langs: 15 августа [ru] / august 15 [en] / 15. august [de] / 15 août [fr] / 15 agosto [it] / 15 de agosto [es]
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Adhiban Baskaran (born 15 August 1992) [1] is an Indian chess Grandmaster (GM). He was the 2008 World Under-16 Champion and the 2009 Indian champion . He is currently the seventh highest rated player in India. He is widely known as the Beast due to his hyper-aggressive style of play. [2] Indian ches
Ludomir Ludwik Dominik Benedyktowicz (15 August 1844, in Świniary – 1/14 December 1926, in Lwów ) was a Polish landscape painter, soldier, writer, and amateur chess player. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) Ludomir Benedyktowicz (date unknown)
#3 Denis Marion
Marcel Defosse (15 April 1906 – 15 August 2000) was a Belgian journalist who used the name Denis Marion . Belgian journalist This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (April 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-t
#4 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
Ricardo de Guzman (born September 12, 1961) is a Filipino chess player. He was one of the premiere players of the Philippines in the 1980s and was awarded the title of International Master in 1982. [1] He is nationally ranked 39th in the Philippines, 22nd among active players. He reached a peak rati
Abhijeet Gupta (born 16 October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM). Gupta is the first player to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship five times. [1] He has completed his early education from A's Steward Senior Secondary School, Bhilwara and then embarked-upon his
#7 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
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
Douglas Gibson Hamilton (born 15 August 1941) is an Australian chess player who holds the titles of FIDE Master and International Correspondence Chess Master (2001). He is a three-time Australian Chess Championship winner (1965, 1967, 1982). Australian chess player Douglas G. Hamilton Full name Do
#10 C. J. de Mooi
Connagh Joseph "C. J." de Mooi ( pronounced [də moːi̯] ; born Andrew Paul Booth on 5 November 1969) [1] [2] is a British actor, writer, former professional quizzer and television personality. He first appeared on television quiz show Eggheads in 2003, as one of five original members of the show's ep
#11 Bernhard Kagan
Bernhard Kagan (15 August 1866 – 27 November 1932, Berlin ) was a German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer. Bernhard Kagan.
#12 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
#13 Tim Woolgar
Tom Woolgar is a British chess boxer and event organiser who established Great Britain Chess Boxing Organisation and the London Chessboxing Club the first United Kingdom chessboxing institution. [1] [2] He is a former holder of the title, British Heavyweight Chess Boxing Champion. He also promotes c
#14 Lê Quang Liêm
Lê Quang Liêm (born 13 March 1991) is a Vietnamese chess grandmaster, the top-ranked of his country. [2] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Liêm is the current Asian champion and was the World Blitz Chess Champion in 2013. Vietnamese chess player In this Vietnamese name , the s
#15 Carlos Cuartas
Carlos Enrique Cuartas Bedoya (15 August 1940 – 10 July 2011) was a Colombian chess International Master . [1] Colombian chess player Carlos Cuartas Full name Carlos Enrique Cuartas Bedoya Born ( 1940-08-15 ) August 15, 1940 Died July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10) (aged 70) Peak rating 2440 (1977) He
#16 Genesis Potini
Genesis Wayne Potini (5 September 1963 – 15 August 2011 [1] ) was a New Zealand speed chess player . New Zealand chess player (1963–2011) Genesis Potini Full name Genesis Wayne Potini Country New Zealand Born ( 1963-09-05 ) 5 September 1963 Died 15 August 2011 (2011-08-15) (aged 47) Gisborne, Ne
#17 Srija Seshadri
Srija Seshadri (born 15 August 1997) is an Indian female chess player. FIDE awarded her the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in July 2019. [1] Indian chess woman grandmaster Srija Seshadri Country India Born ( 1997-08-15 ) 15 August 1997 (age 25) Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India Title Woman Grandmaste
#18 Hikaru Nakamura
Hikaru Nakamura (born December 9, 1987) is a Japanese-American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer . A chess prodigy , at the age of 15 he became the youngest American up to that time (2003) to earn the title of Grandmaster . Nakamura is a five-time U.S. Chess Champion . [2] He won the 2011 editio
Panayotis Panagopoulos ( Greek : Παναγιώτης Παναγόπουλος ; 15 August 1916 – 1999) was a Greek chess player, Greek Chess Championship winner (1957). Greek chess player Panayotis Panagopoulos Country Greece Born ( 1916-08-15 ) 15 August 1916 Died 1999
#20 Stepan Popel
Stepan (Stefan, Stephan, Stephen) Popel (Popiel) (born 15 August 1909, Komarniki , Galicia , Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine ) – died 27 December 1987, Fargo , North Dakota, USA) was a multiple chess champion of Lviv, Paris and eventually, of the Ukrainians in North America (USA and Canada). [1] See al