langs: 23 апреля [ru] / april 23 [en] / 23. april [de] / 23 avril [fr] / 23 aprile [it] / 23 de abril [es]
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Yrjö Aukusti Rantanen (23 April 1950 – 14 January 2021) [1] was a Finnish chess player, who was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 1981. He was a two-time Finnish chess champion , and won three medals at the Chess Olympiad . Finnish chess player (1950–2021) Yrjö Rantanen Full name Yrjö Au
#2 Aleksei Fyodorovich Goncharov
Aleksei Fyodorovich Goncharov ( Russian : Алексей Фёдорович Гончаров ; 16 January 1879, in Moscow – 23 April 1913, in Moscow) was a Russian chess master. He won twice Moscow City Chess Championship in 1901 (jointly with Raphael Falk ) and 1909. He also tied for 2nd–3rd in 1899 (the 1st RUS-ch, minor
#3 Hugo Parr
Hugo Ragnar Parr (born 23 April 1947) is a Norwegian physicist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party . Norwegian physicist, civil servant and politician He was born in Asker . He took the B.Sc. degree in physics in 1968 and the M.Sc. degree in 1969, at the University of Washington . He
Arthur Dunkelblum (23 April 1906 – 27 January 1979) was a Polish -born Belgian chess master. Polish-born Belgian chess player Arthur Dunkelblum, Beverwijk 1964 Arthur Dunkelblum was born in Cracow ( Kraków - Podgórze ), Austria-Hungary . He played for Belgium in eleven Chess Olympiads : 1928, 1933,
#5 Eero Raaste
Eero Raaste (born 23 April 1954) is a Finnish chess International Master (IM) (1987), four-times Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1976, 1980, 1983, 1986). Finnish chess player Eero Raaste Country Finland Born ( 1954-04-23 ) 23 April 1954 (age 68) Title International Master (IM) (1987)
Virginijus Dambrauskas (born 23 April 1962) is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM) and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM, 2018). He is winner of Lithuanian Chess Championship (1992). Lithuanian chess player Virginijus Dambrauskas Country Lithua
#7 Erik Malmberg (chess player)
Erik Malmberg (23 April 1892 – 13 August 1934) was a Finnish chess player. Finnish chess player Erik Malmberg Country Finland Born ( 1892-04-23 ) 23 April 1892 Helsinki , Finland Died 13 August 1934 (1934-08-13) (aged 42)
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk ( Russian : Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к ; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster who is the reigning Women's World Rapid Chess Champion , and the former Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010. She was European women's champion in
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
#10 Karel Hromádka
Karel Hromádka (23 April 1887 in Großweikersdorf , Austria – 16 July 1956) was a Czech chess player, two-time Czech champion, 1913 and 1921 (jointly). Czech chess player For the Czech ice hockey player, see Karel Hromádka (ice hockey) . This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
#11 Jiří Pelikán (chess player)
Jiří (Jorge) Pelikán ( Častolovice , [1] [2] [3] 23 April 1906 – Chacabuco , [4] July [4] 1984) [5] was a Czech-Argentine chess master. Czech–Argentine chess player In 1935, Jiří Pelikán tied for 2nd-4th in Luhačovice ( Karel Opočensky won) then won in Prague (12th Kautsky memorial). In 1936, he tie
Władyslawa Górska (10 March 1920 – 23 April 2014) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Women's Chess Championship in 1954. [1] Polish chess player Władyslawa Górska Country Poland Born ( 1920-03-10 ) 10 March 1920 Poland Died 23 April 2014 (2014-04-23) (aged 94)
#13 List of female chess grandmasters
There are 39 female chess players who hold the title of Grandmaster (GM), the highest title awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). [upper-alpha 1] The Grandmaster title was formally established by FIDE in 1950. Modern regulations typically require players to achieve a FIDE rating of 2
Govhar Beydullayeva ( Azerbaijani : Gövhər Bəydullayeva ; born 23 April 2003) is an Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster (2022). [1] Azerbaijani chess player (born 2003) Govhar Beydullayeva Beydullayeva in 2021 Country Azerbaijan Born ( 2003-04-23 ) April 23, 2003 (age 19) Al Zulfi , Saudi Arabia Title W
João Maria Cordovil (born 23 April 1946) is a Portuguese chess FIDE master (FM) , International Correspondence Chess Master (IM), three-times Portuguese Chess Championships winner (1966, 1967, 1969). Portuguese chess player João Maria Cordovil Country Portugal Born ( 1946-04-23 ) 23 April 1946 (age
#16 Pia Cramling
Pia Ann Rosa-Della Cramling [1] (born 23 April 1963) is a Swedish chess player. In 1992, she became the fifth woman to earn the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). Since the early 1980s, she has been one of the strongest female players in the world as well as having been the highest rated woman in the F
#17 Milan Matulović
Milan Matulović (10 June 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a chess grandmaster who was the second or third strongest Yugoslav player for much of the 1960s and 1970s behind Svetozar Gligorić and possibly Borislav Ivkov . [1] He was primarily active before 1977, but remained an occasional tournament competit
#18 Petra Krupková
Petra Krupková ( married names Movsesjanová and Mazaková , born 23 April 1976) is a Czech chess player who received the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 2000. She won the Czech Women's Chess Championship in 1993. Czech chess player Petra Krupková Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born (
#19 Henry Charlick
Henry Charlick (8 July 1845 in London , England – 26 July 1916 in Adelaide , Australia) [1] was a leading Australian chess master in the 1880s. He won the second Australian Chess Championship at Adelaide 1887 with 7½ points out of 9 games, ahead of reigning champion Frederick Karl Esling (7 points)
#20 Ilya Rabinovich
Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich [note 1] ( Russian : Илья Леонтьевич Рабинович ; 11 May 1891 – 23 April 1942) was a Russian and later Soviet chess player, among the best ones in his country for three decades, from 1910 to 1940. His best result was a shared first place in the 9th Soviet Championship of 1