Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi · Sports
Chess grandmaster, twice World Championship challenger (1978, 1981); of mainly Jewish descent
1931, Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) — 2016, Wohlen, Switzerland
Soviet Union · Switzerland
Viktor Korchnoi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Chess grandmaster, twice World Championship challenger (1978, 1981); of mainly Jewish descent
Korchnoi was one of the strongest chess grandmasters never to become world champion, twice challenging Anatoly Karpov for the world title (1978 and 1981) after defecting from the Soviet Union in 1976. He was of mainly Jewish descent through his father, and later lived and competed under the Swiss flag.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
Chess grandmaster, twice World Championship challenger (1978, 1981); of mainly Jewish descent
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews among the 64 strongest chess players (Warriors of the Mind, 1989)
