Retired players

[Aetius]

I’ll use this great thread to pay a deserved homage to a great player and friend that is out of the boards from some time: Paolo Penza, currently 49th in the ladder if you use the “all players” option.
As a player he was extremely resourceful, truly a great counterpuncher, and, not counting Tobias Timm (who has a really strong punch) the most dangerous attacker I’ve met.
He was also a great friend and we shared very extensive emails along the years. Sometimes they took longer to write than what it took to play the turn.

I’ve actually met him live when I went to Rome a couple of years ago. It’s very good to meet one of our opponents live. He insisted in picking me up at the airport and I had the opportunity to meet his charming family.

As I understood, “real life” is what kept him away from wargaming these last years.

Rui