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World Chess Championship
1978 Karpov - Korchnoi Title Match

Baguio City, VII-X, 1978.

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Korchnoi V = = = = = = = 0 = = 1 = 0 0 = = 0 = = = 1 = = =
Karpov A = = = = = = = 1 = = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 = = = 0 = = =

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Korchnoi V = = 0 1 1 = 1 0 15.5
Karpov A = = 1 0 0 = 0 1 16.5

This match was the first since 1948 in which the winner would be the first player to win six games. At the same time, the rematch clause, which had been eliminated in 1963, was reinstated.

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