After the Opening game of the 1978 World Title match between Anatoly Karpov and Victor Korchnoi ended in 18 moves with neither player really making any effort to win, Karpov was asked in the post match interview what had happened?
His reply? ''We were just testing the equipment''
Here is the game
Hate it when quick draws are accepted like this; it's such a waste of time and just robs the crowd of what they deserve.
Yes, this hurts chess a great deal. Imagine if you had paid $50. to see the game and were sitting in the audience looking forward to a hard fight and they do this....
Finally I can describe my playing style: "Testing the equipment." Heated battles are a lot more fun to watch, indeed.
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