langs: 18 мая [ru] / may 18 [en] / 18. mai [de] / 18 mai [fr] / 18 maggio [it] / 18 de mayo [es]
days: may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20 / may 21
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#1 Mark Paragua
Mark Callano Paragua (born March 29, 1984) is a Filipino chess grandmaster . He won the Philippine Chess Championship in 2012. He was the youngest Filipino master ever, at nine years of age. He also became the youngest Filipino GM ever at 20 (until Wesley So surpassed it), beating Eugenio Torre 's r
- ... on City Chess Championships) in March 2012. He finished undefeated with 5 wins and 2 draws. [44] On may 18, 2020, Paragua topped the Curly King Shark online chess tournament. Paragua finished with 70 points ...
#2 Josef Augustin
Josef Augustin (born 18 May 1942) is a Czech chess International Master (1976), Czechoslovak Chess Championship winner (1965). Czech chess player Josef Augustin Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born ( 1942-05-18 ) 18 May 1942 (age 80) Kyjov , Czech Republic Title International Master (1976)
- Josef Augustin (born 18 may 1942) is a Czech chess International Master (1976), Czechoslovak Chess Championship winner (1965). ...
- ... (1965). Czech chess player Josef Augustin Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born ( 1942-05-18 ) 18 may 1942 (age 80) Kyjov , Czech Republic Title International Master (1976) BIOGRAPHY In the 1960s and 1 ...
#3 Carl Mayet
Carl (Karl) Mayet (11 August 1810, Berlin – 18 May 1868, Stettin , now Szczecin) was a German chess master . He was one of the most original of the Berlin Pleiades (the seven stars of German chess). [1] German chess player Carl Mayet In 1839, Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen in a match with (+3−2=1). In 1
- Carl (Karl) Mayet (11 August 1810, Berlin – 18 may 1868, Stettin , now Szczecin) was a German chess master . He was one of the most original of the Be ...
#4 Annie Wang (chess player)
Annie Wang (born May 18, 2002 [2] ) is an American chess player and an International Master . American chess player Annie Wang Country United States Born ( 2002-05-18 ) May 18, 2002 (age 20) California [1] Title International Master FIDE rating 2372 (August 2021) Peak rating 2392 (March 2020)
- Annie Wang (born may 18, 2002 [2] ) is an American chess player and an International Master . American chess player Annie Wa ...
- ... n International Master . American chess player Annie Wang Country United States Born ( 2002-05-18 ) may 18, 2002 (age 20) California [1] Title International Master FIDE rating 2372 (August 2021) Peak rating ...
#5 Yosef Porat
Yosef Porat ( Hebrew : יוסף פורת ; 7 June 1909, Breslau , Germany [1] [2] [3] – 18 May 1996, Ramot HaShavim , Israel ) was a German-Israeli chess player. German-Israeli chess player This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Yosef Porat Full name Heinz Josef Foerder Country Ge
- ... ntry Germany Israel Born ( 1909-06-07 ) June 7, 1909 Breslau , Silesia, Germany Died ( 1996-05-18 ) may 18, 1996 Ramot HaShavim , Israel He is not to be confused with an archaeologist Yosef Porath. BIOGRAPHY ...
- Yosef Porat ( Hebrew : יוסף פורת ; 7 June 1909, Breslau , Germany [1] [2] [3] – 18 may 1996, Ramot HaShavim , Israel ) was a German-Israeli chess player. German-Israeli chess player This ...
#6 Jean-Pierre Le Roux (chess player)
Jean-Pierre Le Roux (born 18 May 1982) is a French chess player. He was awarded a grandmaster title in 2010, an International master in 2004 and a FIDE master in 2003 from FIDE . He is ranked 16th in France. [1] He won the 43rd Guernsey International Chess Festival in 2017 and the French rapid chess
- Jean-Pierre Le Roux (born 18 may 1982) is a French chess player. He was awarded a grandmaster title in 2010, an International master ...
- ... ean-Pierre Le Roux Le Roux in 2012 Full name Jean-Pierre Le Roux Country France Born ( 1982-05-18 ) 18 may 1982 (age 40) Guingamp , France Title Grandmaster (2010) FIDE rating 2509 (September 2022) Peak rat ...
#7 Ellison Scotland Gibb
Ellison Scotland Gibb (6 March 1879 – 1970) was a Scottish suffragette and chess player. She was an active member of the Women's Social and Political Union . [1] In 1910, she was appointed as the honorary secretary of the Actresses' Franchise League in Glasgow. [2] She was arrested and imprisoned on
- ... y, 30 October 1912, page 1. Born ( 1879-03-06 ) 6 March 1879 Glasgow , Scotland Died ( 1970-05-18 ) 18 may 1970 Ayr , Scotland Occupation Political activist, chess player Parent(s) Peter Walker Gibb Margare ...
#8 Charles Blake (chess player)
Charles Blake (12 June 1880 – 18 May 1961) was an Anglo-Canadian chess player and prominent lawyer in Canada . [1] He won the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1911, was chess champion of Western Canada between 1907 and 1910, and was Winnipeg Chess Club Champion, between 1907 and 1910. [2] [3] Charles
- Charles Blake (12 June 1880 – 18 may 1961) was an Anglo-Canadian chess player and prominent lawyer in Canada . [1] He won the U.S. Open ...
- ... between 1907 and 1910. [2] [3] Charles Blake Born ( 1880-06-12 ) 12 June 1880 London , England Died 18 may 1961 (1961-05-18) (aged 80) Canada Education Bedford Modern School EARLY LIFE Charles Blake was bor ...
- ... ompetitions in Canada . [5] FINAL YEARS Blake’s wife predeceased him and he died, without issue, on 18 may 1961. [2]
#9 Lionel Kieseritzky
Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky ( Russian : Лионель Адальберт Багратион Феликс Кизерицкий ; 1 January 1806 [ O.S. 20 December 1805 ] – 18 May [ O.S. 6 May ] 1853 ) was a Baltic German chess master and theoretician , famous for his contributions to chess theory, as well for a game he
- ... er a popular man owing to his narcissistic character—considering himself the "Chess Messiah"—and on may 18, 1853, he died unmourned in Paris, France. He was buried in a pauper's grave in the city. NOTABLE GA ...
- ... ussian : Лионель Адальберт Багратион Феликс Кизерицкий ; 1 January 1806 [ O.S. 20 December 1805 ] – 18 may [ O.S. 6 May ] 1853 ) was a Baltic German chess master and theoretician , famous for his contributi ...
- ... ire France Born ( 1806-01-01 ) 1 January 1806 Dorpat , Governorate of Livonia , Russian Empire Died 18 may 1853 (1853-05-18) (aged 47) Paris , France EARLY LIFE Kieseritzky was born in Dorpat (now Tartu), L ...
#10 Moises Aron Kupferstich
Moises Aron Kupferstich (14 November 1905 – 18 May 1984) was a Poland -born Danish chess player and Danish Chess Championship medalist (1953, 1954). Danish chess player Moises Aron Kupferstich Country Denmark Born ( 1905-11-14 ) 14 November 1905 Lublin , Poland Died 18 May 1984 (1984-05-18) (aged
- Moises Aron Kupferstich (14 November 1905 – 18 may 1984) was a Poland -born Danish chess player and Danish Chess Championship medalist (1953, 1954). D ...
- ... r Moises Aron Kupferstich Country Denmark Born ( 1905-11-14 ) 14 November 1905 Lublin , Poland Died 18 may 1984 (1984-05-18) (aged 78) Copenhagen , Denmark BIOGRAPHY From the late 1940s to the late 1950s, M ...
#11 Lothar Schmid
Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 – 18 May 2013) was a German chess grandmaster . He was born in Radebeul near Dresden [1] [2] into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the German Karl May adventure novels. Lothar Schmid Schmid at Oberhausen in 1961 Full
- Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 – 18 may 2013) was a German chess grandmaster . He was born in Radebeul near Dresden [1] [2] into a family w ...
- ... ian Lorenz Schmid Country Germany Born ( 1928-05-10 ) 10 May 1928 Radebeul , Dresden , Germany Died 18 may 2013 (2013-05-18) (aged 85) Bamberg , Germany Title ICCF Grandmaster (1959) FIDE Grandmaster (1959) ...
#12 Stanislav Cifka
Stanislav Cifka is a Czech chess , poker , Magic: the Gathering , Hearthstone , and Artifact player. He is also a FIDE master in chess. [5] His esports alias is simply StanCifka , a contraction or anglicization of his name. Stanislav Cifka Cifka in 2017 Born 1987/1988 (age 34–35) [1] Residence Čes
- ... dard 30 November–1 December 2013 5 2013–14 Pro Tour Atlanta Block Constructed and Booster Draft 16–1 18 may 2013 7 Last updated: 5 November 2014 Source: Event Coverage at Wizards.com
#13 Irina Kryukova
Irina Viktorovna Kryukova ( Russian : Ирина Викторовна Крюкова ; born 18 May 1968), née Kulish , is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2001). Russian chess player Irina Kryukova Full name Irina Viktorovna Kryukova Country Russia Born ( 1968-05-18 ) 18 May 19
- Irina Viktorovna Kryukova ( Russian : Ирина Викторовна Крюкова ; born 18 may 1968), née Kulish , is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2 ...
- ... chess player Irina Kryukova Full name Irina Viktorovna Kryukova Country Russia Born ( 1968-05-18 ) 18 may 1968 (age 54) Krasnoyarsk , Russia Title Woman Grandmaster (2001) BIOGRAPHY In the early and mid-19 ...
#14 Edgard Colle
Edgard Colle (18 May 1897 – 19 April 1932) was a Belgian chess master . He scored excellent results in major international tournaments, including first at Amsterdam 1926, ahead of Savielly Tartakower and future world champion Max Euwe ; first at Meran 1926, in a strong field ahead of Esteban Canal ;
- Edgard Colle ( 18 may 1897 – 19 April 1932) was a Belgian chess master . He scored excellent results in major internation ...
- ... 30, ahead of Maróczy and Rubinstein . Chess master Edgard Colle Country Belgium Born ( 1897-05-18 ) 18 may 1897 Ghent , Belgium Died 19 April 1932 (1932-04-19) (aged 34) Ghent, Belgium Colle's playing caree ...
#15 Gennadi Sosonko
Gennadi "Genna" Sosonko ( Russian : Геннадий Борисович Сосонко , Gennady Borisovich Sosonk o; born 18 May 1943) is a Soviet-born Dutch chess player and writer. He has been awarded the title Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE and is a twice Dutch champion. Gennadi Sosonko Full name Gennadi Borisovich Sosonko
- ... Borisovich Sosonko Country Soviet Union (before 1972) Netherlands (after 1972) Born ( 1943-05-18 ) may 18, 1943 (age 79) Troitsk , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Title Grandmaster (1976) FIDE rating 2520 (Augu ...
- ... Gennadi "Genna" Sosonko ( Russian : Геннадий Борисович Сосонко , Gennady Borisovich Sosonk o; born 18 may 1943) is a Soviet-born Dutch chess player and writer. He has been awarded the title Grandmaster (GM ...
#16 Allan Nilsson
Allan Nilsson (18 May 1899, Göteborg – 4 September 1949, Göteborg) was a Swedish chess master. Swedish chess player He was Swedish Champion in 1924-1929, and played four matches for the title, all in Gothenburg. He drew a match with Gustaf Nyholm (2.5 : 2.5) in 1921, won against Nyholm (3 : 1) i
- Allan Nilsson ( 18 may 1899, Göteborg – 4 September 1949, Göteborg) was a Swedish chess master. Swedish chess player He wa ...
#17 Viswanathan Anand
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
- ... , with +2−1=6. [122] Norway Chess 2013 : The 1st Norway Chess Super Tournament took place from 8 to 18 may 2013. The tournament was a 10-player, 9-round single round robin played in the Stavanger area, Norw ...
#18 Kalju Pitksaar
Kalju Pitksaar (18 May 1931, Tallinn – 26 September 1995, Tallinn ) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship . Estonian chess player Kalju Pitksaar Country Estonia Soviet Union Estonia Born ( 1931-05-18 ) May 18, 1931 Tallinn , Estonia Died September 26, 1995 (1995
- ... hip . Estonian chess player Kalju Pitksaar Country Estonia Soviet Union Estonia Born ( 1931-05-18 ) may 18, 1931 Tallinn , Estonia Died September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26) (aged 64) Tallinn , Estonia BIOGRAPHY P ...
- Kalju Pitksaar ( 18 may 1931, Tallinn – 26 September 1995, Tallinn ) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Che ...