18-11-2013, 01:26 AM
Korchnoi nearly pulled off an incredible comeback v Karpov (the yoghurt counter gambit match) when 5-1 down in the first to win six event in the Phillipines. Got it back to 5-5 only to lose the next game. Plenty of good off the board action apart from the yoghurt including Korchnoi (who had just defected) wanting to play with a flag emblazoned with "I escaped" to Karpov's team parapsychologist guy, Dr Zuchort I think he was called, sitting in the front row staring at Korchnoi for the entire games. Korchnoi's team led by Ray Keene objected to the "doctor" and he was moved back a few rows, cue Korchnoi comeback. Come the final game, he appeared on the front row again. Coincidence surely? Gamesmanship definitely.