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 [a] Garry Kasparov |
 Anatoly Karpov | |||||
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Born 13 April 1963 27 years old |
Born 23 May 1951 39 years old | |||||
| Winner of the 1987 World Chess Championship | Winner of the Candidates Tournament | |||||
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Rating: 2800 (World No. 1) |
Rating: 2730 (World No. 2) | |||||
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The World Chess Championship 1990 was played between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. It was the fifth and final Kasparov–Karpov championship match, and saw Kasparov win by a single point.
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