William Lombardy
William Lombardy | |
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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) 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 Chess Championship in 1957, the only person to win that tournament with a perfect score. Lombardy led the U.S. Student Team to Gold in the 1960 World Student Team Championship in Leningrad.