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Darthmambo Full Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 105 Location: USA Joined: 01/18/03	Re: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Reply #4 - 07/23/06 at 03:11:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	I saw him at the world open this year, he looked really sick, you can see something was wrong. Well he did tie for first from what I hear. He went out fighting.


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Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Reply #3 - 07/17/06 at 19:17:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	I too am shocked at his sudden death. I saw him play a few times, but never got the chance myself to play him. He will be missed here in the US. (Unfortunately, the cause of his death is perhaps not so shocking to me. I would see him in the bar drinking during his games quite often.)


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M. Pytel YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 37 Joined: 06/24/06	Re: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Reply #2 - 07/17/06 at 18:48:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	Probably not many people know that GMI Alexander Wojtkiewicz was a sparing partner of Michail Tal. I remember him showing to my father his won games against him. He was always very proud of them. I am in deep mourning for his death.


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Nietzsche Senior Member Offline Huggy Bear is coming. You'd better run. Posts: 394 Location: USA Joined: 02/13/06 Gender:	Re: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Reply #1 - 07/17/06 at 17:50:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	I read about his passing on ChessBase.com. What a shock. I figured he would be kicking around the US open and the like for at least another 10 years. He was a terrific player and apparently a pretty good guy (I only corresponded with him via a couple of emails). only 43....

	"By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be what human nature mostly delights in - a fight." - Em. Lasker
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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Aleksander Wojtkiewicz 07/17/06 at 17:08:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz dies at 43 http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3234 I was shocked and saddened to hear this. Wojtkiewicz was great player, one of the top tournament players in my country (USA), and still at the top of his game. Such a sudden, untimely death is always a great tragedy.

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