langs: 2 мая [ru] / may 2 [en] / 2. mai [de] / 2 mai [fr] / 2 maggio [it] / 2 de mayo [es]
days: april 29 / april 30 / may 1 / may 2 / may 3 / may 4 / may 5
Player / Player
#1 Josefa Gurfinkel
Josefa Alexandrovna Gurfinkel ( Russian : Юзефа Александровна Гурфинкель ; 2 May 1919 – 9 April 1997) was a Jewish Russian-born Soviet chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (1954). Her given name is also transliterated as Yuzefa [1] or Iosifa . [2] Josefa Gurfinkel Full
- Josefa Alexandrovna Gurfinkel ( Russian : Юзефа Александровна Гурфинкель ; 2 may 1919 – 9 April 1997) was a Jewish Russian-born Soviet chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman ...
- ... a Gurfinkel Full name Josefa Alexandrovna Gurfinkel Country Soviet Union Russia Born ( 1919-05-02 ) 2 may 1919 Rostov-on-Don , Russia Died 9 April 1997 (1997-04-09) (aged 77) Volgograd , Russia Title Woman ...
#2 Ignatz von Popiel
Ignatz (Ignaz, Ignacy) von Popiel (27 July 1863 – 2 May 1941) was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player. Polish-Ukrainian chess player (1863–1941)
- Ignatz (Ignaz, Ignacy) von Popiel (27 July 1863 – 2 may 1941) was a Polish-Ukrainian chess player. Polish-Ukrainian chess player (1863–1941) BIOGRAPHY Born ...
- ... 1937 he left Lvov for Bochnia , and tied for 5-7th in the Cracow City championship. [4] He died on 2 may 1941 in General Government , Poland. He was the uncle of Stepan Popel , a Ukrainian chess master. N ...
#3 Miguel Colón Romero
Miguel Colón Romero (2 May 1919 - 2 December 1998) was a Puerto Rican chess player, who won the Puerto Rico Chess Championships six times (in 1948, 1957, 1961, 1964, 1969, 1980). Puerto Rican chess player Miguel Colón Romero Country Puerto Rico Born ( 1919-05-02 ) 2 May 1919 Fajardo , Puerto Rico Di
- Miguel Colón Romero ( 2 may 1919 - 2 December 1998) was a Puerto Rican chess player, who won the Puerto Rico Chess Championship ...
- ... 1969, 1980). Puerto Rican chess player Miguel Colón Romero Country Puerto Rico Born ( 1919-05-02 ) 2 may 1919 Fajardo , Puerto Rico Died 2 December 1998 (1998-12-02) (aged 79) CHESS CAREER Like his brothe ...
#4 Igor-Alexandre Nataf
Igor-Alexandre Nataf (born 2 May 1978) is a French chess player. He received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 1998. French chess player Igor-Alexandre Nataf Nataf in 2008 Country France Born ( 1978-05-02 ) 2 May 1978 (age 44) Paris , France Title Grandmaster (1998), Senior International Correspond
- Igor-Alexandre Nataf (born 2 may 1978) is a French chess player. He received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 1998. French chess pla ...
- ... in 1998. French chess player Igor-Alexandre Nataf Nataf in 2008 Country France Born ( 1978-05-02 ) 2 may 1978 (age 44) Paris , France Title Grandmaster (1998), Senior International Correspondence Chess Ma ...
#5 Jaime Sunye Neto
Jaime Sunye Neto (born May 2, 1957) is a Brazilian chess player. Awarded the International Master title in 1980 and the Grandmaster title in 1986, he was Brazilian champion seven times, in 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 (jointly with Marcos Paolozzi). Sunye Neto was also president of th
- Jaime Sunye Neto (born may 2, 1957) is a Brazilian chess player. Awarded the International Master title in 1980 and the Grandmast ...
- ... bruary 2019 ) Jaime Sunye Neto At the Thessaloniki 1984 Olympiad Country Brazil Born ( 1957-05-02 ) may 2, 1957 (age 65) Curitiba , Brazil Title Grandmaster (1986) FIDE rating 2428 (June 2022) Peak rating 2 ...
#6 Irwin Lipnowski
Irwin Lipnowski (born 2 May 1946), is a Canadian chess FIDE Master (FM) , Associate Professor of University of Manitoba . Canadian chess player Irwin Lipnowski Country Canada Born ( 1946-05-02 ) 2 May 1946 (age 76) Title FIDE Master (FM)
- Irwin Lipnowski (born 2 may 1946), is a Canadian chess FIDE Master (FM) , Associate Professor of University of Manitoba . Canad ...
- ... f University of Manitoba . Canadian chess player Irwin Lipnowski Country Canada Born ( 1946-05-02 ) 2 may 1946 (age 76) Title FIDE Master (FM) BIOGRAPHY In the 1960s and 1970s Irwin Lipnowski was one of st ...
#7 Olaf Barda
Olaf Barda (17 August 1909 – 2 May 1971 in Oslo ), born Olaf M. Olsen , was a Norwegian chess player. He was the first Norwegian awarded the chess title of International Master , which he received in 1952. Norwegian chess player Olaf Barda Barda in 1958 Country Norway Born 17 August 1909 ( 1909-08
- Olaf Barda (17 August 1909 – 2 may 1971 in Oslo ), born Olaf M. Olsen , was a Norwegian chess player. He was the first Norwegian award ...
- ... wegian chess player Olaf Barda Barda in 1958 Country Norway Born 17 August 1909 ( 1909-08-17 ) Died 2 may 1971 ( 1971-05-03 ) (aged 61) Oslo , Norway Title International Master (1952) Grandmaster (1953) Ba ...
#8 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
- ... y tie for 4th to 9th place, 4th by tie breaks, with a 5.5/11 score (+3 −3 =5, TPR 2609). [138] From may 2 to May 16, Hou competed in the 1st leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013–2014 held in Geneva, Swit ...
#9 Jayson Gonzales
Jayson Gonzales (born 2 May 1969, Quezon City ) is a Filipino chess grandmaster (2008). Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1969) Jayson Gonzales at the Dresden Olympiad , 2008 Full name Jayson Gonzales Country Philippines Born ( 1969-05-02 ) May 2, 1969 (age 53) Quezon City , Philippines Title Gra
- ... es at the Dresden Olympiad , 2008 Full name Jayson Gonzales Country Philippines Born ( 1969-05-02 ) may 2, 1969 (age 53) Quezon City , Philippines Title Grandmaster Peak rating 2524 (July 2008) He played fo ...
- Jayson Gonzales (born 2 may 1969, Quezon City ) is a Filipino chess grandmaster (2008). Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1969) ...
#10 Árpád Vajda
Árpád Vajda (2 May 1896, Rimaszombat (Rimavská Sobota) – 25 October 1967, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. He was also a Doctor of Law and State Science, and worked as chief of police in Budapest. [1] Hungarian chess player Vajda was Hungarian Champion in 1928. He tied for 4-7th at Vienna 192
- Árpád Vajda ( 2 may 1896, Rimaszombat (Rimavská Sobota) – 25 October 1967, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. He w ...
#11 Joel Benjamin
Joel Lawrence Benjamin (born March 11, 1964) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation . As of May 2020 [update] , his Elo rating was 2506, making him the No. 54 player in the U.S. and the 88
- ... the QVB Chess Festival in Sydney. [4] He was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in Miami on may 2, 2008. He is the youngest inductee. Benjamin is known for playing offbeat openings such as the Black ...
#12 Lázaro Bruzón
Lázaro Bruzón Batista (born 2 May 1982 in Holguín ) [2] is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster . He is a former World Junior Champion , two-times American Continental champion, two-time Iberoamerican champion and five-time Cuban champion . Cuban-American chess player In this Spanish name , the first
- Lázaro Bruzón Batista (born 2 may 1982 in Holguín ) [2] is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster . He is a former World Junior Champion ...
- ... Lázaro Bruzón Batista Country Cuba (until 2020) United States (since 2020) [1] Born ( 1982-05-02 ) 2 may 1982 (age 40) Holguín , Cuba Title Grandmaster (1999) FIDE rating 2615 (October 2022) Peak rating 2 ...
#13 Isidor Gunsberg
Isidor Arthur Gunsberg (also spelled Günzberg , Hungarian : Gunsberg Artúr Izidor ; 1 November 1854 [1] – 2 May 1930) was a Hungarian chess player, best known for narrowly losing the 1891 World Chess Championship match to Wilhelm Steinitz . Hungarian chess player The native form of this personal nam
- ... Arthur Gunsberg (also spelled Günzberg , Hungarian : Gunsberg Artúr Izidor ; 1 November 1854 [1] – 2 may 1930) was a Hungarian chess player, best known for narrowly losing the 1891 World Chess Championshi ...
- ... dom of Great Britain and Ireland Born ( 1854-11-01 ) 1 November 1854 Pest , Kingdom of Hungary Died 2 may 1930 (1930-05-02) (aged 75) London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Peak ran ...
#14 Daniel Anwuli
Daniel Anwuli (born 2 May 1997) is a Nigerian chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 2019. Nigerian chess player Daniel Anwuli Anwuli at the World chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan 2016 Full name Daniel Anwuli Chukwuebuka Country Nigeria Born ( 1997-05-02 ) 2 May 1
- Daniel Anwuli (born 2 may 1997) is a Nigerian chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 2019. Ni ...
- ... ad in Baku, Azerbaijan 2016 Full name Daniel Anwuli Chukwuebuka Country Nigeria Born ( 1997-05-02 ) 2 may 1997 (age 25) Nigeria Title Fide Master (2015) International Master (2019) FIDE rating 2304 Peak ra ...
#15 Boris Koyalovich
Boris Mikhailovich Koyalovich (Koyalovitch, Kojalovich, Kojalowitsch, Kojałowicz) (May 2, 1867 [1] – December 29, 1941) [2] was a Russian mathematician and chess master . This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) He was a professor of mathe
- Boris Mikhailovich Koyalovich (Koyalovitch, Kojalovich, Kojalowitsch, Kojałowicz) ( may 2, 1867 [1] – December 29, 1941) [2] was a Russian mathematician and chess master . This article uses ...
#16 List of Indian chess players
Amongst Indian chess players there are 76 Grandmasters (GM), 124 International Masters (IM), 18 Woman Grandmasters (WGM including some who also hold the higher IM title), 42 Woman International Masters (WIM), and a total of 33,028 rated players , as of January 2021 according to FIDE , the Internatio
- ... 0 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 . "Federations Ranking Women" . FIDE. Archived from the original on 2 may 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 . "Standard Top 100 Juniors" . FIDE. Archived from the original ...
#17 Falko Bindrich
Falko Bindrich (born 17 October 1990) is a German chess grandmaster . He is the No. 7 ranked German player as of October 2017. [1] German chess grandmaster Falko Bindrich Falko Bindrich, Karlsruhe 2016 Country Germany Born ( 1990-10-17 ) 17 October 1990 (age 31) Zittau , Germany Title Grandmaster
- ... and issued an appeal against the decision of the President of the German Chess Federation. [27] On 2 may 2013, the arbitration court of the German Chess Federation cancelled the ban, stating it was issued ...
#18 Berthold Koch
Berthold Koch (22 February 1899 – 2 May 1988) was a German chess master and journalist. German chess player Berthold Koch Country Germany Born 22 February 1899 Berlin , Germany Died 2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) (aged 89) Title International Correspondence Chess Master (1959)
- Berthold Koch (22 February 1899 – 2 may 1988) was a German chess master and journalist. German chess player Berthold Koch Country Germany B ...
- ... list. German chess player Berthold Koch Country Germany Born 22 February 1899 Berlin , Germany Died 2 may 1988 (1988-05-02) (aged 89) Title International Correspondence Chess Master (1959) EARLY LIFE Koch ...