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Remembering Włodzimierz Schmidt (10 April 1943 – 1 April 2023)

4/19/2023 – Włodzimierz Schmidt was the first Polish grandmaster to acquire the title not on an honorary basis, but by fulfilling the norms. For a long time, the native of Poznan was the best Polish player, later a sought-after coach. He died on 1 April, shortly before his 80th birthday. An obituary by Paul Werner Wagner. | Photo: www.piit.org.pl/
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Konstantin Landa (1972-2022)

10/13/2022 – After a long illness, GM Konstantin Landa has passed away. Landa was born in Omsk, attended the Sveshnikov and Botvinnik chess schools. In 1995 he became a grandmaster. Konstantin Landasvec lived in Germany since 1999. As a FIDE Senior Trainer he supported many strong players and national teams. Konstantin Landa was only 50 years old. | Photo: Konstantin Landa’s personal archive

Alexander Münninghoff: 1944-2020

5/8/2020 – The biographer of Max Euwe and Jan Hein Donner, employee of New in Chess and Schaakbulletin and the author of a bestseller about his family, died a few days ago. He was renowned for his reports as an award-winning political editor, Moscow correspondent and as a romantic attacking player in the game of chess. Stefan Löffler looks back on an eventful life.| Foto: Koninklijk 's-Gravenhaags Schaakgenootschap Discendo Discimus
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