1986 in chess

Events in chess in 1986.

Events

 * Nigel Short won the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1986, held in January.
 * 28 July – 8 October. World champion Garry Kasparov defended his title 12½ - 11½ against challenger Anatoly Karpov in the 1986 World Championship in London and Leningrad.


 * Women's world champion Maia Chiburdanidze defended her title for the fourth time in the Women's World Chess Championship 1986, held in Sofia.

Births

 * Gabriel Flom - 27 January
 * Valeriy Aveskulov - 31 January
 * Luca Shytaj - 3 February
 * Andrei Murariu - 17 February
 * Levan Pantsulaia - 26 February
 * Alexandre Danin - 14 March
 * Anuar Ismagambetov - 21 March
 * Saptarshi Roy - 21 March
 * Boris Grachev - 27 March
 * Alexey Kim - 5 April
 * Tatiana Kosintseva - 11 April
 * Pavel Anisimov - 19 April
 * Levon Babujian - 8 May
 * Pentala Harikrishna - 10 May
 * Vugar Gashimov - 24 July

Deaths

 * Gedeon Barcza - 21 February
 * Borislav Milić - 28 May
 * Georgy Agzamov - 27 August