1980 World Chess Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:arpeggiator gptkb:Lothar_Schmid
gptkbp:audience Millions
gptkbp:championship gptkb:6
gptkbp:chess_olympiad gptkb:1994
gptkb:2005
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:E4
29
47
Aggressive
Positional
Increased popularity of chess
Inspired future generations
Continued as World Champion
Continued as a top player
Challenger for the title
Multiple chess titles
Resilience against adversity
Dominance in the 1980s
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1980
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1980
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkbp:draws gptkb:19
gptkbp:duration July 12 to September 18
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1980 World Chess Championship
gptkbp:karpov's_books Numerous chess publications
gptkbp:karpov's_post_championship_role Chess politician
gptkbp:karpov's_previous_title 1975 World Chess Champion
gptkbp:korchnoi's_books Autobiography and chess analysis
gptkbp:korchnoi's_post_championship_role Chess commentator
gptkbp:korchnoi's_previous_title 1974 Candidate
gptkbp:laps gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baguio_City,_Philippines
gptkbp:match_type Classical
gptkbp:media_coverage Worldwide
gptkbp:notable_winner Karpov: 5
Korchnoi: 3
gptkbp:number_of_games gptkb:32
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkbp:rating 2725
gptkbp:repertoire gptkb:D4
gptkbp:result Anatoly Karpov won
gptkbp:significance Cold War context
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Philippine_government
gptkbp:venue gptkb:The_Mansion_House
gptkbp:won_award 2560
Multiple chess titles
gptkbp:year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Petrosian_vs._Korchnoi,_1977
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6