Sports · Literature · 1931–2016
Viktor Korchnoi — Age & Birthday
Born: 23 March 1931 · Died: 6 June 2016 · Age at death: 85
How old was Viktor Korchnoi when he died?
Viktor Korchnoi died aged 85. He was born on 23 March 1931 and died on 6 June 2016.
Grandmaster widely considered the greatest player never to be world champion
Did you know?He defected from the Soviet Union in the mid-seventies and eventually became a Swiss citizen.
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi (Russian: Виктор Львович Корчной, IPA:; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet and later Swiss chess grandmaster and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion.
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- Age at death
- 85
- Would be
- 95
- Years since death
- 10
- Born
- March 23, 1931 · Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Died
- June 6, 2016
- Cause of death
- Stroke
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Known for
- Sports, Literature
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- See the front page from the day Viktor Korchnoi was bornA newspaper front page for 23 March 1931, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayViktor Korchnoi would be 95 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryViktor Korchnoi's 96th birthday is in 148 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!96th
- Death anniversaryThe 11th anniversary of Viktor Korchnoi's death is in 223 days. A moment to remember their legacy.11th
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