langs: 16 декабря [ru] / december 16 [en] / 16. dezember [de] / 16 décembre [fr] / 16 dicembre [it] / 16 de diciembre [es]
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#1 Hans Niemann
Hans Moke Niemann (born June 20, 2003) is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer . He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE on January 22, 2021. [1] [2] In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia . Niemann first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at posi
Arshak B. Petrosian ( Armenian : Արշակ Պետրոսյան ; born December 16, 1953) is an Armenian chess player and National Coach . FIDE awarded him the International Grandmaster title in 1984. He won the Armenian Chess Championship in 1974 and 1976. [1] He became a prominent Soviet tournament player during
Thomas Rayner Dawson (28 November 1889 – 16 December 1951) was an English chess problemist and is acknowledged as "the father of Fairy Chess". [1] He invented many fairy pieces and new conditions . He introduced the popular fairy pieces grasshopper , nightrider , and many other fairy chess ideas. Fo
Daniele Vocaturo (born 16 December 1989) is an Italian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster . He is the No. 1 ranked Italian player as of October 2017. [1] Italian chess player Daniele Vocaturo Vocaturo, 2015 Country Italy Born ( 1989-12-16 ) 16 December 1989 (age 32) Rome , Italy
Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin [lower-alpha 1] (born 12 January 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster (formerly representing Ukraine ). A chess prodigy , he previously held the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster, having qualified for the title at the age of 12 years and 7 months. [1] [2]
Nikola Karaklajić (Cyrillic: Никола Караклајић, Belgrade , 24 February 1926 – 16 December 2008) [1] was a Serbian - Yugoslavian chess master . He is the first notable exponent and probably inventor of the Belgrade Gambit . [2] He won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1955, competed in the 12th Ches
Howard Staunton (April 1810 – 22 June 1874) was an English chess master who is generally regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant . He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of
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
Linda Krūmiņa (born 16 December 1984 in Tukums ) [1] is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master . In 2017 she won the Latvian Women Chess Championship . Latvian chess player Linda Krūmiņa Country Latvia Born ( 1984-12-16 ) 16 December 1984 (age 37) Tukums , Latvia Title W
Ruben Carlos Gamarra Cáceres (17 February 1948 – 16 December 2005), was a Paraguayan chess FIDE Master (FM) , four-times Paraguayan Chess Championship winner (1971, 1975, 1979, 1993). Paraguayan chess player Carlos Gamarra Cáceres Country Paraguay Born ( 1948-02-17 ) 17 February 1948 Died 16 Decembe
#11 František Blatný
František Blatný (2 April 1933 – 16 December 2015 [1] ), was a Czech chess player, Czechoslovak Chess Championship medalist (1962, 1964), European Team Chess Championship team medalist (1957). Czech chess player František Blatný Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born ( 1933-04-02 ) 2 April 1933
Catherine "Kate" Belinda Finn (born 16 December 1864 in Cork ; died 8 March 1932 in London ) was a British chess player. She became the first British Women's Chess Champion in 1904 and defended her title in 1905. Kate Belinda Finn Kate Belinda Finn was the first Women's British Champion in 1904, and
#13 Rohini Khadilkar
Rohini Khadilkar (born 1 April 1963 in Mumbai ) is a chess player holding the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She has won the Indian women's championship five times and the Asian women's championship twice. [2] She was the first female chess player to receive the Arjuna Award in 1980. Ind
#14 Sonja Graf
Susanna "Sonja" Graf [1] (December 16, 1908 – March 6, 1965) was a German and American chess player. She was a women's world championship runner-up and a two-time U.S. women's champion. In 2016, she was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame . [2] German chess player Sonja Graf Graf (left) plays
#15 Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (12 September 1800 – 29 October 1872) was a leading French chess master and an editor of the chess periodical Le Palamède . He is best known for losing a match against Howard Staunton in 1843 that is often considered to have been an unofficial match for the Wor
#16 Reinhart Fuchs
Reinhart Fuchs (September 28, 1934, Berlin – December 16, 2017, Berlin [1] ) was a German chess player , international master (1962). [2] [3] German chess player Reinhart Fuchs, 1949 Fuchs: death notice In the national team of the GDR party of six Chess Olympiads (1956–1966) and IV European team cha
#17 Milan Vidmar Jr.
Milan Vidmar Jr. (16 December 1909, Weiz – 10 November 1980, Ljubljana [1] ) was a Slovenian - Yugoslavian chess master. Slovenian chess player He was a son of Milan Vidmar , a leading Slovenian chess grandmaster. In 1938, he tied for 9th–10th in Ljubljana ( Boris Kostić won, and Milan Vidmar sr sha
#18 Vera Nebolsina
[ needs update ] Vera Nebolsina Karlsruhe 2019 Full name Vera Nebolsina Country Russia Born ( 1989-12-16 ) 16 December 1989 (age 32) Seversk , Soviet Union Title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) FIDE rating 2237 (July 2021) Peak rating 2389 (January 2011) Russian chess player and Woman Grandmaster Ve
#19 Antonio Rico
Antonio Rico González (26 February 1908 – 16 December 1988) was a Spanish chess master. [1] Spanish chess player He was eight times Asturian Champion (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, and 1956). [2] In 1934, he tied for 5-6th in Madrid ( Torneo Gromer ). After the Spanish Civil War , he won
#20 Ivan Nemet
Ivan Nemet (14 April 1943 – 16 December 2007) was a Serbian-born Croat - Swiss chess grandmaster . He was Croatian Chess Champion in 1973 , Yugoslav Chess Champion in 1979 and Swiss Chess Champion in 1990. Ivan Nemet Full name Ivan Nemet Country Yugoslavia Switzerland Born 14 April 1943 Zombor , H