Dear Jerzy,
In Baguio Karpov was in clear lead with 5:2, but he permitted Korchnoi to
equalize.
I would recall on decisive 32. game of that match. The members of the sect
Ananda Marga were exiled from Baguio. My friend, Yugoslav chess journalist
Dimitrije Bjelica was there. Mr Bjelica wrote: "Karpov and Korchnoi didn't
shake themselves before the game from the game eight. Two minutes to five
o'clock p.m, Korchnoi arrived. After half a minute Karpov came to the table.
The arbiters were already at the stage. The chief arbiter was, Miroslav
Filip and his deputy Bozidar Kazic. Bozidar Kazic started a clock. Karpov
quietly write the date September 17th 1978. Karpov write the long notation
of the moves. Korchnoi didn't write the names of the opponents. He wrote
only the date and the short notation of the moves on the Russian. Seven
moves in the opening they moved in blitz rhythm...". So that's the chess
history. My friend concluded: "That was the most eccentric match for the
world chess crown in history. That was the match with many protests and
conflicts, match with many scandals and hatred."
Somebody could add: It happened, it wouldn't happen again. But I think that
Karpov and Korchnoi were only the tips of the icebergs which constantly
clashed till nowadays.
Regards,
Goran Tomic