langs: 17 апреля [ru] / april 17 [en] / 17. april [de] / 17 avril [fr] / 17 aprile [it] / 17 de abril [es]
days: april 14 / april 15 / april 16 / april 17 / april 18 / april 19 / april 20
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#1 Shinsaku Uesugi
Shinsaku Uesugi ( 上杉 晋作 , Uesugi Shinsaku , born April 17, 1991 in Kyoto , Japan ) is a Japanese chess player who holds the title of FIDE master . [1] He won the 40th Japanese Chess Championship in May 2007 and became the youngest ever national champion (16 years, 18 days old). He also played for Ja
- Shinsaku Uesugi ( 上杉 晋作 , Uesugi Shinsaku , born april 17, 1991 in Kyoto , Japan ) is a Japanese chess player who holds the title of FIDE master . [1] He won ...
- ... se chess player Shinsaku Uesugi Uesugi at the 2008 Chess Olympiad Country Japan Born ( 1991-04-17 ) april 17, 1991 (age 31) Kyoto , Japan Title FIDE Master (July 2009) FIDE rating 2300 (September 2013) Peak ra ...
#2 Johan van Hulst
Johan Willem van Hulst (28 January 1911 – 22 March 2018) was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian. [1] In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam , he was instrumental in saving over 600
- ... of times." [24] The Senate of the Netherlands commemorated Mr. Van Hulst in its plenary session of 17 april 2018. [25]
#3 Remo Calapso
Remo Calapso (11 October 1905 – 21 May 1975) was an Italian chess player. Italian chess player Remo Calapso Country Italy Born ( 1905-10-11 ) 11 October 1905 Palermo , Italy Died 21 May 1975 (1975-05-21) (aged 69) Rome , Italy
- ... ido (May 24-June 2, 1970), Imperia (September 19–27, 1970), Rovigo (October 3–11, 1970), Catanzaro ( april 17 25, 1971). Remo Calapso played for Italy in the Chess Olympiad : [1] In 1928, at fourth board in the ...
#4 Aldo Haïk
Aldo Haïk (born 17 April 1952) is a French chess International Master (IM) (1977), two-times French Chess Championship winner (1972, 1983), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner ( 1972 ), World Team Chess Championship individual bronze medal winner (1985). French chess player Aldo Haïk Country
- Aldo Haïk (born 17 april 1952) is a French chess International Master (IM) (1977), two-times French Chess Championship winne ...
- ... vidual bronze medal winner (1985). French chess player Aldo Haïk Country France Born ( 1952-04-17 ) 17 april 1952 (age 70) Tunis , Tunisia Title International Master (IM) (1977) BIOGRAPHY In the 1970s and 198 ...
#5 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE ( January 17, 1706 [ O.S. January 6, 1706 ] [Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer , scientist , inventor , statesman , diplomat , printer , publisher , and political philosopher. [1] Among the leading intellectuals of his tim
- Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE ( January 17, 1706 [ O.S. January 6, 1706 ] [Note 1] – april 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer , scientist , inventor , statesman , dipl ...
- ... January 17, 1706 [ O.S. January 6, 1706] [Note 1] Boston , Massachusetts Bay , British America Died april 17, 1790 (1790-04-17) (aged 84) Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S. Resting place Christ Church Burial G ...
- ... citation needed ] Benjamin Franklin died from pleuritic attack [132] at his home in Philadelphia on april 17, 1790. [133] He was aged 84 at the time of his death. His last words were reportedly, "a dying man c ...
#6 Arvīds Tālavs
Arvīds Tālavs (before the change surname was Arvīds Taube ; [1] 3 January 1906 [2] – 17 April 1992 [3] ) was a Latvian chess player. Latvian chess player Arvīds Tālavs Country Latvia Canada Born ( 1906-01-03 ) 3 January 1906 Lazdona Parish , Russian Empire Died 17 April 1992 (1992-04-17) (aged 86)
- Arvīds Tālavs (before the change surname was Arvīds Taube ; [1] 3 January 1906 [2] – 17 april 1992 [3] ) was a Latvian chess player. Latvian chess player Arvīds Tālavs Country Latvia Canada Bor ...
- ... ālavs Country Latvia Canada Born ( 1906-01-03 ) 3 January 1906 Lazdona Parish , Russian Empire Died 17 april 1992 (1992-04-17) (aged 86) Victoria , Canada BIOGRAPHY Arvīds Tālavs (Taube) was born in the Lazdo ...
#7 Jürgen Dueball
Jürgen Dueball (17 April 1943 — 15 October 2002) was a German chess International Master (IM) (1973), Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner ( 1972 ). Lovely man chess winner German chess player Jürgen Dueball Country Germany Born ( 1943-04-17 ) 17 April 1943 Berlin , Germany Died 15 October
- Jürgen Dueball ( 17 april 1943 — 15 October 2002) was a German chess International Master (IM) (1973), Chess Olympiad individ ...
- ... 2 ). Lovely man chess winner German chess player Jürgen Dueball Country Germany Born ( 1943-04-17 ) 17 april 1943 Berlin , Germany Died 15 October 2002 (2002-10-15) (aged 59) Solingen , Germany Title Internat ...
#8 Sergei Shipov
Sergei Shipov (born 17 April 1966) is a Russian chess player, trainer, journalist and writer. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sergei Shipov Country Russia Born ( 1966-04-17 ) 17 April 1966 (age 56) Murom , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Title Grandmaster (1996) FIDE rating 254
- Sergei Shipov (born 17 april 1966) is a Russian chess player, trainer, journalist and writer. He was awarded the title Grandmast ...
- ... was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sergei Shipov Country Russia Born ( 1966-04-17 ) 17 april 1966 (age 56) Murom , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Title Grandmaster (1996) FIDE rating 2541 (Octobe ...
#9 Ottilie Stibaner
Ottilie Stibaner (17 April 1908 – 23 May 1972) was a German chess player. She is a winner of the West Germany Women's Chess Championship (1965). German chess player Ottilie Stibaner Ottilie Stibaner in 1957 Country Germany West Germany Born ( 1908-04-17 ) April 17, 1908 Frankfurt , Germany Died
- ... s player Ottilie Stibaner Ottilie Stibaner in 1957 Country Germany West Germany Born ( 1908-04-17 ) april 17, 1908 Frankfurt , Germany Died May 23, 1972 (1972-05-23) (aged 64) BIOGRAPHY From the 1940s to the e ...
- Ottilie Stibaner ( 17 april 1908 – 23 May 1972) was a German chess player. She is a winner of the West Germany Women's Chess Ch ...
#10 Fatos Muço
Fatos Muço (born 17 April 1949) is an Albanian chess player and International Master since 1982. Albanian chess player This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2020 ) He is the record holder of Albania in terms of the number of gold medals won in indivi
- Fatos Muço (born 17 april 1949) is an Albanian chess player and International Master since 1982. Albanian chess player This b ...
#11 Grigory Sanakoev
Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev (17 April 1935 – 8 October 2021 [1] ) was a Russian chess player who held the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster . He was the twelfth World Correspondence Chess Championship (1984–1991) and finished in third place at the "Hans-Werner von Massow M
- Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev ( 17 april 1935 – 8 October 2021 [1] ) was a Russian chess player who held the title of International Correspo ...
- ... Sanakoev Full name Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev Country Soviet Union Russia Born ( 1935-04-17 ) 17 april 1935 Voronezh , Soviet Union Died 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) (aged 86) Voronezh, Russia Title ICCF ...
#12 Karl Janetschek
Karl Janetschek (17 April 1940 — 23 November 2020 [1] ) was an Austrian chess player and two-time Austrian Chess Championship winner (1967, 1973). Austrian chess player (1940–2020) Karl Janetschek Country Austria Born ( 1940-04-17 ) 17 April 1940 Died 23 November 2020 (2020-11-23) (aged 80) Title
- Karl Janetschek ( 17 april 1940 — 23 November 2020 [1] ) was an Austrian chess player and two-time Austrian Chess Championship ...
- ... (1967, 1973). Austrian chess player (1940–2020) Karl Janetschek Country Austria Born ( 1940-04-17 ) 17 april 1940 Died 23 November 2020 (2020-11-23) (aged 80) Title FIDE Master (FM) Peak rating 2365 (January ...
#13 Peter Wells (chess player)
Peter Kenneth Wells (born 1965, in Portsmouth ) is an English chess Grandmaster and author. Wells was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2002, 2003 and 2007. Peter Wells Peter Wells in 2013 Full name Peter Kenneth Wells Country England Born ( 1965-04-17 ) 17 April 1965 (age 57) Title Grandmaste
- ... . Peter Wells Peter Wells in 2013 Full name Peter Kenneth Wells Country England Born ( 1965-04-17 ) 17 april 1965 (age 57) Title Grandmaster Peak rating 2545 (July 1995) BOOKS Wells, Peter (1994). The Complet ...
#14 Fouad El Taher
Fouad El Taher (born 17 April 1965) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and FIDE Arbiter (2008). He won the Arab Chess Championship in 1992. Egyptian chess player Fouad El Taher Country Egypt Born ( 1965-04-17 ) 17 April 1965 (age 57) Title International Master
- Fouad El Taher (born 17 april 1965) is an Egyptian chess player who holds the titles of International Master and FIDE Arbiter (20 ...
- ... Chess Championship in 1992. Egyptian chess player Fouad El Taher Country Egypt Born ( 1965-04-17 ) 17 april 1965 (age 57) Title International Master FIDE rating 2483 (July 2022) CHESS CAREER From the mid-198 ...
#15 Vladas Mikėnas
Vladas Mikėnas (17 April 1910 – 3 November 1992) was a Lithuanian chess player and journalist. He was awarded the titles of International Master and Honorary Grandmaster by FIDE . [1] Lithuanian chess player Vladas Mikėnas Vladas Mikėnas ( Kaunas , 1931). Country Lithuania Born ( 1910-04-17 ) 17 Apr
- Vladas Mikėnas ( 17 april 1910 – 3 November 1992) was a Lithuanian chess player and journalist. He was awarded the titles of ...
- ... chess player Vladas Mikėnas Vladas Mikėnas ( Kaunas , 1931). Country Lithuania Born ( 1910-04-17 ) 17 april 1910 Tallinn , Estonia Died 3 November 1992 (1992-11-03) (aged 82) Vilnius , Lithuania Title Intern ...
#16 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya ( Russian : Екатерина Ковалевская ; born 17 April 1974, in Rostov-on-Don ) is a Russian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Russian Women's Chess Championship in 1994 and 2000 [1] and was the runner-up in the
- Ekaterina Kovalevskaya ( Russian : Екатерина Ковалевская ; born 17 april 1974, in Rostov-on-Don ) is a Russian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM ...
- ... Russian chess player Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Kovalevskaya in 2016 Country Russia Born ( 1974-04-17 ) 17 april 1974 (age 48) Rostov-on-Don , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Title International Master Woman Grandmas ...
#17 R Praggnanandhaa
Rameshbabu "Pragg" Praggnanandhaa [lower-alpha 1] (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster . A chess prodigy , he earned the international master title at the age of 10, the youngest at the time to do so, and the grandmaster title at age 12, the second-youngest at the time to do so. On 2
- ... ts. [6] He gained his second norm at the Heraklion Fischer Memorial GM norm tournament in Greece on 17 april 2018. [7] On 23 June 2018 he achieved his third and final norm at the Gredine Open in Urtijëi , Ita ...
#18 Richard John Sutton
Richard John Sutton (23 September 1938 – 17 April 2009) was a New Zealand legal academic and chess player. He was twice the dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Otago and was the New Zealand national chess champion in 1962–63 and 1970–72. New Zealand legal academic and chess player Sutton
- Richard John Sutton (23 September 1938 – 17 april 2009) was a New Zealand legal academic and chess player. He was twice the dean of the Faculty of La ...
#19 Ruben Gunawan
Ruben Muljadi Gunawan (17 April 1968 – 27 August 2005) was an Indonesian chess Grandmaster (1999). Indonesian chess player Born in Jakarta , his earlier achievement was winning the Indonesian U16 championship in 1982 in Bandung . This victory qualified him to play in the Asian Junior Chess Champions
- Ruben Muljadi Gunawan ( 17 april 1968 – 27 August 2005) was an Indonesian chess Grandmaster (1999). Indonesian chess player Born in ...
#20 Klaus Junge
Klaus Junge (1 January 1924 – 17 April 1945) was one of the youngest Chilean-German chess masters. In several tournaments during the 1940s he held his own among the world's leading players. An officer in the Wehrmacht , he died during the Battle of Welle shortly before the end of World War II . Germ
- Klaus Junge (1 January 1924 – 17 april 1945) was one of the youngest Chilean-German chess masters. In several tournaments during the 1940s ...
- ... [1] Full name Klaus Junge Country Germany Born ( 1924-01-01 ) 1 January 1924 Concepción, Chile Died 17 april 1945 (1945-04-17) (aged 21) Welle , Germany BIOGRAPHY Junge was born into a German Chilean family. ...
- ... al Socialist ideology . As a lieutenant of the Wehrmacht he died in combat against Allied troops on 17 april 1945 in the Battle of Welle on the Lüneburg Heath , close to Hamburg, three weeks before World War ...