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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Team Korchnoi argued it could have been a signal to make a particular move.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2022

Nakamura did the best of the peripatetic American stars, winning his third straight Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge while finishing first in both the classical and blitz portions of the event.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2017

With nicknames like “Victor the Terrible” and “the Lion of Saint Petersburg,” Korchnoi had a style that could be aggressive, attacking pawns and trying to keep a pawn advantage on the way to victory.

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

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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