White onslaught repulsed
Sokolsky vs Korchnoi, 1954  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Blockaded opening, queenside advance, nice tactic at end
G K Sorokin vs Korchnoi, 1956  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 43 moves, 0-1
Brilliant queenside pawn promotion
Y Kotkov vs Korchnoi, 1956  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
The stationary rook
D Minic vs Korchnoi, 1964  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
28. Bxh2! with difficult pawn ending
A Matanovic vs Korchnoi, 1964  (C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 45 moves, 0-1
Manoeuvring in Black IQP position
E Haag vs Korchnoi, 1965  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1
And this is how to win as White...
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
A slow squeeze. NB Black's moves 36-44
A Matanovic vs Korchnoi, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 66 moves, 0-1
One passed pawn beats two
Rossolimo vs Korchnoi, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1
Centre break wins queenside pawns
A Medina Garcia vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
c4 blockade and very slow manoeuvring
S Garcia Martinez vs Korchnoi, 1969 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Accurate R+P ending
I Platonov vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 0-1
Steamroller with an extra pawn
A Beni vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 0-1
Trapped rook in R+P ending
Gipslis vs Korchnoi, 1970  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 59 moves, 0-1
Tal overestimates e5
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
Winning a B vs N endgame
Matulovic vs Korchnoi, 1972  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1
Mistakes on both sides here
S Garcia Martinez vs Korchnoi, 1972  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 60 moves, 0-1
Loss on time? Black slightly ahead
G Estevez Morales vs Korchnoi, 1973 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
White blunders after fighting off Black's attack
P Poutiainen vs Korchnoi, 1974  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 0-1
10...g5!? White loses to neat h-file tactic
M Stean vs Korchnoi, 1975  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Premature resignation
V Liberzon vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Wonderful kingside attack: ...Kd7!!
R Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
Brilliant mating net at end
Sahovic vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 0-1
24.g3? loses pawn and game.
J Szmetan vs Korchnoi, 1979  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi bishops fend off Greek gift
G Sigurjonsson vs Korchnoi, 1980  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1
Long positional battle with blunder at end.
Huebner vs Korchnoi, 1980  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 0-1
Kudrin vs Korchnoi, 1984  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
I Veinger vs Korchnoi, 1986 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1986 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1987 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 34 moves, 0-1
Short vs Korchnoi, 1987 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 62 moves, 0-1
F Hellers vs Korchnoi, 1987 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1988 (C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 37 moves, 0-1
O Renet vs Korchnoi, 1990 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 62 moves, 0-1
P Wolff vs Korchnoi, 1993 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1993  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
J Xie vs Korchnoi, 1995 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
Rublevsky vs Korchnoi, 2001 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 34 moves, 0-1
V Nevednichy vs Korchnoi, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 0-1
A Mista vs Korchnoi, 2005 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 55 moves, 0-1
A Lastin vs Korchnoi, 2007  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
Timman vs Korchnoi, 2009  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 59 moves, 0-1
Black does not play like Korchnoi...
Korchnoi vs M Rivas Pastor, 1995  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0
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