Victor Korchnoi’s Scoresheet from the 1981 World Chess Championship Match vs. Anatoly Karpov

Scoresheet of Game 4 of the 1981 World Championship Match in Merano, Italy, handwritten by Victor Korchnoi. In this game, played on the 8th of October, defending champion Anatoly Karpov defeated Viktor Korchnoi for the third time in the first four games. The final score of 6–2, with 10 draws, showed how dominant Karpov was in this match, unlike the previous one in 1978, where he won by one point. This match became known as “The Massacre in Merano”. This was a second match between Karpov and Korchnoi. The previous one, played in 1978 in Manila, Philippines, became one of the most controversial affairs in chess history, with numerous player protests and suspicions surrounding the games.