World Chess Championship 1990 Soviet Union a year later. Kasparov was indeed allowed to play with a small Russian tri-color at the table. Kasparov, Garry 2010. "Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 4: Kasparov v Karpov 1988-2009." London: Everyman Chess. World Chess Championship 1990 The World Chess Championship 1990 was played between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. It was the fifth and final Kasparov–Karpov championship match, Kasparov winning by a single point. Three Interzonals were held in the summer of 1987, with 16 to 18 players playing in each and the top three scorers from each qualifying. In the first tournament in Subotica, Sax,
Women's World Chess Championship 2004 (18th) and Sofia Polgar (19th). Notably, this was the second Women's World Championship in a row in which the reigning champion (in this case Zhu Chen) did not attempt to defend their title. No fourth game was played, as Stefanova led with two points. Women's World Chess Championship 2004 The Women's World Chess Championship 2004 took place from May 21 to June 4, 2004 in Elista, Russia. It was won by Antoaneta Stefanova, who beat Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in the final by 2½ to ½. For the third time, the championship took the form of a 64-player knock-out tournament. Qualified players