David Langner 1967 - 2013

Sad news has arrived --  I saw Nigel Hanrahan first reporting on Chesstalk - that local Chess Master David Langner has passed away after a battle with Leukemia.   David's Facebook page has several posts from his family members.

Obituary from the Winnipeg Free Press

Nigel has posted some games at chesstalk.

Michael Yip has picked up some of that material and posted at his blog http://canadachessnews.blogspot.hu/


David last played in the 2007 Abe Yanofsky Memorial -  several pictures and news here.
He finished in a tie for second,  his final CFC rating is 2264.

His CFC record since 1996 is here. 

He had a very impressive FIDE rating of 2275.

He played in three tournaments in the US  in the late nineties - I recall seeing him at the Governor's Cup.

End Date Event ID	Event Name Section ID and Name	Reg Rtg Before / After	Quick Rtg Before / After	Blitz Rtg Before / After
1998-09-13 199809136860	1998 GOVERNOR'S CUP (SD) 3: OPEN	2146 => 2158
1997-04-13 199704139250	1997 NATIONAL OPEN (NV) 1: OPEN	2171 => 2146
1996-10-13 199610138180	9TH ANNUAL GLACIER VENDING CON (MN) 1: OPEN	2121 => 2171

More later as I dig through the archives.

 Found this in the January 1988 issue of the 'Manitoba Chess Association Newsletter':

 

Mark Wasney has sent along some scans from a 1996 issue of Exclam ! , which details David's legendary performance at the Glacier Vending Tournament in Minnesota:

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