langs: 4 января [ru] / january 4 [en] / 4. januar [de] / 4 janvier [fr] / 4 gennaio [it] / 4 de enero [es]
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Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek ( Czech : Lubomír Kaválek , August 9, 1943 – January 18, 2021) [1] was a Czech -American chess player. He was awarded both the International Master and International Grandmaster titles by FIDE in 1965. [2] He won two Czechoslovak and three U.S. championships , [3] and was ra
#2 Marie Orav
Marie Orav (23 December 1911, Pikeliai , Telšiai County , Russian Empire – 4 January 1994, Tallinn ) was an Estonian chess player, who twice won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship - 1952, 1959. Estonian chess player Marie Orav Country Russia Estonia Soviet Union Estonia Born ( 1911-12-2
Jose Thiago Mangini (4 January 1920 – 10 February 1984) was a Brazilian chess player. He was a two-time Brazilian Chess Champion (1950, 1956). Brazilian chess player Jose Thiago Mangini Country Brazil Born ( 1920-01-04 ) 4 January 1920 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Died 10 February 1984 (1984-02-10) (aged
#4 Ilze Bērziņa
Ilze Bērziņa (born 4 January 1984 in Rīga ) is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2009). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2019. [1] [2] Latvian chess player Ilze Bērziņa Bērziņa in 2016 Country Latvia Born ( 1984-01-04 ) 4 Janua
#5 James Hanham
Major James Moore Hanham (January 4, 1840 Woodville , Mississippi – December 30, 1923 New York , New York ) [1] was an American chess master , who played in many American and international chess tournaments between 1884 and 1889. He fought on the side of the North during the American Civil War , rea
#6 Ivan Schitco
Ivan Schitco (SKITSKO) (born 4 January 2003) is a Moldovan chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM, 2022). Moldovan chess player Ivan Schitco Ivan Schitco in 2022 Country Moldova Born ( 2003-01-04 ) 4 January 2003 (age 19) Chișinău , Moldova Title Grandmaster (GM, 2022) FIDE rating 2
Zbigniew Szymczak (4 January 1952 – 11 September 2019) was a Polish chess player who won the Polish Chess Championship in 1983. FIDE International Master (1976). [1] Polish chess player (1952–2019) Zbigniew Szymczak Szymczak in Barlinek (2006) Country Poland Born ( 1952-01-04 ) 4 January 1952 Lublin
Giuseppe Primavera ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˌprimaˈvɛːra] 30 October 1917 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian chess player, Italian Chess Championship medalist (1948, 1953, 1954, 1970). Italian chess player Giuseppe Primavera Country Italy Born ( 1917-10-30 ) 30 October 1917 Prato Carnico
#9 Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker
Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker ( c. 1627 – 4 January 1688) was a Restoration -era medical doctor, courtier, politician, and civil servant. He served as Cofferer of the Household to Charles II , and served as Gentleman of the Bedchamber to James, Duke of York . He was a member of parliamen
#10 Salem Saleh (chess player)
Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh [1] (born 4 January 1993) [2] is an Emirati chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2009. Saleh competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 , 2013 and 2015 . Emirati chess player Salem Saleh Saleh in 2019 Full name Salem Abdulrahman Mohamed Saleh
Ioannis Nikolaidis (born 4 January 1971) is a Greek chess grandmaster (1995). Greek chess player Ioannis Nikolaidis Full name Ιωάννης Νικολαΐδης Country Greece Born ( 1971-01-04 ) 4 January 1971 (age 51) Title Grandmaster (1995) FIDE rating 2508 (July 2022) Peak rating 2585 (July 1996) He wo
#12 Volf Bergraser
Volf Bergraser (4 January 1904 – 13 November 1986), was a French chess master, two times French Chess Championship winner (1957, 1966), International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1981). French chess player Volf Bergraser Country France Born ( 1904-01-04 ) 4 January 1904 Novoselytsia , Ukraine D
#13 Gordana Marković
Gordana Marković (née Jovanović ; born 4 January 1951), also known as Gordana Marković-Jovanović , [1] ( Serbian Cyrillic : Гордана Марковић-Јовановић ) is a Serbian chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1979). She is a two-time winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Cha
#14 Johannes Addicks
Johannes Hermanus Addicks (4 January 1902 – 8 March 1961 [1] ) was a Dutch chess player, Dutch Chess Championship silver medalist (1936). Dutch chess player Johannes Addicks Country Netherlands Born ( 1902-01-04 ) 4 January 1902 Amsterdam , Netherlands Died 8 March 1961 (1961-03-08) (aged 59) Renk
Vladimir Ivanovich Nenarokov (January 4, 1880 – December 13, 1953) was a Russian chess master and theoretician . Born in Moscow , [1] he was one of the strongest masters in his home town around 1900. [2] In 1899, he tied for 6-7th in Moscow (1st Russian Championship , Mikhail Chigorin won). In 1900
#16 John Paul Gomez
John Paul Gomez (born May 23, 1986 [1] ) is a Filipino chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 2007 and International Grandmaster (GM) in 2009. He is a three-time Filipino national junior champion and has also won the Filipino Chess Championship . Filipino chess player
#17 Viktor Knorre
Viktor Karlovich Knorre Russian : Виктор Карлович Кнорре (4 October 1840 – 25 August 1919) was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin. He worked in Nikolaev, Pulkovo and Berlin and is best known for having discovered 158 Koronis and three other minor planets. Knorre's father, Karl Friedrich Kn
#18 Hans Duhm
Hans Duhm (12 August 1878, Göttingen – 4 January 1946) was a German–Swiss chess master. German–Swiss chess player Hans Duhm Born in Göttingen , Germany, he was the elder brother of Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm . His father, Bernhard Duhm , was a professor for Protestant theology ( Old Testament )
#19 Josef Krejcik
Josef Emil Krejcik (22 January 1885, Vienna - 4 January 1957) was an Austrian chess master, problemist, journalist and author. Josef Krejcik Born in Vienna, he participated in many local tournaments before, during and after World War I. He took 6th in 1908 ( Richard Réti won), took 5th in 1909/10 (t
#20 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