Viktor Korchnoi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:autobiography gptkb:Chess_is_My_Life
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Double_Cross
gptkb:Order_of_Merit_of_the_Republic_of_Poland
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-03-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Wohlen,_Switzerland
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:Anatoly_Karpov
gptkbp:child gptkb:Igor_Korchnoi
gptkbp:competedIn gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1978
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship_1981
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-06-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wohlen,_Switzerland
gptkbp:defectedTo gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:EloRatingPeak 2695
gptkbp:EloRatingPeakDate July 1979
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:FIDE_ID 4100026
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Viktor Korchnoi
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkb:Russian
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Soviet
Swiss
gptkbp:notableFor defection from the Soviet Union
one of the strongest players never to become World Chess Champion
longevity in chess career
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Karpov,_Baguio_1978
gptkb:Korchnoi_vs_Petrosian,_1977_Candidates_Final
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Swiss_national_chess_team
gptkb:Soviet_Union_national_chess_team
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bella_Korchnoi
gptkbp:subjectOf documentary 'Viktor Korchnoi: Chess is My Life'
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Vladimir_Tukmakov
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkbp:won gptkb:Swiss_Chess_Championship
gptkb:USSR_Chess_Championship
gptkb:Candidates_Tournament
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Fischer
gptkb:Сумы
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5