I was just informed that former World Championship contender Viktor Korchnoi has passed away.
In June 2007, I traveled to Las Vegas to attend the National Open Chess Tournament (I played in all since then, except 2011, and will pass on this year). I can't recall if I knew Viktor Korchnoi was going to be playing, but there he was, on the stage at the Riviera.
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Korchnoi - Gurevich - National Open - Las Vegas 2007 |
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Petra, Korchnoi's companion, in pink |
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That's the scowl we'll remember ! |
I started this blog in late 2007, so I did not publish anything about that trip. Searching for the pictures that I took,I realized I had forgotten that I also had a picture taken with "Ali" at a Madame Tussaud's display
Rest in peace, warriors !
1 comment:
Nice piece Tony....Not sure which is the wax dummy in the last picture though lol!
Both Korchnoi and Ali were personal heroes of mine back in the day . Talk about overcoming long odds in life and succeeding by sheer willpower and talent (derived , in part at least, from hard work ).
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