langs: 15 марта [ru] / march 15 [en] / 15. märz [de] / 15 mars [fr] / 15 marzo [it] / 15 de marzo [es]
days: march 12 / march 13 / march 14 / march 15 / march 16 / march 17 / march 18
Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk ( Ukrainian : Василь Михайлович Іванчук ; born March 18, 1969), also transliterated as Vassily Ivanchuk , is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading player since 1988, [1] Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on the FIDE w
Alphonse Goetz (aka A. Geoffroy-Dausay; 15 March 1865, in Strasbourg – 12 July 1934, in Chaumont-en-Vexin ) was a French chess master . French chess player Born in Strasbourg, France, he was a refugee after the Franco-Prussian War and the annexation of Alsace–Lorraine to the German Empire. In 1890,
Miervaldis (Walter) Jurševskis (November 6, 1921 in Riga , Latvia – March 15, 2014 in Burnaby , British Columbia [1] ) was a Latvian-Canadian chess master, and a professional artist. Latvian-Canadian chess player and artist Jurševskis learned chess from his father at the age of six, but it was not u
Lyubov Idelchyk ( Russian : Любовь Моисеевна Идельчик ; 15 March 1936, Odessa — 13 November 2006, Philadelphia ), née Nisenboim ( Russian : Нисенбойм ), was a Soviet chess player who two times won the Ukrainian Women Chess Championship (1963, 1969). Master of Sport of the USSR in chess (1966). Lyubo
Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov ; Azerbaijani : Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov , pronounced [tejˈmuɾ boˈɾis oɣˈlu ɾæˈdʒæbof] ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster , ranked number 18 in the world as of July 2022 . [update] Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Tei
Virgilio Fenoglio (Santa Fe, February 20, 1902 – Buenos Aires, March 15, 1990) was an Argentine chess master, winner of 37 tournaments. Argentine chess player He played 13 times in Argentine Chess Championship , in the period 1928–1959. He was a winner of Torneo Mayor in 1930, but lost a match for t
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen [lower-alpha 1] (born 30 November 1990) [1] [2] is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion . He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion . He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE wor
Mona May Karff (née Minna Ratner ; 20 October 1908 [1] [2] [3] – 10 January 1998) was an American chess player. She dominated U.S. women's chess in the 1940s and early 1950s: she held seven U.S. Women's Chess Champion titles and four consecutive U.S. Open titles. [4] American chess player
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik ( Russian : Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник ; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster . He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007. He has won three team gold medals and three individual m
Frank Brady (born March 15, 1934 in Brooklyn , New York ), is an American writer, [1] editor, biographer [2] and educator. Chairman of the Department of Mass Communications, Journalism, Television and Film at St. John's University , New York, he is founding editor of Chess Life magazine.
#11 Gerald Abrahams
Gerald Abrahams (15 April 1907 – 15 March 1980) was an English chess player, author, and barrister . This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. English chess player, author, and barrister This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sour
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 Ayah Moaataz
Ayah Moaataz (born 15 March 1997) [1] is an Egyptian chess player [2] and Woman International Master . Egyptian chess player Ayah Moaataz Country Egypt Born ( 1997-03-15 ) 15 March 1997 (age 25) Title Woman International Master She came shared second (fourth on tiebreak) with 6.5/9 in the Under
#14 Boris Gelfand
Boris Gelfand ( Hebrew : בוריס אברמוביץ' גלפנד ; Belarusian : Барыс Абрамавіч Гельфанд , romanized : Barys Abramavich Hel'fand ; Russian : Борис Абрамович Гельфанд , romanized : Boris Abramovich Gel'fand ; born 24 June 1968) is a Soviet-born Israeli chess player. Israeli chess player For other p
#15 Olga Sukhareva
Olga Mikhailovna Sukhareva ( Russian : Ольга Михайловна Сухарева , born 15 March 1963 in Orenburg ) [1] is a Russian female chess player who holds the ICCF titles of International Master (IM, 2014) and Lady Grandmaster (LGM, 2006) and the FIDE titles of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) and FIDE Arbiter (FA,
Alexander Igorevich Grischuk [lower-alpha 1] (born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster . Grischuk was the Russian champion in 2009. He is also a three-time world blitz chess champion (in 2006, 2012 and 2015). Russian chess player (born 1983) In this name that follows Eastern Slavic nami
#17 Robert W. Smith (chess player)
Robert Wayne Smith (born 15 March 1956, Auckland , New Zealand ) is a chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM). [1] [2] Robert Smith Robert Smith, Tauranga, December 2012 Country New Zealand Born ( 1956-03-15 ) 15 March 1956 (age 66) Auckland , New Zealand Title FIDE Master FIDE ra
#18 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
Natalia Viktorovna Konopleva ( Russian : Наталья Викторовна Коноплёва ; 23 November 1944 – 15 March 2011) was a Soviet and Russian chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (1976). Soviet and Russian chess player Natalia Konopleva Full name Natalia Viktorovna Konopleva Country So
Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин , Aleksándr Aleksándrovich Alékhin ; pronounced [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲexʲɪn] ; [note 1] [note 2] October 31 [ O.S. October 19 ] 1892 – March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the