Original sentence: He repeated the feat the following year, winning with a score of 8.5/9.Kasparov rose quickly though the FIDE rankings.Kasparov sought to challenge world champion Anatoly Karpov — a firm favourite of the Russian Chess Federation.Kasparov won.Kasparov's final Candidates match was against the resurgent Vassily Smyslov (who was randomly selected to advance after a 7-7 tie against Huebner by the spin of a roulette wheel).Korchnoi defected from Russia in the late 1970s, and was at that time the strongest non-Soviet player.This was resolved by Korchnoi's allowing the match to be replayed in London
Edited sentence: He repeated the feat the following year, demolishing the field with a score of 8.5/9.It was clear from early on that Kasparov had the playing strength to match the then world champion Anatoly Karpov — a firm favourite of the Russian Chess Federation.Kasparov's final Candidates match was against the resurgent Vassily Smyslov (who was randomly selected to advance after a 7-7 tie against Huebner by the spin of a roulette wheel.Kasparov's rise up the FIDE rankings order was nothing short of phenomenal.Korchnoi defected from Russia in the late 1970s, and was at  that time the strongest non-Soviet player.This posed no problems for the youngster from Baku who registered a comfortable win.This was resolved by Korchnoi's generous gesture of allowing the match to be replayed in London