Final match

Moscow, IX-XI, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24		Total
Korchnoi V	=	0	=	=	=	0	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	0	=	1	=	1	=	=	=		11.5
Karpov A	=	1	=	=	=	1	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	=	1	=	0	=	0	=	=	=		12.5

The highlights.

Semifinal matches

The semifinal stage was marked by the presence of two ex-World Champions, Petrosian and Spassky, playing in different matches. The two had faced each other in the 1966 and 1969 title matches. Both were eliminated in this stage of the current cycle,

Odessa, IV, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5		Total
Korchnoi V	1	=	1	0	1		3.5
Petrosian T	0	=	0	1	0		1.5

Although the match rules called for four wins in the semifinals, Petrosian resigned the match after losing three games. He then attempted, through political means, to have the result of the match reversed.

The highlights.

Leningrad, IV-V, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		Total
Karpov A	0	=	1	=	=	1	=	=	1	=	1		7.0
Spassky B	1	=	0	=	=	0	=	=	0	=	0		4.0

The highlights.

Quarterfinal matches

Augusta, Georgia, USA, --, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Total
Korchnoi V	=	=	=	=	1	=	1	=	=	=	=	0	1		7.5
Mecking H	=	=	=	=	0	=	0	=	=	=	=	1	0		5.5

Moscow, I-II, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		Total
Polugaevsky L	=	=	=	0	=	0	=	0		2.5
Karpov A	=	=	=	1	=	1	=	1		5.5

The highlights.

Palma de Mallorca, --, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Total
Petrosian T	=	=	=	=	1	=	=	=	1	0	=	0	1		7.0
Portisch L	=	=	=	=	0	=	=	=	0	1	=	1	0		6.0

San Juan, Puerto Rico, I, 1974.

	1	2	3	4	5	6		Total
Byrne R	=	=	0	0	=	0		1.5
Spassky B	=	=	1	1	=	1		4.5

Match terms

The player listed first for each match had White in game 1.

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