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Viktor Korchnoi
Challenger for World Championship
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Korchnoi, Viktor   [Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi]

Born:
1931-Mar-23; Leningrad, Russia, USSR

Career Highlights:

1960-1970
USSR Champion (4 times)
1968
Candidates final match vs. Spassky (+1-4=5); Kiev
1974
Candidates final match vs. Karpov (+2-3=19); Moscow
1977
Candidates final match vs. Spassky (+7-4=7); Belgrade
1978
Title match vs. Karpov (+5-6=21); Baguio City
1980
Candidates final match vs. Huebner (+3-2=3); Meran
1981
Title match vs. Karpov (+2-6=10); Meran

Non-title Tournaments:

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Famous Chess Tournaments
1960
USSR (ch) (1st)
1965
Yerevan (1st)
1980
London (1st-3rd)
1985
Tilburg (1st-3rd)

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