William Lombardy

William Lombardy
William Lombardy
	William Lombardy (Leipzig, 1960)
Full name	William James Joseph Lombardy
Country	United States
Born	December 4, 1937; New York City, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2017 (aged 79); Martinez, California, U.S.
Title	Grandmaster (1960)
Peak rating	2540 (January 1978)
Peak ranking	No. 46 (January 1978)

William James Joseph Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017)^[3] was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and former Catholic priest. He was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he seconded during the World Chess Championship 1972. He won the World Junior Championship in 1957, the only person to win that tournament with a perfect score.^[4]^[5] Lombardy led the U.S. Student Team to Gold in the 1960 World Student Team Championship in Leningrad.^[6]^[7]

^ Elo 1978, p. 183.
^ "Lombardy, William J." olimpbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
^ Klein, Mike. "GM William Lombardy, 1937-2017". Chess.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
^ Kažić 1974, pp. 273–74.
^ Lombardy 2011, p. 66.
^ Edmonds & Eidinow 2004, p. 43.
^ "7th World Student Team Chess Championship: Leningrad 1960". OlimpBase. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

[1] Elo 1978, p. 183.

[2] "Lombardy, William J." olimpbase.com. Retrieved 2015-09-16.

[3] Klein, Mike. "GM William Lombardy, 1937-2017". Chess.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.

[4] Kažić 1974, pp. 273–74.

[5] Lombardy 2011, p. 66.

[6] Edmonds & Eidinow 2004, p. 43.

[7] "7th World Student Team Chess Championship: Leningrad 1960". OlimpBase. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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