|
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. |
|
1908 |
11/21
Flohr, Salo, Soviet GM, born in Horodenka, Ukraine. GM 1950. IA
1963. |
|
1908 |
12/22
Chekhover, Vitaly born in St Petersburg. IM 1950; IJComp 1956;
IMComp 1961. |
|
1909 |
Correspondence
Chess League of America (CCLA) founded. |
|
1909 |
Capablanca
played 720 games in a simultaneous tour,
686 wins, 20
draws, 14 losses. |
|
1909 |
Cunningham,
George born. Died in 1993. |
|
1909 |
Lisitzin born.
IM 1950. |
|
1909 |
Rejfir born.
Czech IM 1956. Died in 1962. |
|
1909 |
Swiderski,
Rudolf died. Committed suicide. |
|
1909 |
Tennison, Otto
born. Tennison Gambit. Civil war commander. |
|
1909 |
Marshall
defeats Showalter in match for U.S. Championship. |
|
1909 |
St.
Petersburg; Lasker & Rubinstein tie for First. |
|
1909 |
01/
Lasker; End of Lasker's Chess Magazine. |
|
1909 |
01/10
Holford, John born. 1945-46 South African Co-Champion. |
|
1909 |
02/22
Delmar, Eugene died in New York City. Elo 2420. Delmar
variation. |
|
1909 |
03/21
Gottschall, Rudolf died in Leipzig, Poland. Founder of the
German Chess
federation. |
|
1909 |
03/28
Fiske, William born in Syracuse, NY. Chess player, musician, and
Chess columnist. |
|
1909 |
04/19
Alexander, Conel born in Cork. British
Champion 1938, 1956. IM
1950; IMC 1970. Elo: 2475. |
|
1909 |
05/04
Kan, Soviet IM, born. IM 1950. |
|
1909 |
05/14
Alatortsev, Vladimir born in St Petersburg. IM 1950; IA 1953; HGM
1983. Elo: 2480. |
|
1909 |
05/21
Endzelins, Lucius born in Tartu, Estonia. GMC 1959.
second in the
World cr.
Championship 1956-9. Australian
Champion 1961. |
|
1909 |
06/07
Porat born. Palestine Champion 1937.
Israeli Champion 1953,
57,
59, 63.
IM 1952. |
|
1909 |
06/26
Eisinger Jr, Max born in Germany. Eisinger variation. |
|
1909 |
06/30
Dubinen, Peter born in Gorky. GMC 1962. Second
in 1962 world cr.
Championship. IM 1950. USSR Champion
1957. |
|
1909 |
07/01
Larsen; I. Larsen born.
Challenger 1937, 39, 49. Danish women's
Champion 17 times. |
|
1909 |
07/13
Wood born. Sheffiled. British
cr. Champion
1945. Editor of CHESS. |
|
1909 |
08/
Us Open, Excelsior, Chajes first. |
|
1909 |
08/17
Barda, Olaf born in Norway. 6-time Norwegian
Champion. IM
1952; GMC 1953. |
|
1909 |
08/20
Rubtsova born. Moscow. Women's world
Champion 1956-8.
Champion
1971. |
|
1909 |
08/25
Battell, Jack American Chess corres.
organizer, born in New York
City. |
|
1909 |
09/14
Bron, Vladimir born in Nikolaev, Ukraine. IJComp 1956; IMComp
1966; GMComp 1975. |
|
1909 |
10/30
Forsythe, David died in Dunedin, New Zealand. Invented Forsythe
notation. |
|
1909 |
12/16
Vidmar, Milan Jr. born. Yugoslavian IM
1950. |
|
1910
|
|
1910 |
First
match between England & Netherlands, Kent. England won. |
|
1910 |
Belavenets,
Sergey born in Russia. Moscow Champion
1932, 1937, 1938. |
|
1910 |
Klein born.
British Champion,
1951. |
|
1910 |
Krejcik took
on 25 players on his 25th birthday. Went 0 out of 25. |
|
1910 |
Napolitano,
Mario born. ICCG 1953. |
|
1910 |
Schwarz, Adolf
born. Hungarian-born player. |
|
1910 |
Tolstoy, Leo
born. Russian Chess novelist and
Chess fanatic. |
|
1910 |
Velimirovic,
Jovanka born. Yugoslavia's first woman
Champion. D.
Velimirovic's mother. |
|
1910 |
01/07
Lasker-Schlechter world Championship
match, Vienna. |
|
1910 |
01/27
Reinfeld born in New York. Died 1964. Twice NY
Champion. Wrote
100 books. |
|
1910 |
02/03
Czerniak, Moshe born in Warsaw. Palestine
Champion 1936.
Israeli
Champion 1955. IM 1952. |
|
1910 |
02/09
Book, Eero born in Helsinki. IM 1950. IA 1981; HGM 1984. Finnish
Champion. |
|
1910 |
02/10
Lasker defeats Schlecter in 10th match game to retain title,
Berlin. |
|
1910 |
02/19
Fuster, Geza born in Budapest. IM 1969. |
|
1910 |
02/19
Konstantinopolsky born. Zhitomin. Won
first USSR
Championship
1951. IM 1950. |
|
1910 |
02/24
Kottnauer born. IM 1950. |
|
1910 |
02/27
Kasparyan, GM for Chess compositions, born.
10-time Armenian
Champion. |
|
1910 |
02/28
Rossolimo, US GM, born in Kiev. Paris Champion
10 times. IM
1950. GM 1953. |
|
1910 |
04/08
Dake, Arthur born in Portland. IM 1954; HGM 1986. Oldest GM. |
|
1910 |
04/15
Najdorf Miguel, Argentinean GM, born.
Warsaw. GM 1950.
Argentinean
Champion 1950, 51,
55, 60,
66, 75. |
|
1910 |
04/17
Mikenas, Lithuanian Champion 1936,
47, 48,
61, born in Estonia.
IM 1950. |
|
1910 |
04/28
Paros, world's leading composer of helpmates, born in Hungary. |
|
1910 |
05/01
Tolush born. St Petersburg. Leningrad
Champion 4 times. GM
1953. |
|
1910 |
05/11
Kaila born. Finnish
Champion 1939, 54. IM 1952. |
|
1910 |
08/
US Open, Chicago, Wolbrecht first. |
|
1910 |
08/13 Clarke, Richard, creator of the
British system of grading, born in
England. |
|
1910 |
08/30
Gorgiev, Tigran born in Jizliar, Russia. IJComp 1956; IMComp
1969. |
|
1910 |
08/31
Trifunovic, Yugoslavian IGM (1953), born. Yugoslav
Champion 5
times. IM 1950. |
|
1910 |
09/17
Mikenas, Vladas born. HGM 1987 (Russia). |
|
1910 |
10/
Lasker-Schlecter match. |
|
1910 |
11/08
Lasker-Janowski world Championship
match, Berlin. |
|
1910 |
12/08
Lasker beats Janowski, 9.5 -
1.5, Berlin. |
|
1910 |
12/21
Andreaschek, Karl died in Czechoslovakia. Gambit named after
him. |
|
1911 |
First
appearance of "Modern
Chess Openings." |
|
1911 |
First
time a player played 100 opponents simultaneously (Fahrni
Munich). |
|
1911 |
First
time players reimbursed for their travels - San Sebastian. |
|
1911 |
Anderson,
Peter born in Scotland. 1954 Scottish Champion. |
|
1911 |
Cable;
Last cable match between US and UK. |
|
1911 |
Finland is
first country to organize
Chess for students. |
|
1911 |
Hungarian
Chess Federation founded. |
|
1911 |
Konig died.
Born in 1836. Bohemian composer of Chess
problems. |
|
1911 |
Mortimer,
James died. Chess journalist. Caught pneumonia at a
Chess
tournament. |
|
1911 |
Rothschild,
Albert died. Chess patron. |
|
1911 |
Yakimchik,
Vitold born. Soviet Chess composer. |
|
1911 |
02/09
Duras lost to Janowski after 161 moves, one of the longest games. |
|
1911 |
02/19
First day of San Sebastian tourney.
First appearance of
Capablanca
in Europe. He took First
place. |
|
1911 |
02/22
Bartmanski, Henryk died in Poland. Bartmanski variation. |
|
1911 |
03/01
Golombek, Harry born in London. IM 1950; IA 1954; HGM 1985. 4
time British
Champion. |
|
1911 |
04/10
Capablanca defeats Lasker to become World
Champion. |
|
1911 |
04/10
Loyd, America's most famous Chess
composer, died in Brooklyn. |
|
1911 |
05/05
Lilienthal, Soviet GM, born in Moscow. USSR
Champion, 1940. GM
1950. |
|
1911 |
05/17
O'Kelly de Galway born. Brussels. GM
1956. World cr Champion
1952. CGM 1962. |
|
1911 |
05/29
Heidenfeld, Wolfgang born in Berlin. South
African Champion 8
times; Irish
Champion 6 times. |
|
1911 |
06/08
Yudovich, Soviet IM and author, born. |
|
1911 |
06/14
Abramov, Lev born in Russia. IA 1957; IMC 1979. |
|
1911 |
07/13
Bernstein, Sidney born in New York City. Author. |
|
1911 |
08/
US Open, Excelsior, Blacke first. |
|
1911 |
08/13
Florian, Jaromir born. |
|
1911 |
08/15
Vaitonis born. Lithuanian
Champion 1934,
37, 42, 43,
44. Canadian
Champion 1951,
57. IM 1952. |
|
1911 |
08/17
Botvinnik, Mikhail born Kuokkala (now Repino), Russia. GM 1950;
IJComp 1956. |
|
1911 |
08/21
Barcza, Gedeon born in Kisujszallas, Hungary. IM 1950; GM 1954;
IMC 1966. |
|
1911 |
10/20
Cozens, William born in Longstock, England. Author. |
|
1911 |
11/26
Reshevsky, US GM, born in Ozorkow, Poland. 6-time US
Champion. Died
1992. |
|
1911 |
12/09
Nikolai Novoteinov born. IM 1950. |
|
1912 |
Abbazia (now
Opatija) tournament held. All games were King's Gambit
accepted. |
|
1912 |
Dawson invents
the Grasshopper, most common fairy
Chesspiece. |
|
1912 |
Maurian died.
Born in 1838. Played Morphy many times. |
|
1912 |
Nezhmetdinov,
Rashid born. Wrote first Tatar
Chess book in 1953. |
|
1912 |
Uedemann,
Louis died. Born 1854. Invented Udemann code which is
really the Gringmuth notation. |
|
1912 |
Cox, Thomas
born in Ireland. Irish Champion in 1937,
1938. |
|
1912 |
01/15
Fritz, Jindrich born in Prague. IJComp 1956; IMComp.
1966;
GMComp.
1975. |
|
1912 |
02/ MCO; first edition of MCO. |
|
1912 |
05/07
Dunhaupt, Heinz born in Buckeburg, Germany. IMC 1963; GMC
1973. |
|
1912 |
05/23
Ahman, Harry born in Malmberget, Sweden. IMC 1979. |
|
1912 |
06/22
Bidev, Pavle born in Prijepolje, Yugoslavia. Chess historian. |
|
1912 |
07/12
Cramer, Fred born in Milwaukee. Past USCF President. |
|
1912 |
07/28
Veresov, Gavril, Soviet player, born. |
|
1912 |
08/ Us Open, Excelsior, Elliott first. |
|
1912 |
08/16
Combe, Robert born in Logie-Buchan, Scotland. British
Champion
1946. |
|
1912 |
09/23
Collins, John born in Newburgh, New York. Chess teacher. Won
1952 NY Championship. |
|
1912 |
10/12
Ascher, Jacob died in New York City. |
|
1912 |
10/16
Ahmad, Iqbal born in Pakistan. IMC 1965. |
|
1912 |
12/15
Neimetdinov born. First
USSR Master in Chess and
Checkers. IM
1954. Wrote
first Chess book in Tatar
language. |
|
1913 |
Murray;
"History of chess" by H.J.R. Murray. Published
by Oxford U
Press. |
|
1913 |
Been, Jan born
in Amsterdam. Been variation. |
|
1913 |
Jose
Capablanca goes 13-0 in New York tournament. |
|
1913 |
Perlis, Julius
died after an Alpine climb. |
|
1913 |
Szily born.
Hungarian IM 1950. Died 1976. |
|
1913 |
Flores,
Rodrigo born in Santiago, Chile. Chilean player who won 1946-
47 Marshall CC Ch. Chilean
Champion. |
|
1913 |
01/17
Loshinsky, greatest Chess composer,
born. |
|
1913 |
01/27
Prins born. Amsterdam. Dutch GM 1982.
Netherlands Champion
1965. IM 1950. |
|
1913 |
03/30
Haring, Jacobus born in Hoorn, Netherlands. IJComp 1964;
IMComp
1968; GMComp 1990. |
|
1913 |
04/ Rard, Viljandi born. Estonian
Champion 1934, 1938-39. |
|
1913 |
04/06
Guimard, Carlos born, Argentine
GM. IM 1950. GM 1960. Argentine
Champion 1947,
49, 53. |
|
1913 |
05/10
Bourke, Austin born in Ireland. 1951 Irish
Champion. |
|
1913 |
05/12
Bondarevsky, Igor born in Rostov-on-Don. USSR
Champion 1940.
GM 1950; IA 1954; GMC 1961. |
|
1913 |
05/14
Cordel, Oscar died in Berlin. Cordel variation. |
|
1913 |
08/
US Open, Chicago, Jefferson first. |
|
1913 |
08/09
Bely, Miklos born in Budapest. Hungarian IM 1956. |
|
1913 |
08/12
Kotov born; Yula,
USSR 1948. GM 1950. Candidate 1950, 1953. |
|
1913 |
08/17
Cohn, Wilhelm died in Berlin. Professional player. |
|
1913 |
08/17
Muhring born. Dutch IM 1951. |
|
1913 |
08/28
Hoffer, Leopold died in London. Editor of the Chess Monthly. |
|
1913 |
11/04
Bikova, (Bykova) Elizaveta born in Bogoliubovo, Russia. WIM
1950; IM 1953; WGM 1976; World
Champion 1953-6, 1958-62. |
|
1914 |
First time Chess
appeared in a film, The Wishing Ring. |
|
1914 |
First time the term fairy
Chess used for heterodox problems. |
|
1914 |
All-Russian
Chess Federation founded (865 members). |
|
1914 |
Bastrikov,
Georgy born in Russia. |
|
1914 |
Blackburne
tied for first at British
Championship at age 72. |
|
1914 |
Burille,
Constant Ferdinand died in Boston. Operated Ajeeb in the
United States. |
|
1914 |
01/08
Pilnik, Argentine GM, born in Germany. IM 1950. GM 1952. |
|
1914 |
01/15
Kluber born. Hungarian IM 1954. |
|
1914 |
02/21
Denker, Arnold born in New York City. US
Champion 1944. IM
1950. HGM 1981. |
|
1914 |
03/06
Van Scheltinga born. Dutch IM 1965. |
|
1914 |
03/08
Neikirch born. Bulgarian Champion 1937,
38, 48,
53, 57. IM 1952. |
|
1914 |
04/14
Banfalvi, Sandor (ne Brilla) born in Cehal, Romania. IMC 1967;
GMC 1979. |
|
1914 |
04/21
Blackburne's last tournament, St Petersburg (age 72). |
|
1914 |
04/21
St. Petersburg International starts. |
|
1914 |
05/22
Lasker wins St. Petersberg International. |
|
1914 |
05/22
Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, confers the Grandmaster
title to five
finalists. |
|
1914 |
06/27
Baturinsky, Victor born in Russia. |
|
1914 |
06/28
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated at
Sarajevo. |
|
1914 |
07/20
Mannheim is host of the 19th congress of the German Chess
Federation. |
|
1914 |
07/20
Norwegian Chess Federation founded. |
|
1914 |
08/
Us Open, Memphis, Jefferson first. |
|
1914 |
08/01
Germany declared war on France and Russia. World War I began. |
|
1914 |
08/01
Last round of Mannheim tournament. Alekhine leads 9.5 - 1.5. |
|
1914 |
10/11
Fine, Reuben born in Manhattan. First at
AVRO 1938. GM 1950. |
|
1914 |
10/20
Hay, David died in Melbourne. 1879 New Zealand co-Champ. |
|
1914 |
10/20
Karff born. Challenger 1937, 1939, 1949.
WIM 1950. |
|
1914 |
10/26
de Groot, Adrianus born in Santpoort, Netherlands. |
|
1914 |
12/16
Graf-Stevenson, Sonja born in Germany. WIM 1950. US Women's
Champion 1964. |
|
1915
|
|
1915 |
Cavallotti,
Mattia died in Milan. Cavallotti Countergambit. |
|
1915 |
Wilson died.
Born 1843. invented first mechanical
Chess clock. Died of
cholera. |
|
1915 |
Marshall Chess
Divan started by Frank Marshall. Forerunner to Marshall
Chess Club. |
|
1915 |
02/21
Letelier born. Chile IM 1960. |
|
1915 |
02/25
Andersson, Bertil born in Sweden. 1958 Swedish
Champion. |
|
1915 |
03/
Thomas wins the London Championship. |
|
1915 |
03/03
Plater born. Polish
Champion 1949, 56,
57. IM 1950. |
|
1915 |
03/19
Cook, Eugene died in Hoboken, NJ. First
American composer of
note. |
|
1915 |
04/15
Arvidsson, Egon born in Sweden. 1953 Swedish
Champion. |
|
1915 |
04/20
Ujelky born. Czech IM 1961. Lawyer. |
|
1915 |
06/09
Ahman, Ernst born in Sweden. 1948 Swedish
Champion. |
|
1915 |
06/14
Cortlever, Nicolaas born in Amsterdam. Dutch IM 1950. |
|
1915 |
08/
US Open, Excelsior, Showalter first. |
|
1915 |
08/30
Albrecht, Hermann born in Marburg, Germany. IJComp 1957.
|
|
1915 |
08/31
Hooper, David born in Reigate, England. British
Champion 1944.
London
Champion 1948. |
|
1915 |
09/21
Letelier born. |
|
1915 |
11/02
Rice, Chess patron, died. |
|
1916 |
First
analysis and play of the Budapest Gambit. |
|
1916 |
Dilworth,
Vernon born in England. Dilworth variation. |
|
1916 |
Kostich played
20 blindfold games simultaneously; a record. |
|
1916 |
Tarrasch-Mieses match; prize was 1/2 pound of butter. |
|
1916 |
01/07
Keres born. |
|
1916 |
02/04
Trolanescu born. Romanian
Champion 1946,
54, 56, 57. IM
1950. |
|
1916 |
05/15
Castaldi, Vincenzo born in Marradi, Italy. IM 1950. Italian
Champion 1936. |
|
1916 |
07/26
Charlick, Henry, Firsst Australian
Chess Champion
(1887), died in
Adelaide. |
|
1916 |
08/
US Open, Chicago, Ed Lasker First. |
|
1916 |
08/20
Schmidt, Paul born. Estonian
Champion 1935,
37. German
Champion 1941. IM 1950. |
|
1916 |
11/14
First time Budapest G. played
competitively, Breyer-Esser. |
|
1916 |
11/18
Cuellar-Gacharna, Miguel born in Columbia. IM 1957. |
|
1917 |
Sanchez born.
Columbian IM 1951. |
|
1917 |
01/19
Gledhill, Walter died in Harrogate, England. Gledhill Attack. |
|
1917 |
03/17
Brentano, Franz died in Zurich. Published analysis on openings. |
|
1917 |
03/19
Szabo born. Budapest. 9-time Hungarian
Champion. GM 1950. |
|
1917 |
05/29
Bullockus, Ted born in New York City. |
|
1917 |
06/03
Coons, Everett born in Rochester, NY. Coons pairing system. |
|
1917 |
06/11
Arlauskas, Romanas born in Kuanas, Lithuania. GMC 1965. |
|
1917 |
07/08
Foldeak, Arpad born in Szob, Hungary. IJ
Composer 1964. |
|
1917 |
07/15
Gonzalez, Juan born. |
|
1917 |
07/16
Hruby, Vincenz died in Trieste, Italy. Elo: 2480. |
|
1917 |
08/
US Open, Lexington, Ed Lasker First.
|
|
1917 |
08/25
Cook, William born in Bristol, England. Wrote opening book. Cook
variation. |
|
1917 |
11/27
Kramer born. Dutch IM 1954. |
|
1918 |
British
Chess problem society formed. |
|
1918 |
Tarrash played
a Chess match for a kilo of butter. |
|
1918 |
Pachman,
Vladimir born. Brother is Ludek. IGC
Composer 1975. |
|
1918 |
02/15
Atiashev, Peter born in Russia. 1955 Russian
Champion. |
|
1918 |
03/07
Katetov born. Czech IM 1950. |
|
1918 |
08/
Us Open, Chicago, Kostic First. |
|
1918 |
08/23
Cohn, Eric died in Germany. Elo: 2480 Medical doctor. |
|
1918 |
10/23
Marshall debuts the Marshall attack against Capablanca. |
|
1918 |
12/14
Ojanen born. Finnish
Champion 1950-53,
1957-62, 1967. IM 1952. |
|
1918 |
12/19
Blau, Max born in Munich. IM 1953. Swiss
Champion 1953, 55,
56,
67. |
|
1918 |
12/27
Schlechter, Viennese master, died of pneumonia and starvation
in Budapest. |
|
1919 |
64
Magazine founded. |
|
1919 |
Reti plays 24
blindfolded in Haarlem, Netherlands (+12 -3 =9). |
|
1919 |
Taubenhaus,
Jean died. Operated Mephisto. |
|
1919 |
01/26
Grundy, James died in Manchester, England. |
|
1919 |
02/25
Beechey, Frideswide died in Bray, Ireland. Woman
composer. |
|
1919 |
02/25
Rowland; Frideswide Beechey Rowland
died. Famous woman
Problemist & Columnist. |
|
1919 |
02/27
Kasparian born. IM 1950. GMC 1972.
Armenian Champion. |
|
1919 |
03/02
Florian, Tibor (ne Feldman) born in Budapest. Hungarian
Champion 1945. IM 1950. Hungarin
Champion 1945. |
|
1919 |
03/09
Chaude de Silans, Chantal born in Versailles. WIM 1950. |
|
1919 |
03/09
Silans born. Versailles. Played in men's
ol 1950. |
|
1919 |
04/09
Schallopp died. |
|
1919 |
04/16
Altschuler, Roman born in Kursk, Russia. IMC 1967. |
|
1919 |
05/14
Wagman, Stuart born. |
|
1919 |
05/15
Bruce, Mary (ne Drew) born in Plymouth, England. World jr
women's
Champion 1935. WIM 1951. |
|
1919 |
06/09
Boleslavsky, Isaak born in Zolotonobna, Russia. GM 1950. |
|
1919 |
06/21
Simagin born. Moscow. GM 1962. USSR
Champion 1964. IM 1950. |
|
1919 |
08/
US Open, Cincinnati, Ed Lasker
First. |
|
1919 |
09/27
Rabar, developer of opening indexes, born in Yugoslavia. IM
1950. Yugoslavian
Champion 1951. |
|
1919 |
09/29
Zvorikina born. 5-time USSR women's Champion.
Challenger
1960. |
|
1919 |
02/
Medina born. Spanish
Champion 1944-1950, 1952, 1963. Venezuelan
Champion 1955,
56, 58. IM 1950. |
|
1919 |
11/08
British Chess Problem Society formed. |
|
1919 |
11/27
Bent, Charles born in Southsea, England. One of England's finest
Composers. |
|
1919 |
12/02
Capablanca played a team of 38 members
of the House of
Commons. Won
36, draw 2. |
|
1919 |
12/03
Heemskerk, Fenny born in Amsterdam. WIM 1950; WGM 1977. |
|
1920
|
|
1920 |
Alekhine wins
First USSR Championship. |
|
1920 |
Belgium Chess
Federation founded. |
|
1920 |
Rotlewi, Gerz
died. Polish player. |
|
1920 |
01/12
Winawer (born. 1838), Polish
Master, died
Warsaw. German
Champion 1883. |
|
1920 |
01/19
Donnelly, Ruth born. |
|
1920 |
01/20
Borisenko, Valentina (ne Belova) born in Vologda, Russia.
Challenger 1949. USSR women's
Champion 5 times. WIM 1950; WGM
1978. |
|
1920 |
01/28
Belova, Valentina born in Cherepovets, Russia. WIM 1950; WGM
1978. |
|
1920 |
02/01
Albin, Adolf died in Vienna. Elo: 2450. |
|
1920 |
03/20
Bolbochan, Julio born in Buenos Aires. IM 1950; GM 1977.
Argentine
Champion 1938,46,48. |
|
1920 |
04/17
Hunt, Joseph died in Wolverhampton, England. Hunt opening. |
|
1920 |
04/23
Crane, William died in Stanmore, Australia. Australian
Champion
1888, 1897. |
|
1920 |
06/02 Heyde, Albert died in Aberdeen,
WA. Editor. Heyde variation. |
|
1920 |
07/20
Aronin, Lev born in Samara, Russia. IM 1950. Moscow
Champion
1965. Meterologist. |
|
1920 |
08/
US Open, Memphis, Ed Lasker First. |
|
1920 |
08/13
Edmondson, Edmund, US
Chess organizer born in Rochester, NY.
USCF President 1963. USCF
executive director 1967. |
|
1920 |
09/08
PEREZ; Francisco Perez Perez born.
Spanish Champion 1946,
48,
54, 60.
IM 1959. Lives in Cuba. |
|
1920 |
09/11
Udovcic born. Yugo Champion 1963. GM
1952. IM 1957. |
|
1920 |
09/20
Italian Chess Federation founded. |
|
1920 |
10/07
Seidman, Herbert born in NY. Intercollegiate Champion
1941.
Marshall CC Champ. |
|
1920 |
11/03
Reshevsky enters the US. |
|
1920 |
12
First Hastings Christmas Chess Congress
(won by Yates). |
|
1920 |
12/01
Furman, Semen born in Moscow. IM 1954; GM 1966. Leningrad
Champion 1954, 1957. |
|
1920 |
12/15
Caro, Horatio died in London. Published analysis of the Caro
Kann in 1886. Elo: 2470. |
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