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| Sneaky: In the BBC documentary about the Match of the Century, it was revealed how Lombardy helped save the match when it looked like it was destined to be terminated. Because of the dispute over the cameras, Fischer was ready to go to the Iceland airport and leave the country. Paul Marshall, Fischer's attorney was trying to stop Bobby from leaving, but Bobby was packing his bags and it seemed like there was nothing that could be done to stop him. Just then, a shame-faced Lombardy walks into the hotel room looking like the cat that swallowed the canary. Lombardy whispered in Paul's ear: "I just ripped the magneto out of Fischer's car!" |
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| Dec-04-06 |
| ughaibu: Are there no taxis in Iceland? |
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Dec-04-06
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| Sneaky: I think the point was that they needed to buy a little time just so they could sit him down and talk some sense into his thick head. |
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| May-16-07 |
| a.nugent: Surprised this has not been mentioned!GM Lombardy is NOT in
the US Chess Hall of Fame.There
was some friction between Lombardy and the people who run
the Hall of Fame.Of course he deserves to be in it but Bill
has not gotten in yet.Can any-
one shed some light on this? |
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May-16-07
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| talisman: <Sneaky> absolutely right.i've wondered if lombardy saw THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA where the priest does the same thing. |
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| Dec-04-07 |
| BIDMONFA: William James Lombardy LOMBARDY, William J.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/lombardy_wi...
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Dec-04-07
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| parisattack: <Pretzel Logic: I know someone who played in a tournament, in Wisonsin, against Lombardy, and said he was realy rude and obnoxious,> He played a simul here in the late-60s and no one liked him. Ditto, cold, rude, obnoxious. Treated a couple young kids really sh*&ty. |
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| Dec-04-07 |
| Petrosianic: Why does Lombardy deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? I'd say three reasons: 1) Being World Junior Champion
2) His seminal win against Spassky in 1960.
3) Stealing Fischer's magneto.
All three of these things should be mentioned on his plaque. |
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| Dec-04-07 |
| Petrosianic: After blundering away this game:
Reshevsky vs Lombardy, 1969
Mort Siegel's book on the 1969 US Championship quotes Lombardy as saying "You're no gentleman if you don't admit I had a won game!" He did have a won game, but I've never thought of Reshevsky as being a gentleman... in <that> particular sense of the word. |
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| Dec-04-07 |
| Riverbeast: Parisattack, pretzellogic, stop defaming a man who you barely know. If we were to take the worst moments youve had in your life (perhaps when youve been in a bad mood, people are harassing you, your cat died, et al) and post it on the internet, we could make you look bad to millions of readers who dont know you also. I know Bill Lombardy well. I am honored to have had him as one of my chess teachers. He is a kind hearted, good man that most players in NYC know as extremely accessible and sociable. |
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Dec-04-07
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| karnak64: Happy Birthday, Mr. Lombardy, and thanks for your many great contributions to U.S. Chess. |
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Dec-04-07
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| Strongest Force: <Perkins> related a story about someone always yapping at the back of The Village Shop...well that someone had to be "Master Richie". ;) He is good, i brought him a couple of friends: one who became a senior master (over 2400) and one (12 at the time) who became a young GM: Richie beat them every game. ;) <Riverbeast> I didn't know that you took lessons from the great Lombardy! You couldn't have had a better teacher! I talked with him on the net and on the phone and he told me his eyesight was failing. Did you know about this? This was a few years ago and i wonder if you have heard anything since... |
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| Dec-04-07 |
| ChessNe1: Happy 70th, GM Lombardy! |
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Dec-04-07
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| parisattack: <Riverbeast: Parisattack, pretzellogic, stop defaming a man who you barely know.> I have no interest in defaming the man and I'm sure neither does Pretzellogic. We're just reporting incidents/observations. There's no need for whitewash - we're all quite flawed. Obviously two such incidences does not tell the story but they add to it; everyone draws their own conclusions. Every other simul GM I saw was a treat - Benko, Larsen, Gligo, Portisch and the less than happy experience with GM Lombardy does stand out. I wish him well; he did contribute much to US chess. My moniker BTW is off an article he wrote for Chess Review in 1969 about the opening system g3, Nh3, f4, Nf2. |
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| Dec-05-07 |
| Riverbeast: <StrongestForce> No, I have not seen Lombardy in years. I took lessons from him when I was in high school and last saw him around 2001 (at the Chess Shop, of course) If you speak to him or write him again, please give him my best wishes. You know who I am... |
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Jan-19-08
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| Joshka: Maybe now with Bobby's passing, Bill will write his account of the 72 match?....just watched a video on "youtube" with Lombardy, Hort, and Olaffsson(Fridrik)...at some legends tourney last December...first time I have ever heard Lombardy speak!!..and he could pass for the brother of Orson Wells. |
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Aug-10-08
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| ToTheDeath: This story if true, does not make Lombardy out to be a nice man at all: Mednis vs Lombardy, 1978
<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 "@#$% YOU!".> |
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| Aug-27-08 |
| DoctorD: At a US Open in Columbus I was there as a visitor - Lombardy saw me watching the games and engaged me in polite conversation. He seemed like a real nice guy. Go figure. |
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| Aug-27-08 |
| Riverbeast: <Larry Christiansen told a story about this game on chess.fm today. He said that actually this game was adjourned on this position and so they had to come back the next day and play, but instead of coming to the board Lombardy sent in his sealed move, which wasn't a move at all, but rather a piece of paper saying "@#$% YOU!".> I think that's pretty funny
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Dec-04-08
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| brankat: Happy Birthday GM Lombardy! |
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| Dec-04-08 |
| Ezzy: Happy birthday to me and to you. |
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| Dec-04-08 |
| Riverbeast: Happy Birthday Bill, from one of your old students!
You'll have to guess who I am, but here's some hints...When I graduated from high school...Which was the namesake of where you lived and was right across the street.... You gave me a signed and inscripted copy of 'US Championship Chess' (which I of course still have - and treasure!) |
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Dec-04-08
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| talisman: happy birthday. we are in your debt for your service to the country. |
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Dec-04-08
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| brankat: <Ezzy> In that case, Happy Birthday! |
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| Dec-04-08 |
| Ezzy: Thanks <brankat> |
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