The often described ‘eccentric’ GM Vasilly Ivanchuk, who the entire chess once world took note of when he began playing losing chess after a mid-game meltdown has chosen not to represent his country at the current Olympiad, he’s snuck off to Poland to play in some draughts tournament instead! What a strange fellow! More details can be found in the following link https://en.chessbase.com/post/where-is-vassily-ivanchuk
Of course how could we forget his missed mate in one? Go to 7.40 for the missed mate in one.
For a quality interview with Ivanchuk, the following link makes a good read.
http://www.chessintranslation.com/2011/04/vassily-ivanchuk-2-flawed-games-are-the-most-beautiful/
An oddity.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/kiing-the-queen-ivanchuk-s-new-che-game
Dr. Marion Tinsley, the greatest draughts player the world has ever seen. A person who my friend Nick McBride had the pleasure of meeting when he came to England.
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