Trax Archives
1990: World Championship
Candidates Tournament
| Name | DBai | AJef | PGra | TJef | DSmi | GHod | PSay | Score |
| D Bailey | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| A Jefferies | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| P Gray | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| T Jefferies | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| D Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| G Hodges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 | 2 |
| P Saysell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
Challenge Match
Donald Bailey was back in New Zealand, and won the Candidate's Tournament to become the 1990 challenger. The games were played in The Puzzled Dragon, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Donald Bailey won the match 6-2 to become the new World Champion.
| white | red | Bailey | Butterfield |
| Bailey | Butterfield | 0 | 1 |
| Butterfield | Bailey | 1 | 1 |
| Bailey | Butterfield | 2 | 1 |
| Butterfield | Bailey | 3 | 1 |
| Bailey | Butterfield | 4 | 1 |
| Butterfield | Bailey | 4 | 2 |
| Bailey | Butterfield | 5 | 2 |
| Butterfield | Bailey | 6 | 2 |