KARPOV - KORCHNOI 1978: The Inside Story (A Batsford chess book) by Keene, Raymond: Very Good Plus Paperback (1978) First Edition

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KARPOV - KORCHNOI 1978: The Inside Story (A Batsford chess book) by Keene, Raymond: Very Good Plus Paperback (1978) First Edition

ISBN: 9780713418095 - First Edition - Paperback - Batsford, London - 1978 - Condition: Very Good Plus - 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 - KARPOV - KORCHNOI 1978: The Inside Story (A Batsford chess book)