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Constantin Ionescu, a Romanian grandmaster, has died. He was 69.

 

https://frsah.ro/2024/07/31/marele-maestru-constantin-ionescu-s-a-stins-din-viata/

(Romanian language obit.)

 

 

Here is a depiction of a 1986 match between Ionescu and Krum Georgiev (the name before this one in the thread). Both had their deaths announced yesterday (July 31st).

 

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1458881

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On 05/06/2024 at 16:04, arghton said:

Two new living Honorary Grandmasters made earlier this year, first time since 2003. Estonian Iivo Nei (92) and Austrian Andreas Dückstein (96, mentioned a few posts above)

 

Both older than Juraj Nikolac, the oldest "non-honorary" GM.

Andreas Dückstein dead at 97.

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1959 World Junior chess champion Carlos Bielicki apparently died on the 9th September., according to this Uzbek chess player/fan. Make of it what you will

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Shimon Kagan (wiki), Israeli master, reportedly dead at 82.

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Adam Hunt, International Master, chess author and coach for the UK's junior team.

 

Anyone else watching the World Championship?   I'm enjoying this one and it's very close. 

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12 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

Adam Hunt, International Master, chess author and coach for the UK's junior team.

 

Anyone else watching the World Championship?   I'm enjoying this one and it's very close. 

Yes, I do. I'm kind of pro-Ding, simply because he was in such a crisis that him winning again would be quite funny. And I believe that Ding would have been a clear loser against Caruana or Nakamura, but Gukesh is too young. They equalize each other, and if that goes on Ding easily wins in the tie-breaks.