Viktor Lvovich Kortchnoi is famous for his unusual longevity at the chessboard, continuing to play strong chess at a high age. A good example was his win in January 2011 against Fabiano Caruana, now the world #5.
Half a year later he won the Botvinnik Memorial Veterans rapid tournament in Russia with 7/9, a full point ahead of Evgeni Vasiukov. The rest of the field included many legends: Lajos Portisch, Borislav Ivkov, Igor Zaitsev, Aleksandar Nikitin, Wolfgang Uhlmann, Oleg Chernikov, Anatoly Bykhovsky and Mark Taimanov.
No more chess for Viktor Kortchnoi? | ChessVibes
Half a year later he won the Botvinnik Memorial Veterans rapid tournament in Russia with 7/9, a full point ahead of Evgeni Vasiukov. The rest of the field included many legends: Lajos Portisch, Borislav Ivkov, Igor Zaitsev, Aleksandar Nikitin, Wolfgang Uhlmann, Oleg Chernikov, Anatoly Bykhovsky and Mark Taimanov.
No more chess for Viktor Kortchnoi? | ChessVibes
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