| Apr-04-04 |
| arthur nugent: Does anyone have Curdo's book
Forty Years at the Top?Will
buy or trade for it.
arthur978@webtv.net |
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Jul-05-04
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| Joshka: <arthur nugent> I remember very well, one of my first events in over-the-board chess, when I was living in the Boston area, maybe around 1977 or 1978, my first event was a simul, and cannot for the life of me remember if it was against Curdo, or Rizzitano...of course I lost both games...doubt if I can find the score sheets...but was so impressed with Curdo's professionalism, a true gent and so mild mannered!....didn't know he had a book out! |
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May-18-05
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| chancho: John Curdo taught himself the game, and became a Master who won many, and I mean many local tournaments as well as U.S. Senior Champion twice.Imagine if this guy had the resources other players had, and a great person off the board as well. God bless him. |
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May-18-05
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| chancho: Curdo has beaten players such as Mednis, Fedorowitz,Wolff,Ivanov,and drawn Browne,and those games aren't here, what gives? |
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May-20-05
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| chancho: Benko,another Curdo victim. Has drawn with Kavalek.... etc. |
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| May-20-05 |
| perfidious: The paucity of John's games here is simply another example of how untitled players' games were often passed by in the pre-database epoch; I've lost count of how many times John and I played in New England between 1978 and 2001, the last of which is on this site-it must be at least thirty-five times in all, and I was never even one of the very best players around, just a borderline 2300 level. |
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Jun-03-05
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| chancho: <Arthurnugent> I'm 0-2 against you Arthur, would love a rematch someday. |
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Nov-14-07
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| rogermorin: well guys,I seem to remember many of you.I'm roger morin |
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| Nov-14-07 |
| RookFile: Curdo would have easily been an IM if there were the type of opportunities to get that title that there are today. |
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| Nov-14-07 |
| goldenbear: Good to see that some of Curdo's games are here. He once told me that if I had any sense I would never study chess again, and other than looking at the recent super-GM games on this site, I haven't. A smart man! I was 19 when he said that. I am now 23. |
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Dec-21-07
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| chancho: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C... |
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Dec-19-09
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| FearNoEvil: I agree -- easily an IM and I think he was GM strength in his prime -- I lost to him about 50 times, with 7 draws, most of those games for first place. Joel Johnson |
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