langs: 15 декабря [ru] / december 15 [en] / 15. dezember [de] / 15 décembre [fr] / 15 dicembre [it] / 15 de diciembre [es]
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#1 Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen ( simplified Chinese : 诸宸 ; traditional Chinese : 諸宸 ; pinyin : Zhū Chén , Arabic : زو تشن ; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese-born Qatari chess Grandmaster . In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun , and China's 13th Grandmaster . In 2006, she obtained
#2 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
Eduard Prandstetter (born 15 December 1948), is a Czech chess International Master (IM) (1979), two times Czechoslovak Chess Championship winner (1976, 1978). Czech chess player Eduard Prandstetter Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born ( 1948-12-15 ) 15 December 1948 (age 73) Prague , Czech R
Milunka Lazarević (1 December 1932 – 15 December 2018) was a Serbian chess player and journalist. For many years, she was the strongest female player of Yugoslavia and became a contender for the Women's World Chess Championship . Serbian chess player and journalist Milunka Lazarević Lazarević at the
#5 Paul Baender
Paul Baender , also known in Spanish as Pablo Baender (30 November 1906 – 18 December 1985), was a German–Bolivian chess player and functionary. German-Bolivian chess player Born in Rosdzin , now part of Katowice , Upper Silesia , he moved to Görlitz in 1921. When Nazis came to power in 1933, Baende
This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia.
#7 Enrico Paoli
Enrico Paoli (January 13, 1908 – December 15, 2005) was an Italian International chess master . [1] Italian chess player Enrico Paoli Country Italy Born ( 1908-01-13 ) January 13, 1908 Trieste , Austria-Hungary Died December 15, 2005 (2005-12-15) (aged 97) Italy Title Grandmaster He was born in Tr
#8 Max Euwe
Machgielis " Max " Euwe ( Dutch: [ˈøːʋə] ; [1] May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician , author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion , a title he held from 1935 until 1937. He served as President of FIDE , the World Ch
Julius du Mont (15 December 1881, in Paris – 7 April 1956, in Hastings , England ) was a pianist, piano teacher, chess player, journalist, editor and writer. He studied music at the Frankfurt Conservatoire and at Heidelberg , and became a concert pianist. He emigrated to England as a young man and b
#10 Gustav Neumann
Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann (15 December 1838 – 16 February 1881) was a German chess master . German chess player Gustav Richard Ludwig Neumann Neumann was born in Gleiwitz in the Prussian Province of Silesia . In matches he lost to Louis Paulsen (+3 –5 =3) at Leipzig 1864, and defeated Celso Golm
#11 Horatio Caro
Horatio Caro (5 July 1862 – 15 December 1920) was an English chess player. British chess player Horatio Caro (1862–1920) Caro was born in Newcastle upon Tyne , England , [1] but spent most of his chess career in Berlin , Germany having moved there when he was two years old. [2] He played several mat
#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 Magnus Carlsen
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
#14 Pier Luigi Basso
Pier Luigi Basso (born December 15, 1997) is an Italian chess grandmaster . [1] He became a FIDE master (FM) in 2013 and an international master (IM) in 2016. [2] He received the grandmaster (GM) title in 2018. [3] This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelin
#15 Johannes Metger
Johannes Metger (15 December 1850, Groothusen - 24 January 1926, Kiel ) was a German chess master. German chess player Johannes Metger. He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877 (the 11th WDSB-Congress, Johannes Zukertort won), took 9th at Leipzig 1877 (the 3rd MDSB-Congress, Louis Paulsen won), took 7th
Aleksandra Nikolaevna Dimitrova ( Russian : Александра Николаевна Димитрова ; born 15 December 2000) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2017). Russian chess player In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions , the patronymic is Niko
Rogelio Antonio Jr. (born February 19, 1962) is a Filipino chess grandmaster , [1] who was awarded the title in 1993. He is affectionately known as "Joey" Antonio or GM Joey. Antonio finished tied for 3rd-8th places in the 2009 Asian Chess Championship (ultimately finishing in 6th place after tiebre
Ingrid Yadyra Aliaga Fernández (born 15 December 1991) is a Peruvian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master . She is an eight-time winner of the Peruvian Women's Chess Championship and has represented Peru at five Chess Olympiads . Peruvian chess player In this Spanish name ,
#19 Miroslav Katětov
Miroslav Katětov ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪroslaf ˈkacɛtof] ; March 17, 1918, Chembar , Russia – December 15, 1995) was a Czech mathematician , chess master , and psychologist . His research interests in mathematics included topology and functional analysis . He was an author of the Katětov–Tong in
#20 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