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  1. Kara Dreamer ⚧ (karadreamer@witches.town)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2017 17:23:55 EDT Kara Dreamer ⚧ Kara Dreamer ⚧

    American grandmaster William Lombardy, chess champion (and apostate Catholic priest) probably most famous for being Bobby Fischer's "second" in Reykjavik for the 1972 world championship match against Spassky, died two days ago at the age of 79. His last years were sadly marked by poverty and homelessness. Chess has very rarely made for sustainable careers.

    http://en.chessbase.com/post/william-lombardy-1937-2017

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    1. William Lombardy (1937-2017)
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      Grandmaster Bill Lombardy died in California on Friday morning, of a likely heart attack. Lombardy was the World Junior Champion in 1957 (the first American to win that title) scoring a perfect 11-0, a performance that has never been repeated. He shared first at the U.S. Open Championship three times (1963, 1965 and 1975). But he is perhaps best known as a coach of Bobby Fischer. Lombardy was with Fischer throughout the 1972 World Championship match in Reykjavik. He would have turned 80 years old in December.
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