Checkmate

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Russian Women^[1] Grandmaster Yelena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya died November 18 from a "long and serious illness", aged 55.

 

^[1] Women can, for historical reasons, hold "women only" titles in the chess world. They're Micky Mouse titles^[2] that, now that quite some women hold the titles of International Master and International Grandmaster, are bound to disappear.

 

^[2] Mickey Mouse titles in the sense that e.g. the lowest one, Woman Candidate Master, has a required rating of 2000, a rating I don't have, but that is easily in reach for any reasonably talented amateur who's able and willing to do a few hours of homework every week. Several players in my club have such a rating.

 

regards,

Hein

[Davey Jones' Locker 1,324]

Checkmated.

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

World chess number 84 Igor Kurnosov dead at 28 after being hit by a car while crossing the road. Clearly should have looked for a better opening.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

World chess number 84 Igor Kurnosov dead at 28 after being hit by a car while crossing the road. Clearly should have looked for a better opening.

 

Esprecially so at knight.

 

regards,

Hein

[time 8,598]

World chess number 84 Igor Kurnosov dead at 28 after being hit by a car while crossing the road. Clearly should have looked for a better opening.

 

Esprecially so at knight.

 

regards,

Hein

Should have checked, mate.

[gcreptile 10,967]

Six-time U.S. Champion Walter Browne dead at 66:

 

http://en.chessbase.com/post/walter-browne-dies-in-his-sleep-at-66

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Six-time U.S. Champion Walter Browne dead at 66:

 

http://en.chessbase.com/post/walter-browne-dies-in-his-sleep-at-66

I was stunned to see this is a thread. So I went back and counted. 11 chess related deaths (including non-players) in 9 years.

I remain stunned. 1.2 deaths/year isn't worthy of a thread. But whatever.....

SC

[msc 18,439]

Just wait till, err... Spassky goes.

 

Yes, that's the only living chess player I can think of.

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

Just wait till, err... Spassky goes.

 

Yes, that's the only living chess player I can think of.

 

Kasparov! Magnus Carlsen! Nigel Short! RZA from the Wu Tang Clan!

[Dr. Zorders 1,271]

 

Six-time U.S. Champion Walter Browne dead at 66:

 

http://en.chessbase.com/post/walter-browne-dies-in-his-sleep-at-66

I was stunned to see this is a thread. So I went back and counted. 11 chess related deaths (including non-players) in 9 years.

I remain stunned. 1.2 deaths/year isn't worthy of a thread. But whatever.....

SC

 

Are you a fucking kitten? I've never seen a human get this much bafflement and excitement from threads.

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Gaguik Oganessian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaguik_Oganessian), Armenian chess player and former World Amateur champion, author of 36 books on chess, 68. https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2015/06/28/gaguik-oganessian-rip/

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Was gonna put in suicide thread but this one needs all the help it can get. Plus, with a single posting I've posted a full 8% of all chess deaths.

:-)

 

Craig Woolcock, 43, who suffered severe 'mood swings' relating to his form, killed himself by suffocation (?!?) after failing to progress in a prestigious chess competition.

 

What--he put a bag over his head? One's body will naturally fight for air....so did he hang himself? I've never heard of suicide by suffocation.

SC

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3160879/Champion-chess-player-killed-suffering-mood-swings-playing-matches.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[gcreptile 10,967]

Was gonna put in suicide thread but this one needs all the help it can get. Plus, with a single posting I've posted a full 8% of all chess deaths.

:-)

 

Craig Woolcock, 43, who suffered severe 'mood swings' relating to his form, killed himself by suffocation (?!?) after failing to progress in a prestigious chess competition.

 

What--he put a bag over his head? One's body will naturally fight for air....so did he hang himself? I've never heard of suicide by suffocation.

SC

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3160879/Champion-chess-player-killed-suffering-mood-swings-playing-matches.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Very interesting case. Chess can be a treacherous thing to the mind.

[gcreptile 10,967]

Croatian chess grandmaster Krunoslav Hulak dead at 64:

 

http://sport.hrt.hr/304562/preminuo-veliki-hrvatski-sahist-krunoslav-hulak(croatian link)

 

Won a couple of tourneys and participated in the chess olympics many times. Also a national chess champion of Yugoslavia and Croatia for a year.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Croatian chess grandmaster Krunoslav Hulak dead at 64:

 

http://sport.hrt.hr/304562/preminuo-veliki-hrvatski-sahist-krunoslav-hulak(croatian link)

 

Won a couple of tourneys and participated in the chess olympics many times. Also a national chess champion of Yugoslavia and Croatia for a year.

 

I´ve seen him play at the Hoogovens tourney 1986. A rather bland draw with black, IIRC. He eventually won the B-group that year. He's not widely known outside the chess world.

 

Hulak played his last rated game on 22 May. He won.

Edited October 24, 2015 by Magere Hein
Game added.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Just wait till, err... Spassky goes.

 

Yes, that's the only living chess player I can think of.

 

German newspaper Die Zeit has an article about Spassky from 10 October 2015, on the occasion of the German premiere of Pawn Sacrifice, with a picture:

 

 

78 and doesn't look well.

[JiroemonKimura 95]

IM Rimma Bilunova dies at 75, was still playing blitz 1-2 months ago:

http://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushla_iz_zhizni_rimma_ivanovna_bilunova/

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

World #92 Ivan Bukavshin dead from a stroke at just 20.

[JiroemonKimura 95]

Hungarian chess grandmaster Laszlo Barczay died April 7 aged 80:

https://hunonchess.com/#article/80368

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Report of the death of the great Viktor Korchnoi: https://twitter.com/Chess__News/status/739822709891334144

 

Obviously early days so awaiting corroboration and news reports before adding him to the round-up.

 

Edit: There's this, so I'll add him in anyway for now: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fruchess.ru%2Fnews%2Fall%2Fushel%2Biz_zhizni_viktor_korchnoi%2F&edit-text=

 

The info apparently comes from his son, so...

[Grim Up North 3,725]

another obit

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Report of the death of the great Viktor Korchnoi: https://twitter.com/Chess__News/status/739822709891334144

 

Obviously early days so awaiting corroboration and news reports before adding him to the round-up.

 

Edit: There's this, so I'll add him in anyway for now: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fruchess.ru%2Fnews%2Fall%2Fushel%2Biz_zhizni_viktor_korchnoi%2F&edit-text=

 

The info apparently comes from his son, so...

 

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/06/viktor-korchnoi-obituary

[Phantom 2,533]

 

Report of the death of the great Viktor Korchnoi: https://twitter.com/Chess__News/status/739822709891334144

 

Obviously early days so awaiting corroboration and news reports before adding him to the round-up.

 

Edit: There's this, so I'll add him in anyway for now: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fruchess.ru%2Fnews%2Fall%2Fushel%2Biz_zhizni_viktor_korchnoi%2F&edit-text=

 

The info apparently comes from his son, so...

 

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/06/viktor-korchnoi-obituary

 

 

I had completely forgotten he was still alive.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

Us chess deaths

 

Pretty specialist but chess deaths all the same.

[YoungWillz 21,037]

Endgame for International Master, chess author and trainer Mark Dvoretsky, who has died aged 68. http://www.europechess.org/in-memoriam-mark-dvoretsky/

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dvoretsky