1986 in chess
# 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
