NLD Ch Hilversum NED NLD-ch Hilversum NED· Jun 15 – 17, 1986 | Jun 15 – 17, 1986 | Classical | 8 | 2418 | 6 |
| CSSRCSSR· Jun 13, 1986 | Jun 13, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2386 | 10 |
Rio de Janeiro Ch Carioca Rio de Janeiro BRA· May 17 – Jun 10, 1986 | May 17 – Jun 10, 1986 | Classical | 27 | 2039 | 102 |
| Lemesos 1986· May 11 – Jun 8, 1986 | May 11 – Jun 8, 1986 | Classical | 6 | 2151 | 5 |
Havana2 Havana CUB· May 20 – Jun 3, 1986 | May 20 – Jun 3, 1986 | Classical | 11 | 2408 | 16 |
Fievre du Printemps Montreal CAN· May 12 – Jun 2, 1986 | May 12 – Jun 2, 1986 | Classical | 8 | 2227 | 7 |
Havana Havana CUB· May 21 – 27, 1986 | May 21 – 27, 1986 | Classical | 38 | 2412 | 42 |
Bugojno Bugojno BIH· May 26, 1986 | May 26, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2628 | 81 |
Capablanca mem-A Cienfuegos City CUB· May 26, 1986 | May 26, 1986 | Classical | 16 | 2457 | 77 |
Malaga Ch Malaga ESP· Mar 15 – May 24, 1986 | Mar 15 – May 24, 1986 | Classical | 7 | 2152 | 8 |
Frankfurt clock sim Frankfurt GER· May 24, 1986 | May 24, 1986 | Classical | 8 | 2392 | 7 |
| Vancouver Keres MemorialVancouver Keres mem· May 19, 1986 | May 19, 1986 | Classical | 7 | 2237 | 6 |
| SCO Ch playoff· Apr 20 – May 11, 1986 | Apr 20 – May 11, 1986 | Classical | 3 | 2362 | 6 |
| Trenton, Mich.Trenton, Mich.· Jan 11 – May 10, 1986 | Jan 11 – May 10, 1986 | Classical | 8 | 1888 | 8 |
Scolaire 1986.05.10 Montreal CAN· May 10, 1986 | May 10, 1986 | Classical | 6 | 2145 | 5 |
Ikaria Ikaria,GRE· Apr 29 – May 6, 1986 | Apr 29 – May 6, 1986 | Classical | 6 | 2250 | 5 |
Vancouver Island Open Nanaimo CAN· May 3 – 4, 1986 | May 3 – 4, 1986 | Classical | 11 | 2114 | 7 |
Varna 25th Varna BUL· Apr 23 – May 4, 1986 | Apr 23 – May 4, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2404 | 56 |
| Londen mLonden m· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 2 | 2538 | 8 |
| Memorial J.Capablanca (a)Memorial J.Capablanca (a)· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 10 | 2399 | 9 |
| London MenLonden m· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 2 | 2538 | 6 |
| Basel mBasel m· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 2 | 2665 | 6 |
| Blau-Weiss Buchholz Jugend ChBuchholz in der Nordheide· Jan 21 – Apr 29, 1986 | Jan 21 – Apr 29, 1986 | Classical | 6 | 1952 | 12 |
Club Optimiste 1986.04.19 Montreal CAN· Apr 19, 1986 | Apr 19, 1986 | Classical | 6 | 2134 | 5 |
RACC-Tch Ottawa CAN· Mar 6 – Apr 17, 1986 | Mar 6 – Apr 17, 1986 | Classical | 4 | 1743 | 6 |
Bundesliga 8586 GER· Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Classical | 69 | 2319 | 54 |
| GermanyGermany West· Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2223 | 8 |
| Duitsland ttDuitsland tt· Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Jan 12 – Apr 13, 1986 | Classical | 236 | 2296 | 1,049 |
Oakham Young Masters Oakham ENG· Apr 2 – 10, 1986 | Apr 2 – 10, 1986 | Classical | 37 | 2316 | 42 |
Quebec Ch qual. 1 Montreal CAN· Apr 4 – 6, 1986 | Apr 4 – 6, 1986 | Classical | 7 | 1896 | 5 |
| Auburn Hills, Mich.Auburn Hills, Mich.· Jan 25 – Apr 5, 1986 | Jan 25 – Apr 5, 1986 | Classical | 7 | 1905 | 6 |
| NRW Ch U18Duisburg· Mar 31 – Apr 5, 1986 | Mar 31 – Apr 5, 1986 | Classical | 16 | 2218 | 54 |
Zenica Zenica BIH· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 14 | 2435 | 49 |
Dortmund Dortmund GER· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 16 | 2364 | 66 |
| Kiev ch-URSKiev ch-URS· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 21 | 2431 | 168 |
Sarajevo Sarajevo BIH· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 19 | 2508 | 71 |
GLC Masters London ENG GLC Masters London ENG· Mar 11 – 27, 1986 | Mar 11 – 27, 1986 | Classical | 14 | 2329 | 18 |
GLC Masters London ENG· Mar 11 – 25, 1986 | Mar 11 – 25, 1986 | Classical | 29 | 2429 | 104 |
| GLC MastersLonden II· Mar 14 – 25, 1986 | Mar 14 – 25, 1986 | Classical | 16 | 2296 | 75 |
Moscow-B Moscow RUS· Mar 14 – 24, 1986 | Mar 14 – 24, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2335 | 49 |
Vrnjacka Banja Vrnjacka Banja SRB· Mar 24, 1986 | Mar 24, 1986 | Classical | 13 | 2379 | 11 |
Laval VI Laval CAN· Mar 21 – 23, 1986 | Mar 21 – 23, 1986 | Classical | 9 | 2109 | 6 |
London London ENG· Mar 18, 1986 | Mar 18, 1986 | Classical | 29 | 2393 | 24 |
| 1. division 1985-86· Jan 12 – Mar 16, 1986 | Jan 12 – Mar 16, 1986 | Classical | 32 | 2180 | 21 |
Moscow-B Moscow RUS Moscow-B Moscow RUS· Mar 14, 1986 | Mar 14, 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2335 | 17 |
| Midland ch Forrest CupDerby· Mar 7 – 9, 1986 | Mar 7 – 9, 1986 | Classical | 32 | 2079 | 55 |
| GLC MastersLonden· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 13 | 2560 | 65 |
South Surrey Open Surrey CAN· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 12 | 2069 | 8 |
3. Festival Magistrale Gaeta ITA· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 7 | 2166 | 6 |
Brussels SWIFT Brussels BEL· 1986 | 1986 | Classical | 9 | 2541 | 7 |