langs: 16 апреля [ru] / april 16 [en] / 16. april [de] / 16 avril [fr] / 16 aprile [it] / 16 de abril [es]
days: april 13 / april 14 / april 15 / april 16 / april 17 / april 18 / april 19
Player / Player
#1 Gregory Kaidanov
Gregory Kaidanov ( Russian : Григорий Зиновьевич Кайда́нов , Grigoriy Zinovyevich Kaydanov ; born 11 October 1959) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster . He was inducted into the United States Chess Hall of Fame in 2013. His peak rating is 2646, achieved in 2002. Ukrainian-American chess play
- ... p 2002 – won Aeroflot Open (over 81 other grandmasters) [1] 2008 – won the Gausdal Classic, held 8–1 16 april in Gausdal , Norway, scoring 7/9 [2] 2021 – won the US championship for senior players [3] NOTABLE G ...
#2 Jörg Hickl
Jörg Hickl (born 16 April 1965) is a German chess grandmaster . He was German Chess Champion in 1998. German chess player Jörg Hickl Jörg Hickl, 2005 Full name Jörg Hickl Country Germany Born 16 April 1965 ( 1965-04-16 ) (age 57) Wiesbaden , West Germany Title Grandmaster (1988) FIDE rating
- Jörg Hickl (born 16 april 1965) is a German chess grandmaster . He was German Chess Champion in 1998. German chess player Jör ...
- ... in 1998. German chess player Jörg Hickl Jörg Hickl, 2005 Full name Jörg Hickl Country Germany Born 16 april 1965 ( 1965-04-16 ) (age 57) Wiesbaden , West Germany Title Grandmaster (1988) FIDE rating 2545 (Ju ...
- ... randmaster (1988) FIDE rating 2545 (June 2022) Peak rating 2605 (October 2002) CHESS CAREER Born on 16 april 1965, Hickl began playing chess at the age of 9, at the Wallrabenstein Chess Club. He won the Hesse ...
#3 Slim Bouaziz
Slim Bouaziz (born 16 April 1950) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (1993). Tunisian chess player Slim Bouaziz Slim Bouaziz in 1979 Country Tunisia Born ( 1950-04-16 ) 16 April 1950 (age 72) Tunis , Tunisia Title Grandmaster (1993) Peak rating 2515 (July 1993)
- Slim Bouaziz (born 16 april 1950) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (1993). Tunisian chess player Slim Bouaziz Slim Bouaziz in 19 ...
- ... (1993). Tunisian chess player Slim Bouaziz Slim Bouaziz in 1979 Country Tunisia Born ( 1950-04-16 ) 16 april 1950 (age 72) Tunis , Tunisia Title Grandmaster (1993) Peak rating 2515 (July 1993) CHESS CAREER Fr ...
#4 Sebastian Siebrecht
Sebastian Siebrecht (born 16 April 1973) is a German chess grandmaster . He earned the FIDE master title in 1993, followed by the International Master title in 1996. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 2008 after achieving five norms. German chess grandmaster (born 1973) Sebastian Siebrecht Coun
- ... le Grandmaster (2008) Peak rating 2508 (December 2013) EARLY LIFE Siebrecht was born in Herdecke on april 16, 1973. At the age of three, he moved with his parents to Essen . He started playing chess because he ...
- Sebastian Siebrecht (born 16 april 1973) is a German chess grandmaster . He earned the FIDE master title in 1993, followed by the Inte ...
- ... norms. German chess grandmaster (born 1973) Sebastian Siebrecht Country Germany Born ( 1973-04-16 ) 16 april 1973 (age 49) Herdecke , Germany Title Grandmaster (2008) Peak rating 2508 (December 2013) EARLY LI ...
#5 Frode Søby
Frode Søby (born 16 April 1935), is a Danish chess player. Danish chess player This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2021 ) Frode Søby Country Denmark Born ( 1935-04-06 ) 6 April 1935 (age 87)
- Frode Søby (born 16 april 1935), is a Danish chess player. Danish chess player This article needs additional citations for ve ...
#6 Károlyné Honfi
Károlyné Honfi (16 April 1933 – 10 October 2010) was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1969). She was a winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1961). Hungarian chess player Károlyné Honfi Country Hungary Born ( 1933-04-16 ) 16 April 1
- Károlyné Honfi ( 16 april 1933 – 10 October 2010) was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International ...
- ... hess Championship (1961). Hungarian chess player Károlyné Honfi Country Hungary Born ( 1933-04-16 ) 16 april 1933 Budapest , Hungary Died 10 October 2010 (2010-10-10) (aged 77) Budapest , Hungary Title Woman ...
#7 Lorenzo Lodici
Lorenzo Lodici (born 16 April 2000) is an Italian chess grandmaster . He is an Italian Champion in 2018 and winner of chess' Mitropa Cup in 2021. He represented Italian Team at Chess Olympiads in 2022 [1] and at Online Chess Olympiads in 2020. [2] Lorenzo Lodici Lorenzo Lodici in 2019 Country Ital
- Lorenzo Lodici (born 16 april 2000) is an Italian chess grandmaster . He is an Italian Champion in 2018 and winner of chess' Mitr ...
- ... hess Olympiads in 2020. [2] Lorenzo Lodici Lorenzo Lodici in 2019 Country Italy Born ( 2000-04-16 ) 16 april 2000 (age 22) Brescia , Italy Title Grandmaster (2021) FIDE rating 2536 (October 2022) Peak rating ...
#8 Awonder Liang
Awonder Liang (born April 9, 2003) [1] is an American chess prodigy . He is the third youngest American to qualify for the title of Grandmaster (after Abhimanyu Mishra and Samuel Sevian ), at the age of 14. Liang was twice world champion in his age category. American chess player (born 2003) This bi
- ... he went to Velma Hamilton middle school. He is now attending the University of Chicago . CAREER On april 16, 2011, when he played in the Hales Corners Challenge chess tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Liang ...
#9 Hou Yifan
Hou Yifan ( Chinese : 侯逸凡 ; pinyin : Hóu Yìfán pronunciation ( help · info ) ; born 27 February 1994) [1] [2] [3] is a Chinese chess grandmaster , four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time. [4] Once a chess prodigy , she was the youngest female p
- ... n Anand . She competed in the 2013 China Chess Individual Tournament Group A in Xinghua, China from april 16 to the 27th. She finished in a six-way tie for 4th to 9th place, 4th by tie breaks, with a 5.5/11 sc ...
#10 Ruan Lufei
Ruan Lufei ( Chinese : 阮露斐 ; born October 2, 1987) [2] is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Women's World Championship runner-up in 2010. Chinese chess player In this Chinese name , the family name is Ruan . Ruan Lufei Country China Born ( 1987-10-02 ) October
- ... M) title. She achieved her WGM norms at: [7] 2004 China Women's Team Championship in Jinan , China ( april 16 24, 2004); score 6.5/9 China Zonal 3.5 Women's Championship in Beijing (October 20–25, 2005); score ...
#11 Marco Baldauf
Marco Baldauf (born April 16, 1990 Rosenheim , Germany )has been playing Chess since he was eight years old. [1] He was the German Junior Champion in the year 2000 and 2002. [2] He become FIDE Master(FM) in 2008 and International Master (IM) in 2014.He earned Grandmaster (GM) [3] title in 2019. H
- Marco Baldauf (born april 16, 1990 Rosenheim , Germany )has been playing Chess since he was eight years old. [1] He was the Germa ...
- ... esliga . He works as a policy advisor in Berlin . Marco Baldauf Country Germany Born ( 1990-04-16 ) april 16, 1990 (age 32) Rosenheim , Germany Title Grandmaster (2019) FIDE rating 2506 (October 2022) Peak rat ...
#12 Cecile van der Merwe
Cecile van der Merwe (born 16 April 1987), is a South African chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 2004). South African chess player Cecile van der Merwe Country South Africa Born ( 1987-04-16 ) 16 April 1987 (age 35) Title Woman International Master (WIM) (2004) Peak rating 2087 (J
- Cecile van der Merwe (born 16 april 1987), is a South African chess player and Woman International Master (WIM, 2004). South African ch ...
- ... IM, 2004). South African chess player Cecile van der Merwe Country South Africa Born ( 1987-04-16 ) 16 april 1987 (age 35) Title Woman International Master (WIM) (2004) Peak rating 2087 (January 2005) BIOGRAP ...
#13 Milton Hanauer
Milton Loeb Hanauer (5 August 1908 – 16 April 1988) was a public school principal, chess master and Marshall Chess Club official. [1] Born in Harrison, New York , [2] He is best known for running the New York school competition that became known as the Hanauer League and for writing the book Chess M
- Milton Loeb Hanauer (5 August 1908 – 16 april 1988) was a public school principal, chess master and Marshall Chess Club official. [1] Born in Har ...
#14 Maya Jalloul
Maya Jalloul (مايا جلول ; born 16 April 1990) is a Lebanese chess champion. Lebanese chess player (born 1990) Maya Jalloul Country Lebanon Born ( 1990-04-16 ) 16 April 1990 (age 32) Simferopol , Ukraine Title Women FIDE Master ( WFM ) FIDE rating 1946
- Maya Jalloul (مايا جلول ; born 16 april 1990) is a Lebanese chess champion. Lebanese chess player (born 1990) Maya Jalloul Country Lebanon ...
- ... chess champion. Lebanese chess player (born 1990) Maya Jalloul Country Lebanon Born ( 1990-04-16 ) 16 april 1990 (age 32) Simferopol , Ukraine Title Women FIDE Master ( WFM ) FIDE rating 1946 EDUCATION Jallo ...
#15 Ludovit Potuček
Ľudovít Potúček (born 16 April 1912; died 27 July 1982) was a Slovak chess master. Slovak chess player In 1941, he tied for 2nd-3rd with József Szily , behind Jan Foltys , in Trenčianske Teplice (Trentschin-Teplitz, Trencsénteplic), [1] and played at second board against Braslav Rabar (0.5 : 1.5)
- Ľudovít Potúček (born 16 april 1912; died 27 July 1982) was a Slovak chess master. Slovak chess player In 1941, he tied for 2nd-3r ...
#16 Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a five-time world chess champion . [2] He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of 2800, a feat he first achieved in 2006. [3] In 2022, he was
- ... Chess Championship match with Topalov, Anand, who had been booked on the flight Frankfurt–Sofia on 16 april , was stranded due to the cancellation of all flights following the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjall ...
#17 Yochanan Afek
Yochanan Afek ( Hebrew : יוחנן אפק ; born Yohanan Kopelovich, 16 April 1952 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli chess player, composer , trainer and arbiter. He is the only person to possess international titles at five different facets of chess, being an International Master , International Grandmaster of
- Yochanan Afek ( Hebrew : יוחנן אפק ; born Yohanan Kopelovich, 16 april 1952 in Tel Aviv ) is an Israeli chess player, composer , trainer and arbiter. He is the only perso ...
- ... asters participated. Yochanan Afek Yochanan Afek, Groningen 2012 Country Israel Born ( 1952-04-16 ) 16 april 1952 (age 70) Tel Aviv , Israel Title International Master FIDE rating 2282 (May 2010) The second c ...
#18 Veselin Topalov
Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov (pronounced [vɛsɛˈlin toˈpalof] ; Bulgarian : Весели́н Александров Топа́лов ; born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Chess Champion . Bulgarian chess grandmaster (born 1975) In this Bulgarian name , the patronymic is Aleksandrov and the
- ... ating of the field in the championship was 2739, and Topalov's performance rating was 2890. [11] On 16 april 2006, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced that a match between Classical and FIDE World Cha ...
- ... hip match with Veselin Topalov, Vishwanathan Anand, who had booked on the flight Frankfurt–Sofia on 16 april , was stranded due to the cancellation of all flights following the volcano ash cloud from Eyjafjall ...