langs: 25 мая [ru] / may 25 [en] / 25. mai [de] / 25 mai [fr] / 25 maggio [it] / 25 de mayo [es]
days: may 22 / may 23 / may 24 / may 25 / may 26 / may 27 / may 28
#1 Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law ( / ˈ b ɒ n ə ˈ l ɔː / ; [1] 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923 The Right Honourable Bonar Law Prime Min
Justus Williams (born 25 May 1998) is an American chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM). He has a peak FIDE rating of 2420. When Williams was 12 years old, he became the youngest African American to earn the US Chess Federation (USCF) title of National Master (NM), surpassing
Georgy Konstantinovich Borisenko (May 25, 1922 in Chuhuiv , Ukraine —December 3, 2012 in Tashkent , Uzbekistan ) was a Soviet correspondence chess grandmaster and chess theoretician. [2] Among the players he trained were Nona Gaprindashvili , Valentina Borisenko (who was also his wife), [2] Viktor K
Matthias Blübaum (born 18 April 1997) is a German chess grandmaster . He is the second-ranked German player as of July 2022, behind Vincent Keymer . [1] German chess player Matthias Blübaum Blübaum in 2021 Country Germany Born ( 1997-04-18 ) 18 April 1997 (age 25) Lemgo , Germany Title Grandmaster
Maskil Moses Hirschel (13 September 1754 – 24 June 1818 Breslau ) was a German writer, polemicist and chess author. Hirschel was a representative of the Haskalah , or Jewish Enlightenment, in Kingdom of Prussia toward the end of the 18th century. He published the first German translation of the ches
Dinara Wagner ( née Dordzhieva; [lower-alpha 1] born 25 May 1999) is a Kalmyk-born German chess player. Until 2022, she played for the Chess Federation of Russia . Since 2020, she holds the title Woman Grandmaster . German chess player Dinara Wagner Wagner (then Dordzhieva) in 2015 Country Russi
Dawid Markelowicz Janowski [ˈd̪avʲit̪ ˈmaʁkəlɔvit͡ʂ ˈjanɔfski] (25 May 1868 – 15 January 1927; often spelled David ) was a Russian-born French chess player. The Janowski variations of the Old Indian Defense [1] and of the Queen's Gambit Declined [2] are named after him. Belarusian-French chess playe
Krunoslav Hulak (25 May 1951 – 23 October 2015) was a Croatian - Yugoslavian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974, and the grandmaster title in 1976 by FIDE . [1] Croatian chess player Krunoslav Hulak Krunoslav Hulak in 1977 Country Yugoslavia → Croatia Born ( 1951-05-
#9 George Xie
George Xie (born 20 October 1985) is an Australian chess player who tied for first in the 2009 and 2011 Australian Open Chess Championship tournaments, winning the Australian Open Champion title on countback in 2011. He became an International Master in 2006 [2] and was ranked 3rd in Australia. He w
Roberto Luis Debarnot (5 August 1947 - 25 May 2018) was an Argentine chess International Master (1977), two-times Argentine Chess Championship medalist (1973, 1980). Argentine chess player (1947–2018) Roberto Luis Debarnot Country Argentina Born ( 1947-08-05 ) 5 August 1947 Buenos Aires , Argentina
Dimitrije Bjelica ( Serbian : Димитрије Бјелица ; born November 8, 1935) is a Serbian (formerly Yugoslav ) chess FIDE Master . He has organised many big events and was the arbiter at tournaments like Linares . Chess historian Edward Winter has noted that Bjelica's books are rife with misspellings an
#12 Antonia Ivanova
Antonia Petrova Ivanova ( Bulgarian : Антония Петрова Иванова ; 12 May 1930 – 25 May 2004) was a Bulgarian chess player with the title Woman Grandmaster . Bulgarian chess player Antonia Ivanova Antonia Ivanova in 1966 Full name Антония Иванова Country Bulgaria Born ( 1930-05-12 ) 12 May 1930 Sof
#13 John Littlewood (chess player)
John Eric Littlewood (25 May 1931 – 16 September 2009) was for many years a leading British chess player and took the title of national senior champion in 2006. Perhaps his most famous game was the one he lost against the world champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the Hastings International Chess Congress
Vasilios Kotronias ( Greek : Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς ; first name sometimes spelled Vassilios ; born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess player and writer. He is a ten-time Greek champion (1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014). Kotronias was awarded the titles of International Master
#15 Yury Shulman
Yuri Shulman ( Belarusian : Юрый Маркавіч Шульман , Russian : Ю́рий Ма́ркович Шу́льман ; born April 29, 1975 in Minsk , Byelorussian SSR , USSR ) is a Belarusian American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). He also goes by the alternate spelling of "Yury Shulman." He's married
#16 Nancy Elder
Nancy Conchar Elder MBE (25 May 1915 – 4 March 1981), née Gordon , was a Scottish chess master. She was a sixteen-times winner the Scottish Women's Chess Championship . Scottish chess player Nancy Elder Country Scotland Born ( 1915-05-25 ) 25 May 1915 Kirkmabreck , Scotland Died 4 March 1981 (1981-0
#17 Gata Kamsky
Gata Kamsky ( Tatar : Гата Камский ; Russian : Гата Камский ; born June 2, 1974) is a Soviet -born American chess grandmaster , and a five-time U.S. champion . American chess player Gata Kamsky Kamsky in 2006 Full name Gataulla Rustemovich Kamsky Country Soviet Union (until 1989) United States (si
#18 Jens Kristiansen
Jens Kristiansen (born 25 May 1952) is a Danish chess player. He earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2012 by winning the World Seniors Chess Championship , [1] prior to which he had been an International Master (IM) since 1979. [2] Danish chess player Jens Kristiansen Country Denmark Born 2