langs: 11 августа [ru] / august 11 [en] / 11. august [de] / 11 août [fr] / 11 agosto [it] / 11 de agosto [es]
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Władysław Litmanowicz (20 February 1918 – 31 March 1992) was a Polish chess player and FIDE International Arbiter (1968). Polish chess player Władysław Litmanowicz Country Poland Born ( 1918-02-20 ) 20 February 1918 Wrocław , Poland Died 31 March 1992 (1992-03-31) (aged 74) Title International Arb
#2 Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law ( / ˈ b ɒ n ə ˈ l ɔː / ; [1] 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923 The Right Honourable Bonar Law Prime Min
Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin ( Russian : Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин , born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster , World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018). Russian chess grandmaster In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conven
#4 Carl Mayet
Carl (Karl) Mayet (11 August 1810, Berlin – 18 May 1868, Stettin , now Szczecin) was a German chess master . He was one of the most original of the Berlin Pleiades (the seven stars of German chess). [1] German chess player Carl Mayet In 1839, Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen in a match with (+3−2=1). In 1
#5 István Bilek
István Bilek (11 August 1932 – 20 March 2010) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster . [1] He was a three-time Hungarian Chess Champion . Hungarian chess player István Bilek Bilek in 1966 Country Hungary Born ( 1932-08-11 ) 11 August 1932 [1] Budapest, Hungary [1] [2] Died 20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) (age
#6 Ottó Bláthy
Ottó Titusz Bláthy (11 August 1860 – 26 September 1939) was a Hungarian electrical engineer . In his career, he became the co-inventor of the modern electric transformer , [1] [2] the tension regulator , [3] the AC watt-hour meter . [3] [4] motor capacitor for the single-phase (AC) electric motor, [
Louisa Matilda Fagan (née Ballard) (9 January 1850, Naples – 11 August 1931, London ) was an Italian–British female chess master . Miss Ballard learned to play chess as a child from her father William who married Angela De Deo in Naples in 1847. [1] She eventually married an Irishman, J.G. Fagan who
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen [lower-alpha 1] (born 30 November 1990) [1] [2] is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion . He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion . He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE wor
Anna Katarina Beskow or Anna Catharina Beskow [1] (2 February 1867 in Stockholm [2] [3] 11 August 1939 in Salzburg [2] ) was a Swedish chess master. Swedish chess player She was a four-time Women's World Chess Championship challenger. She took second place behind Vera Menchik at the first Women's Wo
George Francis Kane (born August 11, 1948) is an American chess FIDE Master (FM) and writer. American chess player George Francis Kane Country United States Born ( 1948-08-11 ) August 11, 1948 (age 73) Palo Alto , California, United States Title FIDE Master (FM) Peak rating 2330 (May 1974)
#11 Roman Pelts
Roman Shlemovich Pelts (born August 11, 1937) is a Ukrainian-Canadian chess master, born in Odessa . [1] Ukrainian-Canadian chess master (born 1937) In 1959, he founded a chess school in Odessa . Seven of his early students became grandmasters: Lev Alburt , Sam Palatnik , Vladimir Tukmakov , Valeri
#12 Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik ( Russian : Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник ; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster . He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007. He has won three team gold medals and three individual m
#13 Razvan Preotu
Razvan Preotu (born August 11, 1999 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster . Canadian chess player This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2016 ) Razvan Preotu Country Canada Born August 11, 1999
Paul Felix Schmidt ( 20 August [ O.S. 7 August ] 1916 – 11 August 1984) was an Estonian and German chess player, writer and chemist. Estonian chess player, writer and chemist Paul Felix Schmidt Country Estonia (until 1940) Nazi Germany (1940–1945) Germany (1945–1949) West Germany (1949–1953) Uni
Marc Tyler Arnold (born November 20, 1992) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. [1] American chess Grandmaster Marc Arnold Full name Marc Tyler Arnold Country United States Born November 20, 1992 ( 1992-11-20 ) (age 29) Title Grandmaste
#16 Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer , released in the United Kingdom as Innocent Moves , is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut . Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna , Joan Allen , Ben Kingsley , and Laurence Fishburne , it is based o
#17 Roland Baier
Roland Baier (born August 11, 1954) is a Swiss chess problemist . In 1983 Baier won the first individual World Chess Solving Championship . [1] In 1988 he gained the title International Solving Grandmaster . [2] In 1989 he awarded the FIDE title - International Arbiter of Chess Composition, [3] but
Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (6 August 1859, Lubny – 23 April 1914, New York City ) was a Russian–born American chess master. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Nicolai Jasnogrodsky Full name Nicolai Jasnogrodsky Country Russia United States Born ( 1859-08-06 ) August 6, 185
Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami ( Persian : احسان قائممقامی ; born 11 August 1982) is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2000). [1] He is the record holder of the Iranian Chess Championship with 13 titles. Iranian chess player Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami Ghaem-Maghami in 2018 Country Iran Born ( 1982-08-11 ) 11 August 1982
#20 Shelby Lyman
Shelbourne Richard Lyman (October 22, 1936 – August 11, 2019) was an American chess player and teacher known for hosting a live broadcast of the 1972 World Chess Championship for the PBS television station Channel 13 in New York . This broadcast became the highest-rated public television program eve