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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:chess_match
|
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gptkbp:active_years
|
1946-2016
1946-2006
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gptkbp:age_at_first_match
|
43
|
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gptkbp:age_at_last_match
|
70
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|
gptkbp:awards
|
gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkb:Swiss_Sportsman_of_the_Year
|
|
gptkbp:biography
|
Korchnoi: The Eternal Challenger
Korchnoi: The Eternal Fighter
Korchnoi: The Last of the Greats
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gptkbp:birth_date
|
March 23, 1931
1929-03-23
1931-03-23
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gptkbp:birth_place
|
gptkb:Leningrad
gptkb:Leningrad,_Russia
|
|
gptkbp:birth_year
|
1931
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gptkbp:born_in
|
gptkb:Leningrad,_Russia
|
|
gptkbp:career_end
|
gptkb:2009
gptkb:2016
|
|
gptkbp:career_games_played
|
gptkb:24
gptkb:3
gptkb:American_football_coach
144
writing
continued competing
writing chess books
emigration to Switzerland
retired from competitive chess
emigrated to Switzerland
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|
gptkbp:career_start
|
gptkb:1949
1946
|
|
gptkbp:championship
|
gptkb:none
gptkb:0
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1974_World_Chess_Championship
2
1974 (unofficial)
|
|
gptkbp:chess_olympiad
|
gptkb:1954
gptkb:1960
gptkb:0
gptkb:1
gptkb:1962
gptkb:1964
gptkb:1966
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1972
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1978
gptkb:1980
gptkb:1982
gptkb:1984
gptkb:1986
gptkb:1988
gptkb:1990
gptkb:1992
gptkb:1994
gptkb:1996
gptkb:1998
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2002
gptkb:2004
gptkb:2006
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2012
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2016
influential
enduring
one of the greatest players
Chess is My Life
Soviet chess era
legendary challenger
Korchnoi on Chess
Aggressive play advocate
Inspiration for aggressive players
Korchnoi's Chess Lessons
Pioneer of aggressive play
1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
gold medal 1980
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|
gptkbp:chess_opening
|
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
2
|
|
gptkbp:coaching_career
|
no
yes
|
|
gptkbp:contributed_to
|
chess education
chess literature
|
|
gptkbp:current_club
|
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Swiss_Chess_Federation
gptkb:Leningrad_Chess_Club
|
|
gptkbp:current_status
|
deceased
|
|
gptkbp:death_date
|
2021-06-06
2016-06-06
June 6, 2016
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gptkbp:death_year
|
gptkb:none
gptkb:2016
|
|
gptkbp:defeated
|
gptkb:Timman
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:1974_Candidates_Tournament
1998 match
Karpov in 1974
Karpov in 1981
Karpov in 1988
|
|
gptkbp:defeated_in_finals
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:defection
|
to the West
|
|
gptkbp:documentary
|
Korchnoi: The Last of the Greats
|
|
gptkbp:draws
|
gptkb:10
gptkb:13
gptkb:6
|
|
gptkbp:emigrated
|
to Switzerland
|
|
gptkbp:ended
|
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Petrosian,_1966
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Petrosian_1966
gptkb:Karpov_vs._Korchnoi,_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov,_1974
high
strong
complex endgames
Rook Endgame
Korchnoi-Karpov Endgame
Korchnoi's Endgame Technique
|
|
gptkbp:events
|
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:FIDE_Grandmaster
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
strong
aggressive
European Champion
positional
Interzonal Tournament
tactical
multiple tournament victories
numerous tournament victories
Candidate for World Champion
known for tactical play
World Championship Candidate
World Championship finalist
Challenger for World Championship
two-time World Championship challenger
|
|
gptkbp:events_held
|
gptkb:Soviet_Union
|
|
gptkbp:famous_for
|
tactical brilliance
counter-attacks
defensive skills
tactical play
world championship matches
long career
creative tactics
challenging Karpov
challenging Karpov multiple times
chess rivalry with Karpov
rivalry with Anatoly Karpov
challenging the title multiple times
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|
gptkbp:famous_match
|
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1981
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1984
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1987
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1990
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1974
Korchnoi-Karpov 1974
Korchnoi-Karpov 1986
|
|
gptkbp:famous_quote
|
I have always been a fighter.
" Chess is a matter of delicate judgment."
" I am a fighter."
|
|
gptkbp:famous_rival
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Petrosian
|
|
gptkbp:federation
|
gptkb:FIDE
|
|
gptkbp:fide_id
|
2600
2630
2000010
|
|
gptkbp:fideworld_champion
|
gptkb:none
|
|
gptkbp:final_match_date
|
gptkb:1988
Karpov in 2001
|
|
gptkbp:final_score
|
5.5
11.5
4-6
5-6
11.5-12.5
8.5-12.5
|
|
gptkbp:first_match
|
gptkb:Elista,_Russia
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:1974
gptkb:Lugano
1990-10-03
1990-12-08
Karpov in 1974
|
|
gptkbp:first_match_against_karpov
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:first_title_challenge
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:first_world_championship_match
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:first_world_title_challenge_year
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:game_awards
|
2
|
|
gptkbp:game_community
|
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:none
gptkb:2016
gptkb:Korchnoi_Chess_School
gptkb:Soviet_School_of_Chess
1946
self-taught
1950-2016
|
|
gptkbp:has
|
numerous chess books
a chess school
|
|
gptkbp:has_achievements
|
multiple Candidates Tournaments
|
|
gptkbp:head_coach
|
gptkb:Swiss_national_team
no
coached several players
Alexander Kotov
Viktor Baturinsky
|
|
gptkbp:highest_point
|
2705
2725
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Korchnoi
|
|
gptkbp:influence
|
gptkb:Soviet_chess
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:significant
gptkb:chess_match
high
notable
aggressive tactics
chess strategies
modern chess
tournament play
chess tactics
Contributing to chess literature
Swiss chess community
influencing Swiss chess community
inspiring generations of players
influencing generations of players
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:chess_match
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Soviet_chess_school
gptkb:Alekhine
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_games
|
gptkb:none
future generations
|
|
gptkbp:influences
|
gptkb:Alekhine
gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:chess_match
|
|
gptkbp:is
|
a chess commentator
|
|
gptkbp:is_challenged_by
|
Karpov in 1990
Karpov in 1993
Karpov in 1991
Karpov in 1994
|
|
gptkbp:is_played_by
|
over 1500 tournament games
|
|
gptkbp:known_for
|
tactical play
being one of the strongest challengers
|
|
gptkbp:language
|
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
English
|
|
gptkbp:laps
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
yes
|
|
gptkbp:last_match_against_karpov
|
gptkb:1986
gptkb:1990
gptkb:1992
gptkb:1996
gptkb:1997
|
|
gptkbp:last_tournament_win
|
gptkb:2009
|
|
gptkbp:last_world_championship_match
|
gptkb:1981
|
|
gptkbp:last_world_title_challenge_year
|
gptkb:1998
|
|
gptkbp:launched
|
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
one of the greatest players
legendary challenger
legendary chess figure
|
|
gptkbp:losses
|
Karpov in 1990
|
|
gptkbp:lost_to_karpov_in
|
gptkb:1974_World_Championship
2000 match
|
|
gptkbp:match_count_against_karpov
|
gptkb:5
|
|
gptkbp:match_draws
|
gptkb:0
|
|
gptkbp:match_draws_against
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:0
|
|
gptkbp:match_duration
|
5 months
several months
3 months
several weeks
1989-1990
from 1991 to 1992
|
|
gptkbp:match_end
|
gptkb:1994
|
|
gptkbp:match_losses_against
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:3
|
|
gptkbp:match_outcome_against
|
1 win
Karpov lost 21
Karpov won 21
|
|
gptkbp:match_outcome_against_karpov
|
1 win
3 draws
|
|
gptkbp:match_statistics
|
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:defeat
Cold War tensions
controversial
lost
highly competitive
5 wins
2 wins
historic rivalry
important in chess history
analyzed for decades
loser
title challenge
lost 12, drew 8, won 0
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|
gptkbp:match_type
|
gptkb:classical
gptkb:World_Championships
best of 20 games
best of 10
best of 24 games
best of 12 games
best of 10 games
best of 12
World Championship rematch
|
|
gptkbp:match_wins
|
2
|
|
gptkbp:matches_played
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:63
gptkb:66
gptkb:historical_significance
2
50
offensive
intensive
psychological tactics
tactical play
|
|
gptkbp:most_titles
|
gptkb:1
World Chess Championship challenger
|
|
gptkbp:most_wins
|
gptkb:19
|
|
gptkbp:nationality
|
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Russian
Swiss
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:Viktor_the_Terrible
gptkb:Victor
|
|
gptkbp:notable_achievement
|
Soviet Championship winner
Candidate for World Champion
World Championship Candidate
World Chess Championship contender
World Championship contender
multiple title challenges
World Chess Championship runner-up
two-time World Championship challenger
World Championship finalist multiple times
|
|
gptkbp:notable_for
|
gptkb:chess_match
World Championship contender
challenging World Championship title multiple times
chess rivalry with Karpov
|
|
gptkbp:notable_games
|
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov,_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Petrosian,_1977
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Spassky,_1964
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1990
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_2000
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_2001
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov,_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov_1990
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov_1991
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov_2002
Korchnoi vs Gelfand, 1993
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1959
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1965
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 2000
Korchnoi vs. Karpov 1986 Game 1
Korchnoi vs. Karpov, 1989
Korchnoi vs. Karpov, 1997
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1974
|
|
gptkbp:notable_match
|
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Ivanchuk_1991
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov_1974
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Petrosian
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov_1974
gptkb:1974_World_Championship
part of a long rivalry
|
|
gptkbp:notable_move
|
Pawn promotion
|
|
gptkbp:notable_rivalry
|
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs._Karpov
gptkb:Keres
gptkb:Mikhail_Botvinnik
gptkb:Tigran_Petrosian
gptkb:Ivanchuk
gptkb:Geller
Karpov rivalry
Korchnoi-Karpov rivalry
|
|
gptkbp:notable_students
|
gptkb:none
Viktor Baturinsky
|
|
gptkbp:notable_tournament_win
|
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1965
|
|
gptkbp:notable_winner
|
gptkb:4
|
|
gptkbp:number_of_games
|
gptkb:6
|
|
gptkbp:number_of_matches
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:5
Karpov 5
|
|
gptkbp:number_of_world_championships_contested
|
2
|
|
gptkbp:opened
|
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Korchnoi_Gambit
Korchnoi's Gambit
|
|
gptkbp:played_against
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Gelfand
gptkb:Ivanchuk
|
|
gptkbp:political_career
|
no
|
|
gptkbp:post_championship_role
|
chess trainer
|
|
gptkbp:post_chess_career
|
gptkb:Author
|
|
gptkbp:post-match_activity
|
writing books
|
|
gptkbp:rank
|
2
number 2
|
|
gptkbp:rating
|
2600
2630
2560
2650
2600+
|
|
gptkbp:repertoire
|
narrow
|
|
gptkbp:retired
|
gptkb:2016
from professional chess
|
|
gptkbp:retirement
|
gptkb:Author
gptkb:American_football_coach
|
|
gptkbp:retirement_year
|
gptkb:2005
gptkb:2006
gptkb:2015
gptkb:2016
|
|
gptkbp:rival
|
gptkb:Karpov
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Maya_Korchnoi
|
|
gptkbp:style
|
Aggressive
aggressive
defensive
aggressive play
dynamic play
hypermodern
|
|
gptkbp:tactics
|
Pins
|
|
gptkbp:tactics_used
|
used against Karpov
|
|
gptkbp:title
|
gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:1956
2
International Grandmaster
unsuccessful
World Chess Championship contender
World Chess Championship challenger
|
|
gptkbp:total_matches_against_karpov
|
gptkb:5
|
|
gptkbp:tournament
|
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament_1974
gptkb:1952
gptkb:5
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:1974_World_Championship
over 100
multiple
|
|
gptkbp:won
|
multiple tournaments
|
|
gptkbp:world_champion_candidate
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:world_champion_contender_years
|
1974, 1978
|
|
gptkbp:world_championship_finalist
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:writer
|
several
few
Chess is My Life
|
|
gptkbp:year
|
gptkb:1974
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Karpov
gptkb:Mikhail_Tal
gptkb:Keres
gptkb:Tal
gptkb:Petrosian_vs._Korchnoi,_1974
gptkb:FIDE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Ivanchuk
gptkb:1983_Candidates_Tournament
gptkb:1975_World_Championship_Candidates
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
|