William Lombardy

William James Lombardy (born December 4, 1937) is an American Grandmaster of chess, writer, teacher, and one time Roman Catholic priest. He won the 1956 Canadian Open Chess Championship. In 1957, Lombardy became the first American to win the World Junior Chess Championship and, in so doing, the first American World Chess champion of any kind. He won the tournament in Toronto with a perfect score of 11-0, the only time such a result has been achie... more

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