Monday
Dec162013
Korchnoi!
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Here's some good news for chess fans this Christmas season: it appears that Viktor "The Terrible" Korchnoi is resuming his chess career. According to Chessdom (HT: Brian Gaines), he will be playing in the 37th Zurich Christmas Open from December 26-30. (The "Day After Christmas Open"?) Korchnoi suffered a stroke about a year ago, and it was thought that the (now) 82-year-old's competitive career was at an end. So to all of you who grew up with Korchnoi as a strong or even elite GM - and that's just about everyone between the ages of five and 75 - be heartened and inspired that the great warrior of the chessboard will fight on.
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Reader Comments (3)
I would argue that Korchnoi is the ultimate chess competitor. He has seemingly played forever, and it looks like he will continue playing until the end. I suspect even his ghost will haunt tournaments. Two official World Championship matches and one de-facto match for the championship as well. Long live Viktor the Terrible!!!
Hmmm...really good news! Long live to Viktor ''The terrible'' Kortchnoj!
By the way, how is going your back Dennis? I hope you're better!
Peace and health!
[DM: Thanks for the wishes! My back is never quite "perfect", but it is manageable and rarely an issue in day-to-day life. Peace and health to you too!]
Big news! To me he belongs to the very cream of players the world has seen since lasker.