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Article: The Brains in Spain;In Chess, It's Kasparov vs. Karpov Again
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- The Washington Post
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- October 12, 1987
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At 4:30 this afternoon, Anatoly Karpov will make the first move
in a new match for the world chess championship. It will be his last
opportunity to regain his lost title for at least three years and
possibly his last chance ever.
Most chess experts here expect reigning champion Gary Kasparov
to keep the title, but according to reports in the local press, a
group of Russians consulted a Gypsy fortuneteller and she has
predicted a Karpov victory.
In the war of words and gestures that accompanies all
championship matches, Kasparov has already made his opening move and
it's his most elaborate ever. While Karpov will probably start the
24-game match by pushing a pawn two spaces forward, ...