Korchnoi

British

/ ˈkɔːtʃˌnɔɪ /

noun

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

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It eclipsed a 124-move draw in the bitter 1978 title fight between Soviet champion Anatoly Karpov and Soviet challenger Viktor Korchnoi.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Korchnoi continued to play into old age, was still ranked in the top 100 in the world at the age of 75 and was Swiss chess champion as recently as 2011.

From Time • Jun. 7, 2016

His rival, Viktor Korchnoi, lost four games in a row before he recovered.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 17, 2015

There was the ferocious rivalry between the loyal Russian communist Anatoly Karpov and the awkward dissident Victor Korchnoi.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2014

Soviets Efim Geller and Paul Keres tied for second, a half point behind, and Bobby’s fourth-place score was three full points below the three leaders and a half point ahead of Korchnoi.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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