On Apr 28, 10:08 am, " wrote:

As far as I can tell, Karpov is the only World Champion
in the FIDE era to play a title defense with *no* advantage
(twice with Korchnoi, once vs. Kasparov) -- David Kane

How quickly we forget!

THIS CRAZY WORLD OF CHESS by GM Larry Evans (page 100)

Korchnoi became the target of Soviet wrath when he defected in 1976.


Larry Parr has a disturbing habit of taking other
posters' words out of context to distort their
meaning. It is a strange ploy, and one which
reveals the sort of fundamental dishonesty that is
endemic in him.

David Kane was, of course, discussing the rematch
clause. Mr. Parr quite dishonestly reported on how
ratpacker whipping boys like Anatoly Karpov and
Mikhail Botvinnik had supposedly benefited
immensely from the rematch clause at the expense
of some ratpacker faves, and Mr. Kane jumped in to
point out some contrary facts which Mr Parr had
deliberately omitted.


First they tried to disqualify him from a title shot on the grounds
that he was stateless, but FIDE had the courage to declare that
challengers represented themselves as individuals, not their nations.


It is interesting to note how the FIDE is said to have
had "courage", when they happen to have voted the
way the Evans ratpack prefers.


FIDE nonetheless bowed to Soviet pressure by forcing Korchnoi to
accept a rematch clause that FIDE had stricken in 1963.

Then the Soviet Union refused to release Korchnoi’s family and
objected to his playing under the flag of his new country,
Switzerland. During his 1978 title match, the Soviet press never
mentioned his name, referring to him only as "the challenger" or
"Karpov’s opponent."

The term "never" seems rather reckless here; ah,
but then, the ratpackers never were ones to use
care or thoughtfulness.


Korchnoi squawked that the deck was stacked against him even in a
neutral country like the Philippines. Two members of his delegation
were denied entry to the auditorium


Here is yet another example of the "huge bias" (John Watson,
et al) of these Evans ratpackers. Even the American magazine
Chess Lies was not so bold as to attempt such a ploy as this
one. The two members were known criminals, who perhaps
should have been locked up along with the Helter Skelter crew.
Charles Manson could have used some "quality" company, I
expect, and the whole lot would have about the same genuine
interest in watching a chess match.


but a parapsychologist with
Karpov’s entourage was allowed to roam freely in the audience while
trying to hypnotize and unnerve Korchnoi.

Oh bother. Was it not enough to have held the man's
entire family hostage at Mr. Karpov's estate outside
Moscow? Apparently not, if you buy into all these
stories.


Try as he might, Korchnoi could not get Dr. Zukhar removed.

Ah, but then Dr. Zukhar was not the problem. The
real problem was that the blueberry yogurt contained
significant quantities of anti-oxidants, which are known
to combat free radicals-- like Mr. Kortchnoi.


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