|
Year
|
|
|
1900 |
Brentano invents "Brentano variation"
of the Ruy Lopez. |
|
1900 |
Hooper Charles
Alfred, creator of Ajeeb, died. |
|
1900 |
Western Chess
Association founded. |
|
1900 |
Chess
Clock. Present-day
push-button Chess clock perfected by
Veenhoff. |
|
1900 |
Cook's
Chess firm taken over by Jacques and made Staunton sets.
|
|
1900 |
Didier scores 1
out of 16 in Paris. |
|
1900 |
Grau, Roberto
born. South American champion from Argentina. |
|
1900 |
Murray writes Modern
Discoveries in Chess
History in BCM. |
|
1900 |
Pillsbury
marries. |
|
1900 |
Pillsbury plays
16 games blindfolded (+11-1=4); a
record. |
|
1900 |
01/19
Frere, Thomas died in New York City. Wrote
Chess handbook. |
|
1900 |
01/29
Chernev, Irving, Chess author, born in
Priluki, USSR. |
|
1900 |
02/12
Gilbert, Ellen (ne Strong) died in Hartford, CT.,
player and Queen
of Chess. |
|
1900 |
02/12
Howe, Henry died in Montreal. Canadian Champion,
1877. |
|
1900 |
04/10
Herbstmann, Alexander, IM for Chess
compositions, born in
Rostov-Don,
Russia. IJComp.
1956; IM
Comp. 1959. |
|
1900 |
04/13
Tylor born. Birmingham. 3-time Britain Champion.
Only blind
player in ol. |
|
1900 |
04/18
Charousek, Rudolf, Hungarian master, died of TB (age 27) in
Nagyteteny,
Czechoslovakia. |
|
1900 |
04/29
Wren, Chess author, born in Sherman,
Maine. |
|
1900 |
08/12
Steinitz, former world champion, died in New York in an asylum. |
|
1900 |
08/16
Fiske publishes "The
Early History of Chess in the Nation",
NY. |
|
1900 |
08/23
Heinrichsen, Arved died in Vilnius, Lithuania. Heinrichsen
opening. |
|
1900 |
09/03
US Open, Excelsior, Udemann First.
|
|
1900 |
11/24
Richter, German international master, born. East German IM,
1950. |
|
1901 |
Owen;
John Owen (born 1827), English player, died. Vicar. Wrote under
pseudonym of Alter. |
|
1901 |
Pillsbury gave a
simultaneous blindfold display in Moscow
on 22
boards.
Alekhine's older brother, Alexei,
got a draw. |
|
1901 |
Steiner; Endre
Steiner, Hungarian master, born. |
|
1901 |
Stanley,
American Chess author, died. |
|
1901 |
Didier scores
1/4 out of 13 in Monte Carlo. |
|
1901 |
Haberditz,
Hans born in Austria. Haberditz variation. |
|
1901 |
Makarczyk born.
Polish Champion
1948. IM 1950. Died 1975. |
|
1901 |
Minckwitz,
Johannnes died. Chess author. Threw himself under a tram. |
|
1901 |
Weber, A.
died. First to investigate Indian
references to Chess. |
|
1901 |
01/20
Gilg, Karl born in Mankendorf, Czechoslovakia. IM 1953. West
German. |
|
1901 |
02/09
Koenig, Chess author, born in Kula,
Hungary. IM 1951. |
|
1901 |
04/28
Adams, Weaver American Chess master,
born in Dedham,
Massachusetts. |
|
1901 |
05/20
Euwe, Max born in Amsterdam. Dutch Champion
12 times. World
Champion
1935-37. GM 1950; IA 1951. FIDE President 1970-78. |
|
1901 |
08/17
Us Open, Excelsior, Macleod First. |
|
1901 |
08/21
Betbeder, Louis born in Orleans, France. IA 1967. Betbeder
variation. |
|
1901 |
Board;
First time Chessboard
appears with Cartesian coordinates in
BCM. |
|
1901 |
Carew;
Lady Jane Carew died. Chess player who
lived in 3 centuries
(1797-1901). |
|
1902 |
Browne writes
History of Persia. |
|
1902 |
Last British
Amateur Championship.
Was held 10 times since 1886. |
|
1902 |
Niemeijer,
Meindert born. Dutch Chess bibliophile. |
|
1902 |
Pillsbury
plays 22 blindfolded in Moscow. A record. (+17 -1 =4) |
|
1902 |
Rosenthal,
Samuel died. Journalist and Chess
teacher. |
|
1902 |
Lasker gets
PhD in mathematics. |
|
1902 |
02/04
Congdon, James died in Milwaukee. Elected president of the
National Chess Association in
1874. |
|
1902 |
02/11
Hartong, Jan born in Rotterdam. IMComp 1959. |
|
1902 |
03/16
Monticelli born. Venice. GME 1985.
Italian Champion 1929, 34, 39.
IM 1950. |
|
1902 |
06/ Radio;
First radio match, between two ships in
the Atlantic 160 miles
apart. |
|
1902 |
06/05
Kieninger born. German
Champion 1937, 1940. West German
Champion 1947. IM 1950. |
|
1902 |
07/27
Berg, Theodore born in Riga, Latvia. Berg variation. |
|
1902 |
08/09
Us open, Excelsior, Uedemann First.
|
|
1902 |
01/
KEVITZ; Alexander Kevitz, American player, born.
|
|
1902 |
10/03
Walbrodt, Carl died in Berlin. German Champion
1893. Died of
TB. Born 1871 |
|
1902 |
11/05
Boultbee, William died in Toronto. 1892 Canadian Champion.
|
|
1903 |
Piatigorsky,
Chess patron, born. |
|
1903 |
Breyer scored
0 out of 18 in Kiev. |
|
1903 |
Divan
Chess room closed. |
|
1903 |
Makovetz,
Gyula died. Edited Hungary's first Chess
magazine. |
|
1903 |
Moreau scored
0 out of 26 in Monte Carlo. |
|
1903 |
01/07
Breuer, Johann born in Cologne. IJComp 1957; IMComp 1973. |
|
1903 |
03/14
Steiner; Lajos Steiner, Hungarian International
master, born in
Oradsa. IM 1950. |
|
1903 |
03/20
Halberstadt, Vitaly born in Odessa. IJComp 1957. Paris
Champion
1925. |
|
1903 |
03/20
Pinkus, Albert born in New York. Won Manhattan Chess
Club
Championship
in 1941,1945. |
|
1903 |
05/
Bagby, Charles born in Charleston, SC. |
|
1903 |
08/15
Us Open, Chicago, Judd First. |
|
1903 |
08/21
Fairhurst, William born in Alderley Edge, England. Br.
Champion
1937. Scottish Champion 11 times. |
|
1903 |
26/
Bruce, Ronald born in England. |
|
1903 |
09/17
Koltanowski, honorary IGM (1988), born
in Belgium. |
|
1904 |
Lommer,
greatest British study composer, born in
Islington. |
|
1904 |
Abbott, Hedley
born in Davenport, England. 1936-7 NZ Champion. |
|
1904 |
BCF (British
Chess Federation) founded. |
|
1904 |
HELMS;
American Chess Bulletin founded by Herman Helms. |
|
1904 |
Marshall
proclaimed U.S. Chess Champion when Pillsbury declined to
play due to illness. |
|
1904 |
04/10
Andersen, Eric born in Gentofte, Denmark. Danish
Champion 12
times (8 years in a row). |
|
1904 |
04/25
Cambridge Springs, PA tourney. Won by Marshall. Tournament
book published 35 years later. |
|
1904 |
05/04
Malmgren born. Avesta. GMC 1953.
Second in 1953 world
Championship. |
|
1904 |
05/05
Crosskill, Alfred died in Beverley, England. Endgame analyst. |
|
1904 |
05/07
British Chess Federation founded. First
President, A. Naumann. |
|
1904 |
05/09
Stoltz; Gosta Stoltz, Swedish GM, born.
Stockholm. Swedish
Champion 5 times. IM 1950. GM
1954. |
|
1904 |
05/19
Marshall wins Cambridge Springs, PA tourney. |
|
1904 |
06/04
Grob, Henry born in Braunau, Austria. Swiss
Champion 1939,
1951. IM 1950. |
|
1904 |
06/27
Giers, Paul born in Bonn, Germany. USCF President 1949. |
|
1904 |
07/02
Lundin born. Stockholm. EGM 1983.
Swedish Champion 10 times.
IM 1950. |
|
1904 |
07/27
Rudenko, Lyudmila born in Lubni. World women's
Champion
1949-53. Challenger 1956. |
|
1904 |
08/
First
British Ladies Championship. Won by K.B.
Finn. |
|
1904 |
08/
First British
Championship since 1872 (32 years). Napier & Atkins tie.
Organized by BCF. |
|
1904 |
08/08
Bain (Weiser), Mary born in Hungary. Challenger 1937. US
women's
Champion 1951-3. |
|
1904 |
08/22
First day of the BCF Congress, Hastings. |
|
1904 |
08/27
Makogonov, Vladimir born in the Caucasus. USSR IM 1950. |
|
1904 |
08/29
Mills; Daniel Mills died,
London. Scottish Champion 9 times.
British
amateur Champion, 1890. |
|
1904 |
09/17
Fiske, Daniel, American bibliophile, died in Frankfurt. |
|
1904 |
10/03
Buschke, Albrecht born in Berlin. |
|
1904 |
10/05
Rice Gambit Association formed at the home of Isaac Rice. |
|
1904 |
10/15
Akopian, Andranik born in Russia. IA 1965. |
|
1904 |
10/21
Akerblom, Axel born in Fors Station, Sweden. IJ
Comp 1956;
IMComp 1967. |
|
1904 |
10/27
Us Open, St Louis, Mlotkowski First. |
|
1904 |
11/
First appearance of Lasker's Chess
Magazine. |
|
1904 |
11/23
Rellstab born. West
German IM 1950. |
|
1904 |
11/26
Gunderam, Heinz born in Grossenhain, Germany. |
|
1904 |
09/
Santasiere, Anthony American master, born. NY
Champion. US
Open Champion
in 1945. |
|
1904 |
12/12
Schiffers born,
1850. Russian master, died.
First Russian to teach
Chess. |
|
1905
|
|
1905 |
Sultan Khan,
British master, born in the Punjab,
India. British
Champion 1929,32,33. |
|
1905 |
First
Scottish Ladies Championship and won by
S. Hutchinson. |
|
1905 |
Brunet y
Bellet, Jose died in Barcelona. |
|
1905 |
Fiske writes
"Chess
in Iceland",
Florence. |
|
1905 |
Harman, John
born in England. Classified Chess
studies. |
|
1905 |
Ranken,
Charles born. First president of the Oxford University Chess
Club. |
|
1905 |
Shanghai Chess
Club founded. |
|
1905 |
01/06
Marshall, Frank marries Caroline. |
|
1905 |
01/15
Mason; James Mason born,
1849. American Chess
master, died in
London. |
|
1905 |
03/09
Collins, Ethel Boyd born. |
|
1905 |
03/14
Heinicke, Herbert born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. W German IM 1953. |
|
1905 |
04/11
Platz; Joseph Platz, American master,
born in Cologne. |
|
1905 |
04/15
Steiner, Herman, US IM, born in Austria-Hungary. US Champion
1948. NY Champion in 1929. US Open
Champion in 1946. |
|
1905 |
05/26
Frydman, Paulin born in Poland. IM 1955. Warsaw
Champion
1931, 1932, 1933, 1936. |
|
1905 |
06/ Mackenzie
dies. |
|
1905 |
07/04
Holloway, Alfred died in Gawler, Australia. Holloway Defense. |
|
1905 |
08/
US Open, Excelsior, Schrader First. |
|
1905 |
08/16
Kristensen born. World blind
Champion 1963, 1966, 1969. |
|
1905 |
09/11
Riviere; Jules Armous de Riviere born
1830. French master, died. |
|
1905 |
09/11
de Riviere, Jules died in Paris. Elo: 2450. |
|
1905 |
10/20
Fabel, Karl born in Hamburg. Famous problemist. IJ
Comp 1964;
IM Comp
1967. |
|
1905 |
11/17
Erdelyi, Stefan born in Timisoara, Romania. IM 1950. |
|
1905 |
11/19
Kashdan, Isaac, American GM, born in New York. |
|
1905 |
11/23
Torre; Carlos Torre, Mexico's
First IGM (1977), born in Yucatan,
Mexico. |
|
1905 |
11/27
Goglidze, Victor born in Kutaisi, Russia. IM 1950. Elo: 2430. |
|
1905 |
11/27
Michel; Pablo Michel born.
German/Argentinean IM 1956. |
|
1905 |
11/30
Lipschutz born 1863, former US
Champion, died of lung disease. |
|
1905 |
12/01
Fraser, George died in Wormit, Scotland. Scottish
Champion
1898; Fraser Attack. |
|
1905 |
12/11
Engels, Ludwig born in Dusseldorf. Elo: 2460. Strong German
player. |
|
1906 |
First
national correspondence association, the British CCA, formed. |
|
1906 |
Belson, John
born. Canadian Champion. |
|
1906 |
Cook writes
"The Evolution
of the Chess Openings". |
|
1906 |
Ostend hosts
an international women's tournament. |
|
1906 |
Rice Gambit
Association formed. Em Lasker is
secretary. |
|
1906 |
Sonneborn,
Willaim died. |
|
1906 |
01/22
Acosta-Silva, Manuel born in Venezuela. IA 1957. |
|
1906 |
01/31
Bonham, Reginald born in St Neats, England. Blind world
Champion 1958. Cr
Champion 6 times. |
|
1906 |
02/08
Gresser, Gisela (ne Kahn) born in Detroit. Challenger 1949-50.
WIM 1950. |
|
1906 |
02/16
Menchik, Woman world Champion from 1927
to 1944, born in
Moscow. |
|
1906 |
03/27
Purdy; Cecil J.S. Purdy, Australian GM,
born in Port Said. IM 1951.
CGM 1953. |
|
1906 |
04/23
Dunkelblum, Arthur born in Podgorze, Poland. Belgian
Champion
1949. IM 1957. |
|
1906 |
05/
First American Women's Chess Congress,
held in New York. |
|
1906 |
05/07
Judd, former US Champion,
died. |
|
1906 |
06/10
Herzfeld, Sebastian died in Vienna, Austria. Physician. Herzfeld
defense. |
|
1906 |
06/17
Pillsbury died. Philadelphia (34). US
Champion 1897-1906.
German
Champion 1900. Died of syphilis. |
|
1906 |
08/
US Open, Chicago, Wolbrecht First. |
|
1906 |
08/03
Broadbent, Reginald born in Durban, South Africa. British
Champion 1948, 1950. |
|
1906 |
10/
The Chess Amateur appears. |
|
1906 |
10/12
Ekstrom, Folke born in Lund, Sweden. IM 1950; IMC 1971. |
|
1906 |
11/01
Panov; Vasily Panov, Soviet IM and
author, born in Kozelsk. IM
1950. |
|
1906 |
15/
Salwe; George Salwe died.
Lodz. Russian Champion 1906. |
|
1906 |
12/26
Bolbochan, Jacobo born in Buenos Aires. Argentina
Champion
1932, 1933. IM 1965. |
|
1907 |
GM; Title of
Grandmaster was first
used at the Ostend tournament. |
|
1907 |
Petrov;
Vladimir Petrov born. Latvian
Champion 1934,
35, 37. Died in
prison
camp in 1945. |
|
1907 |
Williams, Ken
born. |
|
1907 |
01/26
Lasker-Marshall world Championship
match, NY. |
|
1907 |
02/16
Chicco, Adriano born in Geneva, Italy. IJComp 1956; IMComp
1967. Historian and problemist. |
|
1907 |
04/08
Lasker beats Marshall, 11.5-3.5, Baltimore. |
|
1907 |
04/11
Dunst, Theodore, American player, born in New York City. |
|
1907 |
04/15
Abrahams, Gerald born in Liverpool. Barrister. |
|
1907 |
04/30
Rodl; Ludwig Rodl born.
West German IM 1953. |
|
1907 |
05/11
Gossip, George, player and author, died in Liphook, England. Elo:
2310. |
|
1907 |
06/
Lasker-Marshall match, Lasker won. |
|
1907 |
06/18
Gereben, Erno (ne Grunfeld) born in Sopron, Hungary.
Hungarian/Swiss. IM 1950. |
|
1907 |
08/
US Open, Excelsior, Michelson first. |
|
1907 |
08/10
Coles, Richard born in Kingston-on-Thames, England. Author of
Chess biographies. |
|
1907 |
08/13
Statham, Chess patron, born. |
|
1907 |
09/23
Enevoldsen, Jens born in Copenhagen. Danish
Champion 1940,
43, 47,
48, 60. IM 1950. IA 1960. |
|
1907 |
11/15
Horowitz, Al American IM, born in Brooklyn. IM 1950; IA 1951. |
|
1907 |
11/17
Gattie, Walter died in Bournemouth, England. Won
first British
Amateur Championship, 1886. |
|
1907 |
12/19
Pirc, Yugoslav GM, born in Idrija. 5-time Yugoslavian
Champion.
GM 1953. IM 1950.
|
|
1908 |
Rauzer, Soviet
master, born. |
|
1908 |
First
Hauptturnier, German major tourney. |
|
1908 |
Bronowski,
Jacob born. Board 3 at Cambridge. |
|
1908 |
Grumette,
American Chess patroness, born. |
|
1908 |
Menchik; Olga
Menchik born, Moscow. Challenger 1935,
1937. |
|
1908 |
Prague
International. Draws must be at least thirty
moves. |
|
1908 |
Reti has 16
losses, 3 draws (Vienna). |
|
1908 |
Sokolsky,
Alexei born. |
|
1908 |
Solkoff,
Ephraim born. |
|
1908 |
01/13
Paoli born, Italian Champion
1951,57,68. IM 1951. |
|
1908 |
01/25
Chigorin, Mikhail, Russian master, died of diabetes in
Dublin.
Elo:
2600. |
|
1908 |
01/26
Stahlberg born, Sunte. 11-time Swedish
Champion. GM
1950. Died
1967. |
|
1908 |
03/02
Aronson, Eva born in Linkoping, Sweden. WIM 1972. |
|
1908 |
03/28
Clemenz, Hermann died in Tartu, Estonia. Clemenz Opening. |
|
1908 |
04/11
Bird, Henry died in London. Leading British amateur player. Elo:
2440. |
|
1908 |
05/15
Diemer, Emil, German player, born in Radolfzell, Germany. |
|
1908 |
05/22
Korn, Chess author, born in Prague. |
|
1908 |
07/03
First game by wireless telegraphy
between 2 ocean liners. (BCM
1974,111). |
|
1908 |
08/
US Open, Excelsior, Elliot first. |
|
1908 |
08/05
Hanauer, Milton born in Harrison, NY. |
|
1908 |
08/17
Lasker-Tarrasch world Championship
match, Dusseldorf. |
|
1908 |
09/30
Lasker beats Tarrasch, 10.5-5.5, Munich. |
|
1908 |
10/08
Ragozin, Soviet GM, born. GM 1950. Died 1962. |
|
1908 |
10/13
Foltys, Jan born in Svinov, Czechoslovakia. Czech
Champion
1943. IM 1950. Died in 1952. |
|
1908 |
10/27
Aitken, James born in Calderbank, Scotland. Scottish
Champion
10 times. London Champion 1950. |
|
1908 |
11/18
Guliaev, Alexander (ne Grin) born in Moscow. IJComp 1956;
IMComp 1974; GMComp 1988. |
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