|
Year
|
|
|
1961 |
Ault wins
US Jr Championship for 3rd consecutive
year. |
|
1961 |
Blind; 1st blind
Olympiad, Meschede, W. Germany.
Won by Yugoslavia
(7 teams). |
|
1961 |
Benko wins
US Open in San Francisco. |
|
1961 |
"Chess
Life", from newspaper to monthly
magazine form. |
|
1961 |
Fischer
become US Champion
for 4th time. |
|
1961 |
Lane
appears on what's my line and cover of Sports Illustrated. |
|
1961 |
Olympiad;
Women's
Olympiad
abandoned because DDR team unable
to obtain visa. |
|
1961 |
Scrivener,
Robert won Mississipi State
Championship at age 80. |
|
1961 |
Ratings:
Fischer = 2641; Reshevsky
= 2632; Lombardy = 2555; Byrne R.
=
2535. |
|
1961 |
01/07
Vera, Reynaldo born. Cuban GM 1988. |
|
1961 |
01/08
Arkell, Keith born in Birmingham, England. IM 1985. |
|
1961 |
01/09
Heinbuch, Detlef born in Bochum. IM 1986. |
|
1961 |
01/17
Chiburdanidze, Maia born in Kutaisi, Russia. WIM 1974; WGM
1977; IM 1978; GM 1984. Women's
World Champion 1978-91. |
|
1961 |
01/21
Aronoff, Irene born in USA. WFM. |
|
1961 |
02/03
McNab, Colin born. Scottish GM 1992. |
|
1961 |
02/08
Akesson, Ralf born. IM 1981. Swedish Champion
1985. |
|
1961 |
02/09
Levenfish (born 1889), Soviet IGM, died.
GM 1950. |
|
1961 |
02/10
Canda, Danilo born in Nicaragua. IM
1986. |
|
1961 |
02/11
Petrosian wins 28th USSR Championship,
Moscow. |
|
1961 |
02/27
Eng, Holger born in Neuenhaus, Germany. IM 1984. |
|
1961 |
03/04
Bany, Jerzy born in Bytom, Poland. IM 1983. |
|
1961 |
03/10
Agusto, Obafunmilayo born in Nigeria. FM. |
|
1961 |
03/14
Rubinstein (born 1882), Polish IGM, died
in Anvers. |
|
1961 |
03/15
Tal-Botvinnik match starts, Moscow. |
|
1961 |
03/15
Brown, Timothy born. |
|
1961 |
03/26
Rizzitano, James born. |
|
1961 |
03/31
Pigusov, Evgeny born. GM 1988. |
|
1961 |
04/17
Brooks, Michael born in Chicago. FM 1982. |
|
1961 |
04/21
Danailov, Silvio born in Sofia, Bulgaria. IM 1984. |
|
1961 |
04/26
Tangborn, Eric born. |
|
1961 |
05/05
Douven, Rudy born in Heerlen, Netherlands. FM 1985; IM 1986. |
|
1961 |
05/10
Heath, Christopher died in London. 1923-4 Scottish
Champion
Heath
variation. |
|
1961 |
05/12
Botvinnk defeats Tal to regain world
Champioship. |
|
1961 |
06/09
Bischoff, Klaus born in Ulm, Germany. IM 1982; GM 1990. |
|
1961 |
06/17
Damljanovic, Branko born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. IM 1982; GM
1989. |
|
1961 |
07/13
Franke, Heribert born in Bad Cannstatt,
Germany. IM 1986. |
|
1961 |
07/16
Fischer-Reshevsky match starts in
New York. |
|
1961 |
08/21
Barbero, Gerardo born in Argentina. IM 1986; GM 1988. |
|
1961 |
09/
Tal wins at Bled. Fischer 2nd. |
|
1961 |
09/
Parma wins World Jr Championship at The
Hague. |
|
1961 |
09/12
Guzman, Ricardo born in the Philippines. IM 1982. |
|
1961 |
09/12
de Guzman, Ricardo born in the Philippines. IM 1982. |
|
1961 |
09/19
Alvarez-Ibarra, Rafael born in Bilbao, Spain. IM 1986. |
|
1961 |
10/10
Cvitin, Ognjen born in Siberik, Yugoslavia. World jr
Champion
1981. IM 1982; GM 1987. |
|
1961 |
10/12
Whitehead, Jay born. |
|
1961 |
10/31
Benedict, Clare died in Lucerne, Switzerland. Chess patron.
Granddaughter of Fenimore Cooper. |
|
1961 |
11/07
Glek, Igor born. GM. |
|
1961 |
11/16
Sergeant died, Kingston-on-Thames.
London Champion, 1951. |
|
1961 |
11/29
Gertler, David born in Camden, NJ. FM 1985. |
|
1961 |
12/
Lane, Lisa drops out of Hastings 1961/62 because she is in love. |
|
1961 |
12/07
Gurieli, Nina born in Russia. WIM 1979; WGM 1980. |
|
1962 |
Capablanca;
First Capablanca Memorial in Cuba. |
|
1962 |
Evans wins
US Championship. |
|
1962 |
GM; 1st GM
of over-the-board and Correspondence
Chess - O'Kelly. |
|
1962 |
Gresser
wins US women's Championship. |
|
1962 |
Rejfir
died. Born in 1909. Czech IM 1956. |
|
1962 |
Worst team:
Cyprus, 0/20 at Varna Olympiad 1962.
Ioannidis went 0/20. |
|
1962 |
01/10
Hammond, Alex died in England. Chess set collector. |
|
1962 |
02/06
Antunes, Antonio born in Lisbon. IM 1985. |
|
1962 |
02/12
Gobet, Fernand born in Romont, Switzerland. IM 1985. |
|
1962 |
02/12
Ioseliani born, Tbilisi. 2-time USSR
women's
Champion. |
|
1962 |
03/
Living Chess played between Botvinnik &
Smyslov, Moscow. |
|
1962 |
03/11
Ragozin, Vyacheslav died. Former world
Correspondence
Champion. |
|
1962 |
04/
Stockholm Interzonal, Fischer wins 2.5 points ahead of the field. |
|
1962 |
04/03
Grunfeld, Ernst died in Vienna. German Champion
1927. GM 1950.
Elo: 2550. |
|
1962 |
04/10
Khouzman, Alexander born. GM. |
|
1962 |
04/12
Cuijpers, Frans born in Heerlen, Netherlands. IM 1984. |
|
1962 |
04/18
Watson, William, born. |
|
1962 |
04/23
Graves, Frank died in Fort Worth, TX. USCF President 1954. |
|
1962 |
05/02
Candidates; Start of Curacao Candidates
tourney. |
|
1962 |
05/22
Schneider, Alexander born. |
|
1962 |
05/23
Novikov, Igor born. GM 1990. |
|
1962 |
06/09
Youngworth, Perry born. |
|
1962 |
06/13
Motwani born, Glasgow. World under-16
Champion, 1978. Scottish
Champion 1978. |
|
1962 |
06/26
Petrosian wins Curacao Candidates (Fischer is 4th). |
|
1962 |
06/28
Gauglitz, Gernot born in Meissen, Germany. IM 1986. |
|
1962 |
07/31
Brustman, Agnieszka born in Warsaw. WIM 1979; WGM 1985. |
|
1962 |
08/
Candidates; Curacao Candidates,
Petrosiam 1st; Fischer 4th. |
|
1962 |
08/17
Wilder, Michael born. |
|
1962 |
08/20
Fischer accuses Russians of cheating in Sports Illustrated. |
|
1962 |
08/25
Medina wins US Open, San Antonio. |
|
1962 |
08/25
Nenachev, Alexander born. |
|
1962 |
09/17
Broder, Iris born in Halle, Germany. WIM 1986. |
|
1962 |
09/17
Wilder, Michael born. |
|
1962 |
09/20
Adam, William born. |
|
1962 |
09/24
Tischbierek, Raj born. German GM 1990. |
|
1962 |
10/09
Vidmar, Milan died. |
|
1962 |
10/14
Ehlvest, Jaan born in Estonio. IM 1982; GM 1987. European Jr
Champion 1982-3. |
|
1962 |
10/18
Fernandes, Antonio born in Pamphilosa da Serra, Portugal. IM
1985. |
|
1962 |
10/25
Turner, Abe stabbed to death. |
|
1962 |
11/18
Gurvich, Abram died in Moscow. IJComp 1956. |
|
1962 |
11/21
London, Dimitri born. |
|
1962 |
11/30
Bernstein, Ossip died in France. GM 1950; IA 1952. Elo: 2590. |
|
1962 |
12/06
Drasko, Milan born in Capljina, Yugoslavia. IM 1984. |
|
1963 |
College;
Brooklyn college wins US intercollegiate
Championship in
Philadelphia. |
|
1963 |
Correspondence;
British Postal Federation formed. |
|
1963 |
Fischer
wins US Championship ahead of Bisguier. |
|
1963 |
Fischer
wins Western Open. |
|
1963 |
US Open in
Chicago; Lombardy wins. (266 players). |
|
1963 |
01/01
Winats, Luc born. Belgium GM 1993. |
|
1963 |
01/06
Adams, Weaver, died in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. |
|
1963 |
01/06
Helms, Hermann died in Brooklyn. IA 1954. Dean of American
Chess |
|
1963 |
02/01
Garbarino, Rodolfo born in Argentina. IM 1982. |
|
1963 |
02/08
Hjartarson, Johann born in Reykjavik. IM 1984; GM 1985. Icelandic
Champion 1980, 1984. |
|
1963 |
02/12
Root, Doug born. |
|
1963 |
03/09
Carvajal, Ana born in Cuba. WIM 1978. |
|
1963 |
03/15
Botvinnik-Petrosian match, Moscow. |
|
1963 |
03/20
Sokolov, Andrey, Soviet IGM (1984) born. World
Junior Champion
1982. |
|
1963 |
03/24
Morovic-Fernandez, Ivan born. Chilean GM 1986. |
|
1963 |
04/13
Kasparov, world Chess Champion, born in
Baku. |
|
1963 |
04/23
Cramling, Pia born. WGM 1982; IM 1983. |
|
1963 |
05/22
Petrosian defeats Botvinnik to become world
Champiom. |
|
1963 |
05/27
Rozentalis, Eduardas born. |
|
1963 |
06/03
Levitt, Jonathan born. English GM 1991. |
|
1963 |
06/14
Hjorth, Gregory born in Melbourne. IM 1984. |
|
1963 |
06/16
Schroer born. |
|
1963 |
07/25
Hodgson, Julian born in St Asaph, Wales. IM 1983; GM 1988.
British
Champion 1991. |
|
1963 |
07/25
Stoltz (born 1904), Swedish Grandmaster,
died. |
|
1963 |
07/27
1st Piatigorsky cup in Los Angeles; won by Petrosian and Keres. |
|
1963 |
08/28
King, Dan born. English GM 1989. |
|
1963 |
09/01
An, Yang born in China. WIM. |
|
1963 |
09/18
Hertneck, Gerald born. IM 1985; GM 1991. |
|
1963 |
09/26
Yedidia, Jonathan born. |
|
1963 |
10/30
Milos, Gilberto born. Brazil GM 1988. |
|
1963 |
11/03
Kostic (born 1887), died in Belgrade. IM
1950. |
|
1963 |
11/14
Krasenkov, Mikhail born. GM. |
|
1963 |
12/06
Hawksworth, John born in England. IM 1986. |
|
1963 |
12/20
Ardaman, Miles born. |
|
1963 |
12/22
Sacconi died. Born 1895. Italian
Champion, 1935. IM 1951. |
|
1963 |
12/28
Ardaman, Miles born. |
|
1964 |
1st game
with 5 Knights on board, Szabo-Ivkov,
Belgrade. |
|
1964 |
Blind;
2nd blind Olympiad, East Germany.
Yugoslavia won. 9 countries. |
|
1964 |
Braille;
International Braille Chess Association
affiliated with FIDE. |
|
1964 |
Clock;
First electronic clock manufactured in
Kiev. |
|
1964 |
Draw can
only be proposed before a move. |
|
1964 |
En passant
sound magazine for the blind founded. |
|
1964 |
Fischer
sweeps US Championship with 11-0 score. |
|
1964 |
Lane opens
her Chess emporium, 'Queen Pawn,' in NY. |
|
1964 |
Meyer;
John Meyer wins US Junior
Championship. |
|
1964 |
Ratings;
First
international rating list by elo. Fischer and Petrosian
(2690). |
|
1964 |
01/23
Khasanova born, USSR. Women's jr
Champion 1983. WIM 1984. |
|
1964 |
01/26
Chow, Albert born in Chicago. FM 1984. |
|
1964 |
02/13
Hector, Jonny born in Sweden. GM 1992. |
|
1964 |
02/17
Kipping died. Composed over 7,000
problems. |
|
1964 |
03/01
Ronanovsky died, Moscow. USSR
Champion 1923, 1927. IM 1950.
Born 1982. |
|
1964 |
03/08
Lalic, Bogdan born. Yug GM 1964. |
|
1964 |
03/11
Benjamin, Joel born in Brooklyn. IM 1980; GM 1986. US
Champion
1987. |
|
1964 |
04/17
Greenfeld, Alon born in New York City. Israeli IM 1983; GM 1989. |
|
1964 |
05/10
Graf, Sonja won US Women's Championship,
New York. |
|
1964 |
05/20
Amsterdam Interzonal started. |
|
1964 |
05/26
Salov, Valery born, GM 1986. World under
16 Champion in 1980. |
|
1964 |
05/29
Reinfeld died in New York. |
|
1964 |
05/31
Kotlyar, Gregory born. |
|
1964 |
06/16
Griego, David born. |
|
1964 |
06/21
Neverov, Valery born. GM 1992. |
|
1964 |
06/23
Barbulescu, Dan-Catalin born in Bucharest. IM 1984. |
|
1964 |
07/20
Colman, Eugene died in London. Colman var. discovered while
POW in Japan. |
|
1964 |
08/13
Horvath, Jozsef born in Budapest. IM 1986; GM 1990. |
|
1964 |
08/25
Kotronias, Vasilios born. Greek GM 1990. |
|
1964 |
08/29
Benko wins US Open in Boston (229 players). |
|
1964 |
08/31
Glueck, David born in Boston. FM 1986. |
|
1964 |
09/15
Goglidze, Victor died in Tbilisi, Georgia. IM 1950. Elo: 2430. |
|
1964 |
09/18
Hansen, Curt born in Bov, Denmark. IM 1982; GM 1985. World Jr
Champion 1984.
Danish Champion 1983, 1984, 1985. |
|
1964 |
09/23
Tolnai, Tibor born. Hungarian GM 1990. |
|
1964 |
09/27
Stohl, Igor born. Czech GM 1992. |
|
1964 |
10/24
Dokhoian, Yuri born in Russia. GM 1988. |
|
1964 |
11/07
Oll, Lembit born. GM 1990. |
|
1964 |
12/21
Renet, Oliver born. GM 1990. |
|
1965
|
|
1965 |
1st
National Open, Las Vegas; Reshevsky wins (138 players). |
|
1965 |
1st
university to introduce course on Chess,
Moscow. 2,000 attended. |
|
1965 |
Correspondence;
Start of the first Women's World
Correspondence
Chess
Championship. |
|
1965 |
EG; 1st
Chess magazine devoted to studies, EG,
founded by Roycroft. |
|
1965 |
Gresser
wins US women's
Championship. |
|
1965 |
Kurajica
won world jr Championship. IM before
even a master. |
|
1965 |
Mecking
wins Brazilian Championship at age 13. |
|
1965 |
Paros gets
IM for Chess composition for helpmates
only. |
|
1965 |
Soltis
repeats as NY city jr. Champion. |
|
1965 |
Street wins
US amateur (242 players). |
|
1965 |
01/
Keres wins at Hastings. |
|
1965 |
02/11
Chekhover, Vitaly died in Leningrad. IM 1950; IJComp 1956;
IMComp 1961. |
|
1965 |
02/12
Condie, Mark born in Scotland. IM 1984. |
|
1965 |
02/27
Goldin, Alexander born. GM 1989. |
|
1965 |
03/06
Graf-Stevenson, Sonja died in New York. WIM 1950. US Women's
Champion 1964. |
|
1965 |
03/07
Abarca Aguirre, Manuel born in San Antonio, Chile. FM 1986. |
|
1965 |
03/16
Adianto, Utat born in Jakarta, Indonesia. IM 1985; GM 1986.
First
Indo GM. World Jr
Champion. |
|
1965 |
04/
Candidates; 1st Candidates
matches: Spassky beats Keres; Geller
defeats Smyslov. |
|
1965 |
04/16
Hickl, Jorg born. German IM 1986; GM 1988. |
|
1965 |
04/17
Adelman, Charles born. |
|
1965 |
06/01
Short, British IGM (1984), born. |
|
1965 |
07/
Candidates match: Tal defeats Portisch; Larsen defeats Ivkov. |
|
1965 |
07/
EG; First issue of EG magazine. |
|
1965 |
07/11
First Chess tournament in Greenland. |
|
1965 |
07/11
Yepishin, Vladimir born. IGM 1990. (Epishin). |
|
1965 |
07/24
Root, Alexey born. |
|
1965 |
07/31
Laucks, E. Forry died. Founder of Log Cabin Chess Club. |
|
1965 |
08/06
US Open held in Puerto Rico. 1st time outside the US. Benko,
Lombardy tie. |
|
1965 |
08/16
Mozetic, Dejan born. IM rated at 2585. |
|
1965 |
08/25
Start of Capablanca Memorial in Cuba. Bobby
Fischer played by
teletype. 1st time. |
|
1965 |
09/01
Correspondence; Start of 1st
women's world Correspondence
Championship. |
|
1965 |
11/05
Dus-Chotimirsky, Fedor died in Moscow. IM 1950. |
|
1965 |
11/21
Abelardo-Roldan, Adrian born in Argentina. IA 1986. |
|
1965 |
11/28
Georgiev, Kiril born in Petrich, Bulgaria. IM 1983; GM 1985. World
Jr Champion
1983. Bulgarian Champion 1984, 1986,
1989. |
|
1965 |
11/28
Dautov, Roustam born. GM. |
|
1965 |
11/28
1st American Open; won by Benko in Santa Monica. 124 players. |
|
1965 |
12/03
Illescas-Cordoba, Miguel born. Spanish GM 1988. |
|
1965 |
12/30
Fischer (2734) repeats as US Champion. |
|
1966 |
Blind;
First World Blind
Championship, Timmendorfer Strand, West
Germany. Won by Cabarkapa. |
|
1966 |
Benko
captures National Open. |
|
1966 |
Census;
USSR
census shows 3,540,000 registered Chess
players. |
|
1966 |
Colias,
William born. |
|
1966 |
Computer;
1st serious Chess program MacHack,
became operational. |
|
1966 |
Computer;
MacHack VI computer played in Boston Amateur
Championship Score 1/2-4 1/2. |
|
1966 |
Fischer
wins his 7th US
Championship, ahead of Evans. |
|
1966 |
Golombek
awarded the OBE for his service to
Chess. |
|
1966 |
Journal of
Gerontology that Chess players peak at
36. (Elo). |
|
1966 |
Largest
display. 6840 boards, 300 experts, played 20 players; Havana. |
|
1966 |
Latest
castling. Bobotsov-Ivkov, move 46. |
|
1966 |
Longest
game without capture. Filipowicz-Smederavac, 70 moves. |
|
1966 |
Olympiad;
Havana
Olympiad,
USSR 1st, US
2nd. |
|
1966 |
Prokes,
Ladislav died. |
|
1966 |
Rohland
elected USCF president. |
|
1966 |
Sultan
Khan, Mir died. |
|
1966 |
Kaufman
wins american open in santa monica. |
|
1966 |
01/18
Khalifman, Alexander born. European
Champion 1985. IM 1986.
GM. |
|
1966 |
01/29
Dlugy, Maxim born in Moscow. IM 1982; GM 1986. World Jr
Champion 1985. USCF President 1990. |
|
1966 |
01/29
Joshi, Sandeep born. |
|
1966 |
03/06
Ashley, Maurice born. IM 1993. First
Afro-American IM. |
|
1966 |
03/15
Petrosian-Spassky match, Moscow. |
|
1966 |
03/30
Grivas, Efstratios born in Egio, Greece. IM 1984. |
|
1966 |
04/11
Start of Petrosian-Spassky World Championsip match. |
|
1966 |
04/25
Mir Sultan Khan died of TB in Pakistan. |
|
1966 |
05/11
Gresser and Lane become US women's
co-Champions. |
|
1966 |
05/13
Murshed, Niaz born. Bangladesh GM 1986. |
|
1966 |
05/21
Kozul, Zdenko born. Yug GM 1989. |
|
1966 |
05/29
Petrosian defeats Spassky, 12.5 -
11.5, Moscow. |
|
1966 |
06/26
First US jr
invitational; won by Browne. Held in New
York. 8
players. |
|
1966 |
08/15
Spassky wins 2nd Piatagorsky Cup; Fischer
2nd place. |
|
1966 |
08/15
Piatigorsky Cup over. Spassky wins. |
|
1966 |
08/26
Benko and R. Byrne share 1st in 67th US Open, Seattle. |
|
1966 |
10/27
Barua, Dibyendu born in Chittagong, Bangladesh. India IM 1984;
GM 1991. |
|
1966 |
10/66
Berg, Theodore died in Riga, Latvia. Berg variation. |
|
1966 |
11/21
Bareev, Evgeny born in Moscow. IM 1986; GM 1989. 1982 World
Under-16
Championship. |
|
1966 |
11/23
Computer; Start of 1st computer match
between USSR and US. |
|
1966 |
12/19
Anderson, Magnus died in Melbourne. Book collector. |
|
1967 |
Andorra
Chess Federation formed. |
|
1967 |
Computer;
First
international match between USSR & US computers.
USSR won. |
|
1967 |
Computer;
Machack VI is 1st computer to play in human
Chess tourney. |
|
1967 |
Bobby Fischer first
in Monaco. |
|
1967 |
Gresser
wins US Women's Championship. |
|
1967 |
Lohrman
wins US Amateur in Philadelphia, 222 players. |
|
1967 |
Matera wins
US Jr Invitational. |
|
1967 |
Matulovic
takes back move against Bilek at Sousse. Game drawn. |
|
1967 |
Oscar;
First Chess Oscar. |
|
1967 |
Ratings;
USCF ratings: Fischer (2762), Benko (2592), Evans (2582). |
|
1967 |
US Open,
Atlanta; won by Benko. |
|
1967 |
USCF moves
its headquarters from New York City to Newburgh. |
|
1967 |
World
student tourney in Czechoslovakia, USSR 1st, US 2nd. |
|
1967 |
01/10
Engels, Ludwig died in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Strong German player. |
|
1967 |
01/28
Shtern, Igor born. |
|
1967 |
02/
Creevey, James died in Dublin. Irish Champion
1933, 1934. |
|
1967 |
02/05
Rechlis, Gad born. Israeli GM 1990. |
|
1967 |
02/25
Granda-Zuniga, Julio born in Peru. IM 1984; GM 1986. |
|
1967 |
03/01
Conquest, Stuart born in Ilford, England. World under-16
Champion 1981. IM 1985. |
|
1967 |
04/09
Litvinchuk, Jon born. |
|
1967 |
04/17
Greenfeld, Alon born. GM. |
|
1967 |
04/22
Flear, Christine (ne Leroy) born in France. WIM 1986. |
|
1967 |
05/03
Fazekas, Stefan died in London. Oldest British player. Born in
1898. British
Champion 1957. IMC 1964. |
|
1967 |
05/15
Agdestein, Simen born in Norway. IM 1983; GM 1985. Soccer
player. |
|
1967 |
05/17
Howell, James born in Brent, England. IM 1985. |
|
1967 |
05/26
Stahlberg died in Leningrad. Born 1908. GM 1950. |
|
1967 |
05/29
Brunner, Lucas born in Bern, Switzerland. IM 1986. |
|
1967 |
05/30
Brinckmann, Alfred died in Kiel, Germany. IA 1951; IM 1953; Elo:
2470. |
|
1967 |
06/06
Klinger, Josef born. Austrian GM 1988. |
|
1967 |
07/21
Arencibia-Rodriguez, Walter born in Holguin, Cuba. IM 1986; GM
1990. 1986 World Jr
Champion. |
|
1967 |
09/12
Shabalov, Alexander born. GM. |
|
1967 |
10/19
Izumikawa, Burt born. |
|
1967 |
10/22
Mohr, Stefan born. German GM 1989. |
|
1967 |
10/25
Halberstadt, Vitaly died in Paris. IJComp 1957. Paris
Champion
1925. |
|
1967 |
10/25
Vajda died, Budapest as a result of a
gas leak from a faulty oven. |
|
1967 |
12/24
Strugatsky, Vladimir born. |
|
1968 |
Byrne;
D. Byrne wins Atlantic Open; 329
players, an open tournament
record. |
|
1968 |
Benko wins
National Open in Lake Tahoe. |
|
1968 |
Berliner
wins the 5th world correspondence
Championship. |
|
1968 |
Daly,
Harlow won Maine Championship at age 85. |
|
1968 |
Evans wins
US Championship. |
|
1968 |
Gelfand,
Boris born in Byelorussia. GM 1989. World Jr
Champion 1988. |
|
1968 |
Japan;
First
Japanese national federation. |
|
1968 |
Kaplan of
Puerto Rico wins world jr
Championship. |
|
1968 |
Korchnoi
defeats Reshevsky in Amsterdam candidates match. |
|
1968 |
Larsen
scores 11-1 to win US Open in Snowmass, Colorado. |
|
1968 |
Queens;
Greatest
number of Queens appear on board, 7.
Konopleva-
Schmidke. |
|
1968 |
Spann,
former USCF president, dies. |
|
1968 |
01/21
Smirin, Ilia born. GM. |
|
1968 |
01/26
Wahls, Matthias born. German GM 1989. |
|
1968 |
02/15
Wolff, Patrick born. GM. |
|
1968 |
03/10
Carr, Neil born in Newham, England. FM 1985. |
|
1968 |
04/25
Neely, Elizabeth born. |
|
1968 |
05/08
Fishbein, Alexander born. FM 1986. |
|
1968 |
06/05
Horvath, Csaba born in Hungary. IM 1986. |
|
1968 |
06/06
Klinger born. Austrian Champion 1985. GM
1988. |
|
1968 |
06/13
Sokolov, Ivan born. Bosnian GM 1987. |
|
1968 |
06/22
Blatny, Pavel born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. IM 1986. |
|
1968 |
06/24
Gelfand, Boris born. GM. |
|
1968 |
09/25
Simagin died. Born 1919. IM 1950. GM 1962. |
|
1968 |
10/01
Duchamp, Marcel died in Neuilly, France. Famous avant-garde
painter. |
|
1968 |
10/03
Norwood, David born. English GM 1989. |
|
1968 |
10/26
Erdelyi, Stefan died in Resita, Romania. IM
1950. |
|
1968 |
11/06
Collijn, Gustaf died in Stockholm. With his brother, Ludvig, wrote
"Larobok". |
|
1968 |
12/
Ballet, Pawn to King 5, presented by John Chesworth. |
|
1968 |
12/31
Ahues, Carl died in Hamburg. IM 1950. German
Champion 1929.
Elo: 2490. |
|
1969 |
Benko
first at Atlantic Open in
New York (376 players). |
|
1969 |
Benko wins
US Open in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
|
1969 |
Checks;
Record 38 checks in succession, Westerinen-Keres, Tallinn. |
|
1969 |
Chess Life
and Chess Review merge to form
"Chess Life
and Chess
Review". |
|
1969 |
Chess Life
begins to use algebraic notation. |
|
1969 |
Fischer's
my 60 memorable games, published by Simon and Schuster. |
|
1969 |
Gresser
wins US women's
Championship. |
|
1969 |
Ivanchuk,
Vassily born. |
|
1969 |
Japan;
First Japanese national tournament. |
|
1969 |
Ratings; USCF ratings:
Fischer (2745). |
|
1969 |
Resevsky
wins US Championship. |
|
1969 |
Samisch
loses 13 games on time, Linkoping. |
|
1969 |
Samisch
lost all 15 of his games on time at Berlin. |
|
1969 |
Sokolsky,
Alexei died. |
|
1969 |
USCF
membership: 12,580. |
|
1969 |
01/01
Jarecki, John born. |
|
1969 |
01/15
Henneberger, Walter died in Zurich. Henneberger
variation. |
|
1969 |
01/27
Piket, Jeroen born. Netherlands GM 1989. |
|
1969 |
01/28
Hellers, Ferdinand born in Stockholm. IM 1985; GM 1989.
European
Junior Championship 1984-5. |
|
1969 |
01/30
Dreev, Alexei born in Russia. FM 1985; GM 1989. World Under-16
Champion 1983, 1984. |
|
1969 |
02/28
Edelman, Danny born. |
|
1969 |
03/03
Tolush died. |
|
1969 |
03/15
Petrosian-Spassky match, Moscow. |
|
1969 |
03/18
Ivanchuk, Vasily born. GM. |
|
1969 |
03/69
Lief, Adam born. |
|
1969 |
04/19
Polgar, Zsusza born. |
|
1969 |
04/22
Sagalchik, Gennadij born. |
|
1969 |
05/17
Abhyankar, Anupama born in Bombay, India. WIM 1985. |
|
1969 |
05/25
Spassky defeats Petrosian, 12.5 -
10.5, Moscow. |
|
1969 |
06/17
Spassky defeats Petrosian to become world
Champion. |
|
1969 |
06/28
Yu, Peter born. |
|
1969 |
09/06
Finegold, Benjamin born in Detroit. FM 1986. |
|
1969 |
09/08
Ceriani, Luigi died in Milan, Italy. Problemist. |
|
1969 |
09/26
Rachels, Stuart born. |
|
1969 |
10/22
Rojas-Sepulveda born. World under-16 Champion
1985. |
|
1969 |
12/11
Anand, Viswanathan born in Madras, India. IM 1985; GM 1988.
World Jr
Championship 1987. |
|
1969 |
12/29
Richter, German International Master, died. |
|
1970
|
|
1970 |
Computer;
First US
computer Championship held in
New York, won by
a machine from northwestern. |
|
1970 |
Kupchik (born
1892), American Master, died. |
|
1970 |
Larsen wins
US Open, Boston (303 players). |
|
1970 |
Olympiad;
Siegen Olympiad; USSR first, US 4th. |
|
1970 |
Rodl
die. Born in 1907.
West German IM 1953. |
|
1970 |
Rogoff wins
US jr
Championship. |
|
1970 |
Space;
First time Chess
played in space - Sevastianov. |
|
1970 |
US wins
world student Championship. |
|
1970 |
USSR vs
rest of the world match in Yugoslavia. |
|
1970 |
01/06
Castaldi, Vincenzo died in Firenze, Italy. Italian
Champion, 1936.
IM 1950. Born 1916. |
|
1970 |
03/19
Abel, Herbert died. Founded American Open. |
|
1970 |
05/04
Alterman, Boris born. GM. |
|
1970 |
05/06
Fischer wins at Rovinj-Zagreb, 13 out of 17. |
|
1970 |
09/
Ratings; First
international ratings. Used the Elo system. |
|
1970 |
10/
Xie Jun born. |
|
1970 |
10/09
Rao, Vivek born. |
|
1970 |
11/22
Barucker, Claudia born in Zerbst, Germany. East German
Correspondence
Champion. |
|
1970 |
12/13
Fischer wins Palma de
Majorca interzonal. |
|
1971 |
First
European junior
Championship. |
|
1971 |
First
Statham masters event, won by Evans. |
|
1971 |
Blind;
First US Championship
for the blind, won by James Slagle. |
|
1971 |
Browne and
Evans win US Open in Ventura (402 players). |
|
1971 |
Capps,
Carrol died. Chess benefactor. |
|
1971 |
Christiansen is first jr-high school
player to win the nation HS
Championship. |
|
1971 |
Fischer
defeats Petrosian, 6.5-2.5, in Buenos Aires. |
|
1971 |
Fischer
wins Manhattan club 5-minute
Championship |
|
1971 |
Richter
die. Born in 1894. Czech
Champion 1948. IM 1951. |
|
1971 |
Spasov,
Vasily born. IGM 1990. World Jr Champion
1989. |
|
1971 |
02/01
Sherzer, Alex born. |
|
1971 |
02/08
Braude, Mikhail born. |
|
1971 |
02/24
Lutz, Christopher born. German GM 1992. |
|
1971 |
02/28
Mueller died. Born in 1896. Austrian Champion
1947. IM 1950. |
|
1971 |
04/04
Harksen, Alfred died in Ystad, Sweden. Harksen Gambit. |
|
1971 |
05/02
Barda, Olaf died in Oslo. 6-time Norwegian
Champion. IM 1952;
GMC 1953. |
|
1971 |
06/02
Fischer beats Taimanov 6-0, in candidates match in Vancouver,
BC. |
|
1971 |
06/21
Aladiova, Katrin born in Bulgaria. WFM 1986. |
|
1971 |
06/30
Van den Berg die. Born 1924. Dutch IM
1963. |
|
1971 |
07/
Ratings; 1st publication of the
International Rating List, 600 names. |
|
1971 |
07/01
FIDE; First official rating list. |
|
1971 |
07/12
Akopian, Vladimir born. FM 1986; GM 1991. World Under-16
Champion, 1986. World Jr Champion 1991. |
|
1971 |
07/25
Fischer beats Larsen in Denver 6-0 (first
world Championship
Candidates in US). |
|
1971 |
09/27
Bely, Miklos died in Gyor, Hungary. Hungarian IM 1956. |
|
1971 |
10/26
Fischer defeats Petrosian in candidates match in Buenos Aires. |
|
1971 |
10/31
Zaitsev, Alexander died of thrombosis after having a leg
lengthened. |
|
1971 |
11/17
Adams, Michael born in England. GM 1989. British
Champion,
1989. |
|
1971 |
12/14
Bologan, Viktor born. GM. |
|
1972 |
Aronson and
Marilyn win US women's
Championship.
|
|
1972 |
Browne wins
US Open, Atlantic City. |
|
1972 |
College;
Columbia
Univ. wins pan-am intercollegiate,
Toronto (233
players). |
|
1972 |
Church's
fried chicken international tournament won by Petrosian. |
|
1972 |
GM; 1st
British GM title, to Comins Mansfield (for
Chess composition). |
|
1972 |
GM; 1st
Correspondence GM of the Blind awarded
to R. Bonham. |
|
1972 |
GM; Title
of Grandmaster for
Chess composition first awarded. |
|
1972 |
Gligoric
wins 2nd Statham tourney in Lone Pine. |
|
1972 |
Pilnick
wins 7th American Open, Santa Monica (306 players). |
|
1972 |
Ratings;
USCF ratings: Fischer (2825), kavalek
(2573). |
|
1972 |
Skoff
elected USCF President. |
|
1972 |
Velimirovic, Jovanka born. Yugoslavia's first
woman Champion. D.
Velimirovic's mother. |
|
1972 |
02/08
Gurevich, Ilya born in Kiev. FM 1985. World Jr
Champion 1990. |
|
1972 |
03/20
Lisitzin died. USSR IM 1950. |
|
1972 |
03/21
Turtel, Evan born. |
|
1972 |
07/04
Shirov, Alexey born. GM. |
|
1972 |
07/11
Fischer-Spassky world Championship
match. |
|
1972 |
07/23
Thomas; Sir George Thomas died. |
|
1972 |
09/02
Fischer defeats Spassky to become world
Champion. |
|
1972 |
09/09
Edelsberg, Alexander died in South Carolina. 5-time South
Carolina
Champion. |
|
1972 |
10/04
Harkness, Kenneth died in Yugoslavia. Developed rating system. |
|
1972 |
10/07
Van Wely, Loek born. GM. |
|
1972 |
10/26
Bain (Weiser), Mary died in New York City. Challenger 1937. US
women's
Champion 1951-3. |
|
1972 |
11/
Fischer on the Bob Hope Show. |
|
1973 |
1st World
Open; Browne first (732 players). |
|
1973 |
Association
of US Journalists is established. |
|
1973 |
Bisguier
wins Lone Pine. |
|
1973 |
Rogard,
Bror died. 2nd president of FIDE. |
|
1973 |
Weinstein;
Norman Weinstein first at US
Open, Chicago. |
|
1973 |
01/
Panov died. Born in 1906. IM 1950. |
|
1973 |
01/18
Horowitz, Al died in New York City. IM 1950; IA 1951. |
|
1973 |
02/13
Kmoch died in New York. |
|
1973 |
02/14
Tiviakov, Sergei born. GM. |
|
1973 |
04/12
Lautier, Joel born. French GM 1990. |
|
1973 |
04/26
Tal played 86 games without defeat (+47=39) starting in July,
1972. |
|
1973 |
06/12
Levitan, Yuliya born. |
|
1973 |
07/04
Stein; Leonid died. |
|
1973 |
11/16
Anderson, Peter died in Glasgow, Scotland. 1954 Scottish
Champion. |
|
1973 |
12/06
Rabar died. Born 1919. Yug Champion
1951. IM 1950. |
|
1974 |
Book;
1st book employing algebraic issued by a major american
publisher. |
|
1974 |
Benko and
Hort share US Open, New York (549 players). |
|
1974 |
Bronowski,
Jacob died. Board 3 at Cambridge. |
|
1974 |
Browne wins
Lone Pine. |
|
1974 |
Browne wins
US
Championship. |
|
1974 |
Cadet;
1st world cadet (under 16) Championship
Won by Mestel. |
|
1974 |
College;
Univ. of Chicago wins Pan-am
intercollegiate, Atlanta (73
teams). |
|
1974 |
Computer; 1st computer world
Championship held in Stockholm. Won
by Caissa.
|
|
1974 |
Fischer
resigns his title. |
|
1974 |
Karff wins
US women's
Championship; St. Petersberg. |
|
1974 |
Korchnoi
defeats Mecking in Augusta. |
|
1974 |
Nezhmetdinov, Rashid died. Wrote 1st Tatar
Chess book in 1953. |
|
1974 |
Ratings;
USCF rating list: Byrne (2618), Kavalek (2570), Browne. |
|
1974 |
Spassky
beats Byrne in 1/4-finals, San Juan. |
|
1974 |
USCF annual
dues are raised to $15. |
|
1974 |
02/15
Alexander, Conel died in Cheltenham, England. Cracked Enigma. |
|
1974 |
04/02
Lokvenc dies, St. Polten. German
Champion 1943. 2-time Austrian
Champion. |
|
1974 |
06/02
Kamsky, Gata born. GM. |
|
1974 |
07/03
Grob, Henry died in Zollikon, Switzerland. IM 1950. Swiss
Champion 1939, 1951. |
|
1974 |
10/02
Tsemekhman, Vadim born. |
|
1974 |
11/02
Polgar; Zsofia Polgar born. Performance
rating of 2900 in Feb,
1989. |
|
1975
|
|
1975 |
First
time U.S. finished 1-2 in international event - Portugal. |
|
1975 |
Antal,
Aladar died in Hungary. Antal Defense is the Pirc Defense. |
|
1975 |
Book;
1st
Chess book issued by american press
using algebraic, by
Kane. |
|
1975 |
Benko and
Lombardy share US Open Championship,
Lincoln. |
|
1975 |
Benko and
Trefler win World Open (815 players). |
|
1975 |
Browne wins
US Championship, Oberlin, Ohio. |
|
1975 |
Koltanowski
elected USCF president. |
|
1975 |
Largest
US exhibition ever of
Chess manuscripts, etc, in
New York. |
|
1975 |
Liberzon
wins Lone Pine (22 gms). |
|
1975 |
Makarczyk
dies. Polish
Champion, 1948. IM 1950. Born 1901. |
|
1975 |
Miles &
Reuben agree to draw without making a move.
First time
allowed. |
|
1975 |
Savereide
wins US women's
Championship. |
|
1975 |
Vukovic
died. Born 1898. Yug IM 1951. |
|
1975 |
03/03
Fabel, Karl died in Pischertshofen, Germany. Famous problemist.
IJComp 1964; IMComp 1967. |
|
1975 |
03/15
Topolov, Vesseline born. GM. |
|
1975 |
04/
Fischer forfeits his title, Karpov becomes world
Champion. |
|
1975 |
04/03
First time world
Champion without having won the title by
playing. |
|
1975 |
04/03
Karpov proclaimed world Champion. |
|
1975 |
04/22
Steiner; Lajos Steiner (born
1903), Hungarian IM, died. |
|
1975 |
04/75
Sidelnikov, Alexander born. |
|
1975 |
04/30
Zaderman, Yuri born. |
|
1975 |
05/20
Whitaker, Norman died in Phoenix City, Alabama. |
|
1975 |
06/05
Keres (born 1916) died. |
|
1975 |
06/21
Clarke, Richard, creator of the British system of grading, died in
London. |
|
1975 |
06/25
Kramnik, Vladimir born. GM. |
|
1975 |
07/24
Rossolimo, owner of Greenwich village
Chess studio, died in New
York. |
|
1975 |
07/29
Seltzer, Robert born. |
|
1975 |
08/16
Saemisch died. |
|
1975 |
09/09
Stein, Alan born. |
|
1975 |
09/30
Bagby, Charles died in San Francisco, CA. |
|
1975 |
11/16
Opocensky died. Born 1892. Czech Champion
1927, 28, 38,
44. IM
1954. |
|
1975 |
12/02
Johner died. Born in 1889. Swiss
Champion 1908,
23, 28, 29,
31,
32, 34, 35,
37, 38,
47, 50. IM 1950. Directed Zurich
Philharmonic Orch.
|
|
1975 |
12/19
Paros died. Born 1910. Leading helpmate composer. |
|
1976 |
Browne,
Seirawan, Pike are co-winners of American Open. |
|
1976 |
Computer;
1st Chess-playing computers for popular
use came on the
market. |
|
1976 |
Diesen and
Rohde share US jr invitational. |
|
1976 |
Lasker;
Ed Lasker played in telex match between London and
New
York at age 90. |
|
1976 |
Lein and
Shamkovich share US Open, Fairfax. |
|
1976 |
Lein and
Zuckerman win World Open. |
|
1976 |
Model,
Abram died. Botvinnik's Chess trainer. |
|
1976 |
Morrison
appointed USCF executive director. |
|
1976 |
Olympiad;
US wins olympiad, Haifa. |
|
1976 |
Petrosian
wins Lone Pine; he & Smyslov are 1st Soviets to play there. |
|
1976 |
Savereide
wins US women's Championship in Teton
Village, Wyoming. |
|
1976 |
Smoking
banned at major national events. |
|
1976 |
Szily
died. Born 1913. Hungarian IM 1950. |
|
1976 |
Wilder (13)
becomes youngest US Master since Fischer. |
|
1976 |
01/
First national Chess
league; d.c. plumbers win. |
|
1976 |
01/29
Klein, Erez born. |
|
1976 |
02/19
Loshinsky died. |
|
1976 |
03/18
Garber, Stanislav born. |
|
1976 |
04/08
Byrne, Donald died in Philadelphia. US Open
Champion 1953, 57.
IM 1962. |
|
1976 |
06/07
Kreiman, Boris born. |
|
1976 |
07/22
Manion, Josh born. |
|
1976 |
07/23
Polgar; Judith Polgar born. GM
1991. Youngest GM at 15 yrs, 5
months. |
|
1976 |
08/06
Piatigorsky died. |
|
1976 |
08/29
Almasi, Zoltan born. GM. |
|
1976 |
10/09
First National Chess Day, proclaimed by
President Ford. |
|
1976 |
10/24
Olympiad; Haifa
Olympiad starts. 1st time Swiss System used in
olympics. |
|
1976 |
11/
WGM; International Woman GM title created by FIDE. |
|
1976 |
11/10
Olympiad; US wins Haifa Olympiad. |
|
1976 |
11/17
Arnett, David born. |
|
1976 |
12/04
Waitzkin, Joshua born. |
|
1976 |
12/13
Gorgiev, Tigran died in Dnepropetrovsk, Russia. IJComp 1956;
IMComp 1969. |
|
1976 |
12/18
Benjamin, Dan born. |
|
1977 |
First
World Problem Solving Championship. Won
by Finland. |
|
1977 |
First
TeleChess Olympiad.
Won by USSR. |
|
1977 |
First
time a woman won a "men'" tournament - Gaprindashvili/Lone
Pine. |
|
1977 |
First
untitled player to become GM - Christiansen. |
|
1977 |
First
world cadet Championship for under-17. |
|
1977 |
Balashov,
Gaprindashvili, Panno, Sahovic win Lone Pine. |
|
1977 |
Browne wins
US Championship. Mentor, Ohio. |
|
1977 |
Computer;
Sneaky Pete becomes 1st computer to play in a
US open. |
|
1977 |
Fedorowicz
and Henley win World Open. |
|
1977 |
Fedorowicz
and Ken Regan tie for 1st in US jr invitational, Denver. |
|
1977 |
First world
Chess solving tourney. |
|
1977 |
Mukhin
died. Born in 1948. IM 1975. |
|
1977 |
Problem
published that is mate in 69, all checks (longest all checks). |
|
1977 |
Savereide
and Rachel Grotto become US women's co-champions. |
|
1977 |
Shamkovich
wins US Open in Columbus, Ohio. |
|
1977 |
Slagle wins
US blind Championship. |
|
1977 |
Woman
Grandmaster (WGM) introduced. |
|
1977 |
Yakimchik,
Vitold died. Soviet Chess composer. |
|
1977 |
01/13
Santasiere died. |
|
1977 |
02/15
Boleslavsky, Isaak died in Minsk. GM 1950. |
|
1977 |
02/17
Banks, Newell died in Detroit. |
|
1977 |
03/11
Gelman, Geoffrey born. |
|
1977 |
04/24
Hort played 550 players, 201 simultaneously, =477=63-10, Iceland. |
|
1977 |
07/02
Nabokov died. |
|
1977 |
07/18
Morosewitsch, Alexander born. IM rated at 2590. |
|
1977 |
08/
Worst simul. J. Hayden challenged 180. 20 showed (+2-18). |
|
1978 |
First
time woman awarded "men'" GM title -
Gaprindashvili. |
|
1978 |
Bisguier
wins 12th National Open, Charleston. |
|
1978 |
Biyiasas
wins World Open, Philadelphia (1,063 players). |
|
1978 |
Bradford
wins US Open, Phoenix. |
|
1978 |
College; First
time a college establishes a minor in Chess
studies -
Mass. |
|
1978 |
Computer;
Belle wins 9th North American Computer Chess
Championship. |
|
1978 |
Chinese
player 1st beats a GM - Liu Wen Che beat Donner in Buenos
Aires. |
|
1978 |
FM; Title
introduced, Fide Master (FM). |
|
1978 |
Kaufman
appointed exec director of American Chess Foundation. |
|
1978 |
Kavalek
wins US Championship, Pasadena.
First US Champion
on west
coast. |
|
1978 |
Larsen
first at Lone Pine. |
|
1978 |
Longest
world Championship game,
Korchnoi-Karpov, game 5,
stalemate in 124. |
|
1978 |
Olympiad;
First Swiss System
Olympiad
- Buenos Aires. |
|
1978 |
Olympiad;
US 3rd in Buenos Aires
Olympiad. |
|
1978 |
Poutianen
died. Born in 1952. Finnish Champion
1974. IM 1976. |
|
1978 |
Professional Chess Association is formed; Peters is
first president. |
|
1978 |
Sperling
elected USCF president. |
|
1978 |
Strauss and
P. Whitehead tie in American Open. |
|
1978 |
Student
team Championship renamed to world youth
team
Championship (under- 26). |
|
1978 |
Visserman,
Eeltje died. One of 1st four to be awarded IGCC when it was
introduced in 1972. |
|
1978 |
02/05
Shaked, Tal born. |
|
1978 |
03/17
Furman, Semen died in St Petersburg. IM 1954; GM 1966.
Leningrad
Champion 1954, 1957. |
|
1978 |
03/19
Torre; Carlos Torre (born 1904),
Mexico's 1st IGM (1977), died. |
|
1978 |
07/18
Karpov-Korchnoi match, Baguio City. |
|
1978 |
08/30
Wren; Fred Wren died in St. Louis. |
|
1978 |
10/17
Karpov defeats Korchnoi, 16.5-15.5, Baguio City. |
|
1978 |
11/12
Spence died in Omaha, Nebraska. |
|
1978 |
12/12
Kan; Ilya Kan died. |
|
1979 |
Bastrikov,
Georgy died in Russia. |
|
1979 |
Bilek
agreed to 10 short draws out of 10. 125 moves in 109 minutes. |
|
1979 |
Bisguier
wins the grand prix. |
|
1979 |
Dullea
appointed USCF executive director. |
|
1979 |
Grand
Prix; USCF starts Church's fried chicken
grand prix. |
|
1979 |
Gheorghiu
wins US Open, Chicago (563 players). |
|
1979 |
Lone Pine;
4 tie at Lone Pine. |
|
1979 |
Resign; 2 players in the Wyoming
State Championship
resigned at
exactly the same moment. |
|
1979 |
Seirawan
wins US jr invitational in Hollywood, California. |
|
1979 |
Sherwin
elected President of American Chess Foundation. |
|
1979 |
03/12
Zamora, Jorge born. |
|
1979 |
03/18
Murshad wins Bangladesh Championship at
age 12, 309 days.
Youngest ever. |
|
1979 |
05/06
Karpov and Tal tie in Montreal International. |
|
1979 |
05/26
Korchnoi wins at Johannesburg. |
|
1979 |
06/14
Bondarevsky, Igor died in Piatigorsk, Russia. USSR
Champion
1940. GM 1950; IA 1954; GMC 1961. |
|
1979 |
06/27
Dunkelblum, Arthur died in Anvers, Belgium. Belgian
Champion
1949. IM 1957. |
|
1979 |
07/08
Daly, Harlow died in Framington, MA. |
|
1979 |
08/15
Abbott, Hedley died in Cashmere, New Zealand. 1936-37
Champion. Born in 1904. |
|
1979 |
09/08
Leko, Peter born. |
|
1979 |
11/06
Purdy. C.J.S. Purdy died. |
|
1979 |
11/12
Veresov, Gavril died. |
|
1980
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|
1980 |
Benjamin
wins US jr Championship. Hollywood,
Ca. |
|
1980 |
Cadet;
First world cadet
Champioship (under-16). |
|
1980 |
Dzindzichashvili wins Lone Pine. |
|
1980 |
Dzindzihasvili wins Grand Prix. |
|
1980 |
Gheorghiu,
Fedorwicz win US Open, Atlanta. |
|
1980 |
Lommer
died. |
|
1980 |
Olympiad;
US
team is 4th in Malta
Olympiad. |
|
1980 |
Ratings;
USCF rating list: Alburt (2623),
Kavalek (2606),
Tarjan (2550). |
|
1980 |
Slowest
move. Trosi took 2 hrs, 20 minutes to make his 7th move. |
|
1980 |
Vidmar,
Milan Jr. died. Yug IM (1950) and son of Milan Vidmar. |
|
1980 |
Xepler,
Eric, German composer died. |
|
1980 |
03/15
Abrahams, Gerald died in Liverpool. |
|
1980 |
04/16
Longest decisive game. Stepak beat Mashian in 193 moves (24.5
hrs). |
|
1980 |
05/23
Enevoldsen, Jens died in Denmark. Danish
Champion 1940, 43,
47,
48, 60. IM 1950. IA 1960. |
|
1980 |
05/28
Chandler, Guy died in Surrey, England. Founder of the British
Chess Problem Society. |
|
1980 |
06/02
Pirc; Vasja Pirc died. |
|
1980 |
06/05
Akerblom, Axel died in Odakra, Sweden. IJComp 1956; IMComp
1967. |
|
1980 |
09/12
Balogh died in Budapest, Hungary. |
|
1980 |
09/12
Cheron, Andre died in Leysin, Switzerland.
France Champion 3
times. Authority on endgame
studies. IJComp 1957; IMComp 1959. |
|
1980 |
09/18
Anderson, Frank Ross died in San Diego, CA. IM 1954. |
|
1980 |
10/03
O'Kelly de Galway, Belgian player, died. |
|
1980 |
12/08
Trifunovic, Yugoslav IGM (1953), died. |
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