Nicholas Rossolimo was born in Kiev in the Ukraine. Awarded the IM title in 1950 and the GM title in 1953, he moved to Paris with his Russian mother in 1929. Whilst in France he finished 2nd behind Jose Raul Capablanca in 1938 in a tournament in Paris, won the French Championship in 1948, was Paris Champion 5 times and drew 2 matches in 1948 and 1949 with Savielly Tartakower. In 1953 he moved to the USA to be with his father and mother. He worked as a bellhop, a taxi driver, played the accordion and worked as a singer as well as running a chess studio to support himself. A multi-talented man, he spoke five languages and earned a brown belt in judo. He died of head injuries three days after accidentally falling down two flights of stairs in New York in 1975.
Nicolas Rossolimo, who in the 1950s paid his bills by driving a cab in New York: "America, I decided, is a better country for my wife, a better country for my son. A better country for everyone but chess players." https://bit.ly/2Dx5oXL
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Grandmaster Walter Browne, pictured in play v. Kim Commons at the 1975 U.S. Championship, which was held in Oberlin, Ohio.
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An advert by Walter Browne, from the March, 1974 issue of 'Chess Life & Review'.
A different era...
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A different era...
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56.Rxb5+! [The only move for the win that needed accurate calculation. Black's king away from the action, is the key to White's victory.]
[56.Ra1? Rf8 57.Kxh6 Rxf5 58.h4 Rxf4 59.h5 Rf5 60.Kg6 Rd5 61.h6 Bd3+ 62.Kf7 Rf5+ 63.Kg7 Rg5+ 64.Kh8 Rh5 65.Kg7 Rg5+=]
56...Kxb5 57.f6! [57.Kxh6?? Kc5! △Kd6 58.f6 Kd6 59.f7 Rf8–+]
57...Kc6 58.f7™ Rf8 59.Kg6™ Kd7 60.f5 [¹60.Kf6!? △f5 60...Rc8 61.Kg7 Ke7 62.f5+–]
60...Ke7 61.f6+™ Ke6 62.f4™ [△f5]
62...Rc8 63.f5+ Ke5 64.Kg7+–
[56.Ra1? Rf8 57.Kxh6 Rxf5 58.h4 Rxf4 59.h5 Rf5 60.Kg6 Rd5 61.h6 Bd3+ 62.Kf7 Rf5+ 63.Kg7 Rg5+ 64.Kh8 Rh5 65.Kg7 Rg5+=]
56...Kxb5 57.f6! [57.Kxh6?? Kc5! △Kd6 58.f6 Kd6 59.f7 Rf8–+]
57...Kc6 58.f7™ Rf8 59.Kg6™ Kd7 60.f5 [¹60.Kf6!? △f5 60...Rc8 61.Kg7 Ke7 62.f5+–]
60...Ke7 61.f6+™ Ke6 62.f4™ [△f5]
62...Rc8 63.f5+ Ke5 64.Kg7+–
Remembering GM Gennady Kuzmin.
GM Gennady Kuzmin passed away at the age of 74.
He was a well-known player (three times Ukrainian champion!) and coach (trained Lagno and Ponomariov).
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GM Gennady Kuzmin passed away at the age of 74.
He was a well-known player (three times Ukrainian champion!) and coach (trained Lagno and Ponomariov).
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"The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement..."
🔸 From "The Papers of Benjamin Franklin", vol. 29
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🔸 From "The Papers of Benjamin Franklin", vol. 29
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Moscow, 26th November 1971. Robert Byrne (USA) faces Boris Spassky (USSR) in the 3rd round of the Alekhine Memorial tournament, as David Bronstein looks on. Arbiter Vladas Mikėnas is seen passing the board.
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There was no big chess master. Vlad Tkachev: “Most of all I like to watch Kuzmin’s games! He has no boring ones!” Gennady Kuzmin 1946-2020.
The 21st Olympiad, Nice, June 1974. Soviet grandmaster Gennady Kuzmin analyses his game as ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal looks on.
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The 21st Olympiad, Nice, June 1974. Soviet grandmaster Gennady Kuzmin analyses his game as ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal looks on.
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GM Gennady Kuzmin, a very strong Soviet grandmaster in the early 1970s and a coach of Women's World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, died on February 28 at the age of 74 in his home in Lugansk, Ukraine. Obituary:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/gennady-kuzmin-1946-2020
https://www.chess.com/news/view/gennady-kuzmin-1946-2020
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Gennady Kuzmin 1946-2020
GM Gennady Kuzmin, one of the strongest Soviet grandmasters in the early 1970s and coach of Women's World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze, died on February 28 at the age of 74 in his home in Lugansk, Ukraine. The sad news was confirmed by the Ukrainian Chess…