langs: 16 августа [ru] / august 16 [en] / 16. august [de] / 16 août [fr] / 16 agosto [it] / 16 de agosto [es]
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#1 Alfred Christensen (chess player)
Alfred August Christensen (August 16, 1905 – 1974) was a Danish chess player. Danish chess player Alfred Christensen Full name Alfred August Christensen Country Denmark Born ( 1905-08-16 ) August 16, 1905 Died 1974 (aged 68 – 69)
Jurij Zezulkin (born 16 August 1971) is a Belarus -born chess Grandmaster (1999) who played for Poland from 2010. [1] Jurij Zezulkin Zezulkin in Barlinek , 2007 Country Poland Born ( 1971-08-16 ) 16 August 1971 (age 50) Minsk , Belarus Title Grandmaster (1999) FIDE rating 2403 (June 2022) Peak
Axel Crone Cruusberg (30 December 1901 — 16 August 1962), was a Danish chess player. Danish chess player Axel Cruusberg Country Denmark Born ( 1901-12-30 ) 30 December 1901 Odense , Denmark Died 16 August 1962 (1962-08-16) (aged 60) Copenhagen , Denmark
Jordy Mont-Reynaud (born August 16, 1983) became the youngest ever chess master in the United States when he became a master at the age of 10 years 209 days in 1994 (a record surpassed by Vinay Bhat , and presently held by Samuel Sevian ). [1] [2] For his successful early career, he was asked to pla
Roeland Pruijssers (born 16 August 1989) is a Dutch chess grandmaster . Dutch chess player Roeland Pruijssers Roeland Pruijssers, 2012 Country Netherlands Born 16 August 1989 ( 1989-08-16 ) (age 32) Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht , Netherlands Title Grandmaster (2012) FIDE rating 2566 (June 2022) Peak
#6 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
Vladimir Konstantinovich Bagirov ( Russian : Влади́мир Константи́нович Баги́ров ; Latvian : Vladimirs Bagirovs ; August 16, 1936 – July 21, 2000) was a Soviet - Latvian chess player, author, and trainer. He played in ten USSR Championships , with his best result being fourth place in his debut in 19
Louis R. Eisenberg (born 1876 – died ?) was a Ukrainian-American chess master . Ukrainian-American chess player Not to be confused with Lewis Eisenberg . Eisenberg (left) at the Seventh Chess Congress, St. Louis, 1904 Eisenberg vs. Capablanca, 1909 He was born in Odessa in 1876. After graduating f
Natalia Zdebskaya ( Ukrainian : Наталiя Здебська , romanized : Nataliya Zdebska ; born 16 August 1986) is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2004). [1] Ukrainian chess player Natalia Zdebskaya Zdebskaya in 2008 Country Ukraine Born ( 1986-08-16 ) 16 August 1986
Ernest Levonovich Pogosyants [1] (June 5, 1935, Chuhuiv – August 16, 1990) was a Soviet-Armenian composer of chess problems and endgame studies . He composed about 6,000 problems and studies, [2] almost as many chess puzzles as the 6,500 created by T. R. Dawson . [3] In 1988 he was awarded the title
Svetozar Gligorić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Светозар Глигорић, 2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia. In 1958, he was declared the best at
#12 Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian-American chess player. A chess prodigy , Caruana became a grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, and 20 days—the youngest grandmaster in the history of both Italy and the United States at the time. Italian-American chess grandmaster (b
#13 Christian Poulsen (chess player)
Christian Poulsen (Rind, [1] 16 August 1912 – 19 April 1981) was a Danish chess master. Danish chess player Poulsen worked on a farm in Denmark from the age of seven with his brothers, and never attended any kind of formal schooling. At a young age, he helped with efforts to make the usually inferti
#14 Jakob Rosanes
Jakob Rosanes (also Jacob ; 16 August 1842 – 6 January 1922) was a German mathematician who worked on algebraic geometry and invariant theory . He was also a chess master . German mathematician and chess player Jakob Rosanes Jacob Rosanes Born 16 August 1842 Brody , Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine ) Di
#15 Carmine Nigro
Carmine Nigro ( / ˈ n aɪ ɡ r oʊ / NY -groh ; January 2, 1910 – August 16, 2001) was former World Champion Bobby Fischer 's first chess teacher , from 1951 to 1956. [1] [2] Not to be confused with Carmen Nigro . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient correspondin
Friedrich Sämisch (20 September 1896 – 16 August 1975) was a German chess player and chess theorist . He was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. German chess player This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2018 ) Friedric
Peter Reid (26 November 1910 – 16 August 1939) was a Scottish chess player and mountain climber . Scottish chess player Peter Reid Country United Kingdom Born ( 1910-11-26 ) 26 November 1910 Orpington , England Died 16 August 1939 (1939-08-16) (aged 28) Isle of Skye , Scotland
George Alcock MacDonnell (16 August 1830 in Dublin – 3 June 1899 in London ) was an Anglican clergyman as well as a chess master and writer. George Alcock MacDonnell He tied for 3rd-4th at London 1862 (the 5th British Chess Congress , Adolf Anderssen won), [1] won two matches against George Henry Ma
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky ( Russian : Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Зноско-Боро́вский , romanized : Yevgeny Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky ; 16 August 1884 – 31 December 1954) was a Russian chess player, music and drama critic , teacher and author. [1] Born in Pavlovsk , Saint Petersburg Governorate , he se
Robert Forbes Combe (16 August 1912 – 12 February 1952) [1] was a Scottish lawyer and chess player who caused a major upset when he won the 1946 British Chess Championship ahead of several more established players. Robert Forbes Combe Full name Robert Forbes Combe Country Scotland Born ( 1912-08-1