player, a Grandmaster, and a chess author. He won the U.S. Championship
in 1972, and was a World Chess Championship
Candidate in 1974. Byrne represented the United States nine times in Chess Olympiad
s from 1952 to 1976 and won seven medals. He was the chess columnist from 1972 to 2006 for the New York Times, which ran his final column (a recounting of his 1952 victory over David Bronstein
) on November 12, 2006.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/crosswords/chess/12chess.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Byrne worked as a university professor
for many years, before becoming a chess professional in the early 1970s.
Byrne and his younger brother Donald
grew up in New York City and were among the "Collins Kids", promising young players who benefited from the instruction and encouragement of John W. Collins
.
One of the disadvantages of having children is that they eventually get old enough to give you presents they make at school.
Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.
Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.
Getting caught is the mother of invention.
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.
Partying is such sweet sorrow.
There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.
Until you walk a mile in another man's moccasins you can't imagine the smell.