Synopsis
The 1978 world chess championship in the Philippines was the most riotous of modern times. Pitting the soviet defector Korchnoi against the golden boy of the soviet establishment - Karpov - the players were not just content to hammer each other over the chess board; they also enlisted such weird assistants as the parapsychologist Dr Vladimir Zukhar and orange-robed gurus from the Ananda Marga sect. The dramatis personae were completed by President Marcos, his shoe-collecting First Lady Imelda and a gaggle of shady characters from the KGB. Grandmaster Ray Keene was Korchnoi's chief second during this wild chess extravaganza and this book tells the inside story of one of the most exotic chess competitions ever staged.
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About the Author
Grandmaster Raymond Keene, a former British champion, and the most prolific chess author ever, has more than 100 books to his credit. He not only is one of the most widely read authors, with sales exceeding one million books, but a widely popular chess columnist for the Spectator (London) and London Times. He was the co-author, with Garry Kasparov and Eric Schiller, of Batsford Chess Openings, the all-time best-selling opening reference book.
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Karpov - Korchnoi 1978 : The Inside Story of the Match
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1978 : 1st. Edition : Batsford Press : This Copy Is Still With Us After 46 + Years : Just Very Faint Face Rubbing + Wear To The Covers : Otherwise Fine : No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text & Chess Illustrations : Overall , A Very Nice Book : Seller Inventory # 29 - 237241
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KARPOV - KORCHNOI 1978: The Inside Story (A Batsford chess book)
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. This very good plus copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The text block is tight, bright and square, there is some typical age toning to the page edges but this does not affect the text. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The 1978 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Baguio, Philippines from July 18 to October 18, 1978. Karpov won, thereby retaining the title. Baguio City Convention Center, site of the 1978 World Chess Championship The match had many bizarre incidents. Karpov's team included Dr. Zukhar (a well known hypnotist), while Korchnoi adopted two local renegades currently on bail for attempted murder. There was more controversy off the board, with histrionics ranging from X-raying of chairs, protests about the flags used on the board, the inevitable hypnotism complaints and the mirror glasses used by Korchnoi. When Karpov's team sent him a blueberry yogurt during a game without any request for one by Karpov, the Korchnoi team protested, claiming it could be some kind of code. They later said this was intended as a parody of earlier protests, but it was taken seriously at the time. Ref JJJ 1. Seller Inventory # 027165
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