Sally Simpson: <Jim Bartle: What happened in that 1983 tournament?>Anna Akhsharumova and her husband Gulko were at the time refuseniks and had been prevented for leaving Russia since 1977.
Gulko writing in: 'The KGB Plays Chess' (an interesting read) partly blames Korchnoi for the refusal being extended. When hearing Gulko was leaving Korchnoi 'apparently' made a statement Gulko would be his second at the 1978 match.
So Gulko and wife and were not going anywhere till the threat of Korchnoi had receded. They were allowed to leave in 1986.
Regarding Jim's question, just prior to the 1983 woman's event both Gulko and his wife were on hunger strike.
Gulko states that Nana Ioseliani in a difficult position lost on time. He continues that remembering his wife's political situation Ioseliani sent in a complaint, '...probably about the clock.' he makes an excuse for her by adding players sometimes do silly things after a loss.
A week later the order came from Moscow that the game be replayed from the 38th move.
Anna refused and the game was giving to Ioseliani. Gulko adds jokingly, thus robbing the KGB of more gold to steal from their house. (his house was often raided, vandalised, bugged, and all gold medals etc were stolen by the KGB.)
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