langs: 13 августа [ru] / august 13 [en] / 13. august [de] / 13 août [fr] / 13 agosto [it] / 13 de agosto [es]
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Melissa Giblon is a Canadian chess player who holds the position of two-time national champion in the Canadian Youth Chess Championships. [1] She represented Canada five times within six years at the WYCC ( World Youth Chess Championships ). In addition, Giblon is a successful debater , and was crow
#2 Roger Nokes
Roger I. Nokes (born 13 August 1958) [1] is a professor of civil and natural resources engineering at the University of Canterbury , New Zealand, specialising in fluid mechanics and is also a chess master . Nokes is a university council member, was head of the Department of Civil and Natural Resourc
#3 Alan Pichot
Alan Pichot (born 13 August 1998) is an Argentine chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016. Argentine chess player Alan Pichot Country Argentina Born ( 1998-08-13 ) 13 August 1998 (age 23) Buenos Aires , Argentina Title Grandmaster (2016) FIDE rating 2647 (July 2022)
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian ( Armenian : Տիգրան Վարդանի Պետրոսյան , Russian : Тигран Вартанович Петросян ; 17 June 1929 – 13 August 1984) was a Soviet-Armenian [1] Grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed " Iron Tigran " due to his almost-impenetrable defensive pl
#5 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)
#6 Agadmator
Antonio Radić (born 16 June 1987), better known as agadmator , is a Croatian YouTuber and chess player. He has one of the most popular chess channels on YouTube, and he previously had the most subscribers of any YouTube chess channel from 2018 until late 2021 when he was surpassed by GothamChess . [
Giam Choo Kwee (7 May 1942 [1] – 13 August 2018) was a Singaporean chess player. He received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1976 [1] and International Arbiter in 1983. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1972 and 1973 and represented Singapore four times in Chess O
Shlomo Smiltiner (27 November 1915 – 13 August 2015) was an Israeli chess master. [1] Israeli chess player He played thrice for Israel in Chess Olympiads . [2] In 1956, at second reserve board in 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+3 –3 =2); In 1958, at fourth board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+8
#9 Judit Polgár
Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster , generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. [1] In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously
#10 Sandipan Chanda
Sandipan Chanda (born 13 August 1983) is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal . He started playing and Sandipan became grandmaster in 2003. In 2004 he won the Curaçao Chess Festival with 7.5/9, a half point ahead of Alexander Shabalov . [
#11 Ed Edmondson (chess official)
Edmund Edmondson (13 August 1920 – 21 October 1982) [1] was President of the United States Chess Federation from 1963 to 1966 and Executive Director of the United States Chess Federation from 1966 to 1975. He served as an officer in the United States Air Force , reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colon
#12 Nils Bergkvist
Nils Valentin Bergkvist or Nils Bergqvist (born 13 August 1900 in Södertälje [1] – died ?) was a Swedish chess master. Swedish chess player He shared first in the national tournament at Lund 1933, took 5th at Stockholm 1937 ( Reuben Fine won), [2] played a match with Salo Landau at Stockholm 1937,
#13 Berndt Söderborg
Berndt Söderborg (born 13 August 1933) is a Swedish chess player and International Arbiter (1993). Swedish chess player Berndt Söderborg Country Sweden Born ( 1933-08-13 ) 13 August 1933 (age 88) Title International Arbiter (1993)
Craig Leo Van Tilbury (July 30, 1957 – August 13, 2010) was an American guitarist and FIDE Chess Master , known musically for his touring and guest work with artists such as Steve Winwood , Barry Gibb , Joey Dee and the Starliters , The Young Rascals , and The Shirelles . He was a founder of the St.
#15 Ernst Rojahn
Ernst Andreas Rojahn (13 August 1909 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian chess player, two times Norwegian Chess Championship winner (1945, 1958), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner ( 1939 ). Norwegian chess player Ernst Rojahn Country Norway Born ( 1909-08-13 ) August 13, 1909 Tønsberg , Norwa
#16 Morteza Mahjoub
Morteza Mahjoob (born March 20, 1980) is an Iranian chess grandmaster . He won Iranian Chess Championship in 2005 and 2008. Iranian chess player Morteza Mahjoub Morteza Mahjoob, 2010 Full name Morteza Mahjoub Zardast Country Iran Born ( 1980-03-20 ) March 20, 1980 (age 42) Tehran Title Grandma
#17 József Horváth (chess player)
József Horváth (born 13 August 1964) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) (1990). He is a Hungarian Chess Championship medalist (1992), World Team Chess Championship individual bronze medalist (1989), FIDE International Arbiter (1998), and FIDE Senior Trainer (201
#18 Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican-American chess player, author, and commentator. [1] [2] In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM), [3] making him the first black person to do so. [4] Jamaican-American chess grandmaster For other people named Maurice Ashley, see Maurice
#19 Anna Cramling
Anna Cramling Bellón (born 30 April 2002) is a Spanish-Swedish chess player, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She has a peak FIDE rating of 2175. Cramling represented Sweden at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku as well as two European Team Chess Champi
#20 Yosef Dobkin
Yosef (Joseph) Dobkin (13 August 1909 – 9 April 1977) was an Israeli chess master. Israeli chess player Dobkin was born in the Russian Empire. He immigrated to Palestine (British Mandate) in 1924 and studied chemistry at the Hebrew University . He did his Ph.D. thesis, and joined the Department of P