How long do World Chess Champions live?
(via http://www.pogonina.com/)
Bobby Fischer, one of the two World Chess Champions to die at 64
Wilhelm Steinitz (Prague, May 17, 1836 – August 12, 1900) – 64
Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) – 72
José Raúl Capablanca (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) – 53
Alexander Alekhine (October 31, 1892 – March 24, 1946) – 53
Max Euwe (May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) – 80
Mikhail Botvinnik (August 17, 1911 – May 5, 1995) – 83
Vasily Smyslov (24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) – 89
Mikhail Tal (November 9, 1936 – June 28, 1992) – 55
Tigran Petrosian (June 17, 1929 – August 13, 1984) – 55
Bobby Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) – 64
Now let's take a look at the numbers: 89, 83, 80, 72, 64, 64, 55, 55, 53, 53. The median life duration for a World Chess Champion is 64! (The mean average is 66.8 - also quite close).
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