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| Oct-06-22 | | Granny O Doul: Much respect. I played him in 1991, when he was still an up-and-comer. |
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Oct-06-22
 | | perfidious: RIP to an exceptionally nice man and ferocious opponent. From 1978 to 2001, we met at the board 35-40 times; I managed three wins, a bunch of draws and a whole lot of losses. Four of those encounters are here. |
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Oct-06-22
 | | chancho: The New England Dean of Chess.
RIP John. |
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Oct-06-22
 | | keypusher: Really love <40 Years at the Top>. |
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Oct-06-22
| | perfidious: <The Dean> gave me a few lessons, but the most important of all was how to comport oneself. One could do a lot worse than to follow the example of John, or that of Harry Lyman. |
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| Oct-06-22 | | stone free or die: Apparently the announcement was first released on Facebook by George Mirijanian - <SHOCKING NEWS! New England chess legend John Curdo, a multi-time Massachusetts and New England champion, has died at age 90. He passed away on Friday evening, September 30, 2022 at the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester. His death came as a result of a head injury suffered in a fall at his home in Auburn in September. The Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University will present a special tribute to John on its next episode of "Chess Chat" at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 17, on Fitchburg Access Television (www.fatv.org). Details will be posted on the website of the Massachusetts Chess Association (www.masschess.org May you rest in peace, John.> https://www.facebook.com/groups/140... How are the kids gonna know when they get good from now on?!? |
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Oct-07-22
| | perfidious: There is one way: the books John bequeathed us. Two epigrams from the hand of the master:
<Get 'em while they're young> and
<The aggression is in the intent> Goodbye, old foe; you left a wonderful legacy, not least of which was the fine attacking games which will endure, long after all of us have gone. |
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| Oct-07-22 | | stone free or die: Somehow I always believed he would last forever... Still do, I suppose. |
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| Oct-07-22 | | stone free or die: Reported. |
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| Oct-08-22 | | jerseybob: Sad news. Never met the man but enjoyed many of his games down through the years. |
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Oct-08-22
| | chancho: His obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituarie... |
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Oct-08-22
| | perfidious: Was in Maine for a few days of fun and visiting friends and was in Portland when I read here of John's passing; it brought back memories of the first time we met heads-up, in 1978, at the YMCA in Forest Ave in downtown Portland. John was then the strongest player in New England and I (~1750 at the time) was nervy very early on, but settled in and put up a hard fight before losing, for not the last time in our dozens of encounters. |
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| Oct-10-22 | | stone free or die: Guess it's safe for Jack to come back East, at last. |
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Oct-10-22
| | perfidious: Never met Peters, but recall his 1977 interview in <CL&R> in which he mentioned tiring of playing Curdo, having faced him 35-40 times. Little did I know, not yet having sat across the board from him, that this would be my fate also! |
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Oct-10-22
 | | Korora: In pāce requiēscat. |
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| Oct-10-22 | | stone free or die: <perf> Here's more of Peters' quote, which is really about why he moved to LA, with the exact ref: J A Curdo vs J Peters, 1973 (kibitz #4) |
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Oct-10-22
| | perfidious: By the early 1980s, had Peters stayed, one would suppose he and I would have had a few meetings, especially after I moved to Boston. In July 1976, I took part in the Downeast Open, at another venue in Forest Ave, Portland, and there was much talk of Peters' having just left for gentler climes. |
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| Oct-13-22 | | RookFile: John Curdo, a strong player. and a gentleman. |
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| Oct-17-22 | | technical draw: It's pretty strange that Curdo and Fischer played basically in the same time period but never played each other. However Curdo did play most of the top players of that era. |
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Nov-07-22
 | | OhioChessFan: Nice story from Us chess:
https://new.uschess.org/news/fm-joh... |
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Nov-07-22
| | perfidious: Fine tribute from an old foe, the man who supplanted John as the strongest player in New England by 1981. |
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Nov-07-22
| | keypusher: <technical draw: It's pretty strange that Curdo and Fischer played basically in the same time period but never played each other. However Curdo did play most of the top players of that era.> It's funny, there's a similar discussion about Botvinnik and Tal at Tal vs Botvinnik, 1966. Fischer and Curdo were just at different levels. After the mid-50s Fischer played in very few events in the USA other than the US championships, and after 1967 he wasn't even doing that. Curdo rarely played outside New England, and as far as I know Fischer never played in New England. |
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Nov-07-22
| | perfidious: <keypusher.... Curdo rarely played outside New England....> Until the 1990s, that was true; then he played events such as the US Senior Championship. |
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Mar-25-23
| | chancho: Just watched a youtube video where George Mirijanian said a Mike Bergeron asked John how many tournaments he had won, and John said 947. Curdo won 17 Massachusetts opens.
(Alex Ivanov has 14) |
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Mar-25-23
 | | fredthebear: Back then, the New England Patriots weren't any good so a fellow could spend his weekends pushin' pawns. That's a LOT of wins and a LOT of weekends. |
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