alt obits guy 3,365 Posted August 1 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,797 Posted September 8 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. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted September 17 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,797 Posted October 6 Shimon Kagan (wiki), Israeli master, reportedly dead at 82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
