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Viktor Korchnoi was a Soviet-born chess grandmaster who later became a Swiss citizen, making him one of the most prominent chess players of the 20th century. He is historically significant because he defected from the Soviet Union during the Cold War and continued to compete at the highest levels of chess, including challenging for the world championship.
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- Born
- 1931
- Works
- 6
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- Chess is my life
- Korchnoi's 400 best games
- Viktor Korchnoi's best games
- Viktor Korchnoĭ's best games
- Antishakhmaty
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- statelessness
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Wohlen
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- USSR and Russia versus the Rest of the World
- Student of
- Vladimir Zak
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Soviet Union
- Image
- Max Euwe Schaakvierkamp in Amsterdam Kortsjnoj (close), Bestanddeelnr 933-9735 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg
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- Viktor Korchnoi
- date of birth
- 1931-03-23
- Elo rating
- 2632
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- Viktor Korchnoi
- date of death
- 2016-06-06
- title of chess person
- International Master
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nickname
- Viktor the Terrible
- name in native language
- Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й
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Encyclopedic overview
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi (Russian: Виктор Львович Корчной, IPA: [vʲiktər ˈlʲvovʲɪtɕ kɐrtɕˈnoj]; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion.
Born in Leningrad, Korchnoi defected to the Netherlands in 1976, and resided in Switzerland from 1978, becoming a Swiss citizen.
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