By 1984, Kasparov would become the youngest-ever Challenger for the world title and, at 22 years old in 1985, the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. His win over Anatoly Karpov kicked off an epic rivalry between the two through the 1980s, seeing Kasparov defend the world title in three separate matches through 1990. In response, FIDE stripped Kasparov of his title, and instead held a title match between Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman. The matches were won by Kasparov and Karpov respectively. For the first time in history, there were two rival World Chess Champions, a situation which persisted until the World Chess Championship 2006 . Kasparov vs Karpov 1990. In 1990 "the Ks" played one final match, featuring many incredibly complex games. Kasparov once again kept the title, 12.5-11.5. 5 Challenges. Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov fought five world championship matches between 1984 and 1990. Check out the highlights from the greatest rivalry in the history of chess! 1986. Due to the rematch clause of the 1985 match, Garry Kasparov was forced to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov in 1986. However, no sooner did the 1985 match end, the details of this rematch were already being hotly contested. FIDE president Campomanes declared that the rematch would take place in February of 1986, only three months The match was held in Moscow. Once again, the format was the first to 6 wins, draws not counting. Karpov and Kasparov, 1984. Karpov secured quick lead in the match, winning games 3 , 6 , 7, and 9 to establish a dominating score of 4-0. However, due an incredible series of draws, it wasn’t until game 27 when Karpov claimed his 5th point. Chess game: Garry Kasparov (White) vs. Anatoly Karpov (Black) ["Tossed on the Flohr"].Event: World Chess ChampionshipSite: Leningrad/Saint Petersburg (SOVIET A young Garry Kasparov in 1974. CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing information at Wikimedia Commons. Although Kasparov did not earn a spot in the 1981 championship cycle to dethrone Anatoly Karpov-- the Interzonals occurred in 1979 -- he was ready for the ’84 cycle. A score of +7 -0 =6 in the Moscow Interzonal earned Kasparov a spot in the Candidates Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.[3] He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. Follow the game from round 16 between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov from the on Chess.com with live analysis, engine evaluation Peak rating. 2851 (July 1999) Garry Kasparov (born 13 April 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster and political activist. He was born with the name Garry Weinstein, and is partly of Jewish descent. [2] He was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. In 1993 he broke away from FIDE to make a rival organisation (the PCA on7dKP.