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Master Class Vol.15 - Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi (born in 1931 in Leningrad) is one of the great players in chess history. He first qualified for a Candidates Tournament for the World Championship as early as 1962, and subsequently took part many times in further Candidates Matches. His final candidates match was against Kasparov in 1983. For decades Korchnoi belonged to the absolute world elite. In the late 1970s he was number two in the world rankings behind Anatoly Karpov.

After Korchnoi fled the USSR as a dissident in 1976, he engaged in two exciting and politically heated competitions for the world championship against Karpov, in 1978 and 1981. In 1978, Korchnoi lost by a narrow margin. He continued to play at a high level in many tournaments well into his later years. He cultivated a very combative, concrete style, and was a master of defence. He gladly accepted sacrifices, or won and then defended a material advantage until victory. Korchnoi had outstanding knowledge of the endgame, and was probably the world’s best expert on rook endgames. In this video course, experts including Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver 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. Finally, you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities in the Tactics section. This edition features an additional video by Yannick Pelletier, who looks back on Korchnoi’s life, and shares the memory of his experiences with one of the greatest players of all time.

• Video running time: 7 hours 53 minutes(English)
• Interactive tactics test with video feedback
• “Korchnoi Powerbooks”: Korchnoi’s opening repertoire as a variation tree
• Tactical training with 24 games
• Extra video by Yannick Pelletier

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This is what is delivered:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Short biography
  • Viktor Korchnoi Spotlight
  • Opening
  • Introduction
  • Leningrad Dutch
  • King's Indian Defence
  • Classical Openings
  • English Opening
  • Black vs 1.d4
  • Black vs 1.e4
  • Conclusion
  • Strategy
  • Introduction
  • Kortschnoj-Petrosian 1980
  • Korchnoi-Petrosian, Candidates 1980
  • Kortschnoj-Jussupov 1981
  • Korchnoi-Jussupow, Lone Pine 1981
  • Karpov-Kortschnoj 1978
  • Karpov-Korchnoi, World Championship Game 28 1978
  • Gruenfeld-Kortschnoj 1985
  • Gruenfeld-Korchnoi, Brussels 1985
  • Kortschnoj-Polugaevsky 1987
  • Korchnoi-Polugaevsky, Candidates 1977
  • Kortschnoj-Plakhetka 1969
  • Korchnoi-Plachetka, Luhacovice International 1969
  • Caruana-Kortschnoj 2011
  • Caruana-Korchnoi, Gibraltar 2011
  • Tactics 1-10
  • Korchnoi-Shapkin 1949
  • Korchnoi-Cherepkov 1953
  • Korchnoi-Gusev 1956
  • Fuchs-Korchnoi 1965
  • Byrne-Korchnoi 1967
  • Corral-Korchnoi 1968
  • Kozma-Korchnoi 1969
  • Korchnoi-Balashov 1971
  • Korchnoi-Ree 1972
  • Ivanov-Korchnoi 1973
  • Tactics 11-20
  • Korchnoi-Karpov 1974
  • Langeweg-Korchnoi 1976
  • Huss-Korchnoi 1979
  • Sigurjonsson-Korchnoi 1980
  • Korchnoi-Huebner 1981
  • Portisch-Korchnoi 1983
  • Korchnoi-Beliavsky 1990
  • Korchnoi-Timman 1991
  • Korchnoi-Wade 1992
  • Korchnoi-Romanishin 1992
  • Tactics 21-25
  • Ballmann-Korchnoi 1995
  • Fressinet-Korchnoi 1996
  • Korchnoi-Lepelletier 1996
  • Korchnoi-Bach 1997
  • Korchnoi-Solak 2002
  • Endgames
  • Introduction
  • Rook endings
  • The cut-off
  • Reaching the Lucena position
  • The rook belongs behind the passed-pawn
  • Kasparov's king advance
  • Kasparov's king retreat
  • Korchnoi's king
  • The power of the passed e-pawn
  • The power of connected passed pawns
  • Races with hurdles
  • The world championship match Karpov-Korchnoi Baguio City 1978
  • The will to win
  • Karpov's cut off
  • Deep problems
  • Korchnoi's initiative
  • Karpov's drawing zone
  • Rook vs bishop
  • The dangerous corner
  • A non-standard draw
  • Powerplay on the light squares
  • Powerplay on the dark squares
  • Rook and knight vs rook
  • Coordination problems
  • Queen endgame
  • Queen plus h- and f-pawn win against queen
  • Knight vs bishop endgame
  • Zugzwang is the sharpest endgame weapon
  • The knight strikes back
  • Bonus
  • Training Questions
  • All Games
  • Korchnoi book with White
  • Korchnoi book with Black
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