Gumpel, Charles, builder of Mephisto, died in England.

Alekhine introduces Alekhine’s Defense in Budapest.

Breyer set new blindfold record, 25 opponents (+15=7-3).

French Chess Federation founded.

02/06 Kazic born. Journalist, arbiter.

02/10 Levy, Louis born.

02/16 Fichtl, Jiri born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Czech champion 1950, 1960. IM 1959.

02/20 Shocron, Ruben born.

03/15 Lasker-Capablanca world championship match, Havana.

03/24 Smyslov born.

04/09 Puc, Yugoslavian IGM, born. IM 1950.

04/10 Wade born, Dunedin, NZ. British champion 1952, 1970. 3-time NZ champion.

04/28 Capablanca beats Lasker, 9-5, Havana.

04/30 Ilivitsky born. USSR IM, 1955.

04/30 Lasker writes that the end of Chess is in sight (BCM 1980, 613).

06/ Capablanca-Lasker match, won by Capablanca. Lasker champion for 26.8 yrs.

06/27 Reshevsky plays 20-game simultaneus in LA.

07/04 Szilagyi born, Hungarian IM, 1956.

08/ US Open, Cleveland, Ed Lasker first.

09/04 Adams, John born in England. IMC 1976.

09/22 Nadareishvili, Soviet IGM of Chess compositions, born.

10/20 Lehmann born, West German IM, 1961.

11/09 Breyer, Gyula Hungarian master, died in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Heart attack.

12/03 Sajtor born, Czech IM 1950. FIDE VP in 1956.

Australian Chess Federation formed.

Grunfeld introduces the Grunfeld defense against Kolisch at Teplitz.

Saavedra, author of the most famous of all studies, died. A monk.

Hutton pairing system first used in Britain in Counties correspondence championship.

Lucena proved to be the author of the Gottingen manuscript.

Scheve, Theodor von died. German player.

Visserman, Eeltje born. One of first four to be awarded IGCC when it was introduced in 1972.

Marshall Chess Club incorporated.

01/ Marshall played 155 games simultaneously in Montreal; won 126, drew 21, lost 8.

02/ Benima, Levi died in Amsterdam. Dutch champion in 1881, 1883.

02/04 Capablanca plays 103 players, winning 102, drawing 1, in Cleveland.

02/04 Sliwa, Polish IGM (1987), born. Polish champion 1946, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60. IM 1953.

02/08 Averbakh, Yuri born in Kaluga, Russia. IM 1951; GM 1952. IJComp 1956; IA 1969; USSR champion 1954. Prez of USSR Chess Fed,1973-78.

02/16 Teschner, German master and author, born. West German champion 1951. IM 1957.

02/25 Borisenko, Georgy born in Kharkov, Ukraine. Second in 4th world champion 1962-4. IMC 1961; GMC 1966.

03/02 Ahues, Herbert born in Berlin. IJComp 1962; IMComp 1976. GM Comp 1989.

03/14 Arnlind, Eric born in Arnas, Sweden. IMC 1959; GMC 1968.

04/09 Brglez, Francek born in Cadram, Yugoslavia. IA 1970; IMC 1974; GMC 1979.

05/ Watkinson elected President of Huddersfield CC. First elected in 1853.

07/25 Edwards, Joseph died in Dunedin, New Zealand.

08/ US Open, Louisville, Factor first.

08/ Smederevac born. Yugoslavia IM 1965.

09/02 Christoffel, Martin born. Swiss champion 1942, 43, 45, 48, 52. IM 1952.

09/08 Rossetto, Argentine IGM, born. IM 1950. GM 1960.

10/08 Hunter, Charles born in England. British champion 1961. World's fastest speaker. IMC 1967.

10/25 Averby, Rune born in Sweden. 1973 Swedish champion.

Koltanowski wins Belgium championship.

Milner-Berry becomes first British Boy Champion.

Thomas is British Chess champion and British Badminton champion.

Duchamp abandoned art for Chess.

Marshall successfully defended his title in a match with Edward Lasker by a score of 5-4.

01/01 Khenkin, Victor born, Russian. HGM 1992.

02/02 Gligoric born in Belgrade. 12-time Yugoslavian champion. IM 1950; GM 1951.

02/15 Hasin born. USSR IM, 1964.

04/19 Dombrovskis, Alfreds born in Aizpute, Latvia. IJ Composer, 1956.

04/21 Estrin, Yakov born in Moscow. World champion 1975. IMC 1965; GMC 1966; IM 1975; GM 1984.

05/09 Durkin, Robert born in Milwaukee. Durkin opening.

06/01 Shamkovich, Leonid born in Rostov-Don, USSR. IM 1962. GM 1965. Left USSR in 1974.

06/02 Beni, Alfred born in Vienna. IM 1951.

06/14 Pfeiffer born. West German champion 1964. IM 1957.

07/06 Cleland, Robert died in Dunedin, New Zealand. Won the 12th NZ championship in 1899.

07/08 Janosevic, Yugoslavian IGM, born. IM 1964. GM 1965.

07/15 Alapin, Simon died in Heidelberg. Elo: 2500.

08/ US Open, San Francisco, Whitaker & Mlotkowski first.

08/29 Marco (born 1863) died in Vienna.

09/26 Boren, Per died in Malarhojden, Sweden. Boren variation.

10/13 Foguelman, Alberto born in Buenos Aires. IM 1963.

12/04 Nedeljkovic born. Yugoslav IM 1950.

12/19 Watkinson died. Founder of the British Chess Magazine.

12/24 Pilnick, Carl born.

12/30 Hanham, James died in New York City. Introduced the Hanham variation in 1889. Major, USA.

First use of the term Indian Defense, coined by Tartakower.

USSR; The State takes over the control of Chess in the USSR.

First American to beat a Soviet player in international comp. - Marshall.

First world amateur championship. First = Mattison (Latvia).

Atkins wins his 8th British championship; Southport.

01/01 Junge, German champion, born. Conception, Chile. German champion 1941.

01/08 Guidelli, Giorgio died in Rome of pneumonia. Composer.

01/22 Sarapu born. Narva. Won New Zealand championship 16 times. IM 1966.

01/31 Bardeleben, Curt died in Berlin. Jumped out window; Suicide.

02/01 Baird (Winter Wood), Edith died in Paignton, England.

02/12 Van den Berg born. Dutch IM 1963. Died 1971.

02/16 Barendregt, Johan born in Nieuwerkerk, Netherlands. IM 1962. Profesor of psychology.

02/19 Bronstein, David born near Kiev. GM 1950. USSR champion 1948, 49. IJ Comp 1961.

03/16 New York International.

03/21 Reti beats Capablanca. Undefeated since 2/10/1916 in 63 games (+40=23).

04/19 Lasker wins NY International. Capablanca second; Alekhine 3rd.

05/11 Pachman, Ludek born. Bela pod Bezdezem. 7-time Czech champion. West German champion 1978.

07/20 FIDE; Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) founded in Zurich.

08/ US Open, Detroit, Torre first.

09/01 Blackburne, Joseph died in London. Played in 53 tournaments in 52 years. Born 1841.

09/15 Chatard, Eugene died in La Varenne, France. Chatard variation.

First International tourney to be financed from government funds, Moscow.

First film to deal exclusively with Chess, “Chess Fever”. USSR film comedy.

Marseillaise Chess invented. Player plays 2 moves at a time.

Nimzovich publishes “My System”.

Romanian Chess Federation founded.

Baden-Baden. First international tourney in Germany after WWI. Alekhine won.

Suer born. Turkish IM 1975.

01/29 Guest, Antony died in London, England. British amateur champion 1888.

03/02 Geller, Efim born in Odessa. USSR champion 1955, 1979. IM 1951; GM 1952. World Senior champion, 1992.

03/26 Yanofsky born. Brody, Poland. 8-time Canadian champion. British champion 1953.

04/01 Wexler born. Argentine champion 1959. IM 1959.

04/25 Belkadi, Ridha born in Tunis. IM 1974. IA 1982.

05/13 Kholmov born. IM 1954. GM 1960.

05/23 Henneberke, Franciscus born in Amsterdam. Dutch IM 1962.

06/12 Teichmann (born in 1868), German master, died.

06/23 Husak, Karel born in Beroun, Czechoslovakia. Second in world championship 1968. IMC 1965; GMC 1968.

06/25 Heilemann, Paul born in Lahn, Germany. IMC 1967; GMC 1984.

06/26 Unzicker born. Pirmasens. 7-time West German champion.

06/29 Zagorovsky, Vladimir IGM correspondence player (1965), born.

08/ US Open, Cedar Point, Kupchik first.

09/02 Eisen born. Top corr. player.

10/11 Davies, Marry born in Barry, Wales. 1974 Wales women’s champion.

10/20 Milic born. Yugoslav IM 1951.

10/26 Holladay, Edgar born in Cleveland. IJComp 1956; IMComp 1977.

10/29 Divinsky, Nathan born in Winnipeg, Author.

11/16 Acketa, Tihomir born in Yugoslavia. IA 1966.

11/25 Burn, Amos died in London. German champion 1898. Elo: 2530.

Khan; Sir Umer Hayat Khan discovers Mir Sultan Khan in India.

Menchik wins first world jr. women’s championship (under 21) in England.

01/07 Saunders Pritchard born. World jr women’s champion at 10. British champion at 13.

01/24 Flamberg, Aleksander died in Warsaw.

02/ Menchik; Vera Menchik wins first Girl’s Open in London.

02/07 Taimanov born.

02/24 Karaklajic born. Yugoslav champion 1955. IM 1955. Disc jockey in Belgrade.

03/26 Schwartz, German Chess author, born.

06/07 Balanel, Ion born in Bucharest. Romanian champion 1950, 53, 55, 58. IM 1954.

07/ Third FIDE Congress in Budapest. Little Olympiad of 4 nations. Hungary first.

08/ US Open, Chicago, Stolzenberg first.

09/20 Spence, American Chess author, born in Omaha, Nebraska.

10/21 Eretova, Kveta born in Prague. WIM 1957; WGM 1986.

11/16 Suetin born. IM 1961. GM 1965.

12/ National Chess Federation of the U.S.A. founded.

First women’s world championship, London. First V. Menchik.

Duchamp marries. Divorced 3 months later because of his Chess.

International Correspondence Chess Association founded by FIDE. Replaced in 1946 by ICCF.

First use of figurine algebraic notation in a magazine - Belgium.

First original book in the Russian language devoted to the endgame by Rabinovich.

Weis, Max died.

Zappas, Byron, leading Greek problemist born.

01/15 Janowski (born 1868) died of tuberculosis in Hyeres, France, just before a tourney.

02/21 Sunnucks, British woman champion and author, born. British ladies champion 1957, 58, 64.

02/22 Campomanes, Florencio, FIDE president since 1982, born in Manila. IA 1958.

03/23 Capablanca wins NY International.

03/23 Damjanovic, Mato born in Djeletovci, Yugoslavia. IM 1962; GM 1964.

06/ Alekhine-Capablanca match, won by Alekhine.

06/06 Bobotsova, Antonia (ne Ivanova) born in Sofia, Bulgaria. WIM 1954; IA 1972; WGM 1983.

07/ Olympiad; First Olympiad, the London Olympiad, Hungary first. 16 teams.

07/06 Donner, Johannes (Jan) born in The Hague, Netherlands. IM 1952; GM 1959. Dutch champion 1954, 1957, 1958.

07/07 Goldschmeding, Cornelius born in Amsterdam. IJ Comp 1958; IM Comp 1971; GM Comp 1988.

08/ US Open, Kalamazoo, Margolis first.

08/02 Duckstein, Andreas, Austrian IM, born. IM 1956. Austrian champion 1954, 1956.

09/16 Capablanca-Alekhine world championship, Buenos Aires.

10/09 Gaige, Jeremy, american Chess archivist, born in New York City.

10/17 Angelov, Petko born in Bulgaria. IMC 1973.

11/19 Bourne, Brian born in London. Wales champion, 1956.

11/29 Alekhine (+6=25-3) beats Capablanca, 18.5-15.5, Buenos Aires.

11/29 Alekhine defeats Capablanca to become world champion.

IFBS; International Association for Correspondence Chess, IFBS, formed.

Sultan Khan wins All-India championship (BCM 1978, 519).

White, John died. Founder and donor of the world’s largest Chess library.

Yates wins his 5th British championship, at Tenby.

01/03 Anderson, Frank Ross born in Edmonton. 3-time Canadian champion (1953, 1955). IM 1954. Should have been a GM.

02/28 Chajes, Oscar died in New York City. Elo: 2440.

03/11 Hybl, Jaroslav born. 2nd in world cr championship 1968. IMC 1965; GMC 1968.

03/17 Giustolisi, Alberto born in Rome. Italian champion 1961, 64, 66.  IM 1962.

03/30 Anton, Aurel born in Salbagel, Romania. IMC 1980.

04/20 Byrne, Robert born in Brooklyn. US champion 1972. IM 1952; GM 1964.

05/10 Schmid, Lothar born, Rudebeul. GM 1959. GMC 1959. 2nd in 1959 cr championship.

05/10 Schmidt, West German IGM (1959) & book collector, born. IM 1951.

05/12 Fuller, John born in England. 1954 British champion.

06/09 Bibuld, Jerome born in New York City. IA 1980.

06/25 Jimenez, Eleazor born in Cuba. IM 1963.

07/15 Benko, Pal born in Amiens, France. 5-time US Open champion. IM 1950; GM 1958.

08/ Euwe wins second (and last) world amateur championship.

08/ Hague Olympiad, Hungary first. Only amateurs allowed. Second Olympiad.

08/ US Open, South Bend, Stolzenberg first.

08/30 Porreca born. Italian champion 1950, 56. IM 1957.

10/ White (born, 1845) book collector, died in Jackson Lake, Wyoming.

10/ Lasker; Berthold Lasker dies.

10/ Temple, inventor of Kriegspiel, died.

10/14 Robatsch, Austrian IGM, born. IM 1957. GM 1961.

10/27 Filip, Czech IGM, born. IM 1953. GM 1955. Czech champion 1950, 52, 60.

10/27 Filip, Miroslav born in Prague. IM 1953; GM 1955; IA 1978. Czech champion 1950, 52, 60.

Draw; Minimum of 30 moves before draw agreed rule (abolished in 1952).

Sultan Khan brought to England. Won British championship 1932, 1933.

First international codification of rules.

Breazu, Mihai born in Deva, Romania. IMC 1974; GMC 1985.

My System by Nimzovich first published in English.

01/21 Brodsky, Adolf died in Manchester, England. Brodsky variation.

01/27 Berliner, Hans born in Berlin. GMC 1968. 5th world champion (1965-8).

03/13 Slater born. British Chess patron.

03/15 Ajeeb destroyed by fire at Coney Island.

04/18 Shipman, Walter born.

05/14 Antoshin born in Moscow. IM 1963. GM 1964.

05/17 Vladimirov born. IM 1963.

06/ Alekhine-Bogoljubov match.

06/01 Kozma born. Czech champion 1957. IM 1957.

06/06 Reti (born, 1889) died of scarlet fever in Prague.

06/17 Petrosian, former world Chess champion, born.

06/20 Crown, Gordon born in Liverpool.

07/25 Roycroft, English study composer and author, born.

08/ US Open, St Louis, Hahbohm first.

08/15 Kramer, George born in NY. Won New York championship in 1945 at the age of 16.

08/20 Barden, Leonard born in London. British champion 1954. Tied for first in 1958.

09/02 Bertok, Mario born in Zagreb. Yugoslavia IM 1957.

09/05 Cobo-Arteaga, Eldis born in Cuba. IM 1967.

09/05 Dunphy, William born in Australia. Irish champion 1957.

09/16 Bouwmeester, Henk born in Haarlem, Netherlands. IM 1954; GMC 1981.

09/16 Nedeljkovic-Jovanovic born. Yug woman champion 1951-53, 58, 65.

09/26 Alekhine-Bogoljubov match, Germany.

10/08 Bisguier, Arthur born in the Bronx. US jr champion 1948. US champion 1954-58. IM 1950; GM 1957.

10/25 Milev born. Bulgarian champion 1952, 60, 61. IM 1952.

11/12 Alekhine (+11=9 - 5) beats Bogoljubov, 15.5 - 9.5, Holland.

12/03 Hutton, George died in Edinburgh, Scotland. Devised the Hutton pairing method for teams. Born in 1866.

12/05 Onat born. Turkish IM 1975.

12/20 Babson, Joseph died in Seattle, WA. Chess composer.

Rittner, Horst born. ICCG 1961. Won the 6th world championship.

Turover gives 500 lire brilliancy prize at San Remo.

01/23 Myers, American Chess author, born.

02/06 Soos born. IM 1967. Romanian / West German.

02/13 de Greiff, Boris born in Medellin, Colombia. IM 1957; IA 1978.

04/24 Dudeney, Henry died in Lewes, England. England’s King of puzzle makers.

05/02 Gunsberg, Isidor died in London. German champion 1885. World challenger 1891. Elo: 2560.

05/16 Backlund, Ake born in Vaasa, Finland. IMC 1980.

05/23 Matanovic, born. Belgrade. GM 1955. 3-time Yugoslav champion. IM 1951.

06/ Chess amateur ends.

06/ Chambers, John died in Cardiff, Wales.

06/12 Byrne, Donald born in New York City. US Open champion 1953, 57. IM 1962.

07/22 Krogius, soviet IGM, born. IM 1963. GM 1964. Psychologist.

08/ Hamburg Olympiad, Poland first.

08/ US Open, Chicago, Whitaker & Factor first.

08/17 Fleishmann, Leo (also Forgacs) died in Berettyoujfalu, Hungary. Elo: 2520. Hungary champion 1907.

08/20 Kaminsky, Oleg born.

09/13 Smith, Ken American Chess master, born in Olney, Texas.

10/17 Asenova, Venka born in Bulgaria. WIM 1965; HWGM 1986.

10/24 German, Eugenio born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. IM 1952.

10/25 Durao, Joaquim born in Lisbon, Portugal. IM 1975.

10/25 Honfi, Karoly born in Budapest. Hungarian IM 1962.

12/21 Pietzsch, born Wittgendorf, DDR. GM 1965. 4-time DDR champion IM 1961.

Alekhine wins at Bled, 5 1/2 points more than second place.

Jones, Ernest publishes “The Problem of Paul Morphy”.

Weenik, Henri died. Dutch composer, player and author.

01/08 Minev, Nikolay international master, born. Bulgarian champion 1953, 65, 66. IM 1960.

02/05 Holuj-Radzikowska, Krystina born in Lvov, Russia. WIM 1954; WGM 1984.

02/22 Doda, Zbigniew born in Poznan, Poland. Polish champion 1964, 67. IM 1964.

03/07 Fleissig, Bernhard died in Vienna. Fleissig variation.

03/23 Korchnoi born. Leningrad. GM 1956.

03/28 Lein, Anatoly born in Leningrad.

04/06 Douthwaite, Brian born in Cardiff, Wales. 1958 Welsh champion.

05/13 Fuderer, Andrija born in Subotica, Yugoslavia. IM 1952; HGM 1990.

08/ Prague Olympiad, USA first.

08/ US Open, Tulsa, Reshevsky first.

08/12 Berger, Bela born in Szombathely, Hungary.  Hungarian/ Australian IM 1954.

09/01 Pomar-Salamanca, Spanish IGM, born. 7-time Spanish champion.  IM 1950. GM 1962. champion of Balearic Isles at 11.

09/09 Bhend, Edwin born. Swiss IM 1960. Swiss champion 1957.

09/30 Bobotsov, Milko born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. IM 1960; GM 1961. Bulgarian  champion 1958. First Bulgarian GM.

10/03 Martinovsky, Eugene born.

10/08 Toran born. Spanish champion 1951, 53. IM 1954.

11/14 Curdo, John, American Chess master, born in Lynn, MA.

11/15 Bogdanovic, Rajko born in Vares, Yugoslavia. IM 1963.

12/17 Brandreth, Dale born in Phoenixville, PA. Bibliophile.

Canadian Chess Federation replaces Canadian Chess Association.

Takacs died.

01/ Noteboom died in England. Age 22.

01/16 Ciocaltea, Victor born in Bucharest. Romanian champion 1952, 59, 61, 62, 70, 71. IM 1957; GM 1979.

02/07 Grabczewski born in Warsaw. IM 1972.

03/01 Geet, Dirk born in the Netherlands. IM 1965; GMC 1986.

03/08 Finn, Kate died in London. First British women’s champion. Won in 1904, 1905.

03/10 Kupper born. Swiss champion 1954, 57, 62. IM 1955.

03/22 Evans, Larry Melvyn born in Manhattan. 4-time US champion. IM 1952; GM 1957.

04/20 Colle, Edgar died in Ghent, Belgium. Died after operation of gastric ulcer. Belgium champion 1924. Elo: 2490.

04/22 Fritz, Alexander died in Alsfeld, Germany. Elo: 2350. Fritz variation.

04/22 Nikolac born. Yugoslav IM, 1975.

06/10 Albulet, Maria born in Braila, Romania. WIM 1957; WGM (emeritus) 1985.

06/15 Bartolovic, Vojko born in Zagreb. IJ Comp. 1956; IM Comp. 1967; GM Comp. 1980.

07/28 Capelan, Gunter born in Wermelskirchen, Germany.  IM 1968.

08/ US Open, Minneapolis, Fine first.

08/10 Partos born. Romanian IM 1975.

08/11 Bilek, Istvan born in Budapest. 3-time Hungarian champion. Ex-wife also Hungarian champion. IM 1958; GM 1962.

10/ Lyons; William Lyons of Kentucky died at age 83. One of the first Chess book dealers.

11/01 Kraidman, Israeli IGM (1976), born. IM 1965.

11/11 Yates (born 1884), English master, died from a gas leak.

11/16 Mattison died, Riga. World amateur champion 1924. Latvian champion 1924.

11/27 Weinberger, Tibor born.

12/01 Lazarevic born.  WGM 1976.

12/07 Brasket, Curt born in Tracy, MN. FM 1984.

First British Boys’ championship, Hastings.

First issue of Chess Review, edited by Isaac Kashdan.

Alekhine visits Shanghai and gives simulaneous.

Braille Chess Association founded.

01/ First issue of ‘Chess Review’ by Kashdan and Horowitz.

01/11 Haag, Ervin born in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary. Hungarian IM 1961; IMC 1961.

01/14 Englund, Fritz died in Stockholm. Englund gambit.

01/18 Popovych, Orest born.

01/22 Branch, William died in Cheltenham, England. Chess historian.

01/22 Burger, Karl born in New York City. IM 1980.

02/03 Sanguinetti born.  Argentina champion 1956, 57, 62, 65. IM 1957. GM 82.

02/05 Lutikov, Soviet IGM, born. IM 1967. GM 1974.

02/18 Alaikov, Venelin born in Shumen, Bulgaria. IJ Comp. 1977; IM Comp. 1988.

02/23 Mikhalchisin, Adrian born.  Yugoslav IM 1963.

02/28 Spiridinov born. Bulgarian champion 1969. GM 1979.

03/05 Vasiukov born. 6-time Moscow champion. IM 1958. GM 1961.

03/07 Gottschall, Hermann died in Gorlitz, Germany. Elo: 2400. Author and editor.

03/18 Clarke, Peter born in London. Second in British championship 5 times. IMC 1976; IA 1976; GMC 1980; FM 1984.

04/03 Navarovsky born. Hungarian IM 1965.

04/06 Bakcsi, Gyorgy (ne Bartok) born in Budapest. IM Comp. 1967; IJ Comp. 1979; GM Comp. 1980.

04/06 Bartok, Gyorgy born in Budapest. IM Comp 1967; GM Comp 1980.

04/06 Diez del Corral, Jesus born in Saragosa, Spain. Spanish champion 1955, 1965. GM 1974. IM 1967.

04/16 Honfi, Lujza (ne Gurszky) born in Budapest. WIM 1969; WIMC 1977.

04/26 Djurasevic, Bizidar born in Belgrade. Yugoslav IM 1957.

05/25 Shinkman (born 1847), Chess composer, died.

05/29 Padevsky, Bulgarian IGM, born. 4-time Bulgarian champion.  IM, GM 1964.

06/13 Lengyl, Hungarian IGM (1964), born. IM 1962.

07/07 Nun born. Czech IM 1976.

08/ Folkestone Olympiad, USA first.

08/ US Open, Detroit, Fine first.

09/30 Flesch, Janos, IGM (1980), born, Hungary. Blindfold player. IM 1963.

10/07 Penrose born, Colchester. 10-time British champion (6 in a row). IM 1961. Psychologist.

10/17 Berger, Johann died in Graz. Strong player, editor, and author. Elo: 2495.

10/21 Dijk, Nils born in Indonesia. IM Comp. 1961; IJ Comp. 1966.

10/22 Hochberg, Burt born in New York City.

10/23 Scafarelli born. Italian IM 1957.

10/25 Sherwin, American Chess master, born. IM 1958.

11/12 Ivkov, Yugoslav IGM, born. First world jr champion 1951. GM 1955. IM 1954.

11/13 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti born in Surami, Georgia. IM 1966. GM 1970.

11/28 Addison, William born in Baton Rouge, LA. IM 1967.

American Chess Federation founded.

First Soviet Chess player to be awarded Honored Master of Sport - Romanovsky.

Kolty plays 34 games blindfold (+24=10).

Leonhardt died of a heart attack while playing a game of Chess.

Palestine Chess Federation founded.

Pauly, Wolfgang died. Greatest problemist from Romania.

01/ Log Cabin Chess Club founded by E. Forry Laucks.

01/12 Oswald, Don born in Ottawa, Kansas. Book dealer.

01/24 Ghitescu, Romanian IGM, born, Bucharest. Romanian champion 1963. IM 1961; GM 1986.

02/17 Tarrasch (born 1862), German master, died, Munich.

02/18 Chepizhny, Victor born in Dnepropetrovsk, Russia. IJ Comp. 1965; IM Comp. 1969; GM Comp. 1989.

02/24 Darga, Klaus born in Pankow, Germany. 2-time FRG champion, GM 1964. IM 1957.

03/02 Kolarov born. Bulgarian IM 1957.

03/15 Brady, Frank born in New York City. IA 1972. Wrote “Profile of a Prodigy”.

03/19 Andersen, Borge born in Denmark. 4-time Danish champion (won in 1967, 1968) IM 1964.

03/23 Bachtiar, Arovah born in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. IM 1977.

04/01 Alekhine-Bogoljubov world championship, Germany.

04/30 Bikhovsky, Anatoly born in Izhevsk, Russia. IM 1982.

05/16 Boey, Jozef born in Anvers, Belgium. IM 1973; IMC 1974; GMC 1975. Belgium champion 1959, 1964, 1971.

06/13 Engel, Klaus born in Berlin. IMC 1966; GMC 1983.

06/14 Alekhine (+8=15-3) beats Bogoljubov, 15.5 - 10.5, Germany.

06/27 Cafferty, Bernard born in Blackburn, England. British champion 1960. FM 1984. BCM editor from 1981.

07/05 Dely born. Hungarian champion 1970. IM 1962.

07/20 Aarseth, Erling born in Norway. IMC 1981.

08/ US Open, Chicago, Reshevsky & Fine first.

09/28 Fuchs, Reinhart born in Berlin. IM 1962.

10/05 Blumenfeld, Rudy born in Bucharest. FM.

10/11 Haygarth, Michael born in Leeds, England. British champion 1964.

10/18 Drimer, Dolfi born in Iasa, Romania. IM 1961; IA 1986.

10/30 Hanken, Jerome born in Cincinnati.

11/12 Stein, Leonid born. 3-time USSR champion. GM 1962.

11/20 Polugaevsky born. 3-time USSR champion.

First Olympiad. Hungary won; 17 teams.

First explanation of the Swiss system by Ranneforth in Schackalendar.

CHESS founded by B. H. Wood in Sutton Coldfield.

Flohr gets married.

Keres wins Estonian championship at 19.

Klovan born, USSR IM, 1976.

Pearl of Zandvoort games. 26th game between Euwe and Alekhine.

Stevenson; Agnes, wife of Stevenson, killed in Poland by propeller of plane.

Sanakoyev, Grigory born. 12th world Chess championship.

Ufimtsev, Anatoly born. Developed the Pirc in 1934. Secret police took his father away.

Vladimirov, Yakov born. IGCC 1988.

01/14 Yukhtman born.

01/26 Nikolic; Stanimir Nikolic born. Yugoslav IM 1967.

01/26 Olafsson, Fridrik, first Icelandic IGM (1958) born. IM 1956.

02/05 Showalter died in Lexington, Kentucky. 5-time US champion, born 1860.

03/04 Larsen born at Tilsed in Jutland.

03/16 Nimzovich (born 1886) died of pneumonia in Copenhagen.

03/17 Panno born, Buenos Aires. World jr champion 1953. GM 1955. IM 1954.

03/23 Grigoriou, Miltiadis born in Athens, Greece. Greek IM 1975.

03/29 Uhlmann born. Dresden. 8-time East German champion.

05/23 Matanovic, Alexander born, GM 1955.

05/28 Barasz, Zsigmond died in Budapest. Analysed the Budapest defense. Elo: 2440.

06/ Euwe-Alekhine is first world championship match to officially have seconds.

06/10 Matulovic, born Belgrade.  2-time Yugoslav champion, GM 1965.

06/15 Zaitsev, Alexander, Soviet IGM (1967), born.

07/24 Osnos born. IM 1965.

07/30 Forintos, Gyozo, Hungarian IGM, born. IM 1963. GM 1974.

08/ US Open, Milwaukee, Fine first.

08/ Warsaw Olympiad, USA first.

08/09 Holzhausen, Walther died in Magdeburg, Germany. Elo: 2410. Holzhausen attack.

09/08 Baumbach, Friedrich born in Weimer, Germany. East German champion 1970. IMC 1967; GMC 1973. 11th world champion (1986-89).

09/22 Eszik, Lajos born in Sweden. 1985 Swedish champion.

09/22 Rudensky born. World blind champion 1975.

09/25 Purdy, John born in Sydney. Him, Father and grandfather were Australian champion.

10/03 Alekhine-Euwe match, Holland.

10/16 Curtis, Donald born in Cardiff, Wales. 1959 Welsh champion.

11/08 Bjelica, Dimitrije born in Vrbica, Yugoslavia.

11/12 Ciric, Dragoljub, Yugoslav IGM, born. IM 1961. GM 1965.

12/05 Bettmann, Henry died in Cincinnati. Chess problemist.

12/08 Zatulovskaya born.

12/15 Euwe defeats Alekhine, 15.5-14.5, to become world champion.

12/20 Feuerstein, Arthur born.

12/30 Aaron, Manuel born in Toungoo, Burma. First Indian IM. IM 1961. IA 1986.

Ajeeb tours the USA playing checkers (operator is Jesse Hanson).

Keeble wins Norfolk championship. He won in 1884 (52 yrs).

Knezevic born. Yugoslav GM 1976.

Over 10,000 women players took part in the eliminating sections of the  Russian Women’s Chess championship.

Trades Union championship of the USSR had 700,000 entries.

01/14 Hume, George died in Nottingham, England. Problemist and collector.

02/21 Barczay, Laszlo born in Miskolc, Hungary. IM 1966; GM 1967; IMC 1973; GMC 1979.

02/23 Farre-Mallofre, Miguel born in Barcelona. Spanish IM 1959.

03/19 Gufeld, Eduard born in Kiev. IM 1964; GM 1967.

03/26 Blake, Percy died in Warrington, England. Problemist.

05/15 Traxler (born 1866), Czech problemist, died.

05/27 Garcia, Raimundo born in Argentina. IM 1964.

07/ First U.S. championship tournament, New York, Reshevsky first.

07/06 Braun, Leslie born.

07/16 Schweber born, Argentinian IM 1961.

07/19 Keller born, Swiss chanpion 1958, 60, 61, 63. IM 1961.

08/ US Open, Philadelphia, Horowitz first.

08/16 Bagirov, Vladimir born in Batumi, Georgia. IM 1963. GM 1978.

08/28 Botvinnik and Capablanca tie for 1st at Nottingham.

10/03 Sergievsky born, IM 1966.

10/22 Lyman, S. Chess master and tv personality, born.

10/27 Howell, Clarence died in New York City. Howell attack.

10/31 Knezevic, Milorad born.  Yugoslav GM 1976.

11/09 Tal born, Riga.  6-time USSR champion. World champion 1960, 61. Died 1992.

11/29 Malich, East German IGM, born. IM 1962. GM 1975. East German champion 1958.

12/04 Cuchi, Jose born in Segovia, Spain. IA 1986.

12/05 Johannsson born, Iceland IM 1963.

12/27 Buljovcic, Ivan born in Subotica, Yugoslavia. IM 1974.

First notable Chess portrayal on stage.

Koltanowski played 34 opponents blindfolded in Edinburgh (+24=10).

01/03 Sydor born.

01/30 Spassky born, Leningrad. World junior champion 1955. World champion 1969-72.

02/07 Camara, Helder born in Fortaleza, Brazil. IM 1972.

02/08 Gipslis, Aivars born in Riga. 8-time Latvian champion, IM 1963. GM 1967.

03/05 Minic, Dragoljub born. Yugo HGM 1990.

03/07 Langeweg born. Dutch IM 1962.

03/07 Tringov, Bulgarian IGM, born in Plovdiv.  3-time Bulgarian champion.  IM 1962. GM 1963.

03/11 Vukcevich, Milan US IM and Chess composer, born in Belgrade. Nominee for Nobel Prize.

03/22 Mednis, Edmar born in Riga, USSR.

03/23 Liberzon, Israeli IGM, born in the Soviet Union. IM 1963. GM 1965.

04/04 Portisch, Hungarian IGM, born in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary.

04/23 Andreeva, Olga born in Russia. WIM 1967.

05/16 Saidy, Anthony born. IM 1969.

06/15 1st ballet with a Chess theme, “Checkmate” composed by A. Bliss.

06/22 Bachmann, Ludwig died in Munich.

07/04 Acevedo, Armando born in Mexico, FM.

07/14 Bloodgood, Claude born in La Paz, Mexico.

08/ Gilchrist, Mary plays for Scotland at the Stockholm Olympiad.

08/ Stockholm Olympiad, USA first.

08/ US Open, Chicago, Polland first.

08/01 Barnes, Barry born in Brighton, England. IJComp, 1967; IMComp 1967.

08/27 Axt, Helga born in Bad Ems, Germany. WIM 1961.

09/14 den Ouden, A. born in the Netherlands. IMC 1971; GMC 1980.

10/05 Euwe-Alekhine, world championship match, Holland.

10/06 Gliksman, Darko born in Slavonski Brod, Yugoslavia. IM 1970.

10/17 Johannessen, S. born. Several times Norwegian champion. IM 1961.

12/02 Bukic, Enver born in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia. IM 1964; GM 1976.

12/04 Lombardy, William born in the Bronx.

12/16 Alekhine defeats Euwe to regain world championship.

12/22 BCM incorporated as a limited company.

12/25 Cardoso, Rodolfo born in Anda, Philippines. Philippine champion 1958, 1963. IM 1957. World Jr champion 1957.

12/25 Vaisman born, Romanian IM 1975.

AVRO tournament in which the world’s best 8 players competed.

Bruce, Ronald lost to 2 world champions (Alekhine & Menchik) on the same day.

Krylenko (born 1885), leading Soviet Chess promoter, executed.

Rudenko, GM for Chess compositons, born.

Samisch lost on time (45 moves/2.5 hrs) after 12 moves, Prague.

01/14 Marovic, Yugoslav GM, born. IM 1965. GM 1975.

01/17 Emma, Jaime born in Argentina. IM 1978.

01/24 Lang, Edith (Bilek) born in Hungary. IWM 1965. Hungarian women’s champion 1958, 1963.

02/02 Altrichter, Ulrich born in Austria. IMC 1982.

02/05 Gerusel, Mathias born in Elbing, Poland. IM 1968.

02/22 Ostojic, Yugoslav IGM, born. IM 1968. GM 1975.

02/27 Andersen, Eric died in Copenhagen. Won Danish championship 12 times. Elo: 2480.

03/06 Kuprejanov born, Canadian IM 1972.

03/23 Tatai born, Rome.  9-time Italian champion, IM 1966.

 04/02 Vizantiades born, Greek.  IM 1968.

04/19 Erdeus, Gheorghe-Aurel born in Satu-Mare, Romania. IM 1986; IA 1986.

04/25 Hickey, Lisa (ne Lane) born in Philadelphia. WIM 1959.

05/13 Filipowicz born, Polish IM 1975.

05/13 Filipowicz, Andrzej born in Warsaw. Polish IM 1975.

05/27 Zaitsev, Igor born in Ramenskoe, USSR. Moscow champion 1969. GM 1976.

06/17 Karasev born, USSR IM 1976.

07/ US championship, New York, Reshevsky first.

07/24 Cabarkapa, Milenko born in Krupice, Yugoslavia.  Blind world champion 1966-1970. IM 1986.

08/ US Open, Boston.  Horowitz & Kashdan first.

08/10 Miagmasuren born.  Mongolian IM 1966.

10/05 Kovacs born.  Hungarian IM 1965.

11/10 Grigoriev, Nikolay died in Moscow. Elo: 2440. Moscow champion 1921, 1922, 1923-4, 1929. Endgame analyst. Died after an operation for appendicitis.

11/27 Fine and Keres tie for first in AVRO. Strongest event to date.

First rating system, used by the CCLA.

Last (21st) edition of Staunton’s “Chess Player’s Handbook” published.

Quevedo; Leonardo Torres y Quevedo died.  Created “Ajedrecista”, a Chess automaton.

Saunders; Elaine Saunders wins British women’s championship at age thirteen.

Cox, Thomas died in Ireland. Irish champion in 1937, 1938.

Weldon, Charles born.

01/07 Radulov, Bulgarian IGM, born. 4-time Bulgarian champion.  IM 1968. GM 1972.

01/13 Adamski, Andrzej born in Warsaw. IM 1980.

01/29 Hecht, Hans born in Luckenwalde, Germany. IM 1969; GM 1973; IMC 1980.

03/01 Dubeck, Leroy born in Orange, NJ. USCF President, 1969.

03/12 Bednarski, Boguslaw born in Myslenice, Poland. IM 1964. Polish champion 1963.

05/28 Fahrni, Hans died in Ostermundingen, Switzerland. Elo: 2480. 1st to play 100 simultaneously, 1911.

06/01 Atkinson, Walter died in St. Leonards-on-Sea, England. Introduced the Atkinson variation.

07/17 Bone, Eric born in Lebanon, Ohio.

07/24 Abdurahmanovic, Fadil born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. IJComp 1972; IMComp 1980.

07/26 Godes, Devis born in Russia. IMC 1983; GMC 1984.

08/ Buenos Aires Olympiad, Germany first.

08/ US Open, New York.  Fine first.

08/27 Uitumen born.  Mongolian IM 1965.

09/04 Postisch, Ferenc born. Hungarian IM 1975.

09/26 Blathy, Otto died in Budapest. Created longest problem, 290 moves.

10/04 Collijn, Ludvig died in Stockholm. Chess patron. President of the Swedish Chess Association from 1917 to 1939.

11/01 Bukal, Vladimir born in Zagreb. IM 1977.

12/12 Kestler born.  West German IM 1976.

12/27 American Chess Federation & National Chess Federation form USCF.

12/27 Sturgis of Boston elected USCF (dues $1).

Beasley, John born in England. Problemist and computer consultant.

First USSR Chess championship.

Last issue of “La Strategie”.

Przepiorka, Dawid died, Polish player. Died in a concentration camp.

Rivero, Adele  wins US women’s championship.

Stahlberg played 400 opponents on a replacement basis in Buenos Aires. +379 in 36 hours.

01/01 Ahlers, Klaus born in Ahrensburg, Germany. West German champion 1980.

02/08 Kogan, Boris born. Died in 1993.

03/06 Hamilton, Charles died in St. Louis.

03/22 Deze, Anton born in Beocin, Yugoslavia. Yugoslav IM 1976.

04/09 Barry died.

04/09 Barry, John died in West Roxbury, MA.

05/ Reshevsky wins US championship.

05/05 Bielecki, Carlos born in Argentina. World jr champion 1959. IM 1959.

06/ Adams, Weaver; “White to play and win” by Weaver Adams is published.

06/02 Csom, Istvan born in Satoraljaujhely, Hungary. IM 1967; GM 1973. Hungarian champion 1972, 1973.

06/07 Belavenets, Ludmilla born in Moscow. WIM 1977; WIMC 1979; IMC 1979. Russian Women’s championship 1975.

07/ US championship, New York, Reshevsky 1st (3rd consecutive time).

07/13 Aldret, Jorge born in Mexico City. FM.

08/ US Open, Dallas, Reuben Fine first (27 players).

08/02 Hollis, Adrian born in Bristol. British champion 1966, 67, 71. IMC 1970; GMC 1976.

08/08 Sahovic, Yugoslav GM (1978) born. IM 1976.

08/15 Cuartas, Carlos born in Columbia. IM 1975.

09/ National Chess Centre burnt down in London after an air raid. Had 700 members.

09/11 Fyfe, Peter died in Glasgow, Scotland. Fyfe gambit.

09/26 Savon born. IM 1967. GM 1973. USSR champion 1972.

09/29 Frenkel, Vera born.

10/ Bondarevsky and Lilienthal tie for first at Moscow in USSR championship.

10/08 Hamann, Svend born in Copenhagen. IM 1965.

11/ USCF Postal play began.

11/10 Todorcevic, Miodrag born.  Yug GM 1989.

12/28 Ault, Leslie born in Elizabeth, NJ.