International Soviet Teams Standout
Korchnoi earned his first international team selection for the Soviet student team in 1954, joined the full national team for the European Team Championship three years later, and would represent the USSR through 1974. He won 21 medals for the USSR. His complete Soviet international team play results follow:
- Oslo 1954, Student Olympiad, board 1, 4.5/7 (+3 =3 -1), team silver;
- Uppsala 1956, Student Olympiad, board 1, 6/7 (+5 =2 -0), team gold;
- Vienna 1957, European Team Championship, board 8, 5.5/6 (+5 =1 -0), team gold, board gold;
- Leipzig 1960 Olympiad, board 4, 10.5/13 (+8 =5 -0), team gold; board bronze;
- Oberhausen 1961, European Team Championship, board 6, 8.5/9 (+8 =1 -0), team gold, board gold;
- Hamburg 1965, European Team Championship, board 3, 5.5/9 (+4 =3 -2), team gold, board gold;
- Havana 1966 Olympiad, 1st reserve, 10.5/13 (+9 =3 -1), team gold, board gold;
- Lugano 1968 Olympiad, board 3, 11/13 (+9 =4 -0), team gold;
- Kapfenberg 1970, European Team Championship, board 2, 4/6 (+2 =4 -0), team gold;
- Siegen 1970 Olympiad, board 3, 11/15 (+8 =6 -1), team gold, board bronze;
- Skopje 1972 Olympiad, board 2, 11/15 (+8 =6 -1), team gold, board gold;
- Bath 1973, European Team Championship, board 3, 4/6 (+3 =2 -1), team gold;
- Nice 1974 Olympiad, board 2, 11.5/15 (+8 =7 -0), team gold, board bronze.
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