Feb-18-05 | | aw1988: His play is Lastin a long time, hopefully. |
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Mar-25-05
 | | WTHarvey: Here are some crucial positions from Lastin's games not shown here: http://www.wtharvey.com/last.html |
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Mar-25-05
 | | Benzol: <aw1988> LOL. OK if we're getting into puns how about Lastin, first out. |
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Aug-26-05 | | lentil: lastin was russian champion in 2002 |
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Mar-17-06 | | Catfriend: I know I'm stealing a pun used long ago as a GOTD title, but - Lastin, first out:) |
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Oct-30-06 | | BIDMONFA: Alexander Lastin LASTIN, Alexander
http://www.bidmonfa.com/lastin_alex...
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Aug-13-08 | | whiteshark: Happy birthday, Sascha.
May your wishes come true.
http://www.moscowchessopen.ru/2008/... |
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Oct-04-08 | | DiscoJew: How bout this one, "You might out last him, but keep him away from your wife"
I just couldnt resist |
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Oct-05-08 | | parmetd: lol benzol thats a good one. Amazing for a high profile GM this guy has no profile. |
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Apr-24-12 | | lost in space: What happened to his rating between July and September 2011? He lost nearly 100 ELO points?! Does anyone knows why/what happened? http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev... |
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Jan-23-15 | | Beholder: Chesspro reports that he died today. RIP. |
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Jan-23-15 | | Beholder: Also here: http://www.chess-news.ru/node/17944
And somebody already edited his wiki page. |
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Jan-23-15 | | NBAFan: Really tragic news. RIP |
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Jan-23-15
 | | WannaBe: Way too young. =( |
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Jan-23-15
 | | plang: He hadn't played since 2012 - was he ill? |
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Jan-23-15 | | Prugno: Amen. There is a very disturbing trend of strong and relatively young Russian GMs fading away and dying prematurely in the last few years. Vyzhmanavin, S. Kiselev, Chuprov, last year Kharlov, now Lastin... unfortunately I keep feeling that all these departures might be caused not only by natural factors but also by sadder situations such as depression, alcoholism or maybe even suicide. |
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Jan-23-15
 | | plang: Unless you know what the cause of death was such speculation seems improper |
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Jan-23-15 | | Illogic: <plang> He had played in a rapid event as recently as October, Note the rating changes in <lost in space>'s link |
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Jan-23-15
 | | HeMateMe: No one be 'lastin forever! |
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Mar-04-15
 | | perfidious: It was a surprise to learn of Lastin's passing just now. In the late 1990s, I recall his frequently finishing high in Russian championships, usually ahead of more widely publicised players, but not getting into the international arena very often. |
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May-24-15 | | falso contacto: Rest in peace. |
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Dec-02-15 | | zanzibar: An in-depth remembrance of him:
http://ruchess.ru/news/report/aleks...
(in Russian) |
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Dec-02-15 | | zanzibar: This site indicates he died after a long illness:
<В пятницу, 23 января, на 39-м году жизни после тяжёлой продолжительной болезни скончался российский гроссмейстер Александр Ластин , сообщает официальный сайт Российской шахматной федерации (РШФ).> http://www.championat.com/other/new... His rating decline at the end of his life is suggest the same. https://www.newinchess.com/Lastin__... |
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Dec-02-15 | | zanzibar: Here is a 2013(?) interview of him on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DR...
You can use CC and auto-translate to get the gist of it in English. |
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Dec-02-15 | | zanzibar: For those who want a fun example of his style of play... look at White's move 40 in this game: A Lastin vs V Milov, 2003 Not exactly one to steer the ship towards calm positional waters when adventure beckons on distant shores. |
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