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It would be interesting to see a comparison of Korchnoi vs Samuel Reshevsky as Reshevsky was quite strong as senior GM: "... He won his last American champions
by rozim 10y ago
It would be interesting to see a comparison of Korchnoi vs
Samuel Reshevsky as Reshevsky was quite strong as senior GM:
"... He won his last American championship in 1971 at the age of 59. In 1981, at 69, he was a finalist among Americans seeking to qualify for the world championship matches. And in 1984, at 72, he tied for first place in the Reykjavik International Tournament, his last world-class showing..."
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/nyregion/samuel-reshevsky-is-dead-chess-grandmaster-was-80.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/07/nyregion/samuel-reshevsky-...
There's a story of how how when Reshevsky was quite old he went to watch
a strong tournament in Europe and someone dropped out, and they asked
him to be a last minute substitute ("house player"?) and didn't he surprise
everyone by winning it?
But Korchnoi RIP, such great fighting spirit and interesting games.