The 1987 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in Seville from October 12 to December 18, 1987. Kasparov won.

Results

The match was played as the best of 24 games. If it ended 12-12, Kasparov would retain his title. --unfinished

World Chess Championship Match 1987

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Points
Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	0	½	1	12
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)	0	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	0	12

Kasparov retained his title.