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Chess · United States

William Lombardy

William James Joseph Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and former Catholic priest. He was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he seconded during the World Chess Championship 1972. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1957, the only person to win that tournament with a perfect score.

Profile details

Born
4 Dec 1937
Birthplace
New York City
Country
United States
Sport
Chess
Discipline
Mind
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

7 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·13th Chess Olympiad
  • ·14th Chess Olympiad
  • ·18th Chess Olympiad
  • ·19th Chess Olympiad
  • ·21st Chess Olympiad
  • ·22nd Chess Olympiad
  • ·23rd Chess Olympiad

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William James Joseph Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and former Catholic priest. He was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he seconded during the World Chess Championship 1972. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1957, the only person to win that tournament with a perfect score.

Biography adapted from William Lombardy on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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