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Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren by Vladimir Barsky

Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren features 25 of Viktor Korchnoi’s best games from the latter stages of his glorious career.

The latest game is from 2011, when Korchnoi was still potent enough to defeat Fabiano Caruana. The annotations are mainly in Korchnoi’s own words, with

insightful additions from other top players and the author.

Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren

Between the annotated games are numerous articles and interviews – some with Viktor, and others featuring top players talking about the great man.

Viktor Korchnoi is a legendary figure in chess, and is often considered the strongest player never to become World Champion.

He was already an elite player in the 1950s and remained a formidable force well into the 21st century, capable of beating top players who were young enough to be his

grandchildren. International Master Vladimir Barsky is a respected author, journalist and coach.

INTERNATIONAL MASTER VLADIMIR BARSKY PREPARED A REVIEW OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

Review of the first round of any major championships usually begins with phrases such as “favourites confirmed their reputation, though not without surprises.”

But the world Junior Championships is not the usual “Swiss”, and the show of young talents from all over the world. Talents, as you knows, are developing as not systemically:

someone who can show themselves and in 14-15 years, some closer to 20; the increase in rating in the Junior men’s 100 points for the year are common.

Therefore, the tenacious struggle in Khanty-Mansiysk from the first round began on almost tables.

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Suffice it to say that in the championship, the top chesschessmasters Aulia Medina Warda(Indonesia) and Dinara Sadvakasova (Kazakhstan)

in girls section lost to the Russian chessmasters Karina Ivanova and the Peruvian Paula Paredes Bustamante. In the open section GM Cori Jorge

(Peru, Elo 2637) lost to the Brazilian Vitor Carneiro (2405), and lost the case: got worse on debut and failed to defend an inferior position.

Elo-favorite Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) also faced difficulties who was White with Micractinium Iskandarova. Azerbaijani Junior has developed a dangerous attack

on the King, but hesitated, and Polish grandmaster, repulsed the assault, started a counterattack.