langs: 6 декабря [ru] / december 6 [en] / 6. dezember [de] / 6 décembre [fr] / 6 dicembre [it] / 6 de diciembre [es]
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Braslav Rabar (27 September 1919, Zagreb – 6 December 1973, Zagreb ) was a Croatian - Yugoslavian chess International Master (1950) and chess writer. He was Yugoslav champion in 1951, and in 1953 again tied for the tournament lead, but lost a playoff match. He played for Yugoslavia in three chess Ol
George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip (December 6, 1841 – May 11, 1907) was a minor American-English chess master and writer. He competed in chess tournaments between 1870 and 1895, playing against most of the world's leading players, but with only modest success. The writer G. H. Diggle calls him "the K
#3 Marek Vokáč
Marek Vokáč (6 December 1958 – 14 November 2021) was a Czech chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1999. He was the Czech champion in 1999 and runner-up in 1995. [1] Czech chess player (1958–2021) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding arti
John Purdy (25 September 1935 – 27 August 2011) was an Australian chess player and Family Court judge. Australian chess player and judge (1935–2011) John Purdy Country Australia Title Australian Master [1] FIDE rating 2143 John Purdy Judge, Family Court of Australia In office 1984 – 25 Septemb
#5 Richard Barnett (politician)
Major Sir Richard Whieldon Barnett (6 December 1863 – 17 October 1930) was an Irish barrister, sportsman, volunteer officer and freemason who sat as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons . He also competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics . [1] Family vault of Sir Richard Barnett
Eduard Mnatsakanian ( Armenian : Էդուարդ Մնացականյան ; December 6, 1938 – January 18, 2016) was an Armenian chess International Master (1978). He was Armenian champion in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1967. [1] Armenian chess player Eduard Mnatsakanian Full name Eduard Mnatsakanian Country Armenia
Alexander Stripunsky ( Ukrainian : Олександр Стріпунський) ( Ukraine , born August 18, 1970) is a US American chess player . Since 1998 he is a grandmaster (GM). In July 2002 Stripunsky participated in the World Open tournament. He became 15th with 6 points. In December 2004 he shared first place at
Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945) is a professional poker player, best known for winning the Main Event at the 1995 World Series of Poker . He has earned one World Poker Tour title, two WSOP bracelets, and over six million dollars in tournament cashes in his poker career. He is also a member of
Rodrigo Rafael Vásquez Schroeder (born December 6, 1969) is a Chilean chess player holding the title of grandmaster . He was the Chilean chess champion in 1989, 1992 and 2004. Chilean chess player In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Vásquez and the second or maternal family name
#10 Julius Finn
Julius Finn (28 April 1871 – 6 December 1931) was an American chess master. American chess player This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) Julius Finn Born into a Jewish family in Władysławow , Lithuania (then Russia ), he came to New York
Asela de Armas Pérez (6 December 1954 – 7 July 2021) [1] was a Cuban chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1978). She was a ten-time winner of the Cuban Women's Chess Championship (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1988). Cuban chess player (1954–202
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy , he is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play. Cuban chess player (1888–1942) In this Spanish name , the first or p
#13 Anton Filippov
Anton Filippov (born 6 December 1986 in Tashkent [1] ) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster (2008). Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster Anton Filippov Country Uzbekistan Born ( 1986-12-06 ) December 6, 1986 (age 35) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union Title Grandmaster FIDE rating 2592 (August 2022) P
#14 Norman Macleod (chess problemist)
Norman Alasdair Macleod (6 December 1927, in Glasgow – 2 October 1991) was a Scottish chess player and chess composer . He gained title Grandmaster of the FIDE for Chess Composition in 1993. Norman Macleod MAT, 1983 , 1. prize 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 e f g h Mate in 8
#15 Konstantin Aseev
Konstantin Aseev (October 20, 1960 – August 22, 2004) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and trainer. Russian chess player and writer Among his tournament successes were first at Leningrad 1989 with 9/13 (beating Leonid Yudasin and Alexander Khalifman among others) and second to Sergei Tiviakov in the
#16 G. H. Diggle
Geoffrey Harber Diggle (6 December 1902 – 13 February 1993) [1] was a British chess player and writer. Diggle contributed articles to the British Chess Magazine ( BCM ) from 1933 to 1981, and to the British Chess Federation's publications Newsflash and Chess Moves from 1974 to 1992. [1] C.H.O'D. Ale
#17 Johannes Öhquist
Johannes Wilhelm Öhquist (December 6, 1861 in Venjoki , Ingermanland - October 15, 1949 in Wolfach , Baden , Germany ) was a Finnish civil servant, language teacher, art historian and politically active writer. [1] He promoted cultural relations between Germany and Finland and disseminated informati
#18 Erling Tholfsen
Erling Tholfsen (12 January 1904 – 6 December 1996) was an American chess player, Chess Olympiad team silver medal winner ( 1928 ). American chess player Erling Tholfsen Country United States Born ( 1904-01-12 ) January 12, 1904 New York City , United States Died December 6, 1996 (1996-12-06) (aged