| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1975-1978 |
[ Competition summary || European zonal A | European zonal B1 | European zonal B2 | European zonal C | European zonal D | Soviet zonal | US zonal | Canadian zonal |
| Caribbean-Central American zonal 1 | Caribbean-Central American zonal 2 | South American zonal | West Asian zonal | Asian Pacific zonal | Mediterranean-African zonal ||
|| Biel interzonal | Manila interzonal || Candidates QF | Candidates SF | Candidates F || WCh match ]
| Candidates' matches :: final :: Belgrade 1977/1978 |
[ Match Results | Information ]
| name | Elo | Flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ GM Kortschnoj, Viktor | 2645 | |
½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| GM Spassky, Boris | 2610 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Candidates' matches :: final | |
| Dates: | 21st November 1977 - 11th January 1978 |
| City: | Belgrade (Yugoslavia) |
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| Organizers: | |
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| Competition format: | 20-game match. First to score 10½ point wins. If tied 10-10, two game play-offs are repeated until someone breaks a tie. |
| Eligible: | Two winners of semifinals. |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | Kortschnoj-Spassky |
| PGN game file: | wc1978-candf.pgn |