The 1978 World Chess Championship was played between challenger Viktor Korchnoi and champion Anatoly Karpov in Baguio City, Phillipines. The conditions of the match were changed for the first time since 1951: the 24 game format was replaced with an unlimited game format, with the first player to win 6 games being declared champion. The rematch clause for the Champion, which had been discarded since 1963, was brought back into effect.

Karpov's FIDE Rating going into the match was 2725; Korchnoi's was 2665. The match opened with seven draws. Karpov opened up a 5-2 lead and seemed sure to win when Korchnoi made an astonishing comeback winning three games to tie the match at 5-5. Karpov, however, won the very next game to win the match.

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Bookseller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: C2758
Title: In Distant Baguio
Author: Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (1951- )
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sovetskaya Rossiya
Place of Publication: Moscow
Date Published: 1981
Pages: 192 pages
Size: Octavo
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Chess, Ajedrez, Schach, Echecs
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