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Albert Charles Simonson (December 26, 1914 in New York City – November 16, 1965 in San Juan, Puerto Rico ) was an American chess master . He was one of the strongest American players of the 1930s, and was part of the American team which won the gold medals at the 1933 Chess Olympiad . Simonson was c
Ricardo de Guzman (born September 12, 1961) is a Filipino chess player. He was one of the premiere players of the Philippines in the 1980s and was awarded the title of International Master in 1982. [1] He is nationally ranked 39th in the Philippines, 22nd among active players. He reached a peak rati
#3 Tea Gueci
Tea Gueci (born 26 December 1999) is an Italian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2019). She is a winner the Italian Women Chess Championship (2012). Italian chess player Tea Gueci Gueci in 2019 Country Italy Born ( 1999-12-26 ) 26 December 1999 (age 22) P
#4 Carl Ahues
Carl Oscar Ahues (26 December 1883, Bremen – 31 December 1968, Hamburg) was a German chess International Master . German chess player This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) Carl Ahues Full name Carl Oscar Ahues Country Germany Born ( 1883-12-26 ) December 26,
#5 Paul Morphy
Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and is often considered the unofficial World Chess Champion . [1] A chess prodigy , he was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" because he had a br
#6 Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (born 26 December 2000) is a Cuban chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2019. He is the 2nd best player in Cuba. [1] Cuban chess player (born 2000) Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera Country Cuba Born ( 2000-12-26 ) December 26, 2000 (age
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
Artur Gabrielian [lower-alpha 1] (born 26 December 1982) is an Armenian Russian chess player who plays for the Chess Federation of Russia . Since 2009, he holds the title Grandmaster . Armenian Russian chess player Artur Gabrielian Gabrielian in 2013 Country Russia Born ( 1982-12-26 ) 26 December 19
Morris Abraham Schapiro (1903 – December 26, 1996 [1] ) was an American investment banker and chess master; in the 1950s, he negotiated the mergers of Chase Bank and the Bank of Manhattan and of Chemical Bank and New York Trust Company . [1] His brother was art historian Meyer Schapiro . American in
#10 Jacobo Bolbochán
Jacobo Bolbochán (26 December 1906 – 29 July 1984) was an Argentine chess master. Argentine chess player He played many times in the Argentine Chess Championships . He won twice (1931 and 1932), both ahead of Isaias Pleci . In 1933, he took 2nd, behind Luis Piazzini . In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Ro
#11 Enrico Sevillano
Enrico Sevillano (born March 17, 1968) is a Filipino and American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. [1] He plays for the United States Chess Federation (USCF) where he has a Regular Rating of 2542, Quick Rating of 2488 and Blitz Rating of 2572 (as of Dec
Olivera Prokopović (26 December 1949 – 2007), also Olivera Bjelajac-Prokopović , was a Serbian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1979). She is a winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship (1978). Serbian chess player Olivera Prokopović Full name Olivera Bje
#13 Zhang Jilin
Zhang Jilin ( simplified Chinese : 张继林 ; traditional Chinese : 張繼林 ; pinyin : Zhāng Jìlín ; [1] born June 24, 1986) is a Chinese and Australian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008. Zhang Jilin Country China Austr
Leonardo Ljubičić (born December 26, 1966) is a Croatian ICCF Grandmaster . [1] Croatian ICCF Grandmaster (born 1966) Leonardo Ljubičić Country Croatia Born ( 1966-12-26 ) December 26, 1966 (age 55) Title ICCF Grandmaster (2011) ICCF World Champion 2013–16
#15 Samuel Sevian
Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster . A chess prodigy , he earned the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 27 days, making him the youngest ever American Grandmaster at the time. [1] [2] He also broke all US age records in reaching the
#16 Ashot Anastasian
Ashot Anastasian ( Armenian : Աշոտ Անաստասյան ; 10 July 1964 – 26 December 2016) was an Armenian chess Grandmaster . He won two team bronze medals and one individual gold medal at Chess Olympiads . [1] On the March 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2556, [2] making him ranked number 14 in Arme
William Schlumberger (1800 – April 1838) was a European chess master. He is known to have taught Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant to play chess and as the operator of The Turk , a chess-playing machine which was purported to be an automaton . It was Bavarian musician and showman Johann Nepomuk
#18 Zhao Zong-Yuan
Zhao Zong-Yuan ( simplified Chinese : 赵宗辕 ; traditional Chinese : 趙宗轅 ; pinyin : Zhào Zōngyuán ; born 26 June 1986) [1] is an Australian chess Grandmaster . As of September 2019 [update] , he was the third-ranked active chess player in Australia. [2] Australian chess Grandmaster (born 1986) Zhao Z
#19 List of chess grandmasters
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess . The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE . Other than world champion , it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations a
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a five-time world chess champion . [2] He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of 2800, a feat he first achieved in 2006. [3] In 2022, he was