Implications and Drama

Lost a won position against Yemolinshy (see above) in the final round. If he had won by playing Rxe5, he could have come 2nd equal (at the age of 11!). instead he played Kf2 and lost 

(..d2 41.Rxe5+ fxe5 42.Nxd2 Nd3+ 43.Ke3 Nc5 44.Bxe5 Kd7 45.Nf3 Re8 46.Kd4 Nb3+ 47.Kxd5 Nxa5 48.Bf4 Kc8 0-1)

Implications and Drama

Kasparov made a new acquaintance: Anatoly Karpov, who had just inherited the world title when Bobby Fischer refused to defend it. Kasparov was 12, Karpov 24

After the draw with Kortchnoi, Botvinnik exclaimed of Kasparov:-

"In the hands of this young man lies the future of chess"

Implications and Drama

Deep analysis found a drawing resource in the final round which Garry required for equal points with Sturua.

At the closing ceremony, Bikovsky was speechless almost literally!. Kasparov as a 12 year old had won the junior Under 18!

Implications and drama

This was Kasparov's first visit to the West

Implications and Drama

8.5/9 was the highest score ever achieved in the history of the championship

The now highly notable FIDE world champion Alexander Khalifman had also done the "double" at the ages of sixteen and seventeen. Khalifman has a few achievements in common with Kasparov you cynical kibitzers on r.g.c.m!

Kasparov came ahead of fourteen internationally-rated players. He only needed 9.5 points to reach the master category and scored 13 points exceeding the requirement by 3.5 points!

Kasparov beat his first grandmaster in this tournament- Lutikov, a major landmark in his career, and earned the USSR title of Master of Sport.

"Like the cat wearing seven-league boots in my Uncle Leonid's children's opera, Puss in Boots - I had moved from junior to senior, from primary school to university graduate, from local to international standard. I no longer had to think about a future outside of the game..." Kasparov wrote in Child of Change

"It was my first major tournament and the field was very strong, including a former world champion in Tigran Petrosian and thirteen other grandmasters." Kasparov wrote in Child of Change

Implications and Drama

Vukic was a little upset about having to play a child, getting even more upset after losing to the child. He started yelling to the crowd in Serbo-Croat. He then exclaimed to Kasparov that he wasn't playing correctly. Kasparov stayed calm, and went on to win the tournament.

Implications and Drama

Kasparov's best win was against Polguayevsky. 

Implications
He achieved the score necessary for the Grandmaster title, the strongest 17 year old since Fischer

Nigel short is quoted as saying of Kasparov

"I have never faced such an intense player, never felt such energy and concentration, such will and desire burning across the board at me" 

Implications and Drama

Kasparov was the highest scorer for his team, just ahead of Karpov