1986 in chess

Events in chess in 1986.

Events

• Nigel Short won the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1986, held in January.
• 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.

• Women's world champion Maia Chiburdanidze defended her title for the fourth time in the Women's World Chess Championship 1986, held in Sofia.

Births

• Gabriel Flom - 27 January
• Valeriy Aveskulov - 31 January
• Luca Shytaj - 3 February
• Andrei Murariu - 17 February
• Levan Pantsulaia - 26 February
• Alexandre Danin - 14 March
• Anuar Ismagambetov - 21 March
• Saptarshi Roy - 21 March
• Boris Grachev - 27 March
• Alexey Kim - 5 April
• Tatiana Kosintseva - 11 April
• Pavel Anisimov - 19 April
• Levon Babujian - 8 May
• Pentala Harikrishna - 10 May
• Vugar Gashimov - 24 July

Deaths

• Gedeon Barcza - 21 February
• Borislav Milić - 28 May
• Georgy Agzamov - 27 August

References