Averbakh in some difficulty...

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MJMcCready
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Averbakh in some difficulty...

Post by MJMcCready » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:19 am

This is not a particularly pleasant read. Regards to our eldest GM and hope he makes a speedy recovery from Covid -19.

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Re: Averbakh in some difficulty...

Post by Simon Rogers » Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:18 am

Thanks for informing us, Mark.
Terrible to hear, let's hope he pulls through.
I reported back in mid January that GM Gildardo Garcia from Colombia died of Covid-19 in hospital in the capital Medellin. I believe Gildardo had been admitted a few weeks before.

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Re: Averbakh in some difficulty...

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:23 pm

A reminder that we are yet to see anyone with an official FIDE chess title reach their 100th birthday.
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Re: Averbakh in some difficulty...

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:09 pm

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