▁from ▁September ▁ 3 ▁to ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Kas par ov ▁won , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁and ▁young est ▁world ▁champion ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 . ▁ ▁Background ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁in ▁isol ation , ▁following ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁only ▁ 7 ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁finish ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁championship ▁between ▁the ▁same ▁players . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁after ▁ 4 8 ▁games ▁had ▁been ▁cont ested ▁over ▁ 5 ▁months , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁championship ▁was ▁abandoned ▁with ▁no ▁result , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first , ▁and ▁thus ▁far ▁only , ▁ch ess ▁world ▁championship ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁Polit ics ▁gave ▁another ▁angle ▁to ▁the ▁Kas par ov - K arp ov ▁enc oun ters . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁political ▁climate ▁in ▁Russia ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁matches ▁were ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁cl ash ▁of ▁ide ologies , ▁between ▁" new ▁Russia " ▁represented ▁by ▁Kas par ov ▁and ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v ▁and ▁" old ▁Russia " ▁represented ▁by ▁Kar p ov ▁and ▁Commun ists ▁such ▁as ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v . ▁ ▁The ▁players ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁Kar p ov ▁had ▁a ▁F IDE ▁rating ▁of ▁ 2 7 2 0