting.
Tie-breaks: none
Other websites: Karpov-Spassky
Korchnoi-Petrosian
PGN game file: wc1975-candsf.pgn