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May-13-25
 | | alexmagnus: He was the third oldest living Candidate.
The new top 3 is Panno, Portisch, Karpov. Yup, there are no living Candidates born in the 1940s now. |
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May-13-25
 | | alexmagnus: <Yup, there are no living Candidates born in the 1940s now.> But <five> living Candidates born in 1951 (Karpov, Ribli, Vaganian, Torre, and Timman). The Fischer gap is so clear. |
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May-13-25
 | | perfidious: Hort just passed on, <not Fischer>; not everything is about the latter, amazing as it may sound to some. |
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May-13-25
 | | Fusilli: Sad to see another great from my young years pass away. Thank you for your games, grandmaster. |
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May-13-25
 | | moronovich: R.I.P, maestro.
And thank you for all your games and effort. |
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May-13-25
 | | offramp:
Vlastimil Hort liked
Chessgames - Sports.And have a look at our competition:
offramp chessforum (kibitz #1943) <<CAPTION COMPETITION #12>> |
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May-13-25 | | Olavi: Hort lists his ten favourite games in his 1984 book Begegnungen am Schachbrett: Hort vs B Kurajica, 1976
Hort vs P Biyiasas, 1976
Hort vs Ivkov, 1970
Hort vs Spassky, 1977
Hort vs B Larsen, 1965
S Mariotti vs Hort, 1982
Hort vs Miles, 1982
Hort vs B Larsen, 1980
Hort vs Chandler, 1982
Hort vs Lobron, 1981 |
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May-14-25 | | Mimzovich: R.I.P hort. You will be remembered forever. |
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May-14-25 | | Retireborn: Just caught up with the sad news. My own personal favourite:- Hort vs R Byrne, 1978 |
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May-14-25
 | | Sally Simpson: Sad News.
Recall a few meetings with him when he stayed for in Edinburgh for about a week not long after he had beaten Karpov. Hort vs Karpov, 1981. Pleasant, chatty, humerous, full of anecdotes and very patient when I and others were picking his brain.
He liked his drink and especially Scotch Whiskey. An evening with him in a bar would be quite expensive, he never bought a round but none of us seemed to care. Warm memories. |
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May-14-25 | | areknames: I am <Fusilli>'s age and I echo his sentiments. May you rest in peace, GM Hort. |
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May-14-25
 | | keypusher: Pretty amazing career for a guy who didn't even know how to set up the pieces. |
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May-14-25 | | stone free or die: <keypusher: Pretty amazing career for a guy who didn't even know how to set up the pieces.> What'd I miss?! |
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May-14-25 | | stone free or die: (I did find this:
Karpov vs Hort, 1973 (kibitz #15)) |
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May-14-25
 | | Sally Simpson: Keypusher is referring to the picture at the top of this page. Hort appears to be playing a freestyle game. |
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May-14-25 | | stone free or die: Just buzzing by, but I'm a dolt for missing that! Really funny comment by <kp>, thanks for setting me straight <Sally>. Smiles! |
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May-14-25 | | stone free or die: (Moments like these make all the other gruff on <CG> bearable - er, sorta speak!) |
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May-16-25 | | ColdSong: Just learnt the new.Mr Hort mattered so much.RIP. |
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May-20-25 | | GreenLantern: Rest in peace, GM Hort. |
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May-21-25 | | ndg2: Hort / Jansa "The Best Move" remains one of the best chess books I've ever read. It's not your typical tactics / opening / middle game / end game book, but everything rolled into one. It demands and develops creative and independent thought. |
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May-27-25
 | | Sally Simpson: Part of an interview in NIC March 2009.
<What do you see as your best result ever?>
V.H. My candidates match against Spassky in 1977 and I won some International events, no wonder when you're 65 years old. Spassky - Hort Candidates Quarterfinal (1977) <If you could change one thing in the chess world, what would it be?>
V.H. I would strictly expel and forbid all computers. Using them is a surrender of the human brain. <Who is your favourite player of all time and why?>
V.H. Robert James Fischer. He never played a prearranged game and never made a short draw in his life. |
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May-27-25
 | | Sally Simpson: <ndg2>
"Hort / Jansa "The Best Move" remains one of the best chess books I've ever read. " Phew! hard work. I never finished it. I stopped not long after this one. My confidence was taking a battering. Puzzle No.4 Is White winning? What does White play.  click for larger viewKg1, Kh1 or Kh3.
See; Hort vs O Kinnmark, 1961 (kibitz #5) |
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May-27-25
 | | Open Defence: RIP GM Hort a legend of the game |
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May-27-25
 | | Honza Cervenka: Odpočívej v pokoji a budiž ti země lehká, Vlasto... |
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May-28-25 | | vonKrolock: RIP <"Then Mr. Hort did something unexpected. To give Mr. Spassky a chance to continue to compete, Mr. Hort requested a three-day timeout, which was granted. It was a choice seen for decades as one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship in the history of the game, and it ended up costing Mr. Hort the match."> D L McClain in https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/.... |
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