langs: 6 июня [ru] / june 6 [en] / 6. juni [de] / 6 juin [fr] / 6 giugno [it] / 6 de junio [es]
days: june 3 / june 4 / june 5 / june 6 / june 7 / june 8 / june 9
#1 Huang Qian
Huang Qian ( Chinese : 黄茜 ; born July 18, 1986) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in 2012 and the Asian Women's Chess Championship in 2013. Huang competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2001 , 2004 , 2
Maria Horvath (born 6 June 1963) is an Austrian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She won the Austrian women's chess championship in 1990. Austrian chess player Maria Horvath Horvath at women's Schachbundesliga 2016/17 Country Austria Born ( 1963-06-06 ) 6 June 1963 (age
#3 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
Robert Watson Ferguson (born February 23, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th attorney general of Washington . A member of the Democratic Party , he was first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2020. [1] Prior to serving as Attorney General, Ferguson was a member o
Connagh Joseph "C. J." de Mooi ( pronounced [də moːi̯] ; born Andrew Paul Booth on 5 November 1969) [1] [2] is a British actor, writer, former professional quizzer and television personality. He first appeared on television quiz show Eggheads in 2003, as one of five original members of the show's ep
Aarne Hermlin (6 June 1940, Võru , Estonia – 17 November 2007, Salo ) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship . He was awarded the title of International Correspondence Chess Master in 1986 and of FIDE Master in 1992. Estonian chess player Aarne Hermlin Country Soviet
Bedrich Formánek (born 6 June 1933) is a Slovak chess composer . Slovak chess composer In 1990 Bedrich Formánek gained the title FIDE Master for Chess Compositions . [1] He is also International Judge for Chess Compositions since 1966, qualified for sections #2, #3, #n, h#. [2] Bedrich Formánek was
#8 Richard Réti
Richard Selig Réti (28 May 1889 – 6 June 1929) was an Austro-Hungarian , later Czechoslovakian , chess player, chess author, and composer of endgame studies . Czechoslovakian chess player (1889–1929) Richard Réti Full name Richard Selig Réti Country Czechoslovakia (after 1918) Austro-Hungarian Emp
Lê Quang Liêm (born 13 March 1991) is a Vietnamese chess grandmaster, the top-ranked of his country. [2] He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Liêm is the current Asian champion and was the World Blitz Chess Champion in 2013. Vietnamese chess player In this Vietnamese name , the s
Shen Yang ( simplified Chinese : 沈阳 ; traditional Chinese : 沈陽 ; pinyin : Shěn Yáng ; born January 23, 1989 [1] in Nanjing , Jiangsu ) is a Chinese chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster . Chinese chess player In this Chinese name , the family name is Shen .
Fabio Finocchiaro (born June 6, 1939) is an Italian chess player who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster . [1] Italian ICCF Grandmaster Fabio Finocchiaro Country Italy Born ( 1939-06-05 ) June 5, 1939 (age 83) San Giovanni la Punta , Italy Title ICCF Grandmaster (1998) ICCF
Herman Suradiradja (14 October 1947 – 6 June 2016) was an Indonesian Grandmaster (GM) (1978), Indonesian Chess Championship winner (1975). Indonesian chess player Herman Suradiradja Country Indonesia Born ( 1947-10-14 ) 14 October 1947 Sukabumi , Indonesia Died 6 June 2016 (2016-06-06) (aged 68) T
#13 Alexander Kiprov
Alexander Alexandrov Kiprov ( Bulgarian : Александър Александров Кипров ; 11 September 1916 – 6 June 2000) was a Bulgarian chess player and chess administrator. Bulgarian chess player Alexander Kiprov Full name Alexander Alexandrov Kiprov Country Bulgaria Born ( 1916-09-11 ) 11 September 1916 Sofi
Zara Nakhimovskaya (Kavnatsky) [1] ( Latvian : Zāra Nahimovska or Zāra Kavnacka ; born June 6, 1934, Daugavpils , Latvia ) is a chess player who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1962. Latvian chess player (born 1934) Zara Nakhimovskaya Full name Zāra Nahimovska
#15 Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi [3] ( Russian : Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й , IPA: [vʲiktər lʲvovʲɪtɕ kɐrtɕˈnoj] ; 23 March 1931 – 6 June 2016) was a Soviet (before 1976) and Swiss (after 1980) chess grandmaster (GM) and chess writer. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become World
Antoni Wojciechowski (6 June 1905 – 19 January 1938) was a Polish chess master. Polish chess player He was a well-known player in Poznań in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1926, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the Poznań chess championship. The same year, he won at the Poznań Chess Club Championship. In 1928, he won
Vladimir Burmakin (born 6 June 1967) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Russian chess player This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2018 ) Vladimir Burmakin Burmakin in 2010 Country Soviet Union → Russ
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