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R.I.P. Robert Byrne

R.I.P. Robert Byrne

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http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009472/robert-byrne-april-20-1928--april-12-2013-140413.aspx

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I read his column for years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/crosswords/chess/12chess.html?_r=1&

I have a friend who kept a notebook with all of Byrne's annotations.

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A couple months ago at YouTube I came across what is called by the narrator the game of the century. Byrne takes white against Fischer.

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The player of the White pieces was Donald Byrne, Robert's brother.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
The player of the White pieces was Donald Byrne, Robert's brother.
Good catch.

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac II
Good catch.
Robert also played a famous game against Bobby Fischer:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1008419