The Russian Jewish chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, who died on June 6 at age 85, proved that if an opponent brings in a psychic to defeat you, you can destroy the adversary by letting loose gurus.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Viktor Korchnoi was one of the most enduringly consistent grandmasters on the international circuit and reckoned by some to have been ...

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The news of Korchnoi's death follows the passing away of boxing legend Mohd Ali and India's first Mr Universe Manohar Aich. Korchnoi was regarded as the best player not to have won a World title. But ...

VIKTOR Korchnoi, who was widely considered one of the greatest chess players in history but never captured the world championship in more than 60 years as an elite competitor, died on Monday in ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For much of his later life, as he racked up formidable results in top chess tournaments, Viktor Korchnoi began ...

Chess grandmaster and four-time Soviet chess champion who fled to the West, Viktor Korchnoi, has died aged 85, the Russian chess federation said on Monday. Korchnoi died in Switzerland where he had ...

At 64, Viktor Korchnoi still knows how to get the job done. Only three months after finishing first in San Francisco’s Pan Pacific Tournament, the Swiss grandmaster was winner of the recent Madrid ...