Edmar J Mednis vs William James Lombardy (1978)

Edmar J Mednis vs William James Lombardy
Ch USA 1978 · Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B40) · 1-0

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Feb-13-04		AdrianP: <WMD> Thanks for pointing me to this game... hilarious!

Jan-12-05		themindset: talk about desperation... it's bad for the soul to play on in such positions.

Dec-12-05		Runemaster: In the endgame, giving up the bishop on g8 so that the king can invade was neat.

Jan-27-07		PinkPanther: Larry Christiansen told a story about this game on chess.fm today. He said that actually this game was adjourned on this position and so they had to come back the next day and play, but instead of coming to the board Lombardy sent in his sealed move, which wasn't a move at all, but rather a piece of paper saying "@#$% YOU!". LOL. He made Mednis get up for nothing and everything, hahahaha.

Jan-03-10		FSR: Unsporting, grandmaster!

Jan-03-10		Jim Bartle: A Catholic priest wrote "@#$% YOU!"?

May-16-11		Lonnie Lurko: That's probably the only part of the story I have no difficulty believing

May-16-11		perfidious: <FSR> That's what '64' said about Korchnoi after his 1974 loss to Karpov in the de facto title match, though I've a feeling that's what inspired your kibitz, lol. Guess the game would've been awarded to Mednis under the rule that a player loses who seals a move, the significance of which is impossible to establish, or however that FIDE rule was/is worded. Seems to me though that if an opponent seals 'f**k you', I've an idea where he's going with it. CL&R wrote about the finish of this game in the article on the '78 championship-while I don't recall particulars, it's safe to assume that the contents of Lombardy's sealed move weren't disclosed.

Jul-27-12		Llawdogg: That is a hilarious story.

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