Stuart Wagman

Stuart Wagman

Stuart Wagman (born 1919) is an American chessplayer and FIDE Master. [cite web|title=Wagman, Stuart FIDE Chess Online Personal Card|url=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=2003430]

Though a citizen of the United States, he has spent much of his career in Italy. Wagman first came to wide attention through an article by Grandmaster Andy Soltis, printed in his column "Chess to Enjoy" in "Chess Life" (and later anthologized in Soltis's book "Karl Marx Plays Chess"), describing Wagman's accomplishments as a "late bloomer" who made his international debut at the age of 46. [cite book|last=Soltis|first=Andrew|authorlink=Andrew Soltis|title=Karl Marx Plays Chess|publisher=David McKay|date=1991|pages=57-64]

Wagman attained the FIDE Master title in his sixties, and has maintained a high level of play to the present day. Wagman played in the 2006 World Senior Championship at the age of 87, making him the second-oldest participant at the event; his score of 6/11 put him in a three-way tie (with Bill Hook and Eduard Zelkind) for the best performance among United States players. [cite web|title=Korchnoi Wins World Senior Championship|url=http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/magazine_124_193.php]

According to Soltis, Wagman is an expert in the Sicilian Dragon.

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