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...Walter Browne, 6-time US Chess Champion

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Here is an exciting game he played against Karpov:
http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2015/5/17/Game10365018.html

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That's sad news. Quite a character both off and on the board.

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May he rest in infinitely finesseful peace

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
That's sad news. Quite a character both off and on the board.
Oh the stories I could tell. But it is probably better to let the dead rest.🙄

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Originally posted by caissad4
Oh the stories I could tell. But it is probably better to let the dead rest.🙄
I played poker with Walter Browne many times
some good stories there

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I was lucky enough to meet him, say hi and shake his hand at the 1982 Boulder Open. He was very business like but also pleasant and personable.

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
I was lucky enough to meet him, say hi and shake his hand at the 1982 Boulder Open. He was very business like but also pleasant and personable.
I saw a game played between Walter and Larry Christiansen at the Santa Monica chess club, they were playing with so much intensity they didn't see anyone else in the room. And it was just a skittles game!

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Originally posted by lemondrop
I played poker with Walter Browne many times
some good stories there
I saw him at the U.S. open in Atlantic City NJ., which he won (over Larsen). He would play blitz backgammon in the skittles room. Go in peace, Walter.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
I saw a game played between Walter and Larry Christiansen at the Santa Monica chess club, they were playing with so much intensity they didn't see anyone else in the room. And it was just a skittles game!
He is the most intense chess player I have ever observed.