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[DaDeathGuy 202]

1 hour ago, drol said:

Anatoly Karpov in coma in ICU after getting his skull crushed outside the State Duma.

Here it says he fell accidentally while drunk. Not a Russian source so I guess it's possible. https://worldchess.com/news/all/anatoly-karpov-hospitalized-in-serious-condition/

[chel 316]

On 10/31/2022 at 10:32 PM, drol said:

Anatoly Karpov in coma in ICU after getting his skull crushed outside the State Duma.

Discharged

[YoungWillz 19,099]

Danish International Master Bjorn Brinck-Claussen, being reported dead aged 80: 

 

[chel 316]

On 8 December, Oleg Dzyuban, a titled Kazakh chess player, USSR Master of Sport and International Master, passed away. He was 72.

Oleg Dzyuban is a six-time champion of the Kazakh SSR (1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990). He participated in semifinals of two USSR championships (1982 and 1984).

In composition of the national team of the Kazakh SSR participated in Spartakiads of the USSR in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1991.

Participated in two Chess Olympiads (1994 and 1996) as a member of the Kazakhstan team.

https://www.inform.kz/ru/ushel-iz-zhizni-titulovannyy-kazahstanskiy-shahmatist-oleg-dzyuban_a4011189

[Gisooo 2,546]

Hungarian chess grandmaster Iván Faragó (Wiki) dead at 76

[diego 1,833]

Stefan Brzózka was a Polish chess player who died aged 91, he was the first Polish chess player to receive the chess title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1985).Died in 9/1/23

https://zycieczestochowy.pl/zmarl-stefan-brzozka-pierwszy-polski-arcymistrz-w-szachach-korespondencyjnych/

[arghton 6,124]

Recently saw this image, taken in Dresden in 2013:

GM, International Arbiter Borislav Ivkov (1933-2022)

GM Mark Taimanov (1926-2016)

(Behind them the organizer of the event)

GM Robert Hübner (1948-) Behind Vasiukov

GM Evgeni Vasiukov (1933-2018)

World Chess Champion, GM Boris Spassky (1937-) in a wheelchair

GM Klaus Darga (1934-)

GM, ICCM Hans-Joachim "Hajo" Hecht (1939-) Holding a wine glass next to Kraidman

GM William Lombardy (1937-2017)

GM Yair Kraidman (1932-) behind Lombardy and Malich

GM Burkhard Malich (1936-)

International Master Andreas Dückstein (1927-) Behind Ólafsson next to Kraidman

GM Friðrik Ólafsson (1935-)

GM Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935-2020)

[The Old Crem 3,180]

Luc Winants, a Belgian Grandmaster has died aged 60. Obit (In French)

[diego 1,833]

Nukhim Rashkovsky was a chess grandmaster and coach of the Russian national team, he died at the age of 76 on March 14, he won the Russian championship twice (74 and 76)

https://www.osnmedia.ru/sport/byvshij-glavnyj-trener-sbornyh-rf-po-shahmatam-rashkovskij-umer-na-77-m-godu-zhizni/

[drol 10,060]

On 08/02/2022 at 15:23, arghton said:

Yakov Neishtaft/Neishtadt/Isaevich - According to Israeli GM Emil Sutovsky's posts on facebook (mentions him in may 2016, june 2021), still alive.

Yakov Neishtadt reportedly dead at 99 on wiki.

[YoungWillz 19,099]

Polish Grandmaster Włodzimierz Schmidt, reportedly dead aged 79: 

 

[diego 1,833]

András Adorjan died aged 73 on 11/May, was a Hungarian chess grandmaster (1973) and author, In 1969–1970, Adorján secured the title of Junior European Champion at the 'Niemeyer Tournament' in Groningen, and in 1969 in Stockholm , he finished runner-up in the World Junior Chess Championship to Anatoly Karpov, Competing in the 1978 Chess Olympiad, he helped Hungary capture the gold medal from the Soviet team, which convincingly won the event twelve consecutive times from 1952 to 1974, In later years, he played less and concentrated more on writing, becoming known for his series of books championing the cause of the Black Piece player - Black is OK, Black is Still OK, and Black is OK Forever . The books challenge popular perceptions of Black's chances and diagrammed positions are presented with Black's pieces playing on the board.

https://jochapress.hu/meghalt-adorjan-andras/

[arghton 6,124]

Ukrainian-Belgian GM Vadim Malakhatko reportedly dead at 46.

[YoungWillz 19,099]

On 14/02/2022 at 21:50, arghton said:

There are not a lot of octogenarian or nonagenarian Grandmasters currently because of the "title inflation": only 229 of the 1953 people given the Grandmaster title were born before 1950. 

 

Anyways, here are the living ones born before 1940:

 

Yuri L. Averbakh (1922-2022, mentioned here multiple times) 100, peak FIDE rating 2550. Soviet Union, later Russia.

Aleksandar Matanović (1930-, mentioned before) 91, peak FIDE rating 2525. Yugoslavia, later Serbia.

Nikolai V. Krogius (1930-2022) 91, peak FIDE rating 2575. Soviet Union, later Russia. Also an international arbiter and coached Spassky.

Juraj Nikolac (1932-) 89, peak FIDE rating 2500. Yugoslavia, later Croatia.

Yair Kraidman (1932-) 89, peak FIDE rating known 2455(?). Israel. Most recent appearance possibly ca. 2020.

Nikola Padevsky (1933-) 88, peak FIDE rating known 2460(?). Bulgaria.

Klaus Darga (1934-) 87, peak FIDE rating 2540. West Germany, later Germany. Worked as a computer programmer for IBM after retiring.

Friðrik Ólafsson (1935-, mentioned before) 87, peak FIDE rating 2600 and the oldest person who could be called a "Super Grandmaster." Iceland. Also the earliest living President of FIDE, served 1978 to 1982.

Oscar Panno (1935-, mentioned before) 86, peak FIDE rating 2580. Argentina. Still very active as of 2022.

Burkhard Malich (1936-) 85, peak FIDE rating 2535. East Germany, later Germany. As far as I know it's been a while since his last public appearance

Boris V. Spassky (1937-, mentioned here multiple times) 85, peak FIDE rating 2690. Soviet Union, later France and now Germany. Oldest living World Champion and most notable person on this list. Has survived multiple strokes.

Lajos Portisch (1937-) 84, peak FIDE rating 2655. Hungary, called the "Hungarian Botvinnik" and one of the strongest non-Soviet players of the 60s and 70s. Still looked great in March 2022.

Enver Bukić (1937-2017) No English wiki page, apparently died off-radar in 2017. Highest FIDE rating known 2495. Yugoslavia, later Slovenia.

Dražen Marović (1938-) 84, highest FIDE rating known 2485. Yugoslavia, later Croatia.

Igor A. Zaitsev (1938-) 83, peak FIDE rating 2520. Soviet Union, later Russia. One of Karpov's trainers. 

Ivan Radulov (1939-) 83, peak FIDE rating 2530. Bulgaria. 

Hans-Joachim Hecht (1939-) 83, peak FIDE rating 2515. West Germany, later Germany.

Aleksandar Matanovic reportedly dead: https://www-rts-rs.translate.goog/sport/ostali-sportovi/5252117/preminuo-sahovski-velemajstor-aleksandar-matanovic.html?_x_tr_sl=sr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

[YoungWillz 19,099]

American IM and author Jeremy Silman reportedly dead aged 69: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/silman.html

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

On 14/02/2022 at 21:50, arghton said:

There are not a lot of octogenarian or nonagenarian Grandmasters currently because of the "title inflation": only 229 of the 1953 people given the Grandmaster title were born before 1950. 

 

Anyways, here are the living ones born before 1940:

*snip*

Nikola Padevsky (1933-) 88, peak FIDE rating known 2460(?). Bulgaria.
*snip*

Nikola Padevsky (wiki) dead at 90.

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

On 08/02/2022 at 14:09, Ulitzer95 said:

So Yuri Averbakh turns 100...

Are the following players still alive?

Anton Kinzel (b. 1921 or 1922) wiki Austrian
Yakov Neishtaft (b. 1923) wiki Soviet-born Israeli
Kaj Blom (b. 1925) wiki Danish

Kaj Blom (wiki) solved. Died in 1989!

Just Anton Kinzel remaining to be solved...

[Gisooo 2,546]

Lisa Lane (Wiki), American chess player and the "inspiration" of Netflix series The Queen's Gambit dead at 90

 

She was the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in 1959, but not a chess master.

 

[arghton 6,124]

Isa Kasimi or Igors Rausis, Latvian former Chess GM who in 2019 lost his titles and was given a six year ban for cheating (browsing phone on the loo) has reportedly died at 62 following 21 years with cancer.