Viktor Korchnoi(1931-2016)

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Viktor Korchnoi was born on 23 March 1931 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now Saint Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Grossmeyster (1973), Jouer sa vie (1982) and Vremya lyubit i vremya nenavidet (1994). He was married to Petra Leeuwerik and Bella. He died on 6 June 2016 in Wohlen, Aargau, Switzerland.

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Grossmeyster

6.4

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Grossmeyster(as V. Korchnoy)

1973

Jouer sa vie

6.9

Movie

Self

1982

Vremya lyubit i vremya nenavidet

4.0

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Self

1994

The Secret K.G.B. Files

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Grossmeyster
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- Grossmeyster (as V. Korchnoy)
- 1973

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- Victor Korchnoi
Born
- March 23, 1931
- Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now Saint Petersburg, Russia]
Died
- June 6, 2016
- Wohlen, Aargau, Switzerland
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Book: "Chess is My Life". Zürich : Edition Olms.ISBN-13: 978-3283004064, foreword by Garry Kasparov
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- 2 Portrayals
- 1 Article

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He was a chess grandmaster, considered one of the best players never to become world champion. He was a four-time USSR champion, and ranked number one in the world in 1965. In 1976, he sought political asylum in the Netherlands after a tournament there. He progressed to the World Championship final in 1978 and 1981, but lost to Anatoly Karpov both times. He was the oldest active grandmaster in international tournaments for many years, and won the World Senior Chess Championship in 2006.

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- Viktor the Terrible

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