langs: 15 января [ru] / january 15 [en] / 15. januar [de] / 15 janvier [fr] / 15 gennaio [it] / 15 de enero [es]
days: january 12 / january 13 / january 14 / january 15 / january 16 / january 17 / january 18
#1 Marianne Schröder (chess player)
Marianne Schröder (7 August 1937 – 15 January 1970), née Kulke , was a German chess player who six times won the West Berlin City Women's Chess Championship . German chess player Marianne Schröder Country Germany West Germany Born ( 1937-08-07 ) 7 August 1937 Died 15 January 1970 (1970-01-15) (aged
Kornél Havasi (10 January 1892 – 15 January 1945) was a Jewish-Hungarian chess master. Hungarian chess player He won at Budapest 1911; took 9th at Temesvár 1912 (HUN-ch, Gyula Breyer won); tied for 4-5th at Budapest 1917 (Breyer won); took 4th at Budapest 1918 ( Zoltán von Balla and Richard Réti won
Aron Schvartzman (also written as Aarón Schvartzman and Aron Schwartzman ) (2 December 1908 – 15 January 2013) [1] was an Argentine chess master who was prominent in chess tournaments of the 1930s and 1940s. Argentine chess player Between 1933 and 1949, Schvartzman was a participant in numerous Arge
Alexander Fritz (15 January 1857 – 22 April 1932) was a German chess master. German chess player Alexander Fritz Born ( 1857-01-15 ) January 15, 1857 Kirchlotheim, Vöhl Died April 22, 1932 (1932-04-22) (aged 75) Alsfeld This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. He tied for fi
#5 Gukesh D
Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006), better known as Gukesh D , is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy , he is the third-youngest person in history to qualify for the title of Grandmaster , which FIDE awarded him in March 2019. [1] Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006) Dommaraju Gukesh Gukes
#6 Eugene Torre
Eugenio "Eugene" Torre [1] [2] (born November 4, 1951) is a Filipino chess player. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became the first Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster by winning the silver medal in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice, France. He is considered the strongest chess player the Philippi
Ganginchugin Hulgana (born 15 January 1929) is a Mongolian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM, 1992). [1] She is a six-time winner of the Mongolian Women's Chess Championship (1958, 1962, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1982). Mongolian chess player Ganginchugin Hulgana Country Mongolia Bo
David Godoy Bugueño (15 January 1944 – 10 September 2007) was a Chilean chess FIDE master (FM) , International Correspondence Chess master (2006) and Chilean Chess Championship winner (1968). Chilean chess player David Godoy Bugueño Country Chile Born ( 1944-01-15 ) 15 January 1944 Ovalle , Chile Di
Tigran K. Harutyunyan ( Armenian : Տիգրան Հարությունյան; born January 15, 1997) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in March 2019. [1] Armenian chess player (born 1997) Tigran K. Harutyunyan Country Armenia Born 15 January 1997 ( 1997-01-15 ) (age 25) Yereva
#10 Judit Polgár
Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster , generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. [1] In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz ( Latvian : Aleksandrs Voitkevičs ; January 15, 1963 – July 14, 2006) was a Polish chess grandmaster . He was born in Latvia . In his early teens he was already a strong player; a student of ex-world champion Mikhail Tal whom he assisted in the 1979 Interzonal tournament in Ri
#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 Herbert Avram
Herbert Avram (24 January 1913 – 15 January 2006) was an American chess player, and a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy . He was born in New York City . American chess player During and after World War II , he worked at the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency . The sensi
#14 Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar (born April 19, 1969, as Polgár Zsuzsanna and often known as Zsuzsa Polgár ) is a Hungarian -American chess grandmaster . Polgár was Women's World Champion from 1996 to 1999. Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1969) The native form of this personal name is Polgár Zsuzsanna . This artic
#15 Dawid Janowski
Dawid Markelowicz Janowski [ˈd̪avʲit̪ ˈmaʁkəlɔvit͡ʂ ˈjanɔfski] (25 May 1868 – 15 January 1927; often spelled David ) was a Russian-born French chess player. The Janowski variations of the Old Indian Defense [1] and of the Queen's Gambit Declined [2] are named after him. Belarusian-French chess playe
#16 Gyula Kluger
Gyula Kluger (15 January 1914, Sátoraljaújhely , Zemplén County , Kingdom of Hungary – 23 September 1994, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. Hungarian chess player He was the nephew of István Fazekas . In 1932, he won in Šluknov . In 1935, he took 7th in Tatatóváros ( László Szabó won). In 1936
#17 Craig Pritchett
Craig W Pritchett (born Glasgow , Scotland, 15 January 1949) is a Scottish chess International Master who has written several chess books. He was educated at Allan Glen's School , [1] [2] [3] where he was a prominent member of the chess club and represented the school in several tournaments. He has
#18 Qiyu Zhou
Qiyu Zhou ( Chinese : 周齐宇 ; born January 6, 2000), also known as Nemo Zhou and her online alias akaNemsko , is a Chinese-born Canadian chess player who holds the titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and FIDE Master (FM), and is a Twitch live streamer. She has been an under-14 girls' World Youth Champio
#19 Benita Vēja
Benita Vēja ( née Vilerte , born January 15, 1948, in Kuldīga ) is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1966. Latvian chess master (born 1948) Benita Vēja Country Latvia Born ( 1948-01-15 ) January 15, 1948 (age 74) Kuldīga , Latvia
Vladimir Grabinsky (born 15 January 1974, in Lviv ) is a Ukrainian chess International Master and coach of the Ukrainian youth team. Enrolled in the Lviv Institute of Physical Culture in 1990 and graduated in 1994. Twelve of his students became Grandmasters at an early age; these are: Andrei Volokit