Viktor Korchnoi
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 8 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 23,1931 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Date of died | June 6,2016 |
| Died | Wohlen |
| Switzerland | |
| Children | Igor Korchnoi |
| Job | Writer |
| Books | Chess is My Life |
| Korchnoi's 400 best games | |
| The king's gambit | |
| My Best Games | |
| Practical Rook Endings | |
| Viktor Korchnoĭ's best games | |
| Movies/Shows | Closing Gambit |
| The Great Chess Movie | |
| Grandmaster | |
| Born | Saint Petersburg |
| Russia | |
| Peak rate | 2695 |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Swiss | |
| Education | Saint Petersburg State University |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 551560 |
Viktor Korchnoi Life story
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi was a Soviet and Swiss chess grandmaster and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, Korchnoi defected to the Netherlands in 1976, and resided in Switzerland from 1978, becoming a Swiss citizen.
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