langs: 31 декабря [ru] / december 31 [en] / 31. dezember [de] / 31 décembre [fr] / 31 dicembre [it] / 31 de diciembre [es]
days: december 28 / december 29 / december 30 / december 31 / january 1 / january 2 / january 3
#1 Viktor Dyk
Viktor Dyk ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɪktor ˈdɪk] ) (31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer. He was sent to jail during the First World War for opposing the Austro-Hungarian empire . He was one of the signatories of the
Arnold Aurbach (ca. 1888, Warsaw – 31 December 1952, ?) was a Polish–French chess master. Polish-French chess player At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris. He won a match against Adolphe Silbert (3 : 1) at Paris (La Régence) 1907; [1] won, ahead of Weinstein, at Paris 19
Berthold Lasker (also, per birth registry Jonathan Berthold Barnett ) [1] (31 December 1860 in Berlinchen - 19 October 1928 in Berlin ) was a German physician, writer and chess master . German chess player Berthold Lasker Bertold (right) and Emanuel Lasker analysing chess board 1908 (photo by Frank
#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,
Ragnar Krogius (17 March 1903 – 31 December 1980) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1932). Finnish chess player Ragnar Krogius Country Finland Born ( 1903-03-17 ) 17 March 1903 Jääski , Russia Died 31 December 1980 (1980-12-31) (aged 77) Stockholm , Sweden
Fliura Khasanova (born December 31, 1964 in Chirchiq ) is a Kazakhstani chess player, and a woman grandmaster. Kazakhstani chess player This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Polish . (May 2016) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Conside
Toshiyuki Moriuchi ( 森内 俊之 , Moriuchi Toshiyuki , born October 10, 1970) is a Japanese professional shogi player , ranked 9- dan . He is a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times, and also a former Ryūō , Kiō and Ōshō title holder. He is also a former senior managing director of the Japan Shog
Kurt Kaliwoda (31 December 1914 — 16 November 1999) was an Austrian chess player, Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1956). Austrian chess player Kurt Kaliwoda Country Austria Born ( 1914-12-31 ) 31 December 1914 Died 16 November 1999 (1999-11-16) (aged 84) Title International Correspondence Ch
#9 Amos Burn
Amos Burn (1848–1925) was an English chess player, one of the world's leading players at the end of the 19th century, and a chess writer. Amos Burn Amos Burn Full name Amos Burn Country England Born 31 December 1848 Kingston upon Hull , England Died 25 November 1925 London, England Burn was born o
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky ( Russian : Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Зноско-Боро́вский , romanized : Yevgeny Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky ; 16 August 1884 – 31 December 1954) was a Russian chess player, music and drama critic , teacher and author. [1] Born in Pavlovsk , Saint Petersburg Governorate , he se
#11 Gábor Kállai
Gábor Kállai (21 February 1959 – 31 December 2021) was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster . Hungarian chess player (1959–2021) The native form of this personal name is Kállai Gábor . This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Gábor Kállai with a chess table
#12 Valerian Onițiu
Valerian Oniţiu (also Valeriu Oniţiu ) (April 8, 1872, Sibiu , Romania – 31 December 1948, Timișoara ) [1] was a Romanian chess problemist . Romanian chess player Oniţiu, Petrović , Dawson & Fox 1st Pr. Kniest TT. 1930 FIDE Album 1914-1944/III a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d
#13 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
Vlatko Bogdanovski (born 31 December 1964, Yugoslavia ) [1] was the FIDE Trainer and chess grandmaster [2] from North Macedonia . [3] He got international master title in 1988 [2] and chess grandmaster title in 1993. [2] Macedonian chess grandmaster Vlatko Bogdanovski GM Vlatko Bogdanovski, European
#15 Carl Schlechter
Carl Schlechter (2 March 1874 – 27 December 1918) was a leading Austro-Hungarian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker . Austro-Hungarian chess player This article needs additional citations fo
#16 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
#17 Joel Fridlizius
Joel Fridlizius (31 December 1869 – 6 January 1963) was a Swedish chess master. [1] Swedish chess player Fridlizius Joel in 1920 He took 2nd, behind Jorgen Moeller , at Gothenburg 1901 (the 3rd Nordic Chess Championship ), won ahead of Gustaf Nyholm at Gothenburg 1909 (B tournament), [2] and tied fo
#18 Jennifer Shahade
Jennifer Shahade (born December 31, 1980) is an American chess player, poker player, commentator and writer. She is a two-time United States Women's Champion and has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster . Shahade is the author of the books Chess Bitch , Play Like a Girl , and most recently, Chess Que
#19 Kenneth Thomas (chess player)
Kenneth Thomas (born February 24, 1938) was Chief Financial Officer of the United States Chess Federation from April 23 to December 31, 2004. He took over the position of CFO of the USCF during a period of great financial distress, with the USCF having lost money seven years in a row, with total los