Not bad at all. At least the result was better than Spassky-Fischer II.
Ernie
Korchnoi, Victor SUI 2567 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 4
Spassky, Boris V FRA 2548 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 4
Spassky did very well for a retired player, don't you think?
I think its a just result between two living legends of the game ! Korchnoi has a slight overall plus record against Spassky and they have met about 80 times.
I would say Spassky did okay since he had a stroke earlier this year! That aside both played well and congrats to both!
'The match between the two chess legends, 10th World Champion Boris Spassky from Russia and former World Championship contender Viktor Korchnoi from Switzerland, is the final event in the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the union between Kalmykia and Russia. The two will play a total of eight games in Elista from December 17th until 27th, for a prize fund of US$ 20,000."
It was not FIDE rated though.
There is a link here:
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kortchnoi-spassky-match-in-elista/
Nice to see these senior GM's in action.
Korchnoi is still fighting at the board.
Spassky has been retired for awhile though. No doubt enjoying his life.
You can see Viktor below. By contrast his old nemesis Karpov is rated 2619. Not so much of a gap considering Korchnoi's age.
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The match was in December last year. Here are most of the games:
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kortchnoi-spassky-match-in-elista/
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/korchnoi-spassky-ends-in-4-4/
I played quickly through a few. I wasn't reminded of Reykjavik in 1972 or Baguio City in 1978, but they both can still sure play.
Korchnoi, Victor SUI 2567 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 4
Spassky, Boris V FRA 2548 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 4
Spassky did very well for a retired player, don't you think?