, ▁while ▁Kas par ov ▁was ▁close ▁behind ▁with ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 2 7 0 0 . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁difference ▁in ▁age ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁players , ▁with ▁Kar p ov ▁( 3 4 ) ▁the ▁older ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁match ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁match , ▁Kas par ov ▁played ▁matches ▁against ▁Robert ▁H üb ner ▁in ▁Germany , ▁winning ▁three ▁games ▁and ▁drawing ▁three , ▁and ▁against ▁Ul f ▁Anders son ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁winning ▁two ▁games ▁and ▁drawing ▁four . ▁ ▁Kar p ov ▁also ▁showed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁good ▁form ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁O H RA ▁tournament ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁with ▁ 7 / 1 0 , ▁not ▁losing ▁a ▁game ▁and ▁winning ▁four . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁previous ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championships , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁contest ants ▁employed ▁other ▁ch ess ▁players ▁as ▁" seconds " ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁prepar ation ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁adj ourn ed ▁games . ▁Kar p ov ' s ▁seconds ▁were ▁Grand master s ▁Serge i ▁Mak ar iche v ▁and ▁Ig or ▁Z ait se v . ▁ ▁Other ▁assistance ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁E f im ▁G eller ▁and ▁Ev gen i ▁V asi uk ov . ▁ ▁Kas par ov ' s ▁seconds ▁were ▁Grand master ▁Jos if ▁Dorf man ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Nik it in ▁with ▁G enn adi ▁Tim