William Lombardy

William James Lombardy (December 4, 1937 – October 13, 2017) was an American chess grandmaster, chess writer, teacher, and a former Catholic priest. 

Lombardy was one of the leading American chess players during the 1950s and 1960s, and a contemporary of Bobby Fischer, whom he coached from the time Fischer was age 11½ through the World Chess Championship 1972. Lombardy led the U.S. Student Team to Gold in the 1960 World Student Team Championship in Leningrad.Edmonds & Eidinow 2004, p. 43. He was the only World Junior Champion to win with a perfect score.Kažić 1974, pp. 273–74.Lombardy 2011, p. 66.

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