Heath Ledger dies at 28 in N.Y.C.
By JAMES BARRON
The New York Times
…Heathcliff Andrew Ledger was born April 4, 1979, in Perth, Australia, where a local theater company cast him in “Peter Pan” when he was 10. That role led to parts on children’s television programs and to the 1992 film “Clowning Around” and the 1993-94 television series “Ship to Shore.”
But he was also a champion at chess and go-cart racing as a youngster, and played hockey.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
RIP Heath.
The important thing here appears to be that “he was a champion at chess”.
I can’t help feeling uncomfortable about this focus.
well it is a chess blog
but it would have been better to say drug addict gets checkmated after playing drug gambit.
Wow that was harsh anon 10:55!
Yes, I agree with anon.938!
Too much desperation in hooking up with death and/or any celebrity that can spell ‘Knight’. Bad taste IMHO.
may i ask chess champion of what?
According to Australia’s Channel Nine News, Ledger once finished third in the Western Australian State Chess Championships. MTV also asked him about his playing chess in Washington Square Park and he replied that he played chess once a day. Here is a link
discussing this.
interesting, thanks for the reply
First we lose Fischer then Ledger. I hope that Will Smith is doing ok.
Will Smith is getting “jiggy with it”, so don’t worry!
Death likes Will, so don’t worry about the “Fresh Prince” of chess.
Death wants to visit Slaoni real soon though.
*oooh, uummm, uummmm, getting jiggy with it…*