Happy Birthday IM James Sherwin (25-x-1933)

[John Upham]

Ever since 1999 IM James T. Sherwin has been a frequent entrant to UK rapidplay events.


See https://britishchessnews.com/2020/10/25 ... 25-x-1933/

ps Do not ask him about My 60 Memorable Games !

[Matt Mackenzie]

What's the bottom "possible" win over Fischer all about?

[John Moore]

John

Seeing your birthday tribute to James Sherwin made me wonder how many players are still alive who played Fischer one to one in tournament games. As well as Sherwin, I can think of Averbakh, Andersson, Olafsson, Hort, Kovacevic, Panno, Mecking, Hubner, Suttles, Penrose and Portisch and then I wondered if Aleksandr Matanovic was still alive. And there must be more. Please add some more.

[John Moore]

Yes, I really forgot Boris Spassky.

[JustinHorton]

then I wondered if Aleksandr Matanovic was still alive.

Still alive at ninety according to a variety of Wikipedia pages

[John Clarke]

Add to that list Quinteros, Naranja, Ivkov and Saidy. They came off the top of my head (with a quick check as to whether still living). I won't go trawling chessgames any further though.

[John Moore]

Thanks, Justin.

[JustinHorton]

Vladimir Tukmakov from Buenos Aires 1970

[John Moore]

Add to that list Quinteros, Naranja, Ivkov and Saidy. They came off the top of my head (with a quick check as to whether still living). I won't go trawling chessgames any further though.

Thanks, John. Clearly, I should have thought harder.

[John Moore]

Tukmakov, oh dear. Thx Justin

[John Moore]

Svend Hamann and Shimon Kagan from Netanya 1968. I really didn't think there would be so many almost fifty years on. Any more?

[JustinHorton]

I can't see any reason to suggest that Jose Luis Agdamus, who came last in Buenos Aires, is not still with us.

Similarly Bruno Parma, Bojan Kurajica, Vlatko Kovačević and Dražen Marović from Rovinj/Zagreb.

[John Moore]

We'll need Richard James to check the Argentine census

[John Moore]

I can't see any reason to suggest that Jose Luis Agdamus, who came last in Buenos Aires, is not still with us.

Similarly Bruno Parma, Bojan Kurajica, Vlatko Kovačević and Dražen Marović from Rovinj/Zagreb.

I did manage to get Kovacevic but well done with the others.

[Matt Mackenzie]

then I wondered if Aleksandr Matanovic was still alive.

Still alive at ninety according to a variety of Wikipedia pages

Chess Informant's account on Twitter posted a current photo of him just a few days ago.

Personally, would like him to at least see volume 150 (five more to go)