William Lombardy
| William Lombardy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) William Lombardy (Leipzig, 1960) | |
| Full name | William James Lombardy |
| Country | United States |
| Born | December 4, 1937 New York City |
| Died | October 13, 2017 (aged 79) Martinez, California |
| Title | Grandmaster (1960) |
| Peak rating | 2540 (1978) |
William James Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and a former Catholic priest.
Lombardy was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he coached from the time Fischer was age 11½ through the World Chess Championship 1972. Lombardy led the U.S. Student Team to Gold in the 1960 World Student Team Championship in Leningrad. He was the only World Junior Champion to win with a perfect score.
References
- ↑ Elo 1978, p. 183.
- ↑ "Lombardy, William J." olimpbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
- ↑ (MikeKlein), Mike Klein. "GM William Lombardy, 1937-2017". Chess.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ Edmonds & Eidinow 2004, p. 43.
- ↑ "World Student Team Chess Championship summary". OlimpBase. 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ↑ Kažić 1974, pp. 273–74.
- ↑ Lombardy 2011, p. 66.
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