My #1 favorite game! Definitley one for the history books!
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1968  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 36 moves, 0-1
Maybe Korchnoi could have beaten Botvinnik!?
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1
A relatively simple game, beautifully orchestrated by the Master
Korchnoi vs Gheorghiu, 1968  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
Karpov? Really? Are u sure it's not an amateur??
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974  (E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0
Legends never get too old for brilliance!
Korchnoi vs Lautier, 2006  (E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 40 moves, 1-0
The Sicilian attack that came from a Dragon!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Hold your horses, little man!
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
Positional brilliance!
Korchnoi vs D Byrne, 1968  (A16) English, 31 moves, 1-0
World-class inspiration!
Korchnoi vs Reshevsky, 1968  (A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
The Queen's Gambit Declined like it should be played!!
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1971  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1-0
'Just an innocent blunder then mate?'
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974  (A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0
The all-mighty French!
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
Tactical precision and perfect timing!
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Forward, my minions!!
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0
Beating the Master and Teacher!
Korchnoi vs Botvinnik, 1960  (E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 42 moves, 1-0
Straight out of a beginner's book!
Korchnoi vs Najdorf, 1971  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
Veteran mastery
Korchnoi vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Giving rise to the future...and teaching them a few lessons;-)
Korchnoi vs Carlsen, 2004  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
Puzzle master!
J Kozma vs Korchnoi, 1969  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 21 moves, 0-1
"King's Indian? 1-0"
Korchnoi vs Van der Wiel, 1987  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1-0
You can't touch me!
Korchnoi vs M Stojanovic, 2007  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
Straight Shooter!
Korchnoi vs I Sokolov, 2000 (D85) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0
Child's play!
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1948  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 12 moves, 1-0
Trapped like a rat in a cage!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994  (E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1
Sacrifice of the Century!
Averbakh vs Korchnoi, 1965  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 39 moves, 0-1
Chopped liver!!
Korchnoi vs Huebner, 1981  (E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0
Dutch courage!
Taimanov vs Korchnoi, 1950  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 35 moves, 0-1
Attack & Sac!!
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1954  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Open vice!
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1955  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 33 moves, 0-1
Winning Structure!
Golombek vs Korchnoi, 1956  (A56) Benoni Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Curled up into a ball!
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1955  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0
Oh soo Old!!
Korchnoi vs Panov, 1956  (A53) Old Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Beating the Man at his own game!
Korchnoi vs Pirc, 1957  (B07) Pirc, 55 moves, 1-0
Prodigy? Him??
Fischer vs Korchnoi, 1962  (B89) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
TOTAL ANNIHILATION
S Tatai vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 0-1
Crazy Town
Korchnoi vs Tseitlin, 1993  (D85) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1-0
Magic moves!
R Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
Tactical Flurry!
Korchnoi vs Suetin, 1953  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0
Most Memorable Game
Geller vs Korchnoi, 1960  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Top of his game
Short vs Korchnoi, 1980  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1
Still great at 78!
Timman vs Korchnoi, 2009  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 59 moves, 0-1
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