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Every game could be the last one for Don Manuel, the 105-year-old chess player

The world’s oldest chess player, Manuel Álvarez Escudero, at right, shakes hands with Darío Liern at the end of their game in the tribute tournament for his 105th birthday, this Monday at the Moratalaz Sports Center in Madrid.

There is something curious about birthdays. The most celebrated ones are children’s and those of very elderly people. Reaching 100 years or more is often hailed as a special event. But the birthday of Don Manuel Álvarez Escudero, 105, is really exceptional. Every year he receives a singular tribute: a chess tournament that bears his name.

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Manuel Álvarez Escudero's chess federation membership card, dated September 8,1952. Photo courtesy of the Chess Club of Moratalaz.Manuel Álvarez Escudero, left, during a match in the Madrid chess league, in 1998. Photo provided by Luis Reyes included in his work on Álvarez Escudero’s career.Manuel Álvarez Escudero, 105, the world’s oldest chess player.
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