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Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich |
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Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich (vyēk`tər ləvôv`yĭch kôrch`noi), 1931–, Russian-Swiss chess master. A long-time leading Soviet player, he lost to Anatoly Karpov Karpov, Anatoly , 1951–, Russian chess master. In 1970 he became the world's youngest international grand master. Karpov won (1975) the world championship by default when Bobby Fischer, the titleholder, refused to agree to terms for a match.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1974, competing for the right to challenge Bobby Fischer Fischer, Bobby (Robert James Fischer) , 1943–, American chess player, b. Chicago. In 1958, he became a grandmaster, the youngest to that time. In the Interzonal and Candidates' matches in 1970 and 1971 he won an unprecedented 20 straight games to qualify to ..... Click the link for more information. for the world title. Korchnoi criticized Karpov after the match, was banned from competition for six months by Soviet authorities, and in 1976 emigrated to Switzerland. An innovative but erratic tactician, he lost world-title matches against Karpov in 1978 and 1981. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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