Garry Kasparov - He won the Candidates' final

Time: 1984

Place: Vilnius, Lithuania

Details: Later in 1984, he won the Candidates' final 8½–4½ (four wins, no losses) against the resurgent former world champion Vasily Smyslov, at Vilnius, thus qualifying to play Anatoly Karpov for the World Championship.

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