Korchnoi Special
This week would have marked Viktor Korchnoi’s 95th birthday: the perfect occasion for us to shine a spotlight on one of the greatest fighters and most creative minds in chess history.
Look forward to a week filled with exciting content dedicated to Korchnoi’s unique legacy including analyses, games, and insights into the life of an extraordinary champion.
To mark the occasion, we are offering two outstanding video courses at a special price: “Master Class: Korchnoi” and “My Life for Chess,” in which Korchnoi personally analyses his best games.
In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Viktor Korchnoi. Let them show you which openings Korchnoi chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame.
Viktor Korchnoi's favorite opening used to be the French Defense, featuring some positionally risky lines with a lot of fighting spirit. That's what Viktor Lvovich loved to play and so we are going to have a look at some spectacular games he played in this opening.
Exercise 1: Black to Play. What is the thematical idea here for Black?!
Feel free to move the pieces on the live diagram!
Exercise 2: Black to Play. How should he fight for the initiative?!
Feel free to move the pieces on the live diagram!
This week's show
In this video course, experts (Pelletier, Marin, Müller and Reeh) examine the games of Viktor Korchnoi. Let them show you which openings Korchnoi chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame.
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