Jay Whitehead and World Champion Vassily Smyslov. Lone Pine, California 1976.
Photograph by Alan Benson.
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Phil said…
This is how I remember Jay. I hadn't seen him since about the time this pic was taken, I left CA about a year later. We reconnected in the early 2000's via email and a few calls, but even though more than 25 years had passed to me he was still that kid in this pic. I didn't know many with his good heart. Although I was probably a B player at best, he'd always play me when I asked. After a game he tell me, "You gave up your good bishop you shouldn't have," or, "You gave me the open file for free," and things like that. Wow! Thanks Jay, really thanks! I miss you - you were a good kid.
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