William Lombardy
American chess player (1937-2017)
William James Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017)[3] was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and a former Catholic priest.
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| Full name | William James Lombardy |
| Country | United States |
| Born | December 4, 1937 New York City |
| Died | October 13, 2017 (aged 79) Martinez, California |
| Title | Grandmaster (1960) |
| Peak rating | 2540 (1978)[1][2] |
Lombardy was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he coached from the time Fischer was age 11½ through the World Chess Championship 1972. Lombardy led the U.S. Student Team to Gold in the 1960 World Student Team Championship in Leningrad.[4][5] He was the only World Junior Champion to win with a perfect score.[6][7]
References
change- ↑ Elo 1978, p. 183.
- ↑ "Lombardy, William J." olimpbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ↑ (MikeKlein), Mike Klein. "GM William Lombardy, 1937-2017". Chess.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ Edmonds & Eidinow 2004, p. 43.
- ↑ "World Student Team Chess Championship summary". OlimpBase. 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ↑ Kažić 1974, pp. 273–74.
- ↑ Lombardy 2011, p. 66.
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