GM Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi was a Soviet and later Swiss Grandmaster widely considered the strongest player never to have won the World Championship. A relentless fighter and practical swindler, he was famous for extracting victories from seemingly lost positions through sheer determination and resourcefulness. His career spanned over half a century, during which he authored several notable chess works.
The Practical Swindler
Relentless fighter who squeezes wins from lost positions and never gives up
Players with this personality never give up, even in objectively lost positions. They create maximum practical problems for their opponents and excel at finding resources when others would resign. Their games often feature remarkable turnarounds where determination and fighting spirit triumph over material or positional deficits.
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