langs: 30 августа [ru] / august 30 [en] / 30. august [de] / 30 août [fr] / 30 agosto [it] / 30 de agosto [es]
days: august 27 / august 28 / august 29 / august 30 / august 31 / september 1 / september 2
#1 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
#2 Paul Lamford
Paul Adrian Lamford (born 30 August 1953 in Carmarthen ) is a Welsh gaming and gambling expert, author, publisher and company director. He is a three-time Welsh chess champion, [1] 1993 and 2001 British backgammon champion, [2] and a Grandmaster at bridge [3] and a poker player. During the 1990s he
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
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
Macalda di Scaletta (or Machalda ) (c. 1240 in Scaletta Zanclea – after October 14, 1308? in Messina ) was a Sicilian baroness and lady-in-waiting during the Angevin and Aragonese periods. The daughter of Giovanni di Scaletta (of humble origins) and a Sicilian noblewoman, Macalda was noted for her u
Heikki Koskinen (born 30 August 1930) is a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1958, 1959, 1961, 1967). Finnish chess player Heikki Koskinen Country Finland Born ( 1930-08-30 ) 30 August 1930 (age 91)
Oliver Barbosa (born September 29, 1986) is a Filipino chess grandmaster . He earned his International Master title in 2008 and his grandmaster title in 2011. Barbosa won the 10th Parsvnath International Grandmasters Tournament in New Delhi , with 9.5/11 and an astounding Tournament Performance Rati
Wiktor Balcarek (29 December 1915 – 30 August 1998) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1950. Polish chess player Wiktor Balcarek Country Poland Born ( 1915-12-29 ) 29 December 1915 Świętochłowice , Poland Died 30 August 1998 (1998-08-30) (aged 82) Bytom , Poland
Constant Ferdinand Burille (born 30 August 1866 – died October 1914, Boston ) was an American chess master. [1] American chess player He was a Bostonian born in Paris (according to another source - born in Boston ), [2] Burille was a member of a group of Boston chess players and theoreticians who fo
#10 Carissa Yip
Carissa Shiwen Yip (born September 10, 2003) is an American chess player and the current U.S. Women's Chess Champion . [1] In September 2019, she was the top rated female player in the United States [2] and the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster , which she did at age ten. In Octob
#11 Alireza Firouzja
Alireza Firouzja ( Persian : علیرضا فیروزجا , Persian pronunciation: [æliːɾezɑː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɑː] ; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian-French chess grandmaster . Firouzja is the youngest ever 2800- rated player, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months. Iranian-French
#12 Giorgio Porreca
Giorgio Porreca (30 August 1927 – 5 January 1988) was an Italian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE . Italian chess player This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2019 ) Giorgio Porreca Country Italy Born 30 Augus
Sabina-Francesca Foişor (born August 30, 1989) is a Romanian American chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008 and 2017 . Foisor won the US women's championship in 2017. Romanian-American chess player Sabina-Francesca Foi
#14 List of Indian chess players
Amongst Indian chess players there are 76 Grandmasters (GM), 124 International Masters (IM), 18 Woman Grandmasters (WGM including some who also hold the higher IM title), 42 Woman International Masters (WIM), and a total of 33,028 rated players , as of January 2021 according to FIDE , the Internatio
#15 Napoleon Marache
Napoleon Marache (June 15, 1818 – May 11, 1875) [1] was born in France and moved to the United States at around 12 years of age. He learned the game of chess around 1844, and immediately became a devotee. He began composing chess problems and writing about chess the following year. In the mid-19th c
#16 Eino Heilimo
Eino Heilimo (21 March 1887 – 30 August 1974) was a Finnish chess player. Finnish chess player Eino Heilimo Country Finland Born ( 1887-03-21 ) 21 March 1887 Turku , Finland Died 30 August 1974 (1974-08-30) (aged 87) Iisalmi , Finland
#17 Anna Ushenina
Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina ( Ukrainian : Анна Юріївна Ушеніна ; born 30 August 1985) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013. Ukrainian chess player (born 1985) In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions , the patronymi
#18 Lars Hanssen (chess player)
Lars Hanssen (30 August 1903 – 1940) was a Norwegian chess player and chess composer , Norwegian Chess Championship silver medalist (1926, 1932). Norwegian chess player Lars Hanssen Country Norway Born ( 1903-08-30 ) 30 August 1903 Trondheim , Norway Died 1940
#19 Lev Polugaevsky
Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky ( Russian : Лев Абрамович Полугаевский , IPA: [pəlʊɡɐˈjefskʲɪj] ; 20 November 1934 – 30 August 1995) was a Soviet chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1962 and was a frequent contender for the World Championship , although he n
#20 Herbert Seidman
Herbert Seidman (17 October 1920 – 30 August 1995) [1] was a U.S. Senior Master of chess born in New York City . He played several times in the U.S. Chess Championship . He was known for his swashbuckling-style. He defeated many notable players, including Pal Benko , Arthur Bisguier , Donald Byrne ,