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Korchnoi

Victor. born 1931, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
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Most strong players would prefer White's chances, because White has a defined weakness to attack, but a few, including World Champion Gary Kasparov and many-time Candidate Vivtor Korchnoi have demonstrated Black's resources in such positions.
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Some of the world's greats, like Korchnoi, Smyslov and Botvinnik all played well, deep into their senior years.
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The convention center hosted the 1978 World Chess Championship series between Russian grandmasters Anatoly Karpov and Victor Korchnoi.
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The notes detail matches between Fischer and Viktor Korchnoi, David Bronstein, Vasily Smyslov, Predrag Ostojic, Vlastimil Hort, Samuel Reshevsky and Tigran Pertosyan.
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Other Birthdays: Entertainer DavidEssex, 55; cricketer Graham Gooch, 49; American actor Woody Harrelson, 41; Russian chess champion Viktor Korchnoi, 71; American secretary Monica Lewinsky, 29; American actor Michael Richards, 54.
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Among the Malacanang extravaganzas the coconut levy funded were the Miss Universe contest, the world chess championship between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi, and the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Thrilla in Manila.
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At the very highest level, grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi was, and still is, a formidable player in his 80s capable of competing with the best.
HERE are two; more of our reception class photographs, showing new pupils with their very first teachers. Today photographer John Millard visits St Augustine's Primary School, Felling, Gateshead

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