According to CHESS magazine at least, there was prolonged and spontaneous applause after they shook hands at the start.Graham Borrowdale wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:05 pmWell there was the game Karpov-Kortchnoi in London 1984, when I clearly remember applause at the end from the spectators in County Hall, and possibly when they shook hands for the first time in several years at the start.
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"According to CHESS magazine at least, there was prolonged and spontaneous applause after they shook hands at the start."
True - and Korchnoi apparently apologised for being late as he had been stuck in a lift. He certainly said more than "hello", and it looked polite!
True - and Korchnoi apparently apologised for being late as he had been stuck in a lift. He certainly said more than "hello", and it looked polite!
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In Yugoslavia they oft applaud, as Miles reported.
They did so after I myself did so Vs Short in the game I gave earlier at this thread.
Applause also came in Hastings after I defeated Shipov.
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Regarding animosity between Karpov and Korchnoi, two years after their handshake I saw them partnering each other at contract Bridge Vs Miles and Lyuboyevic one evening at Tilburg...
And, Señor Hickman; I stand obdurate in my opinion that, fabulous as Belyavsky Vs Nunn, Wijk aan Zee 1985 is - and it is simply astonishing that in a pre-computer era he hit upon such a concept as 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 0-0 6 Be3 Nbd7 7 Qd2 c5 8 d5 Ne5 9 h3 Nh5! 10 Bf2 f5!! 11 exf5 Rxf5 12 g4 Rxf3 13 gxh5 Qf8 and that was quite deservedly judged the Novelty of the Year - the game is nevertheless still inferior in quality to Plaskett Vs Miles, Lugano 1986.
For, I repeat; Nunn´s blunder at move fifteen relegated a won game into one where he was markedly worse. Whereas my blunder at move twenty-seven turned a winning position into one where only a draw ought to have resulted.
And Stockfish16 can detect no point after I sacced my queen for a bishop and three pawns where I am clearly worse.
They did so after I myself did so Vs Short in the game I gave earlier at this thread.
Applause also came in Hastings after I defeated Shipov.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1408063
Regarding animosity between Karpov and Korchnoi, two years after their handshake I saw them partnering each other at contract Bridge Vs Miles and Lyuboyevic one evening at Tilburg...
And, Señor Hickman; I stand obdurate in my opinion that, fabulous as Belyavsky Vs Nunn, Wijk aan Zee 1985 is - and it is simply astonishing that in a pre-computer era he hit upon such a concept as 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 0-0 6 Be3 Nbd7 7 Qd2 c5 8 d5 Ne5 9 h3 Nh5! 10 Bf2 f5!! 11 exf5 Rxf5 12 g4 Rxf3 13 gxh5 Qf8 and that was quite deservedly judged the Novelty of the Year - the game is nevertheless still inferior in quality to Plaskett Vs Miles, Lugano 1986.
For, I repeat; Nunn´s blunder at move fifteen relegated a won game into one where he was markedly worse. Whereas my blunder at move twenty-seven turned a winning position into one where only a draw ought to have resulted.
And Stockfish16 can detect no point after I sacced my queen for a bishop and three pawns where I am clearly worse.