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Yes he was sickly, starting with a strep infection when he was a child. Then the alcohol, the drugs...anyway, he was anything but insane. Lazaneo you got in trouble not very far from here, please make sure that your comments are not offending anybody dead or alive. Thanks a lot.
IM Saidy, a medical doctor, said that Tal's right foot displayed the same condition.
And he was "a skilled piano player"!
Karpov
Great thread guys!
And what about the females of the GMs? The only one I have seen a piture of is Amand´s wife. . .a young atractive Indu lady wearing her traditional sari.
You know what, in that picture "Floats in the Pool," doesn't Bobby Fischer look just like Andy Samberg from Saturday Night Live?
Aug 31, 2012
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Here's an interesting exercise ...
See how many players from the 1936 US Championship you can identify. I post the key tomorrow.
Well, honestly my resolution isn't too good for that pic...but I see Kashdan and Reshevsky and Horowitz...and Fine's gotta be in there too.
The real question I have though is: what the heck is Gligoric doing there? (lol)
I think that's Fine standing by the left pillar. And Steiner by the right one?
Golden Age for American chess.
Sep 1, 2012
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#758
This seems like a popular idea :-D
Popular or not, before putting up the aswer key for the championship photo, here's a photo of a well-known chess personality but who is seldom seen in photos. Who is it?
Ah yes, it's Frank Marshall's brother, E G Marshall. 
