Karpov vs. Kasparov | World Chess Championship 1984
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Coming in as the number three most exciting world championship of all time is the first Karpov vs. Kasparov match, this one beginning in the fall of 1984 and stretching out over more than five months and into 1985. The match was famously aborted, which surely added to its historical mystique in the eyes...
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Original Title: TIL Karpov vs. Kasparov, World Chess Championship 1984 match lasted for five months & five days. FIDE President Florencio Campomanes unilaterally terminated the match, citing the players’ health despite both players wanting to continue. Karpov is said to have lost 10 kg over the course of the match.