In order to select a challenger for the World Champion Anatoly Karpov, FIDE needed eight players for the Candidates quarterfinal matches that would take place in 1983. Two players, Viktor Korchnoi and Robert Huebner, were already qualified from having reached the Korchnoi - Huebner Candidates Final (1980/81). The other six would qualify from three interzonals: Las Palmas Interzonal (1982), Moscow Interzonal (this page), and Toluca Interzonal (1982). This was the first time the interzonal stage was split into three parts instead of two as in 1973, 1976 and 1979. The event in Moscow was held in the conference hall of the 'Sport' hotel (see http://chesspro.ru/_images/gal/all_...). Chief arbiter Bozidar Kazic was assisted by Vladimir Dvorkovich.
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Qualifying from the zonal tournaments were van der Wiel from Marbella Zonal Final (1982) and the Marbella Zonal Playoff (1982), Christiansen from the United States Championship (1981) and Jacksonville Zonal Playoff (1981), Murey from Randers Zonal Final (1982), Geller from Yerevan Zonal (1982), Sax from Baile Herculane Zonal (1982), Gheorghiu from Baile Herculane Zonal (1982) plus Budapest Zonal Playoff (1982), Rodriguez from Hong Kong Zonal (1982), Quinteros from Moron Zonal (1982), Garcia from Bayamo Zonal (1981), and Velimirovic from Budva Zonal (1981). Tal had qualified by having reached the Candidates matches in the previous cycle. Kasparov, Beliavsky and Andersson had been selected on basis of their rating, at the FIDE congress in Atlanta, USA in 1981.
After eight rounds Garcia was leading by one point, but behind was a quintet of Andersson, Beliavsky, Geller, Kasparov and Tal. In Round 9, two games were important for the outcome: Beliavsky won over Garcia with black, and Kasparov was almost losing to Andersson when the latter offered a draw (with few minutes left on the clock). Kasparov had a difficult start but after the Andersson game he played brilliantly. Before the last round, Andersson, Beliavsky, Geller, Garcia and Tal were in 2nd place. Garcia and Geller had the 'easiest' opponents (Rodriguez and Sax) but they both lost! Andersson against Tal was a draw, so that when Beliavsky beat Gheorghiu, he took 2nd place. And the Soviets got revenge for their defeat at the Toluca interzonal.
Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia), 7-24 September 1982
Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 SonBe
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1 GM Kasparov 19 2675 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 10
2 GM Beliavsky 28 2620 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 8½
=3 GM Tal 46 2610 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 48.00
=3 GM Andersson 31 2610 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 47.50
=5 GM Geller 57 2565 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7½ 46.50
=5 GM Garcia 28 2500 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 7½ 45.25
7 IM Murey 41 2500 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½
=8 GM Sax 31 2560 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 6 37.50
=8 GM Christiansen 26 2505 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 6 34.25
10 GM Velimirovic 40 2495 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 5½
=11 IM van der Wiel 23 2520 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 5 31.25
=11 GM Gheorghiu 38 2535 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 5 29.25
13 IM Rodriguez 35 2415 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 * 1 4½
14 GM Quinteros 34 2520 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 3
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Kasparov and Beliavsky advanced to the Candidates matches. The draw for pairings took place in Lucerne, Switzerland on 10 November 1982 (during the chess Olympiad):Ribli - Torre Candidates Quarterfinal (1983)
Smyslov - Huebner Candidates Quarterfinal (1983)
Korchnoi - Portisch Candidates Quarterfinal (1983)
Kasparov - Beliavsky Candidates Quarterfinal (1983)
A playoff for third place took place in Sweden in January between Tal and Andersson, see the Malmo Candidates Reserve Playoff (1983).
I prepared very carefully for the tournament. In the previous months, I gathered my physical strength, I swam a lot, ran and played soccer. I spent 5-8 hours a day to special chess training. Coaches Nikitin and Shakarov always reminded me that I have to keep a fresh mind and strong nerves even at the end of the tournament. A special share in my victory belongs to ex-world champion Mikhail Botvinnik, who helped me with advice during the tournament and especially emphasized that I should maintain my playing style even in the most difficult situations (Kasparov in ČSTK report, Google-translated from Slovakian)
He is only 19 years old. And he is, as of now, the no. 2 chess player in the world in the Elo rating system (coefficient 2,675), after world champion Anatoli Karpov (2,700). With the look of an athlete, broad shoulders and strong arms, well proportioned (1.78 m - 89 kg), even in his eyes and with permanent reserves of good mood, you wouldn't say that he can be able to stay focused at the game table half a day. But, it is so! He was a 'child prodigy' of chess, like Capablanca, Smyslov or Fischer in the old days, surprising the world with his precocious performances. At the age of 7 he attended a chess school in Baku, the capital of the Azerbaijan SSR, his hometown. At 12, being the school champion of the Soviet Union, he defeated the great master I. Averbach and drew with L. Polugaevski. It is said that his first great success was due to an ... organizational mistake. The union federation wanted to enroll the 16-year-old Gari Kasparov in a junior tournament in Yugoslavia, but he ended up in Banja Luka, in the same country. In a competition with 14 grandmasters he — surprise! — took first place. A year later, in 1980, he easily became world junior champion. ... As things stand, the victory of Gari Kasparov in in the "interzonal" in Moscow, recently concluded, cannot surprise anyone. Not even by his 1.5 points lead over the second ranked, A. Beliavsky. 7 wins, 8 draws, no defeats ... With great inspiration, often avoiding the beaten paths of theory, with a touch of special originality. Some compare him with Aleksander Alekhine, the unforgettable world champion of the interwar period, still unmatched in the depth of chess conception. "The Kasparovs are the same even when they make a mistake..." says, humorously, his recognized teacher, M. M. Botvinnik. ... He also has A. Nikitin and A. Shakarov as coaches. He is a student of the Institute of Foreign Languages in Baku, studying French and English. The daily schedule of the new candidate for the world title: 5 to 8 hours of chess, then physical training, through running, swimming and football. To stay true to your own style, even in difficult moments — is his motto. (Radu Voia in Sporttul, translated from Romanian)
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Tidskrift för Schack, November 1981, p. 287 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1981...)
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Original collections: Game Collection: Moscow Interzonal 1982 by User: suenteus po 147, Game Collection: Moscow Interzonal 1982 by User: WCC Editing Project, and Game Collection: Moscow Interzonal 1982 by User: Tabanus.
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