GM Konstantin Landa

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Simon Rogers
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GM Konstantin Landa

Post by Simon Rogers » Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:31 pm

The sad news has been reported that Russian Grandmaster Konstantin Landa passed away today at the age of just 50.
Konstantin was born on 22nd May 1972 in Omsk, Russia.
He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1995.
According to Wikipedia he competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2004 and FIDE World Cup of 2007.
In 2011, Konstantin was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. His FIDE Rating in October 2022 was 2628 and achieved a peak Rating of 2678 in October 2007.
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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: GM Konstantin Landa

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:22 pm

To state the obvious, not that old at all.

Any cause given?
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Mick Norris
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Re: GM Konstantin Landa

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:02 pm

Long struggle with cancer according to chess.com
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