Douglas Griffin on X: BLOG UPDATE: The page on Anatoly Karpov's selected games now features his win v. Henrique Mecking from Hastings 1971/72. (Photo from the RIA Novosti archives.) #chess /

Douglas Griffin on X: BLOG UPDATE: The page on Anatoly Karpov's selected games now features his win v. Henrique Mecking from Hastings 1971/72. (Photo from the RIA Novosti archives.) #chess /

Douglas Griffin on X: Hastings, December 1971. Soviet GMs Viktor Korchnoi & Anatoly Karpov pose for a photo. They went on to share 1st-2nd place in the Hastings International, ahead of Mecking