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Viktor Korchnoi (1931–2016) was a male chess player, writer, and author born in Saint Petersburg. He held the titles of Grandmaster and International Master and achieved an Elo rating of 2695. Korchnoi represented both the Soviet Union and Switzerland in chess competitions. His career included participation in the 14th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Chess Olympiads, as well as the World Chess Championship 1978. He received the Chess Oscar and the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
Korchnoi’s written works include *Chess is my life*, *Korchnoi's 400 best games*, *Viktor Korchnoi's best games*, *Viktor Korchnoĭ's best games*, and *Antishakhmaty*. He spoke Russian, German, and English. His significant life events included the Siege of Leningrad and his defection. He was employed by Saint Petersburg State University. Korchnoi died of a stroke in Wohlen in 2016.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Chess is my life
- Korchnoi's 400 best games
- Viktor Korchnoi's best games
- Viktor Korchnoĭ's best games
- Antishakhmaty
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
· 1951 · cited 10,392x
- THE ELECTRODYNAMICS OF SUBSTANCES WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY NEGATIVE VALUES OF $\epsilon$ AND μ
· 1968 · cited 9,461x
- Climbing the Density Functional Ladder: Nonempirical Meta–Generalized Gradient Approximation Designed for Molecules and Solids
· 2003 · cited 6,580x
- Comparison of multiple Amber force fields and development of improved protein backbone parameters
· 2006 · cited 6,565x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,692x
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Wikidata facts
- 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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- Commons category
- Viktor Korchnoi
- date of birth
- 1931-03-23
- Elo rating
- 2632
- Commons gallery
- 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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