Wlodzimierz Holsztynski wrote (2003-12-06 01:37:27 PST):
Karpov and the Soviet Federation did everything to avoid a match with
Fischer. So, he became the first "World Champion" who didn't bother to
play a championship match.

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In 1948, Mikhail Botvinnik became the FIDE
World Champion without playing
a championship *match*.


That phony Nick Bourbaki is sooo stupid!

This is not an insult. It is an evident fact by now.

Wlod