Master Class Vol.15 - Viktor Korchnoi, Karsten Müller (English)

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MC15EDIG

Viktor Korchnoi (born in 1931 in Leningrad) is one of the great players in chess history. He first qualified for a Candidates Tournament for the World Championship as early as 1962, and subsequently took part many times in further Candidates Matches. His final candidates match was against Kasparov in 1983. For decades Korchnoi belonged to the absolute world elite. In the late 1970s he was number two in the world rankings behind Anatoly Karpov. More

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Short biography
Viktor Korchnoi Spotlight
Opening
Introduction
Leningrad Dutch
King's Indian Defence
Classical Openings
English Opening
Black vs 1.d4
Black vs 1.e4
Conclusion
Strategy
Introduction
Kortschnoj-Petrosian 1980
Korchnoi-Petrosian, Candidates 1980
Kortschnoj-Jussupov 1981
Korchnoi-Jussupow, Lone Pine 1981
Karpov-Kortschnoj 1978
Karpov-Korchnoi, World Championship Game 28 1978
Gruenfeld-Kortschnoj 1985
Gruenfeld-Korchnoi, Brussels 1985
Kortschnoj-Polugaevsky 1987
Korchnoi-Polugaevsky, Candidates 1977
Kortschnoj-Plakhetka 1969
Korchnoi-Plachetka, Luhacovice International 1969
Caruana-Kortschnoj 2011
Caruana-Korchnoi, Gibraltar 2011
Tactics 1-10
Korchnoi-Shapkin 1949
Korchnoi-Cherepkov 1953
Korchnoi-Gusev 1956
Fuchs-Korchnoi 1965
Byrne-Korchnoi 1967
Corral-Korchnoi 1968
Kozma-Korchnoi 1969
Korchnoi-Balashov 1971
Korchnoi-Ree 1972
Ivanov-Korchnoi 1973
Tactics 11-20
Korchnoi-Karpov 1974
Langeweg-Korchnoi 1976
Huss-Korchnoi 1979
Sigurjonsson-Korchnoi 1980
Korchnoi-Huebner 1981
Portisch-Korchnoi 1983
Korchnoi-Beliavsky 1990
Korchnoi-Timman 1991
Korchnoi-Wade 1992
Korchnoi-Romanishin 1992
Tactics 21-25
Ballmann-Korchnoi 1995
Fressinet-Korchnoi 1996
Korchnoi-Lepelletier 1996
Korchnoi-Bach 1997
Korchnoi-Solak 2002
Endgames
Introduction
Rook endings
The cut-off
Reaching the Lucena position
The rook belongs behind the passed-pawn
Kasparov's king advance
Kasparov's king retreat
Korchnoi's king
The power of the passed e-pawn
The power of connected passed pawns
Races with hurdles
The world championship match Karpov-Korchnoi Baguio City 1978
The will to win
Karpov's cut off
Deep problems
Korchnoi's initiative
Karpov's drawing zone
Rook vs bishop
The dangerous corner
A non-standard draw
Powerplay on the light squares
Powerplay on the dark squares
Rook and knight vs rook
Coordination problems
Queen endgame
Queen plus h- and f-pawn win against queen
Knight vs bishop endgame
Zugzwang is the sharpest endgame weapon
The knight strikes back
Bonus
Training Questions
All Games
Korchnoi book with White
Korchnoi book with Black

PROPERTIES

Language:	English
Level:	any

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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Recommended:	Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) Memory: 4 GB RAM Operating System: Windows 10 and higher, DirectX 11 Graphics Card: 512 MB RAM and more Other: DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation
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Parameters

Language	English
Level	Any
Year	2022
Streaming	Yes
Author	Marin, Mihail, Müller, Karsten, Pelletier, Yannick, Reeh, Oliver