16-07-2013, 09:37 PM
Samuel Reshevsky won the US Open Chess Championship in 1931 (at a time when there was no US Chess Championship). In 1972 he tied for first place in the US Chess Championship but lost the tie-break a few months later.
Viktor Korchnoi first won the USSR Chess Championship in 1960. After switching nationality, he won the Swiss (i.e. Switzerland's) Chess Championship in 2009.
Viktor Korchnoi first won the USSR Chess Championship in 1960. After switching nationality, he won the Swiss (i.e. Switzerland's) Chess Championship in 2009.
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