Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I ngaro i a ia tana taitara i te tau 1985 ki a Garry Kasparov, ko tōna kāhua āwhata āwhata i tino rerekē ki te kāhua tūnga o Karpov. I whawhai te tokorua o ratou e rima nga whakataetae toa o te ao, te World Chess Championship 1984 (i mutu te tautohetohe me te kore hua me Karpov e arahi ana +5 −3 =40), te World Chess Championship 1985 (i riro ai a Kasparov i te taitara, 13<unk>11), te World Chess Championship 1986 (i riro i a Kasparov, 121⁄2<unk>111⁄2), te World Chess Championship 1987
(tohu 12<unk>12, Ka pupuri a Kasparov i te taitara), me te 1990 World Chess Championship (i wikitoria ano e Kasparov, 121⁄2<unk>111⁄2).