langs: 24 августа [ru] / august 24 [en] / 24. august [de] / 24 août [fr] / 24 agosto [it] / 24 de agosto [es]
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Philipp Meitner (24 August 1839, Vienna – 9 December 1910, Vienna) was an Austrian lawyer and chess master. His most famous game was the " Immortal Draw " ( Carl Hamppe vs Philipp Meitner, Vienna 1872). [1] He won at Vienna 1875, [2] and won a match against Adolf Schwarz (6½–3½) at Vienna 1878. [3]
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Гарри Кимович Каспаров, Russian pronunciation: [ˈɡarʲɪ ˈkʲiməvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsparəf] , born Garik Kimovich Weinstein , Гарик Кимович Вайнштейн; 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster , former World Chess Champion , writer , political activist and commentator. His pe
Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner (July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988) was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Championship in 1954, 1957, and 1958. He took part in the Internacional Chess Tournament (1956), Donner came third, behind Larsen and Darg
#4 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
Božidar Ivanović ( Serbian Cyrillic : Божидар Ивановић; born in Cetinje , Montenegro (then Yugoslavia ), 24 August 1946) is a chess Grandmaster who now represents Montenegro , a politician, and a chess official. He has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism in Montenegro. [1] He won the Yugoslav Ch
Adolf Stern (25 December 1849, Grünstadt , Rhineland-Palatinate – 24 August 1907, Mannheim ) was a German chess master. German chess player Born into a merchant Jewish family, he was the second child of Jacob Stern and Babette Caroline. At the beginning of his chess career, he participated in Baden-
#7 Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun ( Chinese : 居文君 ; pinyin : Jū Wénjūn ; born 31 January 1991) [1] is a Chinese chess grandmaster . She is the current Women's World Chess Champion . In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. [2] She is a three-time Women's World Chess Champion having won the titl
Storm Herseth (4 September 1897 – 24 August 1985) was a Norwegian chess player. Norwegian chess player Storm Herseth Country Norway Born ( 1897-09-04 ) 4 September 1897 Fredrikstad [1] Died 24 August 1985 (1985-08-24) (aged 87)
Jordi Magem Badals (born August 24, 1967 in Barcelona ) is a Spanish chess Grandmaster . [1] [2] Spanish chess Grandmaster (born 1967) Jordi Magem Badals Jordi Magem Badals at the 2008 Andorra Open. Country Spain Born ( 1967-08-24 ) August 24, 1967 (age 54) Barcelona , Spain Title Grandmaster (1
#10 Dina Kagramanov
Dina Kagramanov (born 24 August 1986), is an Azerbaijan -born Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2009). She won Canadian Women's Chess Championship twice. Canadian chess player Dina Kagramanov Kagramanov in 2008 Country Canada Born ( 1986-08-24 ) 24 Au
#11 Aleksandar Inđić
Aleksandar Inđić (born 24 August 1995) is a Serbian chess grandmaster . He is a three-time Serbian Chess Champion . Serbian chess player Aleksandar Inđić Aleksandar Inđić, 2016 Country Serbia Born 24 August 1995 ( 1995-08-24 ) (age 26) Belgrade , Serbia , FR Yugoslavia Title Grandmaster (2013) F
#12 Yoshiharu Habu
Yoshiharu Habu ( Japanese : 羽生 善治 , Hepburn : Habu Yoshiharu , born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master . His master is Tatsuya Futakami . He is the only person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is also the only p
Evandro Amorim Barbosa (born August 24, 1992 Sao Sebastian do Paraíso , Brazil ) is a Brazilian chess player. [1] He became a FIDE Master in 2009 and International Master in 2011. [2] He obtained the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2016. [3] In 2016, he represented Brazil in 42nd Chess Olympiad held in Ba
#14 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Wolfgang Uhlmann (29 March 1935 – 24 August 2020) was a German chess grandmaster . He was East Germany 's most successful chess player, reaching the 1971 Candidates Tournament. During his career, Uhlmann played many of the top players of the time and won the East Germany Chess Championships 11 tim