chessbase india logo

Korchnoi Special: My life for Chess and Master Class Vol. 15 - Viktor Korchnoi

by ChessBase Shop - 03/01/2023

Viktor Korchnoi (1931 - 2016) was undoubtedly one of the most fascinating personalities in the chess world. The two-time World Championship finalist played successful and attractive chess, even into old age. We have a great Korchnoi bundle for you in our ChessBase Shop. The Fritztrainer - My life for chess, and the Masterclass Vol. 15 - Viktor Korchnoi. The complete package is available for only ₹2241 and is now also available as a streaming version. So grab this DVD or the bundle and increase your knowledge of the chess classics as it is really important to know and understand the classics. Photo: ChessBase

My life for chess

In 2004 Viktor Korchnoi visited ChessBase and recorded his video biography “My life for chess”. With these recordings Korchnoi created a living memorial to himself and his great chess career.

Viktor Korchnoi in the old ChessBase Studio, with his wife Petra and Frederic Friedel

This historical document is now available again: remastered by ChessBase, playable on many platforms (Windows, Mac) or as a stream and supplemented with a game database.

 

Korchnoi presents many of his most brilliant efforts from the years 1949-2005, among them, games against Smyslov, Geller, Tal, Huebner, Karpov, Kasparov, Spassky and Short. In each case Korchnoi describes in detail the story of the game, never beating around the bush, sometimes criticising his opponents harshly, but also lavishing praise on them when due.

Together with Oliver Reeh, Korchnoi records his Fritztrainer and prepares himself

Embedded in the game commentaries are many details of Korchnoi’s biography; for instance, before commenting on his game against Spassky, the veteran speaks extensively about his personal relationship with the exworld champion. Throughout these lectures, you can feel Korchnoi’s enduring love for chess.

 

Whenever the great master gets to the heart of an opening (King’s Indian, English and French) or shows an astonishing move, one can see the joy sparkling in his eyes. Little wonder – no other chess genius has lived chess as intensively as “Viktor the Terrible”. A must-have for every chess fan!

• Video running time: 7 hours 36 minutes (English)

• Database with more than 5,000 games by Viktor Korchnoi

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.

Petra and Viktor Kortschnoi enjoy dinner on the Hamburg Alster steamer at the ChessBase Christmas event

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

We have the two Korchnoi classics for you as a bundle package:

System requirements

Minimum:

Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.

 

Recommended:

PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.

 

MacOSX

Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10


Related news:
New: Regina Theissl-Pokorna - Time Management in Chess

@ 30/12/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Surya Ganguly - Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol.2

@ 30/12/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Ivan Sokolov: Understanding Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 7, Vol. 8 & Vol. 9

@ 24/11/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Luis Engel: Najdorf: A dynamic grandmaster repertoire against 1.e4 Vol. 1 & 2

@ 21/11/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Adrian Mikhalchishin: Master your technique - manoeuvres you must know

@ 16/11/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Andrew Martin - The Sharp Scandinavian with 3...Qd6

@ 14/11/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Robert Ris: Basic Opening Strategy - All you need to know

@ 01/11/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Daniel Fernandez: Weapons against the Caro Kann Vol. 1 + 2

@ 16/10/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Jana Schneider - Beat the French Defence with the Advance Variation

@ 22/09/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Leon Luke Mendonca: The Keymer Variation 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3

@ 17/09/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Master Class Vol.16: Judit Polgar

@ 13/09/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Fabien Libiszewski: The surprising Janowski Variation (3...a6) in the Queen's Gambit Declined

@ 29/08/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Mihail Marin: Power Strategy 3 - From the middlegame to the endgame

@ 14/07/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
Vidit Gujrathi: Master Advanced Tactics and Calculations like a Super Grandmaster

@ 29/06/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Christian Bauer - The Alekhine revitalised

@ 10/06/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Svitlana Demchenko - The Leningrad Dutch Defence

@ 03/06/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: D Gukesh - Attack like a Super Grandmaster

@ 09/05/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Robert Ris: Calculation Training for 1000-1400 and 1400-1600 players

@ 29/04/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Ruslan Ponomariov: Typical opening mistakes

@ 28/04/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + 2

@ 28/03/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Herman Grooten: Key Concepts of Chess - The Hedgehog

@ 28/02/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Dorian Rogozenco: Play the Sveshnikov Sicilian - A complete repertoire for Black against the open Sicilian

@ 19/02/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Karsten Müller: How to attack - principles of training

@ 06/02/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Making the right decisions in chess - Fundamentals by GM Elisabeth Paehtz

@ 16/01/2023 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The Super Solid Slav Defence by Sipke Ernst

@ 23/12/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Mihail Marin: Tactic Toolbox Italian Game

@ 19/12/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Mihail Marin: A Repertoire against the Italian Game

@ 18/12/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.5 + Vol.6 by Ivan Sokolov

@ 15/11/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Sicilian Dragon: The Real Deal! Part 2 and 3 by Chris Ward

@ 02/11/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Andrew Martin : The Closed Sicilian

@ 20/10/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills! Vol.1 and Vol. 2

@ 14/09/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Chess Classics - games you must know

@ 27/08/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: 3.h4 against the King’s Indian and Grünfeld

@ 25/08/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Move by move - (how to) get into a master's mind! by Daniel King, Simon Williams and Robert Ris

@ 08/08/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Winning Chess Strategies Vol. 1 + 2

@ 28/07/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: A Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4, 1.Nf3 & 1.c4 by Robert Ris

@ 06/07/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The French Defence - Structures, Tactics and plans Vol. 1+2

@ 20/06/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Herman Grooten: Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol. 1+2

@ 14/06/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Top Choice Repertoire: Play the French Defence Vol. 1 & 2 by Rustam Kasimdzhanov

@ 08/05/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol. 3 + Vol. 4 by Ivan Sokolov

@ 28/03/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Robert Ris: Calculation Training Booster

@ 24/03/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 by Robert Ris

@ 06/03/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The Hippopotamus system of defence by Andrew Martin

@ 20/02/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The Scotch Game by Svitlana Demchenko

@ 16/01/2022 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The 4 Player Types standard model by Luis Engel and Karsten Müller

@ 28/12/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Elisabeth Pähtz - Attacking with the Jobava London System

@ 12/12/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Andrew Martin: The Barry Attack

@ 05/12/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Markus Ragger: Power openings: Grünfeld Defence Volume 1 + 2

@ 24/11/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Svitlana Demchenko: Understanding Material Imbalances

@ 23/11/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
Master Class Vol. 8: Magnus Carlsen – new edition!

@ 03/10/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Robert Ris: Calculation Training in Attack & Defence Vol. 1+2

@ 15/09/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Nico Zwirs: The Fianchetto Scandinavian (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6)

@ 04/09/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Mihail Marin: The Catalan vs. the Semi-Slav, Chebanenko and Triangle

@ 20/08/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Master Class Vol. 14: Vasily Smyslov

@ 22/07/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Nicholas Pert: A Complete Black Repertoire versus the English, 1...e5

@ 09/07/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: How to study the classics by Adrian Mikhalchishin

@ 04/06/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The Saemisch Variation against the King's Indian and Benoni by Jan Werle

@ 20/05/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: The Flexible Open Spanish by Sipke Ernst

@ 18/04/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Andrew Martin: The Grünfeld Formula

@ 07/03/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Nico Zwirs: The flexible Panov – a weapon against the Caro-Kann

@ 03/02/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Nicholas Pert: A Black Repertoire versus the Anti-Sicilians

@ 13/01/2021 by ChessBase Shop (en)
The new Fritztrainer - Practical chess strategy: The Bishop

@ 16/12/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Mihail Marin - The English Opening - Tactic and Strategy Toolbox

@ 28/10/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Chris Ward - Sicilian Dragon: The Real Deal!

@ 14/10/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Sergei Tiviakov - How to play the Ruy Lopez with Qe2

@ 06/10/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Sokolov's first Fritztrainer - Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol. 1 + 2

@ 17/09/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Claus-Dieter Meyer / Karsten Müller: Magical Chess Endgames

@ 09/09/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Master Class Vol. 13: Tigran Petrosian

@ 30/08/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
Daniel King: Powerplay 28: Tactic Toolbox King’s Gambit

@ 19/08/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Simon Williams - The Exciting Budapest Gambit

@ 03/08/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Nicholas Pert - An attacking Repertoire with 1.d4

@ 24/06/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: How to slay the Sicilian Vol. 1-3 + Tactic Toolbox by Pruijssers and Zwirs

@ 13/06/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Fundamentals of Chess Openings and Tactics by Qiyu Zhou

@ 27/04/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Daniel King: Power Play 27: The King's Gambit

@ 16/04/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: Kasimdzhanov: The Benoni is back in Business

@ 07/04/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Charlie Storey: The White Sniper

@ 19/03/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
Caruana's "Navigating the Ruy Lopez" - Review by IM Roven Vogel

@ 16/03/2020 by Roven Vogel (en)
NEW: Erwin l’Ami: The Benko Gambit Explained

@ 11/03/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Mastering the Sicilian Najdorf

@ 21/02/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Sicilian The Rossolimo and Moscow Variation Bundle by Jan Werle

@ 04/02/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: A nightmare for the Najdorf

@ 07/01/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: ChessBase Magazine #193

@ 03/01/2020 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Mastering Pattern Recognition in the Opening

@ 06/12/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
New: ChessBase Magazine #192

@ 03/11/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW Simon Williams bundle: The London System with 2.Bf4 Reloaded & Tactic Toolbox

@ 30/10/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
Niclas Huschenbeth recommends...

@ 06/10/2019 by ChessBase (en)
A new generation of FritzTrainers: for Windows and (now) Mac and iOS!

@ 27/09/2019 by ChessBase (en)
Navigate the Ruy Lopez with Fabiano Caruana

@ 12/09/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
NEW: Nicholas Pert: Typical Mistakes by 1000-1600 Players

@ 03/09/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
8 hours of training material to understand Vishy Anand better!

@ 29/08/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Christian Bauer: The nasty Nimzowitsch Defence

@ 19/08/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Sergei Tiviakov: Queen’s Indian Defence – The Modern Approach

@ 31/07/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)
NEW: Nicholas Pert: A Sicilian Stunner - The Kalashnikov

@ 14/07/2019 by ChessBase Shop (en)