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More on Byrne – annotated games of the master

4/17/2013 – Last Friday we had to pass on the sad news that the great American chess player, academic and writer Robert Byrne had passed away, just days before his 85th birthday. Our eulogy was followed by a tribute from his friend Lubomir Kavalek. Today we bring you a number of games of the master, annotated by GM Alex Baburin (Chess Today), Tryfon Gavriel and Andrew Martin, the latter two with videos.

Kavalek in Huffington: Remembering Robert Byrne

4/16/2013 – Robert Byrne, a prolific chess writer and one of the strongest U.S. grandmasters, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at the age of 84. He was a World Championship Candidate, U.S. champion and played for the U.S. team in nine chess Olympiads. For 34 years, he wrote an exceptional chess column for the New York Times. His good friend Lubomir Kavalek, also a writer, remembers his colleague.

Robert Byrne, April 20, 1928 – April 12, 2013

4/14/2013 – We are sad to inform you that grandmaster Robert Byrne has died, just days before his 85th birthday, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Byrne beat Bobby Fischer in the 1965 US Championship, which he himself won in 1972. He worked as a university professor, author and long-time New York Times chess columnist. Our eulogy includes video commentary in a tribute by Andrew Martin.
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