|
Year
|
|
|
1921 |
Gumpel,
Charles, builder of Mephisto, died in England. |
|
1921 |
Alekhine
introduces Alekhine's Defense in Budapest. |
|
1921 |
Breyer set new
blindfold record, 25 opponents (+15=7-3). |
|
1921 |
French Chess
Federation founded. |
|
1921 |
02/06
Kazic born. Journalist, arbiter. |
|
1921 |
02/10
Levy, Louis born. |
|
1921 |
02/16
Fichtl, Jiri born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Czech
Champion 1950,
1960. IM 1959. |
|
1921 |
02/20
Shocron, Ruben born. |
|
1921 |
03/15
Lasker-Capablanca World
Championship match, Havana. |
|
1921 |
03/24
Smyslov born. |
|
1921 |
04/09
Puc, Yugoslavian IGM, born. IM 1950. |
|
1921 |
04/10
Wade born, Dunedin, NZ. British
Champion 1952, 1970. 3-time NZ
Champion. |
|
1921 |
04/28
Capablanca beats Lasker, 9-5, Havana. |
|
1921 |
04/30
Ilivitsky born. USSR IM 1955. |
|
1921 |
04/30
Lasker writes that the end of Chess is
in sight (BCM 1980, 613). |
|
1921 |
06/
Capablanca-Lasker match, won by Capablanca. Lasker
Champion
for 26.8 yrs. |
|
1921 |
06/27
Reshevsky plays 20-game simultaneus in
LA. |
|
1921 |
07/04
Szilagyi born, Hngarian IM 1956. |
|
1921 |
08/
US Open, Cleveland, Ed Lasker First. |
|
1921 |
09/04
Adams, John born in England. IMC 1976. |
|
1921 |
09/22
Nadareishvili, Soviet IGM of
Chess compositions, born. |
|
1921 |
10/20
Lehmann born, West
German IM 1961. |
|
1921 |
11/09
Breyer, Gyula Hungarian master, died in Bratislava,
Czechoslovakia. Heart attack. |
|
1921 |
12/03
Sajtor born, Czech IM 1950. FIDE VP in
1956. |
|
1922 |
Australian
Chess Federation formed. |
|
1922 |
Grunfeld
introduces the Grunfeld defense against Kolisch at Teplitz. |
|
1922 |
Saavedra,
author of the most famous of all studies, died. A monk. |
|
1922 |
Hutton pairing
system first used in Britain in Counties
correspondence
Championship. |
|
1922 |
Lucena proved
to be the author of the Gottingen manuscript. |
|
1922 |
Scheve,
Theodor von died. German player. |
|
1922 |
Visserman,
Eeltje born. One of first four to be
awarded IGCC when it
was introduced in 1972. |
|
1922 |
Marshall Chess
Club incorporated. |
|
1922 |
01/
Marshall played 155 games simultaneously in Montreal; won 126,
drew 21, lost 8. |
|
1922 |
02/
Benima, Levi died in Amsterdam. Dutch champion in 1881, 1883. |
|
1922 |
02/04
Capa plays 103 players, winning 102, drawing 1, in Cleveland. |
|
1922 |
02/04
Sliwa, Polish IGM (1987), born. Polish Champion
1946, 51, 52,
53,
54, 60.
IM 1953. |
|
1922 |
02/08
Averbakh, Yuri born in Kaluga, Russia. IM 1951; GM 1952. IJComp
1956; IA 1969; USSR
Champion 1954. Prez of USSR Chess Fed,1973-78. |
|
1922 |
02/16
Teschner, German master and author, born. W German
Champion
1951. IM 1957. |
|
1922 |
02/25
Borisenko, Georgy born in Kharkov, Ukraine.
Second in 4th World
Champion 1962-4. IMC 1961; GMC
1966. |
|
1922 |
03/02
Ahues, Herbert born in Berlin. IJComp 1962; IMComp 1976. GM
Comp 1989. |
|
1922 |
03/14
Arnlind, Eric born in Arnas, Sweden. IMC 1959; GMC 1968. |
|
1922 |
04/09 Brglez, Francek born in Cadram,
Yugoslavia. IA 1970; IMC 1974;
GMC 1979. |
|
1922 |
05/
Watkinson elected pres. of Huddersfield CC. First
elected in 1853. |
|
1922 |
07/25 Edwards, Joseph died in Dunedin,
New Zealand. |
|
1922 |
08/
US Open, Louisville, Factor First. |
|
1922 |
08/
Smederevac born. Yugoslavia
IM 1965. |
|
1922 |
09/02
Christoffel, Martin born. Swiss Champion
1942, 43, 45,
48, 52. IM
1952. |
|
1922 |
09/08
Rossetto, Argentine IGM born. IM 1950. GM 1960. |
|
1922 |
10/08
Hunter, Charles born in England. British
Champion 1961.
World's
fastest speaker. IMC 1967. |
|
1922 |
10/25
Averby, Rune born in Sweden. 1973 Swedish
Champion. |
|
1923 |
Koltanowski
wins Belgium Championship. |
|
1923 |
Milner-Berry
becomes First British Boy Champion. |
|
1923 |
Thomas is
British Chess Champion and British
Badminton Champion. |
|
1923 |
Duchamp
abandoned art for Chess. |
|
1923 |
Marshall
successfully defended his title in a match with Edward Lasker
by a score of 5-4. |
|
1923 |
01/01
Khenkin, Victor born, Russian. HGM 1992. |
|
1923 |
02/02
Gligoric born in Belgrade. 12-time Yugoslavian
Champion. IM
1950; GM
1951. |
|
1923 |
02/15
Hasin born. USSR IM 1964. |
|
1923 |
04/19
Dombrovskis, Alfreds born in Aizpute, Latvia. IJ
Composer, 1956. |
|
1923 |
04/21
Estrin, Yakov born in Moscow. World Champion
1975. IMC 1965;
GMC 1966; IM 1975; GM 1984. |
|
1923 |
05/09
Durkin, Robert born in Milwaukee. Durkin opening. |
|
1923 |
06/01
Shamkovich, Leonid born in Rostov-Don, USSR. IM 1962. GM 1965.
Left USSR in 1974. |
|
1923 |
06/02
Beni, Alfred born in Vienna. IM 1951. |
|
1923 |
06/14
Pfeiffer born. West
German Champion 1964. IM 1957. |
|
1923 |
07/06
Cleland, Robert died in Dunedin, New Zealand. Won the 12th NZ
Championship
in 1899. |
|
1923 |
07/08
Janosevic, Yugoslavian IGM, born. IM 1964. GM 1965. |
|
1923 |
07/15
Alapin, Simon died in Heidelberg. Elo: 2500. |
|
1923 |
08/
US Open, San Francisco, Whitaker & Mlotkowski
first. |
|
1923 |
08/29
Marco (born 1863) died in Vienna. |
|
1923 |
09/26
Boren, Per died in Malarhojden, Sweden. Boren variation. |
|
1923 |
10/13
Foguelman, Alberto born in Buenos Aires. IM 1963. |
|
1923 |
12/04
Nedeljkovic born. Yugoslav IM 1950. |
|
1923 |
12/19
Watkinson died. Founder of the British Chess Magazine. |
|
1923 |
12/24
Pilnick, Carl born. |
|
1923 |
12/30
Hanham, James died in New York City. Introduced the Hanham
variation in 1889. Major, USA. |
|
1924 |
First
use of the term Indian defense, coined by Tartakower. |
|
1924 |
USSR; The
State takes over the control of Chess in
the USSR. |
|
1924 |
First American to beat
Soviet player in international comp. -
Marshall. |
|
1924 |
First
World Amateur Championship.
First = Mattison (Latvia). |
|
1924 |
Atkins wins
his 8th British Championship; Southport. |
|
1924 |
01/01
Junge, German Champion, born.
Conception, Chile. German
Champion 1941. |
|
1924 |
01/08
Guidelli, Giorgio died in Rome of pneumonia. Composer. |
|
1924 |
01/22
Sarapu born. Narva. Won New Zealand
Championship 16 times.
IM 1966. |
|
1924 |
01/31
Bardeleben, Curt died in Berlin. Jumped out window;
Suicide. |
|
1924 |
02/01
Baird (Winter Wood), Edith died in Paignton, England. |
|
1924 |
02/12
Van den Berg born. Dutch IM 1963. Died
1971. |
|
1924 |
02/16
Barendregt, Johan born in Nieuwerkerk, Netherlands. IM 1962.
Profesor
of psychology. |
|
1924 |
02/19
Bronstein, David born near Kiev. GM 1950. USSR Champion
1948,
49. IJ
Comp 1961. |
|
1924 |
03/16
New York
International. |
|
1924 |
03/21
Reti beats Capablanca. Undefeated since
2/10/1916 in 63 games
(+40=23). |
|
1924 |
04/19
Lasker wins NY International. Capablanca
Second; Alekhine 3rd. |
|
1924 |
05/11
Pachman, Ludek born. Bela pod Bezdezem.
7-time Czech
Champion. West
German Champion
1978. |
|
1924 |
07/20
FIDE; Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) founded in
Zurich. |
|
1924 |
08/
US Open, Detroit, Torre First. |
|
1924 |
09/01
Blackburne, Joseph died in London. Played in 53 tournaments
in
52
years. Born 1841. |
|
1924 |
09/15 Chatard, Eugene died in La
Varenne, France. Chatard variation. |
|
1925
|
|
1925 |
First
International tourney to be financed from government
funds,
Moscow. |
|
1925 |
First
film to deal exclusively with Chess,
"Chess Fever".
USSR film
comedy. |
|
1925 |
Marseillaise
Chess invented. Player plays 2 moves at
a time. |
|
1925 |
Nimzovich
publishes "My system." |
|
1925 |
Romanian Chess
Federation founded. |
|
1925 |
Baden-Baden. First
international tourney in Germany after WWI.
Alekhine won. |
|
1925 |
Suer born.
Turkish IM 1975. |
|
1925 |
01/29
Guest, Antony died in London, England. British
amateur
Champion 1888. |
|
1925 |
03/02
Geller, Efim born in Odessa. USSR Champion
1955, 1979. IM 1951;
GM 1952. World Senior Champion
1992. |
|
1925 |
03/26
Yanofsky born. Brody, Poland. 8-time
Canadian Champion. British
Champion 1953. |
|
1925 |
04/01
Wexler born. Argentine
Champion 1959. IM 1959. |
|
1925 |
04/25
Belkadi, Ridha born in Tunis. IM 1974. IA 1982. |
|
1925 |
05/13
Kholmov born. IM 1954. GM 1960. |
|
1925 |
05/23
Henneberke, Franciscus born in Amsterdam. Dutch IM 1962. |
|
1925 |
06/12
Teichmann (born. 1868), German master,
died. |
|
1925 |
06/23
Husak, Karel born in Beroun, Czechoslovakia.
Second in world
Championship 1968. IMC 1965; GMC
1968. |
|
1925 |
06/25 Heilemann, Paul born in Lahn,
Germany. IMC 1967; GMC 1984. |
|
1925 |
06/26
Unzicker born. Pirmasens. 7-time West
German Champion. |
|
1925 |
06/29 Zagorovsky, Vladimir IGM
correspondence player (1965), born. |
|
1925 |
08/
US Open, Cedar Point, Kupchik First. |
|
1925 |
09/02
Eisen born. Top corr. player. |
|
1925 |
10/11
Davies, Marry born in Barry, Wales. 1974 Wales women's
Champion. |
|
1925 |
10/20
Milic born. Yugoslav IM 1951. |
|
1925 |
10/26
Holladay, Edgar born in Cleveland. IJComp 1956; IMComp 1977. |
|
1925 |
10/29
Divinsky, Nathan born in Winnipeg,
Author. |
|
1925 |
11/16 Acketa, Tihomir born in
Yugoslavia. IA 1966. |
|
1925 |
11/25
Burn, Amos died in London. German Champion
1898. Elo: 2530. |
|
1926 |
Khan;
Sir Umer Hayat Khan discovers Mir Sultan Khan in India. |
|
1926 |
Menchik wins
first world jr. women's
Championship (under 21) in
England. |
|
1926 |
01/07
Saunders Pritchard born. World jr
women's Champion at 10.
British
Champion at 13. |
|
1926 |
01/24
Flamberg, Aleksander died in Warsaw. |
|
1926 |
02/
Menchik; Vera Menchik wins first Girl's
Open in London. |
|
1926 |
02/07
Taimanov born. |
|
1926 |
02/24
Karaklajic born. Yugoslav
Champion 1955. IM 1955. Disc jockey in
Belgrade. |
|
1926 |
03/26
Schwartz, German Chess author, born. |
|
1926 |
06/07
Balanel, Ion born in Bucharest. Romanian Champion
1950, 53, 55,
58. IM 1954. |
|
1926 |
07/
Third FIDE Congress in Budapest. Little
Olympiad of 4 nations.
Hungary first. |
|
1926 |
08/
US Open, Chicago, Stolzenberg first. |
|
1926 |
09/20 Spence, American
Chess author, born in Omaha, Nebraska. |
|
1926 |
10/21
Eretova, Kveta born in Prague. WIM 1957; WGM 1986. |
|
1926 |
11/16
Suetin born. IM 1961. GM 1965. |
|
1926 |
12/
National Chess Federation of the U.S.A. founded. |
|
1927 |
First
women's world Championship, London.
First = V. Menchik. |
|
1927 |
Duchamp
marries. Divorced 3 months later because of his
Chess. |
|
1927 |
International
Correspondence Chess Association founded by FIDE.
Replaced in 1946 by ICCF. |
|
1927 |
First
use of figurine algebraic notation in a magazine - Belgium. |
|
1927 |
First original
book in the Russian language devoted to the endgame by
Rabinovich. |
|
1927 |
Weis, Max
died. |
|
1927 |
Zappas, Byron,
leading Greek problemist born. |
|
1927 |
01/15
Janowski (born. 1868) died of
tuberculosis in Hyeres, France, just
before a tourney. |
|
1927 |
02/21
Sunnucks, British woman Champion and
author, born. British
Ladies Champion 1957,
58, 64. |
|
1927 |
02/22
Campomanes, Florencio, FIDE president since 1982, born in
Manila. IA 1958. |
|
1927 |
03/23
Capablanca wins NY International. |
|
1927 |
03/23
Damjanovic, Mato born in Djeletovci, Yugoslavia. IM 1962; GM
1964. |
|
1927 |
06/
Alekhine-Capablanca match, won by Alekhine. |
|
1927 |
06/06
Bobotsova, Antonia (ne Ivanova) born in Sofia, Bulgaria. WIM
1954; IA 1972; WGM 1983. |
|
1927 |
07/
OLYMPIAD; First Olympiad, the London
Olympiad, Hungary first. 16
teams. |
|
1927 |
07/06
Donner, Johannes (Jan) born in The Hague, Netherlands. IM 1952;
GM 1959. Dutch
Champion 1954, 1957, 1958. |
|
1927 |
07/07
Goldschmeding, Cornelius born in Amsterdam. IJ
Comp 1958; IM
Comp 1971; GM
Comp 1988. |
|
1927 |
08/
US Open, Kalamazoo, Margolis first. |
|
1927 |
08/02
Duckstein, Andreas, Austrian IM, born. IM 1956. Austrian
Champion 1954, 1956. |
|
1927 |
09/16
Capablanca-Alekhine world Championship,
Buenos Aires. |
|
1927 |
10/09
Gaige, Jeremy, american Chess archivist,
born in New York City. |
|
1927 |
10/17
Angelov, Petko born in Bulgaria. IMC 1973. |
|
1927 |
11/19
Bourne, Brian born in London. 1956 Wales
Champion. |
|
1927 |
11/29
Alekhine (+6=25-3) beats Capablanca,
18.5-15.5, Buenos Aires. |
|
1927 |
11/29
Alekhine defeats Capablanca to become world Champion. |
|
1928 |
IFBS;
International Association for Correspondence Chess, IFSB,
formed. |
|
1928 |
Sultan Khan
wins All-India Championship (BCM 1978,
519). |
|
1928 |
White, John
died. Founder and donor of the world's largest
Chess
library. |
|
1928 |
Yates wins his
5th British Championship, at Tenby. |
|
1928 |
01/03
Anderson, Frank Ross born in Edmonton. 3-time Canadian
Champion (1953, 1955). IM 1954.
Should have been a GM. |
|
1928 |
02/28
Chajes, Oscar died in New York City. Elo: 2440. |
|
1928 |
03/11
Hybl, Jaroslav born. 2nd in world cr ch 1968. IMC 1965; GMC 1968. |
|
1928 |
03/17
Giustolisi, Alberto born in Rome. Italian
Champion 1961, 64,
66. IM
1962. |
|
1928 |
03/30
Anton, Aurel born in Salbagel, Romania. IMC 1980. |
|
1928 |
04/20
Byrne, Robert born in Brooklyn. US Champion
1972. IM 1952; GM
1964. |
|
1928 |
05/10
Schmid, Lothar born. Rudebeul. GM 1959.
GMC 1959. 2nd in 1959
cr ch. |
|
1928 |
05/10 Schmidt, West German IGM (1959) &
book collector, born. IM 1951. |
|
1928 |
05/12
Fuller, John born in England. 1954 British
Champion. |
|
1928 |
06/09
Bibuld, Jerome born in New York City. IA 1980. |
|
1928 |
06/25
Jimenez, Eleazor born in Cuba. IM 1963. |
|
1928 |
07/15 Benko, Pal born in Amiens, France.
5-time US Open Champion.
IM 1950; GM 1958. |
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