Walter Browne 1949-2015

[Mick Norris]

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[Gordon Cadden]

It would seem that he died in Las Vegas, after playing his second favourite game.

[NickFaulks]

Very sad indeed. He was to the end a big character in chess, as well as poker, and I would have guessed that he had many more years ahead of him.

[Jon Mahony]

Wow, what a shock! No age to go either. RIP.

[Mick Norris]

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[Gordon Cadden]

He looked somewhat older than his 65 years, in that interview with Yasser Seirawan. May have been suffering from an unidentified illness.

[Jon Mahony]

Indeed, he looked very drawn and frail and seemed to have a bit of a twitch (you can see his mouth moving involenteraly) I wonder if he had early Parkinsons. I expect it will come out in time.

[Roger de Coverly]

In his youth, he played an eleven round Open at Southport in 1969 when he was already an IM or IM elect from his result in a Zonal representing Australia. Perhaps standards in British chess were already getting higher, as he only came 5th, losing to John Carleton in the last round. The winner was Danny Wright.

[Neil Graham]

I remember watching Walter play Louis de Veauce at five minute chess for money at Bognor in 1968. There are some games from this tournament on line at Britbase including a win for Walter over Stewart Reuben.

[Mick Norris]

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