Korchnoi
Noun
Meaning
Russian chess master (born in 1931)
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The fifth volume, devoted to the chess careers of World Champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Viktor Korchnoi, was published in March 2006.
In a discussion a few days earlier Euwe told Korchnoi, ".
Korchnoi had defected from the Soviet Union in 1976, and was at that time the strongest active non-Soviet player.
Various political maneuvers prevented Kasparov from playing Korchnoi, and Kasparov forfeited the match.