John Nunn wins World Chess Problem Solving Championship
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Man or machine?
2010 World Problem Solving Champion John Nunn
Hello Everyone,
It had to be him - John Nunn! Who else?
John Nunn has won the World Problem Solving Championship from among 70 contestants including all those young kids armed with computer preparations.
But then, you expect it of him. John Nunn happens to be Oxford's youngest undergraduate since the 15th Century - a feat he managed at the age of 15.
He did a PhD on finite H-spaces, lectured on mathematics, and became one of Britain's strongest chess grandmasters. Read a first person fantastic article by the master himself at www.chessbase.com.
Meanwhile, all we can say is congratulations and wow.
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posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 10:03 AM
5 Comments:
At November 4, 2010 at 3:31 AM ,
Anonymous said...
Fantastic. what a guy
At November 4, 2010 at 4:36 AM ,
Anonymous said...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nunn
At November 4, 2010 at 4:53 AM ,
Anonymous said...
John Nunn has always been up there among the heroes. He may as well take a shot at the world championship for regular chess.
At November 4, 2010 at 6:45 AM ,
saira fernandes, madrid said...
Frankly I have been a long-time fan of John Nunn. He is remarkable and his latest interest and promotion of astronomy is also fantastic. I think there is a place called rent a telescope where you watch the skies via the internet. This guy is amazing. Truly.
At May 25, 2011 at 2:39 PM ,
Ryan Clearwater said...
Solving world problems with math and science
millenniumparty.org
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