Viktor Korchnoi
Soviet era · Switzerland · 1931–2016
Defected in 1976, challenged Karpov twice, and was still beating grandmasters at 80.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
272Wins
501Draws
227Losses
52%Score
1951–1999Active
Head-to-Head Records
1000 Games · Page 2 of 5
- 1997 vs Jean Luc Chabanon White Enghien Les Bains E51 1-0
- 1997 vs Igors Rausis Black Enghien Les Bains E04 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Darko Anic White Enghien Les Bains D43 1-0
- 1997 vs Mikhail M Ivanov White Enghien Les Bains E99 1-0
- 1997 vs Robert Fontaine White Enghien Les Bains D43 1-0
- 1997 vs Etienne Bacrot White Enghien Les Bains A06 0-1
- 1997 vs Alexander Mikhalevski Black Beersheba 16th D28 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Vitali Golod Black Beersheba 16th E12 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Victor Mikhalevski Black Beersheba 16th E11 1-0
- 1997 vs Eduardas Rozentalis White Beersheba 16th E17 0-1
- 1997 vs Valery Salov Black Hoogovens E03 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Igor V Glek Black Hoogovens C47 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens D43 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Nigel Short White Hoogovens D15 1-0
- 1997 vs Loek Van Wely Black Hoogovens E12 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Alexander Onischuk White Hoogovens A85 1-0
- 1997 vs Miguel Illescas Cordoba Black Hoogovens C45 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Boris Avrukh White Beersheba 16th A42 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Etienne Bacrot White Albert m A20 1-0
- 1997 vs Semen I Dvoirys White Beersheba 16th D71 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Alexander Finkel White Beersheba 16th D85 1-0
- 1997 vs Gerhard Goettin White Stadtcasino op E98 1-0
- 1997 vs Alon Greenfeld White Beersheba 16th E42 1-0
- 1997 vs Josef Jurek Black Stadtcasino op A37 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Boris Kanstler Black Beersheba 16th E52 1-0
- 1997 vs Lubomir Kavalek Black Kettler Cup rap C01 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Peter Leko Black Ubeda C82 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Fabrice Liardet White Stadtcasino op B38 1-0
- 1997 vs Eldar Mukhametov Black Stadtcasino op C02 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Igor A Novikov White Lost Boys 5th A06 1-0
- 1997 vs Jeroen Piket Black Lost Boys 5th D23 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Dejan Pikula White Stadtcasino op E99 1-0
- 1997 vs Jan Smejkal White Kettler Cup rap B36 1-0
- 1997 vs Ivan Sokolov Black Lost Boys 5th D27 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Peter Svidler White St Petersburg E94 1-0
- 1997 vs Jan Timman Black EU-chT (Men) D20 1-0
- 1997 vs Jan Timman White Ubeda E42 1-0
- 1997 vs Veselin Topalov White Lost Boys 5th A57 0-1
- 1997 vs Mark D Tseitlin White Beersheba 16th A16 1-0
- 1997 vs Vladimir B Tukmakov Black Stadtcasino op D21 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Dimitri Tyomkin Black Beersheba 16th E12 1/2-1/2
- 1997 vs Paul Van der Sterren Black Lost Boys 5th D77 0-1
- 1997 vs Loek Van Wely White Lost Boys 5th E98 1-0
- 1997 vs Rolf Walti Black Stadtcasino op C10 0-1
- 1997 vs Ye Rongguang White Lost Boys 5th B10 1-0
- 1996 vs Michael Adams Black Madrid C49 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Michael Adams White New York CITS E17 0-1
- 1996 vs Boris Gelfand White Madrid D48 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Boris Gelfand Black Vienna Millenium E14 1-0
- 1996 vs Boris Gelfand Black Koop Tjuchem A28 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Vienna Millenium E12 1-0
- 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Geneve Credit Suisse D26 1-0
- 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Geneve Credit Suisse E07 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black EUCup f D24 1-0
- 1996 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Vienna Millenium A06 0-1
- 1996 vs Peter Leko Black Vienna Millenium C11 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Peter Leko Black Koop Tjuchem C82 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Alexander Morozevich White Madrid E01 0-1
- 1996 vs Judit Polgar White Vienna Millenium E98 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Alexei Shirov White Vienna Millenium D15 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Alexei Shirov White Madrid A21 0-1
- 1996 vs Alexei Shirov White Koop Tjuchem D15 0-1
- 1996 vs Nigel Short White Koop Tjuchem A06 0-1
- 1996 vs Peter Svidler Black Koop Tjuchem C08 1-0
- 1996 vs Jan Timman Black Koop Tjuchem C82 1/2-1/2
- 1996 vs Veselin Topalov Black Madrid C80 1-0
- 1996 vs Veselin Topalov White Vienna Millenium B50 0-1
- 1995 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White PCA/Intel-GP A16 1-0
- 1995 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Horgen E21 0-1
- 1995 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black PCA/Intel-GP B19 1-0
- 1995 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black PCA/Intel-GP A25 1-0
- 1995 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Yalta rapid E48 0-1
- 1995 vs Garry Kasparov Black Horgen D43 1-0
- 1995 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Horgen D12 1/2-1/2
- 1995 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Yalta rapid C00 0-1
- 1995 vs Judit Polgar Black Women-Veterans C15 1/2-1/2
- 1995 vs Judit Polgar Black Madrid B19 1-0
- 1995 vs Judit Polgar White Women-Veterans E98 1/2-1/2
- 1995 vs Nigel Short White Madrid E45 1-0
- 1995 vs Nigel Short Black Horgen B57 0-1
- 1995 vs Jan Timman White Madrid A22 1/2-1/2
- 1995 vs Jan Timman White Horgen E52 1-0
- 1994 vs Michael Adams Black PCA/Intel-GP D00 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Michael Adams White Dortmund A53 0-1
- 1994 vs Michael Adams Black PCA/Intel-GP C77 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Michael Adams White PCA/Intel-GP A28 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Michael Adams Black Garmisch C02 1-0
- 1994 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber-blind 3rd D12 0-1
- 1994 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber-rapid 3rd B19 1-0
- 1994 vs Viswanathan Anand White PCA/Intel-GP B36 0-1
- 1994 vs Viswanathan Anand Black PCA/Intel-GP C09 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Boris Gelfand Black Horgen CS E59 0-1
- 1994 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber-blind 3rd D10 0-1
- 1994 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black PCA/Intel-GP C83 1-0
- 1994 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber-rapid 3rd B39 1-0
- 1994 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White PCA/Intel-GP A07 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Gata Kamsky White Amber-blind 3rd E09 0-1
- 1994 vs Gata Kamsky Black Amber-rapid 3rd E12 1-0
- 1994 vs Anatoly Karpov White Amber-rapid 3rd A29 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amber-blind 3rd E15 1-0
- 1994 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Dortmund E12 0-1
- 1994 vs Garry Kasparov White Horgen CS A33 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Amber-blind 3rd E12 1-0
- 1994 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Amber-rapid 3rd D43 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Peter Leko Black Dortmund B66 0-1
- 1994 vs Peter Leko Black Leon C82 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Peter Leko Black Horgen CS C11 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Alexander Morozevich Black Pamplona9495 C44 1-0
- 1994 vs Alexander Morozevich Black PCA/Intel-GP B12 0-1
- 1994 vs Alexander Morozevich White PCA/Intel-GP D07 1-0
- 1994 vs Judit Polgar Black Amber-rapid 3rd C86 1-0
- 1994 vs Judit Polgar White Amber-blind 3rd E98 1-0
- 1994 vs Alexei Shirov White Horgen CS E99 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Nigel Short Black Garmisch B35 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Jan Timman Black Dortmund E45 0-1
- 1994 vs Veselin Topalov White Moscow ol (Men) A57 1/2-1/2
- 1994 vs Veselin Topalov White Pamplona9495 E66 0-1
- 1993 vs Michael Adams Black Biel Interzonal C07 1-0
- 1993 vs Michael Adams White Wijk op A29 0-1
- 1993 vs Viswanathan Anand White Amber-rapid 2nd A29 0-1
- 1993 vs Viswanathan Anand White Biel Interzonal A25 0-1
- 1993 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Amber-blind 2nd C83 1-0
- 1993 vs Boris Gelfand White Wijk op E94 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Amber-blind 2nd B19 0-1
- 1993 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Wch Team E12 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Amber-rapid 2nd E43 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Gata Kamsky White Biel Interzonal A65 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Gata Kamsky Black Buenos Aires Najdorf C45 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amber-blind 2nd E12 1-0
- 1993 vs Anatoly Karpov White Amber-rapid 2nd A17 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Vladimir Kramnik Black Wch Team A17 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Vladimir Kramnik White Groningen PCA D43 0-1
- 1993 vs Bent Larsen Black Buenos Aires Najdorf A87 1-0
- 1993 vs Peter Leko Black Wijk op B11 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Judit Polgar Black Amber-blind 2nd C13 1-0
- 1993 vs Judit Polgar White Amber-rapid 2nd E94 1-0
- 1993 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Amber-blind 2nd A46 1-0
- 1993 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Groningen PCA A46 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Amber-rapid 2nd E11 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Antwerp D30 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Alexei Shirov Black Wijk op E11 0-1
- 1993 vs Alexei Shirov White Buenos Aires Najdorf E98 1-0
- 1993 vs Alexei Shirov Black Wch Team C11 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Nigel Short Black Amber-blind 2nd B12 1/2-1/2
- 1993 vs Nigel Short White Amber-rapid 2nd D37 1-0
- 1992 vs Michael Adams Black Roquebrune rapid C08 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Michael Adams White Roquebrune rapid A30 1-0
- 1992 vs Michael Adams White Roquebrune A48 1-0
- 1992 vs Viswanathan Anand White Roquebrune rapid E15 0-1
- 1992 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Roquebrune rapid A05 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand White Tilburg rapid E39 0-1
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand Black Tilburg rapid15 D47 1-0
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand White Tilburg rapid15 A14 0-1
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand Black Tilburg rapid A84 0-1
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand Black Tilburg E12 1-0
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand Black Hoogovens E12 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Boris Gelfand White Tilburg E99 1-0
- 1992 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Roquebrune rapid A28 0-1
- 1992 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Roquebrune rapid C11 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Roquebrune rapid E12 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Roquebrune E11 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Biel E15 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Roquebrune rapid A20 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Biel E32 0-1
- 1992 vs Garry Kasparov White EU-chT (Men) E98 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Bent Larsen Black Roquebrune rapid C10 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Bent Larsen White Roquebrune rapid E11 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Bent Larsen Black Roquebrune C08 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Judit Polgar White Roquebrune rapid E81 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Judit Polgar Black Roquebrune rapid B14 1-0
- 1992 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Roquebrune A10 1-0
- 1992 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Roquebrune rapid E15 1-0
- 1992 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Roquebrune rapid E11 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Alexei Shirov White Biel A13 0-1
- 1992 vs Alexei Shirov Black Biel E20 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Mikhail Tal Black Barcelona E11 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Paris Immopar rapid C63 1-0
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Tilburg C11 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand White Tilburg D43 0-1
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand White Paris Immopar rapid A33 0-1
- 1991 vs Gata Kamsky White Tilburg A34 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Gata Kamsky Black Tilburg C10 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Euwe mem D45 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg E15 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg A29 0-1
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov White Euwe mem E99 0-1
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov Black Tilburg C01 1-0
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov White Tilburg E92 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Nigel Short White Tilburg D54 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Nigel Short Black Tilburg C10 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Nigel Short White Euwe mem D55 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Boris Spassky Black Salamanca C11 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Harlingen A21 1-0
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg E39 1-0
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Candidats qf2 A19 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman Black Candidats qf2 E39 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman Black Candidats qf2 B34 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Candidats qf2 D46 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman Black Candidats qf2 C63 1-0
- 1991 vs Jan Timman Black Candidats qf2 B50 1/2-1/2
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