Korchnoi

/ ˈkɔːtʃˌnɔɪ /

noun

1. KorchnoiVictor1931MRussianSPORT AND GAMES: chess player Victor. born 1931, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976

Example Sentences

In 1978, world championship challenger Viktor Korchnoi's entourage accused champion Anatoly Karpov's team of cheating by sending their player a blueberry yoghurt.

From BBC

Samuel Reshevsky, his American archrival, had tied for first with Viktor Korchnoi.

From Literature

After Karpov received purple yogurt from a waiter during the game, Korchnoi worried that the flavor was a signal from someone on the outside.

From New York Times

Many put Korchnoi right at the top of the list of the greatest players in history who never won the world championship.

From Washington Times

In 1981, a Guardian report that chess champion Anatoly Karpov and his handlers had successfully protested at his challenger Viktor Korchnoi’s constant cross-board talk ran under the unlikely headline: “Chess banter banned”.

From The Guardian