# World Team Chess Championship 1985

World Team Chess Championship 1985 – is a chess event, which took place from 15 to 28 November 1985.

## Participating teams

| Qualification path | Team |
| Chess Olympiad | England |
| Chess Olympiad | Hungary |
| Chess Olympiad | Romania |
| Chess Olympiad | West Germany |
| Chess Olympiad | France |
| European Team Chess Championship 1983 | Soviet Union |
| Asian Team Chess Championship 1983 | China |
| Pan-American Team Chess Championship 1985 | Argentina |
| African nominee | African Union |
| Host | Switzerland |

## Results by round

Round 1 :
| Soviet Union | 0 | 3½:2½ | 0 | Romania |
| France | 0 | 1½:4½ | 0 | Hungary |
| Argentina | 0 | 2½:3½ | 0 | China |
| Switzerland | 0 | 3:3 | 0 | Germany |
| African Union | 0 | 0:6 | 0 | England |
| Round 4 |||||
| Argentina | 7 | 1½:4½ | 13 | Soviet Union |
| Romania | 10 | 3½:2½ | 12½ | England |
| Hungary | 11½ | 4:2 | 9½ | Germany |
| France | 7 | 4½:1½ | 9 | Switzerland |
| China | 8 | 5½:½ | 2½ | African Union |
| Round 7 |||||
| African Union | 5 | 0:6 | 24 | Soviet Union |
| Switzerland | 16 | 2½:3½ | 23½ | Hungary |
| England | 23 | 3½:2½ | 16 | Argentina |
| Romania | 19 | 3½:2½ | 18½ | China |
| Germany | 16½ | 2½:3½ | 18½ | France |
Round 2 :
| Hungary | 4½ | 3½:2½ | 6 | England |
| China | 3½ | 1:5 | 3½ | Soviet Union |
| Romania | 2½ | 2½:3½ | 3 | Switzerland |
| France | 1½ | 4:2 | 2½ | Argentina |
| Germany | ½ | 4½:1½ | 0 | African Union |
| Round 5 |||||
| Soviet Union | 17½ | 2½:3½ | 15½ | Hungary |
| England | 15 | 4:2 | 13½ | China |
| Switzerland | 10½ | 3½:2½ | 8½ | Argentina |
| Germany | 11½ | 2:4 | 13½ | Romania |
| African Union | 3 | 1:5 | 11½ | France |
| Round 8 |||||
| Soviet Union | 30 | 4:2 | 26½ | England |
| Hungary | 27 | 2½:3½ | 21 | China |
| France | 22 | 3:3 | 22½ | Romania |
| Argentina | 18½ | 4:2 | 19 | Germany |
| Switzerland | 18½ | 5:1 | 5 | African Union |
Round 3 :
| Soviet Union | 8½ | 4½:1½ | 4½ | France |
| Argentina | 4½ | 2½:3½ | 8 | Hungary |
| Switzerland | 6½ | 2½:3½ | 4½ | China |
| England | 8½ | 4:2 | 7½ | Germany |
| African Union | 1½ | 1:5 | 5 | Romania |
| Round 6 |||||
| Soviet Union | 20 | 4:2 | 14 | Switzerland |
| Hungary | 19 | 4½:1½ | 17½ | Romania |
| France | 16½ | 2:4 | 19 | England |
| China | 15½ | 3:3 | 13½ | Germany |
| Argentina | 11 | 5:1 | 4 | African Union |
| Round 9 |||||
| Germany | 21 | 2½:3½ | 34 | Soviet Union |
| England | 28½ | 2:4 | 23½ | Switzerland |
| China | 24½ | 2½:3½ | 25 | France |
| Romania | 25½ | 3:3 | 22½ | Argentina |
| African Union | 6 | 1:5 | 29½ | Hungary |

## Crosstable

| Place | Team | Av. rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | + | = | − |
| | Soviet Union | 2630 | | 2½ | 4 | 4½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 4½ | 3½ | 6 | 37½ | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| | Hungary | 2563 | 3½ | | 3½ | 4½ | 4½ | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 5 | 34½ | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| | England | 2554 | 2 | 2½ | | 4 | 2½ | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 6 | 30½ | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | France | 2465 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | | 3 | 4½ | 3½ | 4 | 3½ | 5 | 28½ | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Romania | 2463 | 2½ | 1½ | 3½ | 3 | | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 28½ | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 2448 | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 1½ | 3½ | | 2½ | 3½ | 3 | 5 | 27½ | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | China | 2367 | 1 | 3½ | 2 | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | | 3½ | 3 | 5½ | 27 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2480 | 1½ | 2½ | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | | 4 | 5 | 25½ | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany | 2478 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 4½ | 23½ | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | African Union | 2243 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1½ | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |