Viktor Korchnoi
Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster
Why Is Viktor Korchnoi Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi was a Soviet and Swiss chess grandmaster and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union , Korchnoi defected to the Netherlands in 1976, and resided in Switzerland from 1978, becoming a Swiss citizen. Korchnoi played four matches, three of which were official, against GM Anatoly Karpov. In 1974, Korchnoi lost the Candidates Tournament final to Karpov. Karpov was declared World Champion in 1975 when GM Bobby Fischer declined to defend his title. Korchnoi then won two consecutive Candidates cycles to qualify for World Chess Championship matches with Karpov in 1978 and 1981 but lost both. The two players also played a drawn training match of six games in 1971.
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