Karpov vs. Kasparov World Chess Championship 1987

Coming in at number two on 's list of Most Exciting World Championships in History is the fourth installment of the epic clash between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. By "fourth," that means both the fourth chronological time they played a match, and the fourth match to appear on our list!

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