The XI International Chopin Piano Competition was held from 30 September to 20 October 1985 in Warsaw.

The X International Chopin Piano Competition was held from 1 to 20 October 1980 in Warsaw. Đặng Thái Sơn, who in the final played with an orchestra for the first time in his life, won first prize, becoming the first pianist from Asia to do so. The elimination of Ivo Pogorelić after the third stage was a great source of controversy.