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Unless you live under a rock, you know that the 65-year-old librarian James Tarjan beat the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik in the recently concluded Chess.com Isle of Man tournament. Of course Grandmaster James Tarjan is not an ordinary librarian. Some 35 years ago he was one of the leading U.S.
GM Sosonko quotes Tarjan, saying that even a hot dog vendor in Los Angeles earns more than a chess grandmaster!
Well, James Tarjan was not the first strong chess player who quit at the peak of his chess career, preferring a regular job and a steady income. Fortunately, 30 years later he decided to return! The first three years of his comeback were not too eventful, until he played in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Isle of Main International. Not only did Tarjan achieve a tournament performance rating of 2671, but he also set two records that won't be broken any time soon.
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GM Sosonko quotes Tarjan, saying that even a hot dog vendor in Los Angeles earns more than a chess grandmaster!
Well, James Tarjan was not the first strong chess player who quit at the peak of his chess career, preferring a regular job and a steady income. Fortunately, 30 years later he decided to return! The first three years of his comeback were not too eventful, until he played in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Isle of Main International. Not only did Tarjan achieve a tournament performance rating of 2671, but he also set two records that won't be broken any time soon.
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