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  • Viktor Korchnoi
  • Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster (1931–2016)

    Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi (Russian: Виктор Львович Корчной, IPA: [vʲiktər ˈlʲvovʲɪtɕ kɐrtɕˈnoj]; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet and later Swiss

    Viktor Korchnoi

    Viktor Korchnoi

    Viktor_Korchnoi

  • World Chess Championship 1978
  • Chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi

    1978 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Baguio, Philippines, from 18 July to 18 October 1978. Karpov won

    World Chess Championship 1978

    World Chess Championship 1978

    World_Chess_Championship_1978

  • World Chess Championship 1981
  • Chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi

    1981 World Chess Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Merano, Italy from October 1 to November 19, 1981. Karpov won with

    World Chess Championship 1981

    World Chess Championship 1981

    World_Chess_Championship_1981

  • World Chess Championship 1975
  • World Chess Championship match intended to be played in 1975

    Chess Championship, Robert Byrne, Bantam Books, 1976 Viktor Korchnoi: Chess is My Life, Viktor Korchnoi, Edition Olms, 2004 1973–75 Candidates Matches, Mark

    World Chess Championship 1975

    World Chess Championship 1975

    World_Chess_Championship_1975

  • Castling
  • Chess move

    even occasionally among high-level players. Alexander Beliavsky and Viktor Korchnoi both had to consult the arbiter during tournaments on whether castling

    Castling

    Castling

  • Champion of the World (2021 film)
  • 2021 Russian film

    sports artist, chess player Anatoly Karpov, who is competing against Viktor Korchnoi for the title of World Chess Championship. It was theatrically released

    Champion of the World (2021 film)

    Champion_of_the_World_(2021_film)

  • World Chess Championship 1984–1985
  • Chess match between Kasparov and Karpov

    against Viktor Korchnoi, which was scheduled to be played in Pasadena, California. Various political manoeuvres prevented Kasparov from playing Korchnoi in

    World Chess Championship 1984–1985

    World Chess Championship 1984–1985

    World_Chess_Championship_1984–1985

  • 1981 in chess
  • match of the Candidates Tournament (between Viktor Korchnoi and Robert Hübner) and the second Karpov–Korchnoi World Chess Championship match. The final

    1981 in chess

    1981 in chess

    1981_in_chess

  • Raymond Keene
  • English chess grandmaster (born 1948)

    Michael Stean and Jacob Murey, Keene helped Viktor Korchnoi during the 1978 World Chess Championship Karpov–Korchnoi match. In 1981, Keene came to the USSR

    Raymond Keene

    Raymond Keene

    Raymond_Keene

  • Tigran Petrosian
  • Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster (1929–1984)

    Pal Benko, Miroslav Filip, Bobby Fischer, Efim Geller, Paul Keres, Viktor Korchnoi, and Mikhail Tal. Petrosian, representing the Soviet Union, won the

    Tigran Petrosian

    Tigran Petrosian

    Tigran_Petrosian

  • List of World Chess Championships
  • dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. With the further exception of Viktor Korchnoi, who had defected from the USSR in 1976, each challenger was also a

    List of World Chess Championships

    List of World Chess Championships

    List_of_World_Chess_Championships

  • Efim Geller
  • Soviet chess grandmaster (1925–1998)

    Teesside 1975, clear first at Moscow 1975 (ahead of Boris Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi, and Petrosian), clear first at Las Palmas 1976, equal first with Gennadi

    Efim Geller

    Efim Geller

    Efim_Geller

  • World Senior Chess Championship
  • Annual chess tournament

    seed GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) won the 126-player open section 9.0/11. Competing in his first and sole Seniors' Championship, Korchnoi won his

    World Senior Chess Championship

    World_Senior_Chess_Championship

  • Paul Keres
  • Estonian chess grandmaster (1916–1975)

    one of the greatest "Super grandmasters" in history, and, along with Viktor Korchnoi, the strongest player never to become world champion. Robert McFadden

    Paul Keres

    Paul Keres

    Paul_Keres

  • Mikhail Tal
  • Soviet and Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–1992)

    5½-3½ in Belgrade in 1968, but then lost the semi-final match against Viktor Korchnoi in Moscow. Poor health caused a slump in his play from late 1968 to

    Mikhail Tal

    Mikhail Tal

    Mikhail_Tal

  • Henrique Mecking
  • Brazilian chess grandmaster (born 1952)

    in the world in 1978, behind only World Champion Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi. He is the first Brazilian to become a grandmaster. Despite winning

    Henrique Mecking

    Henrique Mecking

    Henrique_Mecking

  • Ricardo Calvo
  • everyday life in any country." This game between Ricardo Calvo and GM Viktor Korchnoi is known as "Calvo's Salvo", and was played at the Havana Olympiad

    Ricardo Calvo

    Ricardo_Calvo

  • USSR Chess Championship
  • Chess competition in the Soviet Union

    titles: Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal Four titles: Tigran Petrosian, Viktor Korchnoi, Alexander Beliavsky Three titles: Paul Keres, Leonid Stein, Anatoly

    USSR Chess Championship

    USSR Chess Championship

    USSR_Chess_Championship

  • Sofia Polgar
  • Hungarian chess player (born 1974)

    2003, and (as of January 2020) none since 2010. At one point she beat Viktor Korchnoi at a game of fast chess. During the summer of 1993, Bobby Fischer visited

    Sofia Polgar

    Sofia Polgar

    Sofia_Polgar

  • Chess (musical)
  • 1984 musical by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice

    may have been inspired by the chess careers of Russian grandmasters Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov. Chess allegorically reflected the Cold War tensions

    Chess (musical)

    Chess_(musical)

  • Anatoly Karpov
  • Russian chess grandmaster (born 1951)

    world champion. In 1978, Karpov's first title defence was against Viktor Korchnoi, the opponent he had defeated in the 1973–75 Candidates' cycle; the

    Anatoly Karpov

    Anatoly Karpov

    Anatoly_Karpov

  • List of Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR in chess
  • conferred for life, it was revoked in the case of Alla Kushnir and Viktor Korchnoi following their defection from the Soviet Union. Mark Taimanov also

    List of Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR in chess

    List_of_Honoured_Masters_of_Sport_of_the_USSR_in_chess

  • Chess Olympiad
  • Biennial international chess tournament

    Germany Soviet Union 34 Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Viktor Korchnoi, Vasily Smyslov, Tigran Petrosian United States 29 Bobby Fischer, William

    Chess Olympiad

    Chess Olympiad

    Chess_Olympiad

  • List of chess players by peak FIDE rating
  • Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov 2725 1978-01 3 Soviet Union  Switzerland Viktor Korchnoi 2695 1979-01 4 Soviet Union Boris Spassky 2690 1971-07 5 Denmark Bent

    List of chess players by peak FIDE rating

    List_of_chess_players_by_peak_FIDE_rating

  • List of world records in chess
  • age of 66. In 2014, GM Viktor Korchnoi (1931–2016) played a two-game match against GM Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935–2020). Korchnoi won both games. The combined

    List of world records in chess

    List_of_world_records_in_chess

  • FIDE
  • International chess governing body

    championship contender Viktor Korchnoi sought political asylum in The Netherlands. In a discussion a few days earlier Euwe told Korchnoi, "...of course you

    FIDE

    FIDE

  • Comparison of top chess players throughout history
  • Comparison of the best chess players throughout the years

    Mikhail Botvinnik, 2616 José Raúl Capablanca, 2552 Emanuel Lasker, 2550 Viktor Korchnoi, 2535 Boris Spassky, 2480 Vasily Smyslov, 2413 Tigran Petrosian, 2363

    Comparison of top chess players throughout history

    Comparison of top chess players throughout history

    Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history

  • Tata Steel Chess Tournament
  • Annual chess tournament held in the Netherlands

    Winners 1968-1999 # Year Winner(s) Country Score % 30 1968 Viktor Korchnoi Soviet Union 12/15 80.0 31 1969 Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union 10½/15 70.0

    Tata Steel Chess Tournament

    Tata Steel Chess Tournament

    Tata_Steel_Chess_Tournament

  • Étienne Bacrot
  • French chess grandmaster (born 1983)

    town of Albert. In 1996, he beat Vasily Smyslov 5–1, in 1997 lost to Viktor Korchnoi 4–2, in 1998 defeated Robert Hübner 3½–2½, in 1999 lost to Alexander

    Étienne Bacrot

    Étienne Bacrot

    Étienne_Bacrot

  • Blunder (chess)
  • Unusually bad move in chess

    This position is from Game 17 of the 1978 World Championship between Viktor Korchnoi, the challenger, and the World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. Karpov, playing

    Blunder (chess)

    Blunder_(chess)

  • Eugene Torre
  • Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1951)

    world's top players such as future World Champion Karpov, Mikhail Tal, Viktor Korchnoi, Bent Larsen and Robert Eugene Byrne, among others. He ended up in

    Eugene Torre

    Eugene Torre

    Eugene_Torre

  • World Chess Championship
  • Competition to determine the World Chess Champion

    Geller and Paul Keres had prearranged to draw all their games, and that Viktor Korchnoi had been instructed to lose to them. Yuri Averbakh, who was head of

    World Chess Championship

    World Chess Championship

    World_Chess_Championship

  • David Bronstein
  • Soviet chess grandmaster (1924–2006)

    Bronstein refused to sign a group letter denouncing the 1976 defection of Viktor Korchnoi, and he paid a personal price for this independence, as his state-paid

    David Bronstein

    David Bronstein

    David_Bronstein

  • Threefold repetition
  • Chess rule

    Portisch vs. Korchnoi, 1970 A famous draw for threefold repetition occurred in the fourth game between Lajos Portisch and Viktor Korchnoi in Belgrade in

    Threefold repetition

    Threefold_repetition

  • Catalan Opening
  • Chess opening

    the Catalan Opening, ahead of Grandmasters (GMs) Viktor Korchnoi, Mihail Marin, Lluis Comas and Viktor Moskalenko and International Master Manel Granados

    Catalan Opening

    Catalan_Opening

  • Chess prodigy
  • Young child with an aptitude for the game of chess

    a ten-year-old Nigel Short beat Viktor Korchnoi as a participant in a simultaneous exhibition, the only game Korchnoi lost in the event. In 1999, David

    Chess prodigy

    Chess prodigy

    Chess_prodigy

  • Ljubomir Ljubojević
  • Serbian chess grandmaster

    Timman (world number 3), Rafael Vaganian (4), Lajos Portisch (5), Viktor Korchnoi (7) and Lev Polugaevsky (8). He has defeated almost every top grandmaster

    Ljubomir Ljubojević

    Ljubomir Ljubojević

    Ljubomir_Ljubojević

  • 1964 USSR Chess Championship
  • Soviet chess tournament

    December 1964 to 27 January 1965 in Kiev. The tournament was won by Viktor Korchnoi. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Kishinev and Minsk

    1964 USSR Chess Championship

    1964 USSR Chess Championship

    1964_USSR_Chess_Championship

  • Tilburg chess tournament
  • Chess tournament series in the Netherlands

    depleted this time. Garry Kasparov, Alexei Shirov, Artur Yusupov, Viktor Korchnoi, Joël Lautier, Boris Gelfand, Peter Leko and Tony Miles were among

    Tilburg chess tournament

    Tilburg chess tournament

    Tilburg_chess_tournament

  • World Blitz Chess Championship
  • Chess tournament

    was considered the favorite to win the event, with Mikhail Tal and Viktor Korchnoi also enjoying favorable chances. It was American grandmaster Bobby

    World Blitz Chess Championship

    World Blitz Chess Championship

    World_Blitz_Chess_Championship

  • List of strong chess tournaments
  • Aires Viktor Korchnoi Samuel Reshevsky Santa Fe László Szabó Mark Taimanov Copenhagen Tigran Petrosian USSR Chess Championship Leningrad Viktor Korchnoi Córdoba

    List of strong chess tournaments

    List of strong chess tournaments

    List_of_strong_chess_tournaments

  • World Chess Championship 1963
  • Chess match between Mikhail Botvinnik and Tigran Petrosian

    players were Efim Geller (USSR), Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia), and Viktor Korchnoi (USSR), in place of former champion Vasily Smyslov (USSR), Svetozar

    World Chess Championship 1963

    World Chess Championship 1963

    World_Chess_Championship_1963

  • Bobby Fischer
  • American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)

    Tournament (1960), finishing with 8½/19 (+3−5=11), far behind the winners Viktor Korchnoi and Samuel Reshevsky with 13/19. According to Larry Evans, Fischer's

    Bobby Fischer

    Bobby Fischer

    Bobby_Fischer

  • Jolly Roger
  • Pirate flag

    the flag as a single emoji symbol, 🏴‍☠. Soviet-Swiss chess master Viktor Korchnoi, a Soviet defector, offered to play under the Jolly Roger when he was

    Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger

    Jolly_Roger

  • Mikhail Botvinnik
  • Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)

    grandmasters were asked to sign a letter condemning Viktor Korchnoi as a "traitor" after Korchnoi defected. Botvinnik evaded this "request" by saying

    Mikhail Botvinnik

    Mikhail Botvinnik

    Mikhail_Botvinnik

  • Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1987
  • Chess tournament

    January 1987. The tournament was won by 1986 champion Nigel Short and Viktor Korchnoi, earning his fourth title. "All-time Tournaments – Tata Steel Chess"

    Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1987

    Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1987

    Hoogovens_Wijk_aan_Zee_Chess_Tournament_1987

  • U.S. Open Chess Championship
  • Annual chess tournament in the US

    ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi, who had played in the last two World Championship matches. In the

    U.S. Open Chess Championship

    U.S._Open_Chess_Championship

  • Rashid Nezhmetdinov
  • Soviet chess player (1912–1974)

    tournament at Bucharest. Nezhmetdinov was chosen along with Semyon Furman, Viktor Korchnoi and his old friend, Ratmir Kholmov. Prior to leaving for the tournament

    Rashid Nezhmetdinov

    Rashid_Nezhmetdinov

  • Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi, World Chess Championship 2021, Game 6
  • Overview of game 6 in 2021 World Chess championship

    had been game 5 of the World Chess Championship 1978 played between Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov, which was a 124-move draw. The longest decisive

    Carlsen versus Nepomniachtchi, World Chess Championship 2021, Game 6

    Carlsen_versus_Nepomniachtchi,_World_Chess_Championship_2021,_Game_6

  • French Defence
  • Chess opening

    contributors to the theory of the defence include Mikhail Botvinnik, Viktor Korchnoi, Akiba Rubinstein, Aron Nimzowitsch, Tigran Petrosian, Lev Psakhis

    French Defence

    French_Defence

  • Pirc Defence
  • Chess opening

    the e-pawn is 3.Bd3, or, less frequently, 3.Nd2. Bobby Fischer vs. Viktor Korchnoi, Curaçao 1962 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 c5

    Pirc Defence

    Pirc_Defence

  • 1957 USSR Chess Championship
  • Soviet chess tournament

    The final were preceded by quarterfinals events at Frunze (won by Viktor Korchnoi, 17 points in 18 games), Tallinn (Iivo Nei/Alexey Suetin, 14/19), Yerevan

    1957 USSR Chess Championship

    1957 USSR Chess Championship

    1957_USSR_Chess_Championship

  • Lone Pine International
  • Series of chess tournaments in California, US from 1971 to 1981

    earned an FM norm. The final Lone Pine tournament was held in 1981. GM Viktor Korchnoi topped a field of 61 with the score 7–2 to win the $15,000 first prize

    Lone Pine International

    Lone_Pine_International

  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998
  • Chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand

    Tkachiev (KAZ), 2615  Utut Adianto (INA), 2610  Jaan Ehlvest (EST), 2610  Viktor Korchnoi (SUI), 2610  Lajos Portisch (HUN), 2610  Jóhann Hjartarson (ISL), 2605

    FIDE World Chess Championship 1998

    FIDE World Chess Championship 1998

    FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_1998

  • Garry Kasparov
  • Russian chess grandmaster (born 1963)

    September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007. Barden, Leonard (6 June 2016). "Viktor Korchnoi obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September

    Garry Kasparov

    Garry Kasparov

    Garry_Kasparov

  • Giuoco Piano
  • Chess opening

    especially popular among younger players. Anatoly Karpov used it against Viktor Korchnoi twice in the 1981 World Championship match, with both games ending

    Giuoco Piano

    Giuoco_Piano

  • Robert Hübner
  • German chess grandmaster (1948–2025)

    players Adorjan and Portisch), he reached the final before losing to Viktor Korchnoi. Hübner forfeited the match after 10 games when he was down 1 point

    Robert Hübner

    Robert Hübner

    Robert_Hübner

  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1999
  • Chess tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada

    Azmaiparashvili (GEO), 2681  Evgeny Bareev (RUS), 2679  Judit Polgár (HUN), 2677  Viktor Korchnoi (SUI), 2673  Valery Salov (RUS), 2670  Jan Timman (NED), 2670  Matthew

    FIDE World Chess Championship 1999

    FIDE World Chess Championship 1999

    FIDE_World_Chess_Championship_1999

  • Corus Chess Tournament 2008
  • Chess tournament in the Netherlands

    by Ljubomir Ljubojević with 4 points out of 6, ahead of Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi and Lajos Portisch. The tournament was also notable for the "handshake

    Corus Chess Tournament 2008

    Corus_Chess_Tournament_2008

  • Dutch Defence
  • Chess opening

    des Schachspiels. Viktor Korchnoi, one of the world's leading players, reintroduced the line into tournament practice in Korchnoi–Känel, Biel 1979. GM

    Dutch Defence

    Dutch_Defence

  • List of Eastern Bloc defectors
  • who nobody's heard of… Until now". 27 January 2017. Raymond Keene. Viktor Korchnoi: Fearless Competitor of World chess. chessville.com Turmoil on the

    List of Eastern Bloc defectors

    List_of_Eastern_Bloc_defectors

  • Ruy Lopez
  • Chess opening

    only top-level appearances being in the 1974 Candidates Final, when Viktor Korchnoi adopted it to ultimately draw the game versus Anatoly Karpov, and by

    Ruy Lopez

    Ruy_Lopez

  • Candidates Tournament 2022
  • Chess tournament in Madrid, Spain

    consecutive Candidates, the others being Vasily Smyslov, Boris Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi, and Anatoly Karpov. (Of these, only Smyslov and Nepomniachtchi achieved

    Candidates Tournament 2022

    Candidates Tournament 2022

    Candidates_Tournament_2022

  • Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
  • Chess opening

    was played in the 1974 Candidates Final between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi. Some recent famous exponents of the Dragon are Veselin Topalov, Andrew

    Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation

    Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation

  • Lev Gutman
  • Chess player

    Union to Israel in 1980, later moving to Germany. A former second to Viktor Korchnoi, he is known as an expert on opening theory. He played for Israel in

    Lev Gutman

    Lev Gutman

    Lev_Gutman

  • Englund Gambit
  • Chess opening

    Qxe5 8.f4 Qe6, with a playable game but some advantage for White. Viktor Korchnoi won a miniature in a 1978 simultaneous exhibition with 4.Nc3 Nxe5 5

    Englund Gambit

    Englund_Gambit

  • Defection
  • Giving up of allegiance to one state for allegiance to another

    Vladimir Petrov, Soviet diplomat who defected to Australia in 1954. Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess Grandmaster, defected in Amsterdam in 1976. Walter Polovchak

    Defection

    Defection

    Defection

  • 1960 USSR Chess Championship
  • 27th USSR Chess Championship

    January to 27 February 1960 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Viktor Korchnoi. The final were preceded by semifinals events at Cheliabinsk, Tallinn

    1960 USSR Chess Championship

    1960 USSR Chess Championship

    1960_USSR_Chess_Championship

  • Sam Collins (chess player)
  • Irish chess player (born 1982)

    draw with Alexander Grischuk in the 2010 Olympiad and his defeat of Viktor Korchnoi in 2011. Collins currently plays out of the Gonzaga Chess Club, whose

    Sam Collins (chess player)

    Sam Collins (chess player)

    Sam_Collins_(chess_player)

  • Yasser Seirawan
  • American chess grandmaster (born 1960)

    won a game against Viktor Korchnoi, who had two years earlier narrowly lost a match for the world championship. Impressed, Viktor then invited Seirawan

    Yasser Seirawan

    Yasser Seirawan

    Yasser_Seirawan

  • Luke McShane
  • English chess grandmaster (born 1984)

    Britain's number one player Michael Adams and drawing games against Viktor Korchnoi and Alexei Shirov. Shortly afterwards, he beat Shirov in a Reykjavík

    Luke McShane

    Luke McShane

    Luke_McShane

  • Chess World Cup 1988–1989
  • 1988–1989 chess tournament series

    Jóhann Hjartarson Iceland Lajos Portisch Hungary John Nunn England Viktor Korchnoi  Switzerland Top four finishers in the 1987 Interzonal tournament in

    Chess World Cup 1988–1989

    Chess World Cup 1988–1989

    Chess_World_Cup_1988–1989

  • English Defence
  • Chess opening

    English players such as Tony Miles and Raymond Keene. During this period Viktor Korchnoi employed the English Defence successfully in game 6 of his Candidates

    English Defence

    English_Defence

  • Chess Oscar
  • World's best player award (1967–88; 1995–2014)

    Anatoly Karpov  Soviet Union 1977 Anatoly Karpov  Soviet Union 1978 Viktor Korchnoi  Switzerland 1979 Anatoly Karpov  Soviet Union 1980 Anatoly Karpov

    Chess Oscar

    Chess_Oscar

  • Max Euwe
  • Dutch chess grandmaster (1901–1981)

    championship contender Viktor Korchnoi sought political asylum in the Netherlands. In a discussion a few days earlier, Euwe told Korchnoi: "... of course you

    Max Euwe

    Max Euwe

    Max_Euwe

  • Vyacheslav Osnos
  • finished last of 20 in the final. In 1964, he finished second behind Viktor Korchnoi in the Leningrad City Chess Championship, which doubled as a semi-final

    Vyacheslav Osnos

    Vyacheslav Osnos

    Vyacheslav_Osnos

  • World Chess Championship 1972
  • Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky

    the 1969 cycle, he won matches against Efim Geller, Bent Larsen, and Viktor Korchnoi to win the right to challenge a second time, then defeated Petrosian

    World Chess Championship 1972

    World Chess Championship 1972

    World_Chess_Championship_1972

  • Stalemate
  • Situation in chess without a legal move

    Korchnoi vs. Karpov, 1978 An intentional stalemate occurred on the 124th move of the fifth game of the 1978 World Championship match between Viktor Korchnoi

    Stalemate

    Stalemate

  • Bent Larsen
  • Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)

    rating system at the start of 1971, equal third in the world (with Viktor Korchnoi, behind Fischer and Spassky) with a rating of 2660. He then defeated

    Bent Larsen

    Bent Larsen

    Bent_Larsen

  • Clemenz Opening
  • Chess opening

    transposing to a sharp line against the Dutch Defense once tried by Viktor Korchnoi. List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people The

    Clemenz Opening

    Clemenz_Opening

  • Caro–Kann Defence
  • Chess opening

    Bronstein–Larsen Variation. 5...exf6, known as the Korchnoi Variation and the Tartakower Variation, was played by Viktor Korchnoi many times, including in his first world

    Caro–Kann Defence

    Caro–Kann_Defence

  • Baguio
  • Highly-urbanized city in Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines

    the 1978 World Chess Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi, building the Baguio Convention Center for that purpose. The city is

    Baguio

    Baguio

    Baguio

  • Draw by agreement
  • Chess term whereby the players agree to a draw

    Petrosian vs. Korchnoi, 1977, game 12 Players sometimes make draw offers in consideration of outside factors. In 1977 Viktor Korchnoi and former World

    Draw by agreement

    Draw by agreement

    Draw_by_agreement

  • 4NCL
  • UK chess league

    Adams, Alexei Shirov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Nigel Short, Viktor Korchnoi, Alexander Morozevich, and Peter Svidler. The league was founded in

    4NCL

    4NCL

  • Fabiano Caruana
  • Italian and American chess grandmaster (born 1992)

    five "Experienced" players. Caruana played against Evgeny Bareev, Viktor Korchnoi, Artur Jussupow, Simen Agdestein, and Ljubomir Ljubojević. He scored

    Fabiano Caruana

    Fabiano Caruana

    Fabiano_Caruana

  • David Navara
  • Czech chess grandmaster (born 1985)

    0-0!? (A promising pawn sacrifice that became fashionable after the game Korchnoi–Udovcic, Leningrad 1967.) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3

    David Navara

    David Navara

    David_Navara

  • 1962 USSR Chess Championship
  • Soviet chess tournament

    November to 20 December 1962 in Yerevan. The tournament was won by Viktor Korchnoi. It was preceded by six semifinals events at Dnipropetrovsk, Novosibirsk

    1962 USSR Chess Championship

    1962 USSR Chess Championship

    1962_USSR_Chess_Championship

  • The Great Chess Movie
  • 1982 film

    directed by Gilles Carle and Camille Coudari, starring Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, Anatoly Karpov and Ljubomir Ljubojević among other notable chess players

    The Great Chess Movie

    The_Great_Chess_Movie

  • 1972 in chess
  • Tigran Petrosian  Soviet Union 2645 Lev Polugaevsky  Soviet Union 2645 Viktor Korchnoi  Soviet Union 2640 Lajos Portisch  Hungary 2640 Anatoly Karpov  Soviet

    1972 in chess

    1972_in_chess

  • Aron Nimzowitsch
  • Danish chess player and writer (1886–1935)

    Vidmar, Richard Réti, Akiba Rubinstein, Mikhail Botvinnik, Bent Larsen, Viktor Korchnoi and Tigran Petrosian, and his influence is still felt today. He wrote

    Aron Nimzowitsch

    Aron Nimzowitsch

    Aron_Nimzowitsch

  • 1959 USSR Chess Championship
  • 10½ 8 Yuri Averbakh 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ - 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 10½ 9 Viktor Korchnoi ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 - 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 10 10 Anatoly Lutikov 0 ½ 0

    1959 USSR Chess Championship

    1959 USSR Chess Championship

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  • Boris Spassky
  • Russian chess grandmaster (1937–2025)

    27th Soviet final in Leningrad, with 10/19, as fellow Leningrader Viktor Korchnoi scored his first of four Soviet titles. Spassky travelled to Argentina

    Boris Spassky

    Boris Spassky

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  • June 6
  • Day of the year

    Thousand Words which inspired the Prague Spring (born 1926) 2016 – Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become

    June 6

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  • July 23
  • Day of the year

    2023) 1931 – Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter 1931 – Viktor Korchnoi, Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (died 2016) 1933 – Raimund Abraham

    July 23

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  • Linares International Chess Tournament
  • Traditional major international chess tournament

    7 8 9 0 1 2 01 Larry M. Christiansen * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 02 Viktor Korchnoi 1 * 0 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 03 Manuel Rivas ½ 1 * 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7½

    Linares International Chess Tournament

    Linares International Chess Tournament

    Linares_International_Chess_Tournament

  • List of Jewish chess players
  • grandmaster George Koltanowski (1903–2000), Belgian-born US grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi (1931–2016), Russian-born grandmaster Yair Kraidman (born 1932), the

    List of Jewish chess players

    List of Jewish chess players

    List_of_Jewish_chess_players

  • Georgi Tringov
  • Bulgarian chess grandmaster (1937–2000)

    the Bulgarian and Soviet Union teams met. A game between Tringov and Viktor Korchnoi was adjourned after 41 moves with Tringov to seal his next move. At

    Georgi Tringov

    Georgi Tringov

    Georgi_Tringov

  • List of people from Saint Petersburg
  • sociologist and social psychology Georgy Grechko (1931–2017), cosmonaut Viktor Korchnoi (1931–2016), chess player Evgeny Ukhnalev (1931–2015), artist Mark

    List of people from Saint Petersburg

    List of people from Saint Petersburg

    List_of_people_from_Saint_Petersburg

  • Illegal emigration
  • Person moving across national borders in a way that violates emigration laws

    Alliluyeva, fighter pilot Viktor Belenko, U.N. Under-Secretary General Arkady Shevchenko, chess grand master Viktor Korchnoi, and ballet stars Mikhail

    Illegal emigration

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  • King's Indian Defence
  • Chess opening

    Bobby Fischer, and Mikhail Tal, with prominent grandmasters (GMs) Viktor Korchnoi, Miguel Najdorf, Efim Geller, John Nunn, Svetozar Gligorić, Wolfgang

    King's Indian Defence

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