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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Raymond Keene, OBEPublisher: Zeticula Ltd Imprint: Hardinge Simpole Publishing Edition: Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.221kg ISBN: 9781843821311ISBN 10: 1843821311 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 26 March 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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