Challenge 123 / 1747

Korchnoi–Spassky: a won position. Finish it.

St Petersburg m 1999. Black is completely winning here. Winning it is another matter: Boris Spassky does not resign early. You take over at move 38.

Spassky, Boris V – Kortschnoj, Viktor

St Petersburg m 1999 · 0-1

You play Black

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Boris Spassky

“The Universal Player”

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Opponent: Boris Spassky
Difficulty: FIDE Master
Goal: Beat the personality.
Reward: Viktor Korchnoi challenge · St Petersburg m 1999. Black is completely winning here. Winning it is another matter: Boris Spassky does not resign early. You take over at move 38.

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The Executioner 0/5
Second Chances 0/5
Technique 0/5
Only Move 0/5
The Karpov File 0/3
The Tal File 0/3
The Fischer File 0/3
Across the Board from Kortschnoj 0/3