Duchampian News & Views

Last Original Chess Grandmaster Dies

Author : marcelduchamp_admin Anton Lilienthal at work, n.d. Image Source

Andor Lilienthal, the last of the original 27 grandmasters honored by the World Chess Federation in 1950, has died in Budapest at age 99. He regularly competed against Marcel Duchamp in tournament contexts and considered the artist the most talented chess player to come out of France.

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