|
Year
|
|
|
1941 |
First USCF Open postal tourney won by
Louis Persinger. |
|
1941 |
Fine publishes "Basic Chess
Endings". |
|
1941 |
Karff defeats
Rivero to win US women's
Championship |
|
1941 |
Marshall
authors "My fifty years of
Chess". |
|
1941 |
Perkonoja,
Pauli born. First International Solving GM, 1982. |
|
1941 |
Rauzer (born
1908) died. |
|
1941 |
Reshevsky
defeats Horowitz to retain his US Championship. |
|
1941 |
01/
Botvinnik wins "Absolute Championship" of the USSR. |
|
1941 |
01/11
Lasker, Emanuel (born
1868) died in Manhattan. |
|
1941 |
01/13
Avner, Uri born in Petach Tikva, Israel. IJComp 1979;
International
Solving Master (ISM) 1982. |
|
1941 |
01/14
Quinones born, Peru.
IM 1963. |
|
1941 |
02/27
Kuijpers born, Dutch
Champion 1963. IM 1964. |
|
1941 |
03/27
Bokhosian, Sarkis born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. IM 1978. |
|
1941 |
04/25
Apsenieks, Fricis died in Riga, Latvia. Elo:
2430. Latvian
Champion 1926-7, 1934. |
|
1941 |
05/03
Gaprindashvili, Nona born in Zugdidi, Georgia. WIM 1961; IM 1962;
WGM 1976; IGM 1978. Women's World
Champion 1962-78. |
|
1941 |
06/
Hitler attacks Russia; ends preliminaries of the 13th National
Championship. |
|
1941 |
06/16
Oim born in Estonia. Won 9th world corr.
ch. |
|
1941 |
07/13
Raud died in Buenos Aires of starvation.
Two time Estonian
Champion. |
|
1941 |
08/
US Open, St Louis. Fine
First. |
|
1941 |
08/02
Murey, Yaacov born. GM 1987. |
|
1941 |
08/11
Kushnir Stein, Soviet woman master, born. Women's final in 1965,
69, 72. |
|
1941 |
08/27
Hall, John died in Bradford, England. Hall
variation. |
|
1941 |
08/29
Stahlberg played 400 games simultaneously in Buenos Aires; 364
wins, 14 draws, 22 losses,
(40 at a time, then new opponent). |
|
1941 |
09/03
Ilyin-Genevsky died in Novaya Ladoga.
3-time Leningrad
Champion. |
|
1941 |
09/06
Remlinger, Larry born. |
|
1941 |
09/10
Balinas, Rosendo born in Manila. IM 1975; GM 1976. |
|
1941 |
09/27
Corzo y Principe, Juan died in Havana. Cuban
Champion, 1902. |
|
1941 |
10/03
Hamilton-Russell, Frederick died in Cleobury North, England.
President of BCF. |
|
1941 |
10/03
Palciauskas, world correspondence Champion,
born. Professor of
geophysics. |
|
1941 |
10/26
Zaltsman, Vitaly born. |
|
1941 |
12/23
Ault, Robin born in Elizabeth, NJ. |
|
1941 |
12/30
Parma born in Ljubljana. World jr
Champion 1961. GM 1963. IM
1961. |
|
1942 |
First British
Championship held. Won by R. Bonham (blind). |
|
1942 |
First
use of Swiss pairing, in
US at a Texas
Championship. |
|
1942 |
First U.S. Speed Championship; won by
Fine. |
|
1942 |
Barulin,
Mikhail died in Russia. Fostered Chess
problems in Russia. |
|
1942 |
"Chess Review"
price: 30 cents; yearly subscription $3. |
|
1942 |
Karff wins US
Women's Championship. |
|
1942 |
Pomar wins
Championship of Balearic Islands at age
11. |
|
1942 |
Rabinovich,
Ilya died from malnutrition during the siege of Leningrad. |
|
1942 |
Rajkovic,
Yugoslav IGM (1977), born. |
|
1942 |
Ryumin,
Nikolai died. Beat Capablanca, Euwe, and Stahlberg. |
|
1942 |
01/03
Dunne, Alex born. |
|
1942 |
01/29
Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn born in Copenhagen. IM 1986. |
|
1942 |
02/02
Richardson, English Corres.
IGM, born. First
British GM, 1975. |
|
1942 |
02/17
Shipley born. |
|
1942 |
02/23
Blumich, Reinhold Max died in Falkenberg, Germany. Blumich
variation. |
|
1942 |
03/07
Belavenets, Sergey died in Novgorod, Russia. Killed in action.
Moscow
Champion 1932, 1937, 1938. |
|
1942 |
03/08
Capablanca died at the Manhattan Chess Club. World
Chess
Champion 1921-1927. Elo: 2725. |
|
1942 |
03/26
Kovacevic, Yugoslav IGM, born. IM 1970. GM 1976. |
|
1942 |
03/27
Alterman, Vladimir born in Russia. GM 1992. |
|
1942 |
04/01
Vukic, Yugoslav IGM, born. Yug Champion
1974. IM 1967. GM 1975. |
|
1942 |
04/18
Kubbel died in the siege of Leningrad.
Problem composer. |
|
1942 |
04/19
Valvo, Michael, US IM, born. |
|
1942 |
04/25
Albertson, Bruce born. |
|
1942 |
05/06
Formanek, Edward born in Chicago. IM 1977. |
|
1942 |
05/07
Giam, Choo Kwee born in Singapore. Singapore IM 1976; IA 1983. |
|
1942 |
05/12
Velimirovic, Dragoljub, Yugoslav IGM, born. |
|
1942 |
05/18
Augustin, Josef born in Kyjov, Czechoslovakia. IM 1976. |
|
1942 |
06/05
Abonyi, Istvan died in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian master. |
|
1942 |
06/17
Rajkovic born Krusevac. GM 1977.
Yugoslav Champion 1983. IM
1974. |
|
1942 |
07/
US Championship, New York, Reshevsky &
Kashdan 1st; Resevsky
wins playoff. |
|
1942 |
08/
Troitzky, founder of modern study composition, died of starvation
in
Leningrad. |
|
1942 |
08/
US Open, Dallas, Steiner & Yanofsky 1st. Directed by C.J. Thompson. |
|
1942 |
08/20
Spielmann (born 1883), Austrian master, died in Sweden. |
|
1942 |
11/11
Goichberg, William born in New York City. FM 1983. Chess
organizer. |
|
1942 |
11/27
Jansa, Czech IGM, born. IM 1965. GM 1974. |
|
1943 |
Tseitlin, Mark
born. IM 1978. |
|
1943 |
US Amateur
Championship - won by A. Mengarini. |
|
1943 |
Wolf,
Heinrich, Austrian master, died by the Nazis. |
|
1943 |
02/25
Hoffman, Asa born. |
|
1943 |
03/09
Fischer, Robert born in Chicago, Ill.
IM 1957; GM 1958. World
Champion 1972-75. |
|
1943 |
03/22
Spassov, Liuben born Bulg GM 1976. |
|
1943 |
03/27
Gulbrandsen, Arne born in Moss, Norway. IM 1981. |
|
1943 |
03/28
Behting (Betins), Karl died in Riga, Latvia. Behting variation. |
|
1943 |
03/31
Zuckerman, Bernard born. |
|
1943 |
04/10
Schmidt; Wlodimierz, born Poznan. 4-time
Polish Champion. GM
1976. IM 1968. |
|
1943 |
04/14
Nemet born Sombor. Yugoslav Champion,
1979. GM 1978. IM 1976. |
|
1943 |
04/19
Toth born Italian IM 1974. |
|
1943 |
05/15
Campos-Lopez, Mario born in Mexico. IM 1975. |
|
1943 |
05/18
Sosonko born Troitsk. 2-time Dutch Champion.
GM 1976. IM 1974. |
|
1943 |
07/04
Rodrigues-Vargas, Peruvian IGM (1978) born. |
|
1943 |
08/
US Open, Syracuse, Horowitz
First. |
|
1943 |
08/02
Subramanian, S. born. |
|
1943 |
08/06
Pfleger born Teplice-Sanor. West German
Champion 1965. GM
1975. IM 1965. Dr.
of psychology. |
|
1943 |
08/09
Kavalek born in Prague. IM 1965. GM 1965. |
|
1943 |
09/26
Gutierrez, Jose born in Columbia. IM 1972. |
|
1943 |
10/04
Camaratta born, Top corr. player. |
|
1943 |
10/17
Cunningham, Walter born in Los Angeles. |
|
1943 |
10/22
Calvo-Minguez, Ricardo born in Alicante, Spain. IM 1973. |
|
1943 |
10/31
Blagojevic, Katarina (ne Jovanovic) born in Belgrade. WIM 1964;
WGM 1986. |
|
1943 |
11/11
Adamski, Jan born in Warsaw, Poland. IM 1976. |
|
1943 |
11/18
Bwee, Touw Hian born in Pekalongan, Java. IJComp 1977; IM
Comp 1977; GM Comp 1984. |
|
1943 |
11/21
Lee born British
Champion 1965. |
|
1943 |
12/01
Enklaar, Bertus born in Amsterdam. IM 1973. |
|
1944 |
Steiner,
Endre Hungarian player, died. |
|
1944 |
Wagner,
Elbert elected USCF President. |
|
1944 |
01/11
Botvinnik retains his title as absolute
Chess Champion of the
USSR. |
|
1944 |
01/12
Hort, Vlastimil born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia. IM 1962; GM 1965. |
|
1944 |
02/03
Hodges, Albert Beauregard died in Staten Island at age 82.
Operated Ajeeborn Won US
Championship 1894. Elo: 2450. |
|
1944 |
02/26
Averkin, Orest born in Russia. IM 1976. |
|
1944 |
03/27
Hess, Ralf born in Luxemburg. IM 1980. |
|
1944 |
04/06
Acers, Jude, American master, born in Long Beach. |
|
1944 |
04/06
Gheorghiu, first Romanian to get IGM,
born. IM 1963. GM 1965.
World Junior Champion 1963.
Romanian Champion 8 times. |
|
1944 |
04/12
Grau, Roberto died in Buenos Aires. Former South American
Champion and several time Argentina
Champion. |
|
1944 |
04/18
Planinc, Yugoslav IGM, born. IM 1970. GM 1972. |
|
1944 |
04/27
Westerinen, Finland IGM, born. Finnish Champion
1965, 66, 68.
IM
1967. GM 1975. |
|
1944 |
05/05
Dzindzihashvili, Roman born in Tbilisi. IM 1970; GM 1977. US co-
Champion 1983. |
|
1944 |
05/07
Denker wins US Championship, New York
(15.5-1.5). Won 9.
straight games. |
|
1944 |
05/07
Gresser wins US women's Championship. |
|
1944 |
05/21
USSR Chess Championship (13th) (National
Chess Championship)
begins in Moscow. |
|
1944 |
05/26
Kristol born Leningrad. World women's Champion
1984. |
|
1944 |
06/13
Lengyel, Levente born. Hungarian GM
1964. |
|
1944 |
06/21
Botvinnik wins 13th National USSR Chess Championship, Moscow. |
|
1944 |
06/26
Menchik, Vera Menchik-Stevenson (born
1906) died in Kent from a
bombing raid. |
|
1944 |
06/26
Menchik, O. died in a bombing raid.
World challenger in 1935,
1937. |
|
1944 |
07/01
Komljenovic, Davorin born. |
|
1944 |
07/04
Garcia-Martinez, Silvino born in Havana. IM 1969. GM 1975. |
|
1944 |
08/10
McCord, Dr. J.BORN went 0 for 17 in the US Open. |
|
1944 |
08/10
Reshevsky first at 45th US Open, Boston. |
|
1944 |
09/05
Sloth born Sjorring. European Junior
Champion 1963-4. World
corr.
Champion 1980. |
|
1944 |
09/25
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly born. IM 1973. GM 1975. |
|
1944 |
10/25
Bang, Erik born in Horsens, Denmark. IMC 1974; GMC 1979. |
|
1944 |
11/
Jackson, E.S. wins the third U.S Amateur title in New York. |
|
1944 |
11/09
Marshall (born 1877), American master, died in Jersey City. |
|
1944 |
11/15
Ree born. |
|
1944 |
12/20
Sturgis, George died in Boston. President of USCF. |
|
1944 |
12/31
Meyer, John born. |
|
1945
|
|
1945 |
First annual USCF golden
Knights postal
Championship; won by
Rehberg. |
|
1945 |
Canadian Chess
Federation changes name to Chess Federation of
Canada. |
|
1945 |
Petrov,
Vladimir died in prison camp. Born 1907. Latvian
Champion
1934,
35, 37. |
|
1945 |
01/
Gresser, Gisela plays 32 players simultaneously. Won 26, drew 2,
lost 4. Record
simultaneous for a female. |
|
1945 |
02/06
Cebalo, Miso born in Zagreborn IM 1978; GM 1985. |
|
1945 |
02/18
Plachetka, Czech GM, born. |
|
1945 |
03/14
Levy born, London. Scottish
Champion 1968, 1975. |
|
1945 |
03/21
Martz born in Detroit. IM 1975. |
|
1945 |
04/09
Tealsen born. |
|
1945 |
04/16
Antunac, Goran born in Bari, Italy. Yugoslav IM 1975. |
|
1945 |
04/17
Junge died, a German army officer killed in action. |
|
1945 |
04/17
Lasker, Emanuel wins New York
international. |
|
1945 |
05/15
Pytel born, Polish IM 1975. |
|
1945 |
05/25
Gesos, Pavlos born in Aetomilitsa, Greece. IM 1980. |
|
1945 |
06/01
USSR Championship began (14th) in
Moscow. |
|
1945 |
06/28
Nicevski born Yugoslav IM 1975. |
|
1945 |
07/02
Botvinnik wins 14th USSR Championship in
Moscow. |
|
1945 |
07/21
Santasiere wins 46th US Open, Peoria, IL. 33 players. |
|
1945 |
07/25
Martinovic born. Yugoslav IM 1976. |
|
1945 |
08/21
Alburt, Lev born in Orenburg, Russia. IM 1976; GM 1977. US
Champion 1984, 1985. |
|
1945 |
08/31
Balla, Zoltan died in Budapest. Elo: 2450. |
|
1945 |
09/01
First International
sport of any kind after the war, USA-USSR
radio
match. USSR won 15.5 - 4.5. |
|
1945 |
09/02
V-J Day. World War II ends. |
|
1945 |
09/04
Fine plays 4 experts blindfolded, rapid transit, winning all 4. |
|
1945 |
09/11
Kirov-Ivanov, Bulgarian IGM, born. IM 1972. GM 1975. Bulgarian
Champion 1973. |
|
1945 |
09/15
Petran born Hungarian IM 1976. |
|
1945 |
09/26
Gutman, Lev born in Riga, Latvia. IM 1980; GM 1986. |
|
1945 |
10/10
Razuvayev, Soviet IGM, born. IM 1973. GM 1976. |
|
1945 |
10/14
Baczynskyj, Boris born in Vienna. FM 1982. |
|
1945 |
11/
Ellis, Paul win US Amateur Championship
in NY. |
|
1945 |
12/21
Suttles born. IM 1967. GM 1973. |
|
1945 |
12/29
First National Individual
Intercollegiate Tournament, NY. |
|
1946 |
First time the USSR joined FIDE. |
|
1946 |
International
Correspondence Chess
Federation created by FIDE. |
|
1946 |
Karff wins US
Women's
Championship. |
|
1946 |
01/09
Hastings 1945/46. |
|
1946 |
01/09
Salman, Nachum born. |
|
1946 |
01/19
Kuzmin, Soviet IGM, born. GM 1973. |
|
1946 |
02/27
Andersson, Goran born in Alvesta, Sweden. IMC 1979. |
|
1946 |
02/28
Cvetkovic, Srdjan born in Sremska Mitrovica, Yugoslavia. IM 1980. |
|
1946 |
03/15
Tukmakov born. |
|
1946 |
03/16
Basman, Michael born in London. IM 1980. |
|
1946 |
03/21
Gandev, Peter born in Sliven, Bulgaria. IMComp 1988. Leading
composer of fairy problems. |
|
1946 |
03/22
Smejkal, Czech player, born. IM 1970. GM 1972. |
|
1946 |
03/24
Alekhine, Alexander died of a heart attack in Estoril, Portugal. |
|
1946 |
04/01
Farago, Ivan born in Budapest. IM 1974; GM 1976. Hungarian
Champion 1986. |
|
1946 |
04/03
Aeschlimann, Beat born in Switzerland. IA 1981. |
|
1946 |
04/06
Holzl, Franz born in Kufstein, Austria. IM 1985. |
|
1946 |
04/18
Rashkovsky, Naum born. IGM 1980. |
|
1946 |
05/13
Locock died. Born in 1862.
British Chess
problem composer. |
|
1946 |
06/02
Bronstein, Luis born in Cordoba, Argentina. IM 1978. |
|
1946 |
07/19
Goumondy, Claude born in Belmont, France. IMComp 1979;
GMComp 1984; IJComp 1984. |
|
1946 |
08/ US Open,
Pittsburgh, Steiner first. 58 entries.
First Swiss system for
the US Open. |
|
1946 |
08/07
Strauss, David born. |
|
1946 |
08/10
Mariotti, Italian GM, born in Florence. IM 1969.
First Italian GM
1974. Italian
Champion 1969, 1971. |
|
1946 |
08/13
Groningen 1946 begins with 20 players. |
|
1946 |
08/20
Zavanelli, Max born in Ohio. Correspondence
player. |
|
1946 |
08/24
Ivanovic born, Yugoslav IM 1976. |
|
1946 |
08/25
Kelling, F.K. died in New Zealand. Grand old man of New Zealand
Chess. |
|
1946 |
09/01
First USCF official publication, CHESS
LIFE. |
|
1946 |
09/07
Botvinnik wins First major international
tourney after WWII,
Groningen. |
|
1946 |
09/17
USSR vs USA return match ends in Moscow. USSR wins. |
|
1946 |
11/
First Central American Championship,
held in Guatemala.
Nicaragua won. |
|
1946 |
11/05
Cetkovic, Miodrag born in Vladican-Han, Yugoslavia. IM 1983. |
|
1946 |
11/12
Erenska-Radzewska, Hanna born in Poznan, Poland. WIM 1973;
WGM 1981. |
|
1946 |
11/12
Radzewska born. |
|
1946 |
11/17
US Championship (6th), New York,
Reshevsky first. Played on the
50th floor of the Chanin Bldg. 20
entries. |
|
1946 |
11/20
Butnorius, Algimantas born in Russia. IM 1983. |
|
1946 |
12/19
Shahade, Michael born. |
|
1946 |
12/30
Amos, Bruce born in Toronto. IM 1969. |
|
1947 |
First computer
program for Chess specified by A.
Turing. |
|
1947 |
First national
event to use the Swiss system, the US
Open. |
|
1947 |
First national
Championship of the Republic of the Philippines was won
by Horacio Tagle. |
|
1947 |
First Peru
national Championship; won by J. Perez. |
|
1947 |
First postage
stamp depicting Chess issued in Bulgaria. |
|
1947 |
First Idaho
state Championship, won by C.H. Stewart of Boise. |
|
1947 |
Gilchrist,
Mary died in Scotland. British lady Champion
in 1920 and
1934. |
|
1947 |
Nesis, Gennady
born. ICCG 1985. |
|
1947 |
O'Sullivan
scored 1 draw and 12 losses at Hilversum Zonal. |
|
1947 |
Robinson, Sir
Robert wins 1947 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. President
of
the Royal Society and
Chessplayer. |
|
1947 |
Russell, Hanon
born. |
|
1947 |
Alden, Charles
born. 1966 US Junior
Champion. |
|
1947 |
01/
Alexander, C.H.O'D wins Hastings 1946/47 with 7.5 - 1.5 score. |
|
1947 |
01/
Najdorf plays 45 opponents blindfold (+39=4-2) in 23.5 hours. |
|
1947 |
01/08
Ivanov, Igor born. |
|
1947 |
02/09
Gulko, Boris born in Erfurt, Germany. IM 1975. GM 1976. Moscow
Champion 1974.
|
|
1947 |
02/24
Devenney, Raymond born in Coleraine, Ulster. Ireland
co-
Champion 1977. |
|
1947 |
03/
Belson, John Harold died. Canadian Chess
Champion in 1934. |
|
1947 |
03/
Keres wins 15th USSR Championship in Leningrad (14-5 score). |
|
1947 |
03/
Najdorf wins Mar del Plata tournament. |
|
1947 |
03/05
Blumenfeld, Boris died in Moscow. Russian Chess theortician. Elo:
2390. |
|
1947 |
03/13
Belson, John died in Toronto (age 41). Canadian
Champion in
1934, 1946. |
|
1947 |
03/24
Hartoch, Robert born Amsterdam. European junior
Champion
1963-64. IM 1971. |
|
1947 |
04/14
Karlins, Andrew born. |
|
1947 |
05/20
Kaidor born Israeli IM 1975. |
|
1947 |
05/25
Lederman born in USSR. IM 1976. Lives in Israel. |
|
1947 |
05/28
Soltis, Andrew born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. |
|
1947 |
06/
Kevitz, Alexander won the Manhattan CC
Championship, 6.5 - 1.5. |
|
1947 |
06/01
Suba, Romanian IGM (1978), born. IM 1975. GM 1978. |
|
1947 |
06/03
Banas, Jan born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia. IM 1979. |
|
1947 |
06/16
Tseitlin, Mikhail born GM 1988. |
|
1947 |
06/16
Narraway, James died in Canada (age 90). Canadian
Champion
1893, 1897, 1898. |
|
1947 |
06/29
Yanofsky wins Canadian Championship held in Quebec. |
|
1947 |
07/01
First tourney for World Corr. Chess Champion
began; 78 players.
Purdy won. |
|
1947 |
07/04
Radashkovich born IM 1976. Israeli. |
|
1947 |
07/27
Grunberg, Sergiu-Henric born in Bucharest. IM 1985. |
|
1947 |
07/31
O'Kelly wins First European Zonal tournament at Hilversum. |
|
1947 |
08/
Turco, Marquis Stefani Rosselli del died in Italy. Founder of the
Italian Chess
Federation. |
|
1947 |
08/01
Post, E. died in Berlin (age 65). President of the German Chess
Federation. |
|
1947 |
08/03
Fernandez, Ciro born in Cuba. IM 1975. |
|
1947 |
08/05
Debarnot, Roberto born in Argentina. IM 1977. |
|
1947 |
08/14
Yoffie, Marc born. |
|
1947 |
08/22
Golombek and Broadbent tie in the 1947 British
Championship. |
|
1947 |
08/23
Kashdan wins 48th US Open (11.5 - 1.5), Corpus Christi. (86
players
are a record). |
|
1947 |
08/12
Hartston, William born. IM 1973. British
Champion 1973,75. |
|
1947 |
09/06
Grefe, John born in Hoboken, NJ. IM 1975. US
co-Champion 1973. |
|
1947 |
09/07
Grigorian, Karen born in Erevan, Armenia. IM 1982. |
|
1947 |
09/08
Bleiman, Yacov born in Vilnius, Lithuania. IM 1971. |
|
1947 |
09/25
Borik, Otto born in Prague. IM 1982. |
|
1947 |
09/25
Sigurjonsson, Icelandic IGM, born. IM 1970. GM 1975. |
|
1947 |
10/02
Krnic born Yugoslav IM 1976. |
|
1947 |
10/04
Fatalibekova, Elena (ne Rubtsova) born in Moscow. WIM 1970;
WGM 1977. |
|
1947 |
10/06
Bazlov, Yuri born in Slavianka, Russia. Winner of the 15th USSR
study-composing
Championship (1979-80). |
|
1947 |
10/14
Suradiradja, Herman born Indonesia GM 1977. |
|
1947 |
10/16
Estevez-Morales, Guillermo born in Menesses, Cuba. IM 1972. |
|
1947 |
10/29
Foigel, Igor born in Russia. IM 1982. |
|
1947 |
11/09
Georgadze, Tamaz born in Tbilisi, Georgia. IM 1975; GM 1977. |
|
1947 |
11/15
Kurajica, Yugoslav IGM, born. Won World junior
Championship
1965. GM 1973. |
|
1947 |
11/17
Crown, Gordon dies at age 18 in Liverpool after an operation for
appendicitis. |
|
1947 |
11/25
Lechtynsky, Jiri born Czech GM 1982. |
|
1947 |
11/29
Hennig, Heinrich died in Kiel, Germany. Hennig-Schara Gambit.
Admiral. |
|
1947 |
12/09
Dvoretsky, Mark born in Moscow. IM 1975. Leading Russian Chess
trainer. |
|
1947 |
12/09
Hartston-Miles-Bellin, Jana (ne Malypetrova) born in Prague. WIM
1969; WGM 1982. |
|
1947 |
12/09
MILES; Jana Malypetrova Hartston Miles born Prague. 8-time
British women's
Champion. |
|
1947 |
12/18
Basagic, Zlatko born in Derventa, Yugoslavia. IM 1986. |
|
1947 |
12/28
Quinteros, Argentine IGM, born. IM 1970. GM 1973. |
|
1948 |
First British
Girls Championship won by A. Pocknell. |
|
1948 |
First Russian
woman to achieve a master's rating - Elizabeth Bykova. |
|
1948 |
Evans (age 16)
captures Marshall Club Championship. |
|
1948 |
Markwick, F.W.
died (age 85) while playing Chess at Leigh-on-Sea.
Chess correspondent for 44 years. |
|
1948 |
Mukhin born IM
1975. Died in 1977. |
|
1948 |
01/
Szabo, Laszlo won Hastings 1947-48 (7.5 - 1.5). |
|
1948 |
01/
Fine, "Practical Chess Openings" by Fine
published. |
|
1948 |
01/14
Atanasov Petkov, Petko born in Bulgaria. IM 1983. |
|
1948 |
01/27
Vadasz, Laszlo born Hungarian IM 1975. GM 1976. |
|
1948 |
01/29
Keene born. IM 1972. 2nd British GM 1976.
British Champion 1971. |
|
1948 |
02/14
Govedarica, Radovan born in Vrbas, Yugoslavia. IM 1980. |
|
1948 |
03/02
World Championship match-tournament begins, The Hague. |
|
1948 |
03/03
Despotovic, Momcilo born in Belgrade. IM 1978; IMC 1982. |
|
1948 |
03/14
Bjelajac, Milan born in Skopje. IM 1982. |
|
1948 |
03/16
Lemachko born. |
|
1948 |
04/24
Hase, Juan born in Argentina. IM 1982. |
|
1948 |
05/05
Honlinger met 213 opponents; won 187, drew 13, lost 13 in 12.5
hours without a break. |
|
1948 |
05/06
Harding, Timothy born in England. Author. |
|
1948 |
05/17
Botvinnik wins at The Hague/Moscow to become world
Champion. Wins $5,000. |
|
1948 |
06/09
Simic, Radoslav born Yug GM 1984. |
|
1948 |
08/31
Steiner, Herman wins 7th US Championship
in South Fallsburg,
NY. |
|
1948 |
08/31
Gresser and Karff become US women's
co-Champions. |
|
1948 |
07/16
Boersma, Paulus born in Leewarden, Netherlands. IM 1986. |
|
1948 |
07/17
Adams, Weaver wins 49th US Open, Baltimore. |
|
1948 |
07/24
Bisguier wins US Jr Championship held at Oak Ridge, TN. |
|
1948 |
08/11
FIDE General Meeting (19th) starts at Saltsjobaden, Sweden. |
|
1948 |
08/15
Bronstein wins First interzonal at Saltjobaden. Survived an
assassin. First place was $550. |
|
1948 |
08/25
Braun, Marilyn (Koput, Simmons) born in Milwaukee. WIM 1972. |
|
1948 |
08/29
Crittenden, Kit wins NC state Championship
at age 13, nation's
youngest state
Champion. |
|
1948 |
09/
Price, Edith wins British Women's
Championship in London at age
76. Oldest
Champ ever. |
|
1948 |
09/30
Djukic, Zeljko born in Glamoc, Yugoslavia. IM 1986. |
|
1948 |
11/06
Hubner, Robert born in Cologne. IM 1969; GM 1971. |
|
1948 |
11/20
First Soviet stamp issued to mark the world Chess Championship
match. |
|
1948 |
12/02
Angantysson, Haukur born in Flateyri, Iceland. IM 1981. |
|
1948 |
12/14
Bronstein and Kotov tie in the 16th USSR
Championship, Moscow. |
|
1949 |
First Northern
California - Southern California annual match. |
|
1949 |
First USSR
correspondence Chess Championship tournament. |
|
1949 |
Evans wins
Marshall Club Championship. |
|
1949 |
Fine wins New
York International. |
|
1949 |
ICCF;
International Cr. Chess Fed (ICCF) replaces International Chess
Association. |
|
1949 |
Israeli Chess
Federation founded. |
|
1949 |
Rueb,
President of FIDE for 25 years, retired. Rogard becomes FIDE
President. |
|
1949 |
Silent,
Formation of International Committee on Silent Chess
(Copenhaen). |
|
1949 |
Shannon
presents a paper on programming a computer for Chess. |
|
1949 |
Tranmer, E.
scored a perfect 11-0 score in the British Ladies'
Championship. |
|
1949 |
01/05
Espig, Lutz born in Greiz, Germany. IM 1972; GM 1983. |
|
1949 |
01/08
Botterill, George born in Yorkshire, England.
British Champion
1974. IM 1978. |
|
1949 |
01/08
Rossolimo wins Hastings 1948/49. |
|
1949 |
01/10
Browne, Walter born in Sydney, Australia. IM 1969; GM 1970. US
Champion 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980,
1981, 1983. |
|
1949 |
02/01
Day, Lawrence born in Kitchener, Ontario. IM 1972. |
|
1949 |
03/05
Vaiser, Anatoly born Alma Alta. GM 1985. |
|
1949 |
03/12
Balashov, Yuri born in Shadrinsk, Russia. IM 1970; GM 1973. |
|
1949 |
04/10
Didishko, Vereslov born in Minsk. IM 1982. |
|
1949 |
04/27
Timoshenko born. IM 1976. |
|
1949 |
05/02
Raicevic born IM 1975. GM 1976. Yugoslavia. |
|
1949 |
05/21
Ghizdavu, Dumitru born in Bucharest. IM 1972. |
|
1949 |
07/
First FIDE Grandmaster list. 17 GMs. (Chess
7/49,213; 10/49,14). |
|
1949 |
07/03
Kupreichik born. |
|
1949 |
07/22
Markzon, Gregory born. |
|
1949 |
07/25
Ghinda, Mihai-Viorel born in Bucharest. IM 1977. |
|
1949 |
08/
US Open, Omaha, Alburt Sandrin First (half blind). |
|
1949 |
08/08
Opening day of the First British Championship
run as a Swiss, at
Felixstowe. |
|
1949 |
08/28
O'Connell, Kevin born British writer. |
|
1949 |
09/
Golombek wins British Championship.
First British Championship to
use the Swiss system. |
|
1949 |
09/
Mackenzie, A.J. died in Hastings. 3-time Scottish
Champion. |
|
1949 |
09/14
Zlotnikov, Mikhail born. |
|
1949 |
09/29
Ermenkov, Evgeny born in Sofia. 5-time Bulgarian
Champion. IM
1974; GM 1977. |
|
1949 |
10/13
Alexandria, Nana born in Poti, Georgia. 3-time USSR women's
Champion. WIM 1966; WGM 1976. |
|
1949 |
11/10
Antonov Nikolov, Vladimir born in Pernik, Bulgaria. IM 1980. |
|
1949 |
11/20
Bronstein and Smyslov tie in 17th USSR
Championship. |
|
1949 |
11/23
Hernandez, Roman born in Santiago, Cuba. IM 1975; GM 1978.
Cuban Champion
1981-82. IM 1975. |
|
1949 |
12/05
Koltanowski played 257 games in 12 hours in San Francisco.
Played 37 at a time. |
|
1950
|
|
1950 |
Bonham;
International Braille Association
founded by R. Bonham. |
|
1950 |
First
individual world correspondence Championship began. |
|
1950 |
ICCF; The
International Correspondence Chess Federation formed. |
|
1950 |
Kaplan;
Julio Kaplan born. |
|
1950 |
Long Game;
Pilnik-Czerniak, 191 move draw, 23 hours. Mar del Plata. |
|
1950 |
Najdorf played
250 games simultaneously, won 226, drew 14, lost 10. |
|
1950 |
Harold
Phillips elected USCF president. |
|
1950 |
01/
Szabo wins Hastings 1949/50. |
|
1950 |
01/12
Rowley, Robert born. |
|
1950 |
01/15
Boehm, Hans born in the Netherlands. Dutch IM 1975. |
|
1950 |
01/18
Rudenko, Liudmila wins Women's World
Championship, Moscow.
16 players. 11.5-6.5
score. |
|
1950 |
02/11
Evgeny Sveshnikov born Cheliabinsk. GM 1977. |
|
1950 |
02/23
Budinszky, Maria (nee Ivanka) born in Budapset. WIM 1968. |
|
1950 |
02/25
Frey, Kenneth born in Neuilly, France. IM 1975. |
|
1950 |
02/28
Lerner; Konstantin Lerner born
Odessa. GM 1986. |
|
1950 |
03/24
Babula, Milan born in Uhersky Brod, Czechoslovakia. FM 1981; IM
1983. |
|
1950 |
03/26
Palatnik, Semen born GM 1978. |
|
1950 |
03/31
Adorjan, Andras born in Budapest. IM 1970; GM 1973. Born Jocha. |
|
1950 |
04/16
Bouaziz, Slim born in Tunisia. IM 1975. |
|
1950 |
04/23
Rantanen; Yrjo Rantanen born Tampere.
2-time Finnish
Champion. GM 1981. |
|
1950 |
05/01
Bronstein, Boleslavsky win First Candidates
tournament,
Budapest, (won $5,000). |
|
1950 |
05/01
Start of First correspondence world
Champion finals. Won by
Purdy. |
|
1950 |
05/08
Bellon-Lopez, Juan born in Valencia, Spain. 5-time Spanish
Champion. GM 1979. IM 1974. |
|
1950 |
06/18
Borm, Franciscus born in Roosendaal, Netherlands. IM 1986. |
|
1950 |
07/
FIDE met in Copenhagen. 27 GMs. (CHESS 8/1950, 208). |
|
1950 |
07/05
Diaz, Joaquin Carlos born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Cuban IM 1975. |
|
1950 |
07/09
Lukacs; Peter Lukacs born Hungarian IM
1976. |
|
1950 |
07/22
Chevaldonnet, Francois born in Reims, France. IM 1985. |
|
1950 |
07/22
US Open, Detroit, Bisguier First. (120 players). Score was 9-3. |
|
1950 |
07/31
Candidates; Start of First Candidates
playoff, Bronstein-
Boleslavsky, Moscow. |
|
1950 |
08/
Silans; C. Chaude de Silans is First
lady to play in men's olympiad. |
|
1950 |
08/
Thomas; Sir T. Thomas is only blind
player to play in a Chess
olympiad. |
|
1950 |
08/27
Bronstein wins Candidates playoff, 7.5-6.5, against Boleslavsky. |
|
1950 |
08/27
Ubilava; Elizbar Ubilava born
Tbilisi. GM 1988. |
|
1950 |
09/02
Broadbent wins British Championship at
Buxton. |
|
1950 |
09/10
Dubrovnik Olympiad; Yugoslavia First, US 4th. (First post-war
olympiad). 16 countries. |
|
1950 |
09/11
Harandi,Khossrow born in Iran. Iran IM 1975. |
|
1950 |
09/11
Meduna, Eduard born Czech GM 1987. |
|
1950 |
09/19
Lombard; Andre Lombard born.
Swiss Champion 1975. IM
1976. |
|
1950 |
09/30
Robinson, Robert elected President of the British Chess
Federation. |
|
1950 |
10/04
Giffard, Nicolas born in La Baule, France. IM 1980. |
|
1950 |
10/04
Weinstein; Norman Weinstein born. |
|
1950 |
11/
First USCF rating list (2306 players, Fine is #1, Reshevsky #2)
(CHESS
2/51,96). |
|
1950 |
11/01
Bradford, Joseph born in Meridian, MS. FM. |
|
1950 |
11/02
Ljubojevic; Lubomir Ljubojevic,
Yugoslav IGM, born. GM 1971. |
|
1950 |
11/19
Biyiasas, Peter born in Athens. 3-time Canadian
Champion. IM
1972; GM 1978. |
|
1950 |
11/27
Birnboim, Nathan born in Tel Aviv. IM 1978. |
|
1950 |
12/
Verlinsky, Boris died in USSR. Born 1887. IM 1950. USSR
Champion
1929. |
|
1950 |
12/12
Keres wins 18th USSR
Championship. |
|
1950 |
12/24
Dobrovolsky, Ladislav born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. FM 1981;
IM 1982. |
|
1951 |
Arbiter; Internatioal
Arbiter (judge) title created by FIDE. |
|
1951 |
Braille;
International Braille Chess Association founded by R.
Bonham.
Affiliated with FIDE in 1964. |
|
1951 |
College; Columbia wins 16-team
intercollegiate Championship. |
|
1951 |
Correspondence; First USSR
Correspondence
Championship won by
Konstantinopolsky. |
|
1951 |
Najdorf wins
Amsterdam international. |
|
1951 |
Pachl, Franz
born. German problemist and German Champion
of mini-
golf in 1977. |
|
1951 |
Stamp;
First
postage stamp portraying a master issued in Cuba. |
|
1951 |
Wade played 30
Russian boys in Moscow. Drew 10, lost 20. |
|
1951 |
White, Alain
died. |
|
1951 |
Keres wins
19th USSR Championship in Moscow. |
|
1951 |
01/04
Ervin, Roy born. |
|
1951 |
01/06
Unzicker wins Hastings 1950/51. |
|
1951 |
01/16
Hundsdorfer, Wolfgang died in Freissing, Germany. Problemist. |
|
1951 |
01/19
Hernandez, Jose born in Cuba. IM 1977. |
|
1951 |
02/10
Peters, John born. |
|
1951 |
02/14
Abramovic, Bosko born in Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia. IM 1980; GM
1984. |
|
1951 |
02/21
Dory, Jeno born in Budapest. IM 1986. |
|
1951 |
03/25
Botvinnik-Bronstein match, Moscow (First under FIDE rules). |
|
1951 |
03/29
Velikov; Petar Velikov born
Bulgarian IM 1975. |
|
1951 |
04/05
Barreras, Alberto born in Cienfuegos, Cuba. IM 1981. |
|
1951 |
04/25
Savage, Allan born. |
|
1951 |
05/03
Purdy won Australian Championship for
4th time. Won in 1934,
1937, 1948. |
|
1951 |
05/11
Botvinnik draws Bronstein to retain world
Championship,
Moscow. |
|
1951 |
05/11
Wall, William Dale born in Raymond, Washington. Chess author &
organizer. |
|
1951 |
05/23
Karpov; Anatoly Karpov born in
Zlatoust, USSR. |
|
1951 |
05/25
Hulak, Krunoslav born in Osijek, Yugoslavia. Yugoslav
Champion
1976. GM 1976. IM 1974. |
|
1951 |
05/28
Horvath, Gyula born in Bacsalmas, Hungary. IM 1986. |
|
1951 |
05/29
Maroczy, Geza (born 1870), Yugoslav IGM, died in Budapest. GM
1950. |
|
1951 |
06/11
First world jr. Championship, Birmingham, England starts. Ivkov
first. |
|
1951 |
06/11
Boudy, Julio born in Cuba. IM 1975. |
|
1951 |
06/14
Fedder, Steen born in Copenhagen. IM 1982. |
|
1951 |
06/18
SAX; Gyula Sax, Hungarian IGM, born. IM 1972. GM 1976. |
|
1951 |
06/27
Andersson, Ulf born in Vasteras, Sweden. IM 1970; GM 1972. |
|
1951 |
07/
US Championship, New York, Evans First. |
|
1951 |
07/23
Commons, Kim born in Lancaster, CA. IM 1976. |
|
1951 |
07/29
Coudari, Camille born in Aleppo, Syria. Canadian IM 1979. |
|
1951 |
08/
US Open, Fort Worth, Evans first. (98
players). |
|
1951 |
08/02
Fernandez, Juan born in Argentina. IM 1975. |
|
1951 |
08/25
Dann, Stephen born in Worcester, MA. Chess magazine editor. |
|
1951 |
09/02
Salgado, Robert born. |
|
1951 |
09/05
Watson, John born. |
|
1951 |
09/06
Ribli; Zoltan Ribli, Hungarian
IGM, born. IM 1970. GM 1973.
Hungarian Champion 1973, 74. |
|
1951 |
10/14
Interzonal at Stockholm, Sweden. |
|
1951 |
10/15
Vaganian; Rafael Vaganian born. |
|
1951 |
10/23
Horvath, Tamas born in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. IM 1982. |
|
1951 |
10/31
Anton, Volker-Michael born in Magdeburg, Germany. IMC 1983. |
|
1951 |
11/04
Torre; Eugenio Torre, Filipino IGM,
born. |
|
1951 |
11/20
Hresc, Vladimir born in Zemun, Yugoslavia. IM 1985. |
|
1951 |
12/02
Koltanowski won 43, drew 5, lost 2 in 10 seconds-per-move
blindfold Chess in 9 hours of
play in SF. |
|
1951 |
12/05
Ardiansyah, H. born in Bandjermasin, Indonesia. IM 1969; GM
1986. |
|
1951 |
12/08
DeFotis, Gregory born in Chicago. |
|
1951 |
12/11
Blake, Joseph died in Kingston-Upon-Thames.
British Champion
1909. British
Correspondence
Champion 1922. |
|
1951 |
12/14
Timman, Dutch IGM, born. |
|
1951 |
12/16
Dawson, Thomas died in London. Pioneer of fairy Chess. Born in
1889. Rubber chemistry expert. |
|
1951 |
12/20
Arapovic, Vitomir born in Mostar, Yugoslavia. IM 1979. |
|
1951 |
12/24
Piasetski; Leon Piasetski, Canadian IM,
born. IM 1975. |
|
1952 |
Evans defeats
Steiner 10-4 in a US Championship match. |
|
1952 |
Gligoric wins
Hastings 1951/52. |
|
1952 |
Poutianen;
Pertti Poutianen born, Finnish
Champion 1974. IM 1976.
Died 1978. |
|
1952 |
Reshevsky
defeats Najdorf for the unofficial Championship
of the west. |
|
1952 |
Student; First international tournament
for students, Liverpool. |
|
1952 |
01/04
Szymczak; Zbigniew Szymczak born. |
|
1952 |
01/05
Ogaard; Leif Ogaard born Norwegian IM
1974. |
|
1952 |
01/10
Romanishin, Oleg born. IM 1973. |
|
1952 |
01/17
Vogt; Lothar Vogt, East German IGM,
born. IM 1973. GM 1976. |
|
1952 |
01/23
Mecking, Brazilian IGM (1972), born. |
|
1952 |
01/28
Arbakov, Valentine born. Rated 2640 as an IM. |
|
1952 |
02/02
Andres-Mendez, Miguel born in Havana. IM 1984. |
|
1952 |
02/17
Montgomery, Parker born. |
|
1952 |
02/13
Combe, Robert died in Aberdeen, Scotland.
British Champion
1946. |
|
1952 |
02/22
Tarjan, James born. GM 1976. |
|
1952 |
02/26
Rinck, Henri (born 1870), Chess composer, died in Barcelona. |
|
1952 |
03/04
Eslon, Jaan born in Falkoping, Sweden. IM 1977. |
|
1952 |
03/11
Foltys, Jan died in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Czech
Champion
1943. IM 1950. Qualified for
Interzonal but died of leukemia. |
|
1952 |
03/21
Barle, Janez born in Rijeka, Yugoslavia. Yugoslav IM 1976. |
|
1952 |
04/16
Afek, Yochanan born in Tel Aviv. FM 1986 Born Kopelovich.
IJComp 1988; IMComp 1989. |
|
1952 |
04/
Koltanowski beats Bogart in blindfold play. (CHESS 5/52,159 -
game). |
|
1952 |
04/24
Heathcote, Godfrey died in Cheltenham, England. Composer. |
|
1952 |
04/24
Ornstein; Axel Ornstein born,
Swedish Champion 1975. IM 1975. |
|
1952 |
05/01
Dorfman, Iosif born in Russia. IM 1977; GM 1978. |
|
1952 |
05/16
Winslow, Elliot born. |
|
1952 |
05/17
Leverett, Bruce born. |
|
1952 |
06/10
Day, Angela born in Canada. WIM 1982. |
|
1952 |
06/17
Bogoljubov, Efim German IGM, died in Triberg, Germany after a
simultaneus exhibition. |
|
1952 |
06/27
Meyer, Eugene born. |
|
1952 |
06/29
Sher, Miron born URS GM 1992. |
|
1952 |
06/30
Bellin, Robert born in Great Yarmouth, England.
British co-
Champion 1974. IM 1977. |
|
1952 |
07/07
Jamieson; Robert Jamieson born
Australian IM 1975. |
|
1952 |
07/11
Sharif; Mehrshad Sharif born Iranian IM
1975. |
|
1952 |
07/16
Hardicsay, Peter born in Vac, Hungary. IM 1986. |
|
1952 |
07/17
Platov; Vasily Platov (born 1881),
soviet Chess composer, died. |
|
1952 |
07/26
US Open, Tampa, Evans
first. |
|
1952 |
09/
Olympiad;
Helsinki olympiad, USSR first. US
5th. |
|
1952 |
09/07
Napier, William (born 1881), American master, died in Washington
DC. |
|
1952 |
09/10
Hug, Werner born in Feldmeilen, Switzerland. World jr
Champion
1971. Swiss
Champion 1975. IM 1971. |
|
1952 |
09/19
Chellstorp, Craig born in Chicago. US Jr
Champion, 1972. |
|
1952 |
10/
Saltsjobaden (Stockholm) Interzonal, Kotov
first. 21 players. |
|
1952 |
10/19
Haik, Aldo born in Tunis. IM 1977. |
|
1952 |
10/20
Sergeant; Philip Sergeant, Chess author,
died. |
|
1952 |
11/20
Bikova wins Women's Candidates for the World Championship,
Moscow. |
|
1952 |
11/21
Shirazi, Kamran born. |
|
1952 |
12/
Ratings, USCF: Reshevsky 2751, Fine 2676, Evans 2660 (CHESS
12/52,47). |
|
1952 |
12/18
Evans, Larry David born in New York City. IM 1980. |
|
1953 |
First Bognor
Regis Chess Congress, England. |
|
1953 |
First
British junior
Championship; won by D. Griffiths. |
|
1953 |
First Clare
Benedict International Team Tournament, won by the Dutch. |
|
1953 |
First Chess
book published by the Tatar language, by Neimetdinov. |
|
1953 |
Correspondence;
Titles of GM of
correspondence
Chess and IM for
correspondence
Chess instituted. |
|
1953 |
DEAF; First
team Championship for the deaf (Norway). |
|
1953 |
Karff wins US
women's Championship. |
|
1953 |
Keres becomes
first sportsman of the year in Chess in
USSR. |
|
1953 |
01/
First FIDE bulletin published. |
|
1953 |
01/09
Hastings 1952/53 over. 4-way tie. |
|
1953 |
01/10
Scott; R. Scott
died. Born 1889. British
Champion 1920. |
|
1953 |
02/09
Taylor, Timothy born. |
|
1953 |
02/23
Bielczyk, Jacek born in Katowice, Poland. IM 1979. |
|
1953 |
03/07
Erdelyi, Tamas born in Hungary. IM 1986. |
|
1953 |
03/16
Knaak; Rainer Knaak, East German
IGM, born. IM 1973. GM 1975.
East German
Champion 1974. |
|
1953 |
03/20
Dobosz, Henryk born in Lublin, Poland. IM 1978. |
|
1953 |
03/22
Rogoff; Kenneth Rogoff, US IGM
(1978), born. IM 1974. |
|
1953 |
03/31
End of first world
correspondence Championship. Won
by Cecil
Purdy with 10.5 score. |
|
1953 |
04/08
Castro-Rojas, Oscar born in Columbia. IM 1975. |
|
1953 |
05/01
Dorfman, Josef born. GM. |
|
1953 |
06/14
Hazai, Laszlo born in Budapest. IM 1977. |
|
1953 |
07/
First British Lightning Chess Championship
(10 seconds a move);
won by Paul List. |
|
1953 |
07/
First British Lightning Chess Champion - Leonard Barden. |
|
1953 |
07/
2nd World jr. Championship; Copenhagen,
Panno, Darga First. |
|
1953 |
07/28
Candidates; 2nd Candidates
tournament, Zurich, Smyslov First. |
|
1953 |
08/
US Open, Milwaukee, Donald Byrne First, wins $1,500 (182 players). |
|
1953 |
08/19
Beil, Zdenek born in Frydek-Mistek, Czechoslovakia. IM 1985. |
|
1953 |
09/04
Stean; Michael Stean, British IGM
(1977), born. IM 1975. |
|
1953 |
09/11
Berry, Jonathan born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. IA 1975; IMC
1983; FM 1984; GMC 1985. |
|
1953 |
09/26
Gurgenidze, David born in Russia. IMComp 1980; GMComp.
1990. |
|
1953 |
10/05
Panchenko, Aleksander born GM 1980. |
|
1953 |
10/20
Biriescu, Ion born in Darova-Timis, Romania. IM 1979. |
|
1953 |
10/24
Smyslov wins 2nd Candidates tourney, Zurich. |
|
1953 |
11/09
Pinter; Joszef Pinter born
Budapest. GM 1982. IM 1976. |
|
1953 |
11/17
Makarichev, Sergei born Moscow. GM 1976. IM 1974. |
|
1953 |
11/26
World Women's Championship finished in Moscow. |
|
1953 |
11/30
Gruchaz, Robert born. IM 1980. |
|
1953 |
12/02
Garcia-Palermo, Carlos born in La Plata, Argentina. IM 1981; GM
1985. |
|
1953 |
12/03
Ballet; First
ballet on ice, Sinbad the Sailor, with a Chess theme,
London. |
|
1953 |
12/08
Grigorov, Iordan born in Sofia, Bulgaria. IM 1979. |
|
1953 |
12/09
Garcia-Gonzales, Guillermo born in Las Villas, Cuba. 3-time
Cuban
Champion. GM 1976. IM 1974. |
|
1953 |
12/16
Gonzales, Jorge born in Bogota, Columbia. IM 1977. |
|
1953 |
12/16
Petrosian, Arshak born GM 1984. |
|
1953 |
12/17
Beliavsky, Alexander born in Lvov, Ukraine. IM 1973; GM 1975.
World Jr
Champion 1973. USSR Champion 1974. |
|
1954 |
Alice Chess
invented by Vernon Parton (1897-1974). |
|
1954 |
Lombardy (16)
wins NY state Championship. |
|
1954 |
Olympiad;
First Student Olympiad, world youth team
Championship
Oslo, won by Czechoslovakia. |
|
1954 |
USSR beats US,
20-12, in 8-board match in
New York. |
|
1954 |
02/23
Mieses (born 1865), IGM, died (First British player to get IGM). |
|
1954 |
02/28
Kopec, Danny born. |
|
1954 |
03/
Ratings; First British Grading
list published (49 names),
(BCF). |
|
1954 |
03/09
Garcia, Gildardo born in Medellin, Columbia. IM 1979. |
|
1954 |
03/16
Botvinnik-Smyslov match begins, Moscow. |
|
1954 |
03/25
Liebowitz, Errol born. |
|
1954 |
05/03
Fernandez-Garcia, Jose born in Portugalete, Spain. IM 1980; GM
1986. |
|
1954 |
05/10
Epstein, Esther born. WIM 1972. |
|
1954 |
05/13
Botvinnik draws with Smyslov to retain world
Championship title. |
|
1954 |
05/14
Cooper, John born in Cardiff, Wales. IM 1984. |
|
1954 |
06/08
Levitina, Irina born. |
|
1954 |
06/12
Orton, William born. |
|
1954 |
06/18
Ambroz, Jan born in Lanskroun, Czechoslovakia. IM 1980. |
|
1954 |
06/23
Arkhipov, Sergey born in Moscow. IM 1985; GM 1992. |
|
1954 |
07/
US Championship New York, Bisguier
first. |
|
1954 |
07/08
Levitina born. WGM 1976. |
|
1954 |
07/18
Bjarnason, Saevar born in Iceland. IM 1985. |
|
1954 |
08/
Gresser wins US women's open. |
|
1954 |
08/
Olympiad; Amsterdam Olympiad, USSR
First. |
|
1954 |
08/
US Open, New Orleans, Evans first on t-b
over Pomar (110 players). |
|
1954 |
08/23
Harper, Bruce born in Vancouver, British Columbia. FM 1983. |
|
1954 |
08/28
Silman, Jeremy born. |
|
1954 |
09/06
Agzamov, Georgy born in Almalik, Russia. IM 1982; GM 1984. Died
1986. |
|
1954 |
11/03
Alekhina, Natalia born in Russia. WIM 1984. |
|
1954 |
11/08
Mikhalchisin born Lvov. GM 1978. |
|
1954 |
11/10
Spraggett, Canadian IGM (1985), born. IM 1975. |
|
1954 |
11/23
Bernard, Henry died in England. Problemist. |
|
1954 |
11/25
Savereide, Diane born. |
|
1954 |
12/06
Armas, Asela born in Cuba. WIM 1978. |
|
1954 |
12/14
Moore, Bobby born. |
|
1954 |
12/24
Delaune, Richard born. |
|
1954 |
12/31
Znosko-Borovsky (born 1884), Russian master & author, died. |
|
1955
|
|
1955 |
ACF; Formation
of American Chess Foundation. |
|
1955 |
Blind;
Start of first Blind
Correspondence World Championship.
Won
by R. Bonham. |
|
1955 |
Fordham wins
national intercollegiate team title. |
|
1955 |
Gresser and
Nancy Roos become US women's
co-Champions. |
|
1955 |
USSR beats US,
25-7, in Moscow match. |
|
1955 |
01/06
Marjanovic born Lalinac. Yugoslav Champion
1985. GM 1978. |
|
1955 |
01/23
Biyiases, Ruth (ne Haring, Orton) born in Bourne, MA. |
|
1955 |
01/23
Haring, Ruth (Orton, Biyiasas) born in Bourne, MA. WIM 1977. |
|
1955 |
01/31
Atkins, Henry died in Huddersfield, England. IM 1950. 9-time
British Champion (1905-1911, 1924,
1925). |
|
1955 |
02/05
Barnes, Craig born in Norman, OK. US master. |
|
1955 |
02/08
Szekely born Hungarian IM 1976. |
|
1955 |
02/20
Shapiro, Daniel born. |
|
1955 |
03/
Rating; USCF rating list: Reshevsky
(2766), Evans (2629, R. Byrne
(2621). |
|
1955 |
03/20
Schiller, Eric born. |
|
1955 |
04/23
Miles, US IGM (1976), born in England. First British GM. |
|
1955 |
04/25
Nunn born. IM 1975. GM 1978. European Jr
Champion 1975. |
|
1955 |
04/26
Armas, Iulius born in Bucharest. IM 1985. |
|
1955 |
05/16
Murray (born 1868), Chess historian, died. |
|
1955 |
05/18
Harley, Brian died in Bognor Regis, England. Composer. |
|
1955 |
05/27
Alzate, Dario born in Columbia. IM 1984. |
|
1955 |
06/
World jr. Championship, Antwerp.
Spassky
first. |
|
1955 |
06/28
Blocker, Calvin born in Cleveland. FM 1981; IM 1982. |
|
1955 |
07/07
Bonin, Jay born. IM 1985. |
|
1955 |
07/10
Schneider born Swedish IM 1976. |
|
1955 |
07/11
Karlsson born Stockholm. GM 1982. |
|
1955 |
07/15
Frankle, Jon born. |
|
1955 |
07/26
Djuric, Stefan born in Belgrade. IM 1978; GM 1982. |
|
1955 |
08/
US Open, Long Beach, Rossolimo first
(wins 1955 buick), 156
players. |
|
1955 |
09/11
Arne, Mike born. |
|
1955 |
10/
Interzonal; Gothenburg
interzonal, Bronstein
first. |
|
1955 |
10/25
Angelova (Chilingirova), Pavlina born in Bulgaria. WIM 1982. |
|
1955 |
11/23
Lederer died. |
|
1955 |
11/25
Steiner, Herman, 50, dies during the California
State
Championship. |
|
1955 |
11/27
Chekhov, Valery born in Russia. World jr
Champion 1975. IM 1975;
GM 1984. |
|
1955 |
12/11
Griffith died in Hendon, England. British
Champion 1912. Co-
author of MCO. |
|
1955 |
12/11
Lukov, Valentin born Bulgarian GM 1988. |
|
1955 |
12/13
Loginov, Valery born GM 1991. |
|
1955 |
12/18
Winter died of TB.
British Champion
1935, 1936. Born 1898. |
|
1955 |
12/24
Kuligowski born Warsaw. Polish Champion
1978. GM 1980. |
|
1956 |
First Alekhine
Memorial, Moscow; won by Botvinnik & Smyslov. |
|
1956 |
Bernstein
plays in Ostend at age 74. Also played bd 1 for France. |
|
1956 |
China
officially sponsors Chess as a competitive sport. |
|
1956 |
Deaf; First world Championship for the
deaf and dumborn. |
|
1956 |
Fischer wins
US junior title, scoring 8.5-1.5 in
Philadelphia. |
|
1956 |
Price
died, London. 5-time
British ladies Champion
Challenger 1927,
1933. |
|
1956 |
Sozin (born
1896), Russian master, died. |
|
1956 |
01/09
Grunberg, Hans-Ulrich born in Schwerin, Germany. IM 1981. |
|
1956 |
02/05
Tartakower (born 1887), IGM, died. |
|
1956 |
02/10
Frias-Apablaza, Victor born in Santiago, Chile. IM 1982. |
|
1956 |
02/28
Gruenfeld, Yehuda born in Zcerdziniov, Poland. IM 1978; GM 1980.
Israeli
Champion 1982. Deaf mute. |
|
1956 |
03/02
Gil-Reguera, Juan born in Barcelona. IM 1986. |
|
1956 |
03/17
Van Der Sterren, Paul born Netherlands GM 1989. |
|
1956 |
03/25
Kochiev born Leningrad. GM 1977. IM 1975. |
|
1956 |
03/27
Candidates; Start of Candidates tourney,
Amsterdam. |
|
1956 |
04/07
du Mont, Julius died in Hastings. |
|
1956 |
04/30
Smyslov wins Candidates tourney, Leewarden, Netherlands. |
|
1956 |
05/01
Ivanov, Alexander born. GM 1992. |
|
1956 |
05/12
Franco, Zenon born in Asuncion, Paraguay. IM 1982; GM 1991. |
|
1956 |
05/19
Inkiov born Stanke Dimitrov. GM 1982. |
|
1956 |
06/27
Christiansen, Larry born in Riverside, California. GM 1977. US Jr
Champion 1973, 1974, 1975. US
Champion 1980. |
|
1956 |
07/16
Hromadka, karel died in Prague. Elo: 2440. Hromadka Defense. |
|
1956 |
08/
Olympiad; Moscow Olympiad, USSR
First (US did not play). |
|
1956 |
08/
US Open, Oklahoma, Bisguier First. |
|
1956 |
08/13
Farago, Sandor born in Budapest. FM 1985; IM 1986. |
|
1956 |
08/15
Olafsson, Helgi, Icelandic IGM (1986), born. |
|
1956 |
09/04
Paehtz, Thomas born German GM 1991. |
|
1956 |
09/11
Gurevich, Dmitry born in Moscow. IM 1981; GM 1983. |
|
1956 |
09/24
Machulsky, Anatoly born GM 1991. |
|
1956 |
10/02
Speelman, British IGM
(1980), born. |
|
1956 |
10/17
Fischer defeats D. Byrne in the "Game of
the Century". |
|
1956 |
10/24
Klaric, Zlatko born Yug GM 1982. |
|
1956 |
11/01
Asztalos, Lajos died in Budapest. IM 1950; IA 1951. Elo: 2480.
Hungary
Champion 1913. |
|
1956 |
11/25
Eingorn, Viacheslav born in Odessa. IM 1984; GM 1986. |
|
1956 |
12/05
Henley, Ronald born in Houston. IM 1980; GM 1982. |
|
1957 |
First European
team Championship, Vienna. USSR
first (4 countries). |
|
1957 |
ASPCC;
Creation of the All Services Postal Chess Cluborn. |
|
1957 |
China;
Chess officially recognized and encouraged in China.
|
|
1957 |
China has its
First National
Championship. |
|
1957 |
Film;
8x8,
a German surrealist film by Hans Richter made. |
|
1957 |
Film;
The Seventh Seal, Swedish film by Inmar Bergman. |
|
1957 |
Fazekas wins
the British
Championship, but not selected for olympics.
Protests. |
|
1957 |
Fischer wins
US jr Championship
in San Francisco, scoring 8.5 out of 9. |
|
1957 |
Gresser and
Sonja Graf become US women's
co-Champions. |
|
1957 |
ICCF; USSR
became official member of the ICCF. |
|
1957 |
Lyman, Harry
wins US amateur
Championship, 6-0, in Ashbury park, NJ. |
|
1957 |
Maniac,
first computer to play a form of Chess
(6x6 board). |
|
1957 |
Martin, G.
played 142 opponents, +130 =11 -1 in 4 hours 40 minutes in
London. |
|
1957 |
Olympiad; First women's
Olympiad Emmen, Netherlands. USSR
first, 21
countries. |
|
1957 |
Spann elected
USCF president. |
|
1957 |
University
of Chicago wins US intercollegiate team
Championship. |
|
1957 |
01/05
Duras, Oldrich died in Prague. Czech Champion
3 times and
German
Champion. GM 1950. Elo: 2580. |
|
1957 |
01/09
Akhsharumova-Gulko, Anna born in Moscow. WIM 1977. USSR
women's
Champion 1976, 1984. |
|
1957 |
01/14
Grun, Gerd-Peter born in Minden, Germany. FM 1984; IM 1986. |
|
1957 |
01/15
Sanchez, Gabriel born. |
|
1957 |
01/16
Hoi, Carsten born in Copenhagen. IM 1979. |
|
1957 |
01/20
Vladimirov, Evgeny born GM 1989. |
|
1957 |
01/30
Barlov, Dragan born in Kragujevac, Yugoslavia. IM 1982; GM 1986.
Yugoslav
Champion 1986. |
|
1957 |
02/07
Helmers, Knut born in Oslo. IM 1979. |
|
1957 |
02/11
Zaitshik, Gennady born GM 1984. |
|
1957 |
02/15
Malmgren died, Uppsula. World
Correspondence
Champion 1953. |
|
1957 |
02/23
Mar, Craig born. |
|
1957 |
03/05
Botvinnik-Smyslov world Champion match,
Moscow. |
|
1957 |
03/11
Donaldson-Akhmilorskaya, Elena born in Leningrad. WIM 1977;
WGM 1977. Challenger 1986. |
|
1957 |
03/13
Mestel, British IGM (1982), born. British
Champion in 1976 (age 19).
World Cadet
Champion 1974. |
|
1957 |
04.27 Smyslov
defeats Botvinnik to become world
Champion. |
|
1957 |
05/02
Sunye-Neto born Curtiba. 6-time Brazilian
Champion. GM 1986. |
|
1957 |
05/30
Bass, Leonid born in Leningrad. IM 1982. |
|
1957 |
06/
World Jr Championship, Toronto.
Lombardy first (perfect score). |
|
1957 |
06/24
Schussler, Harry born Sweden GM 1988. |
|
1957 |
06/30
Campora, Daniel born in San Nicolas, Argentina. IM 1982; GM
1986. Argentinian
Champion 1986, 1989. |
|
1957 |
07/21
Malaniuk, Vladimir born GM 1987. |
|
1957 |
07/26
deFirmian, Nicholas born in Fresno. IM 1979; GM 1985. US co-
Champion 1987. |
|
1957 |
07/29
Gavrikov, Viktor born in Russia. GM 1984. USSR co-Champion
1985. |
|
1957 |
07/31
Begovac, Franja born in Sombor, Yugoslavia. IM 1986. |
|
1957 |
07/31
Borkowski, Franciszek born in Wroclaw, Poland. IM 1980. |
|
1957 |
08/
US Open, Cleveland, Fischer first (184
players). |
|
1957 |
08/30
Haberditz, Hans died in Vienna. Haberditz
variation. |
|
1957 |
09/02
Olympiad;
Start of first women's
Olympiad,
Essen. |
|
1957 |
09/16
Diesen, Mark born in Buffalo. World jr
Championship 1976. US Jr
co-Champion 1976. |
|
1957 |
09/29
Gavrikov born. GM 1984. USSR Champio
1985. |
|
1957 |
10/06
Filipovic, Branko born in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia. IM 1984. |
|
1957 |
10/18
Rodriguez; Amador Rodriguez born
San German, Cuba. GM 1977.
Cuban Champion
1984. IM 1975. |
|
1957 |
10/30
Ftacnik, Lubomir born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. IM 1977; GM
1980. Czech
Champion 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985. |
|
1957 |
11/11
Hebert, Jean born in Quebec. IM 1978; GMC 1984. |
|
1957 |
12/
US Championship, New York.
Bobby Fischer
first. |
|
1957 |
12/21
Cifuentes-Parada, Roberto born in Santiago, Chile. IM 1984; GM
1992. |
|
1958 |
Anderson,
Frank scored 84% at Munich Olympiad.
Became ill, missed GM title. |
|
1958 |
Blind;
First world blind Championship.
Won by Bonham. |
|
1958 |
Buchholz,
Bruno died in Magdeburg, Germany. Devised a tie-breaker. |
|
1958 |
Computer;
First computer to play Chess. |
|
1958 |
Covo-Artega of
Cuba wins US Open in Rochester, Minnesota (139). |
|
1958 |
Interzonal in
Portoroz, Yugoslavia; Fischer ties for 5th. |
|
1958 |
Olympiad;
First Chess Olympiad for the blind,
Meschede, W. Germany.
7 teams played. |
|
1958 |
Olympiad;
Munich Olympiad. US 4th. (13th Olympiad). |
|
1958 |
Piran Codex
rules for Chess problems drawn up at Piran, Yug at
Congress of Problemists. |
|
1958 |
Smagin, Sergei
born GM 1987. |
|
1958 |
Weinstein;
Raymond Weinstein wins US Junior
Championship in
Homestead, Florida. |
|
1958 |
01/11
Taulbut born. |
|
1958 |
01/12
Doncevic, Dario born in Buenos Aires. IM 1986. |
|
1958 |
01/19
Adam, Edmund died in Frankfurt, Germany. Adam variation, Ruy
Lopez. |
|
1958 |
02/14
Lputian, Smbat born Yerevan. GM 1984. |
|
1958 |
02/15
Hebden, Mark born in Leicester. IM 1982. Grand Prix (UK)
Champion 1981. |
|
1958 |
02/22
Skembris, Spyros born Greek GM 1991. |
|
1958 |
02/25
Goodman, David born in England. World Cadet
Champion 1975.
IM 1983. |
|
1958 |
03/03
Forgacs, Gyula born in Budapest. IM 1984. |
|
1958 |
03/03
Kouatly, Bachar born French GM 1989. |
|
1958 |
03/04
Smyslov-Botvinnik world Championship
match, Moscow. |
|
1958 |
03/18
Winston, Peter born. |
|
1958 |
03/23
Garcia-Padron, Jose born in Las Palmas, Spain. IM 1981. |
|
1958 |
03/30
Andruet, Gilles born in Paris. IM 1982. |
|
1958 |
04/02
Dizdarevic, Emir born in Zenica, Yugoslavia. IM 1982; GM 1988. |
|
1958 |
04/11
Yermolinsky, Alexey born. GM. |
|
1958 |
05/08
Botvinnik defeats Smyslov to regain world
Championship |
|
1958 |
05/24
Georgiev, Krum born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. IM 1977; GM 1988. |
|
1958 |
06/14
Schulien, Charles born. |
|
1958 |
07/01
Cabrilo, Goran born in Gorazde, Yugoslavia. IM 1980. |
|
1958 |
07/02
Bogner, Hal born in New York City. IA 1982. Founder of Chess
Labs. |
|
1958 |
07/09
Braga, Fernando born in Buenos Aires. IM 1983. Italian
Champion
1986. |
|
1958 |
07/18
Gyorkos, Lajos born in Hungary. FM 1985; IM 1986. |
|
1958 |
07/21
Donchev, Dimitar born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgarian GM 1990. |
|
1958 |
07/24
Kosten, Anthony born English GM 1990. |
|
1958 |
08/22
Zapata-Ramirez, Columbian IGM (1984) born. |
|
1958 |
08/26
Tisdall born. |
|
1958 |
08/30
de la Villa Garcia, Jesus born in Villahan, Spain. IM 1986. |
|
1958 |
09/
Fischer gains the GM title at age 15,
(15 years, 6 months). |
|
1958 |
09/11
Carls, Carl died in Bremen, Germany. German
Champion 1934. IM
1951. Elo: 2450. |
|
1958 |
09/24
Donaldson, John born in Los Angeles. IM 1983. |
|
1958 |
09/27
Bergstrom, Christer born in Solna, Sweden. IM 1986. |
|
1958 |
09/27
Fedorowicz, John born in New York City. IM 1978; GM 1986. |
|
1958 |
10/15
Boensch (Bonsch), Uwe born in Halle-an-der-Saale, Germany. IM
1977; GM 1986. |
|
1958 |
11/02
Benhadi, Madani born in Algeria. IM 1982. |
|
1958 |
11/02
Dvoirys, Semen born in Zhmerinka, Russia. GM 1990. |
|
1958 |
11/29
Psakhis, Lev Soviet IGM (1982) born. |
|
1958 |
12/04
Dizdar, Goran born in Zagreborn IM 1980; GM 1991. |
|
1958 |
12/25
Crotto, Rachel born in New York City. WIM 1978; US Women's
Champinship 1979. Played in women's
Championship at 13. |
|
1958 |
12/27
Tate, Emory born. |
|
1959 |
Bisguier wins
US Open in Omaha. |
|
1959 |
Fischer
repeats as US Champion. |
|
1959 |
Fischer shares
5th-6th in candidates tournament. |
|
1959 |
Gligoric voted
Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year for Chess. |
|
1959 |
Ham;
First ham radio Chess tournament. |
|
1959 |
Hoessler,
Anton of Ingolstadt, Bavaria died. Invented the Ingo system. |
|
1959 |
IM; Title of
international master for Chess composition. |
|
1959 |
Kaidanov,
Grigory born. GM 1988. |
|
1959 |
Lane wins
US women's Championship. |
|
1959 |
Ratings;
First time the elo system of rating players used. |
|
1959 |
Tal becomes
world Champion after defeating
Botvinnik. |
|
1959 |
Wiel, John C.
van der born. IGM 1982. |
|
1959 |
01/30
Andrijevic, Milan born in Pancevo, Yugoslavia. IM 1982. |
|
1959 |
02/02
Rueb, Alexandre (born 1882), first
president of FIDE, died. |
|
1959 |
02/05
Cramling, Dan born in Stockholm. Swedish
Champion 1981. IM
1982. |
|
1959 |
02/07
Mokry, Karel born Czech GM 1984. |
|
1959 |
02/12
Flear, Glenn born in Leicester, England. IM 1983; GM 1987. |
|
1959 |
02/14
Popovic born Orlovat. GM 1981. |
|
1959 |
02/20
Dolmatov, Sergey born in Kiselevsk, Russia. World jr
Champion
1978. IM 1978; GM 1982. |
|
1959 |
02/22
Gurevich, Mikhail born in Kharkov, Russia. USSR
Champion 1985.
IM 1985; GM 1986. |
|
1959 |
03/06
Campos-Moreno, Javier born in Santiago, Chile. IM 1979. |
|
1959 |
03/17
Grimberg born in Petach Tikva. World under-16
Champion 1976. |
|
1959 |
03/18
Andonov, Bogomil born in Kiustendil, Bulgaria. IM 1986. |
|
1959 |
03/27
Ginsburg, Mark born in Louvain, Belgium. FM 1980; IM 1981. |
|
1959 |
04/12
Kengis, Edvins born. Latvian GM 1991. |
|
1959 |
04/19
Gomez-Baillo, Jorge born in Argentina. IM 1986. |
|
1959 |
06/03
Baja, Victor born. |
|
1959 |
06/08
Sturua, Zurab born GM 1992. |
|
1959 |
06/24
Wagner died in Hamburg. Born 1888.
German IM 1953. |
|
1959 |
07/10
Dur, Arne born in Innsbruck, Austria. IM 1982. |
|
1959 |
07/14
Bucker, Stefan born in Munster, Germany. FM 1983. |
|
1959 |
07/17
Nogeuras born Santa Clara, Cuba. GM 1979. |
|
1959 |
07/28
Sisniega, Marcel born. Mexican GM 1992. |
|
1959 |
08/01
Gallego-Eraso, Francisco born in Irun, Spain. IM 1986. |
|
1959 |
08/08
Yudasin, Leonid born. GM 1990. |
|
1959 |
08/08
Costigan, Richard born. |
|
1959 |
08/09
Van der Wiel, John born Leiden. European jr
Champion 1978-9.
GM 1982. |
|
1959 |
08/10
Hawelko, Marek born in Lublin, Poland. IM 1984. |
|
1959 |
08/26
Rohde, Michael US IGM (1988), born. |
|
1959 |
09/
Ratings; USCF rating list: Reshevsky
(2693), Fischer (2636), D. Byrne
(2514). |
|
1959 |
09/06
Candidates; Start of Bled Candidates
tourney. |
|
1959 |
09/07
Kudrin, Sergey born. |
|
1959 |
09/13
Regan born. |
|
1959 |
09/19
Tverskaya, Julia born. |
|
1959 |
10/10
Hund, Barbara born in Leverkusen, Germany. WIM 1979; WGM
1982. |
|
1959 |
10/11
Kaidanov, Grigory born. GM. |
|
1959 |
10/19
Lau, Ralf born. German GM 1986. |
|
1959 |
10/24
Yrjola, Jouni born. Finland GM 1990. |
|
1959 |
10/25
Odendahl, Steven born. |
|
1959 |
10/31
Tal wins Bled Candidates (Fischer 5-6). |
|
1959 |
11/11
Armas, Jorge born in Holguin, Cuba. IM 1979. |
|
1959 |
12/25
de Boer, Gerrit-Jan born in Landsmeer, Netherlands. IM 1986. |
|
1959 |
12/25
Wharton, William born. |
|
1959 |
12/28
Kindermann, Stefan born. German GM 1988. |
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