R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

[Ken MacDonald]

R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

Sad news. Here is a short clip from his birthday party last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDIlairTSdg

Inspiring to see someone at age 110 with all their mental faculties and good humour.

http://chess.ca/zoltan-sarosy

[Kerry Liles]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

How very sad indeed. A wonderful man and a true gentleman. R.I.P.

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

One hundred and ten years old. You don't see many reach that ripe age with their wits still about them. Condolences to family and friends.

[John Brown]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

I still have the original Koopman clock he sold me in 1973.
My condolences to his family and friends.

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

It was a pleasure to have known Zoltan. He was always a gentleman.
For a chessplayer, Zoltan played during the golden era of chess -
from Emanuel Lasker and Capablanca to Spassky and Fischer and
before the computer-assisted games of the current era.

[Kerry Liles]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

I still have the original Koopman clock he sold me in 1973.
My condolences to his family and friends.

Me too! I have a set of wooden pieces that I am sure I bought from him as well...

[Paul Leblanc]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

And I still regularly use the pieces he sold me in 1970

[Frank Dixon]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

Very sad news. Zoltan lived a very full and rich life. Emanuel Lasker (born 1868) was World Champion when he was born; Magnus Carlsen (born 1990) was World Champion when he passed away. Rest In Peace, Zoltan, and just think about all the great chess games you have waiting for you in Heaven!! :)

[Kerry Liles]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

There is an article at chessbase about Zoltan Sarosy:

http://en.chessbase.com/post/zoltan-sarosy-chess-master-passes-away-at-110

[Hans Jung]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

This is very sad news indeed. Zoltan was an inspiration for me and I would often tell family and friends about him. At his 100th birthday party he walked briskly up the stairs and his handshake grip was stronger than mine! Although with a very sharp mind Zoltan was the perfect gentleman and very humble with his words. I noted in the chessbase article that he had a nice win against Lawrence Day and a hundred years of chess. Who else could say that! A remarkably full life of chess. RIP Zoltan.

[Ken MacDonald]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

This is very sad news indeed. Zoltan was an inspiration for me and I would often tell family and friends about him. At his 100th birthday party he walked briskly up the stairs and his handshake grip was stronger than mine! Although with a very sharp mind Zoltan was the perfect gentleman and very humble with his words. I noted in the chessbase article that he had a nice win against Lawrence Day and a hundred years of chess. Who else could say that! A remarkably full life of chess. RIP Zoltan.

I can't resist repeating this story from awhile back. Around 2010, I saw that Zoltan was having trouble completing his taxes. I offered to help. He readily accepted. On doing his taxes, I noted considerable trading in the stock market. I asked him why he was trading so much. His reply, "I can't play chess so well/much any longer, so I needed a hobby!" He did quite well at his new "hobby!"

[Kerry Liles]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

I can't resist repeating this story from awhile back. Around 2010, I saw that Zoltan was having trouble completing his taxes. I offered to help. He readily accepted. On doing his taxes, I noted considerable trading in the stock market. I asked him why he was trading so much. His reply, "I can't play chess so well/much any longer, so I needed a hobby!" He did quite well at his new "hobby!"

Ken,

if you find out about an official obituary (in the Toronto Star or elsewhere?) please post a link to that...
you may want to also send that to Spraggett - he seems to think reports of Sarosy's passing are (somehow?) not confirmed... (I won't bother posting a link to K.S. website)

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

RIP

Condolences to family and friends.

[Ken MacDonald]

Re: R.I.P. Zoltan Sarosy 08-23-1906---06-19-2017

Ken,

if you find out about an official obituary (in the Toronto Star or elsewhere?) please post a link to that...
you may want to also send that to Spraggett - he seems to think reports of Sarosy's passing are (somehow?) not confirmed... (I won't bother posting a link to K.S. website)

They are confirmed. His executor/PoA called me to let me know.