TIL the 1984 Chess Championship was abandoned for the health of the players, after the two competitors played 48 matches, with 40 of them ending in a draw. Suspicion was political reasons called for the abandonment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1984%E2%80%931985
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