Master Class Band 15 - Viktor Kortschnoi und My life for chess topmaterial Semi-Slav (1

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He has authored The Most Flexible Sicilian

and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field

basic endgame positions and techniques

''The match-tournament of 1948 in The Hague and Moscow was one of the most important events in the history of chess

Master Class Band 15 - Viktor Kortschnoi und My life for chess topmaterial Semi-Slav (1Viktor Korchnoi (1931 2016) is one of the greatest players in chess history. He qualified for a Candidates Tournament for the first time in 1962 and then took part in many more Candidates Matches for the World Championship. He played his last Candidates Match in 1983 against Kasparov. Korchnoi was among the absolute world elite for decades. In the late 1970s he was number two in the world rankings behind Anatoly Karpov.