langs: 16 октября [ru] / october 16 [en] / 16. oktober [de] / 16 octobre [fr] / 16 ottobre [it] / 16 de octubre [es]
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#1 Enda Rohan
Enda Rohan (born 16 October 1929), is an Irish chess player, Irish Chess Union secretary (1952–1957). Irish chess player Enda Rohan Country Ireland Born ( 1929-10-16 ) 16 October 1929 (age 92) Dublin , Ireland
Levon Grigori Aronian ( Armenian : Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան , romanized : Levon Grigori Aronyan ; born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian chess grandmaster , who currently plays for the United States Chess Federation . A chess prodigy , he earned the title of grandmaster in 2000, at age 17. Aronian held t
Johan Willem van Hulst (28 January 1911 – 22 March 2018) was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian. [1] In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam , he was instrumental in saving over 600
Abhijeet Gupta (born 16 October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM). Gupta is the first player to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship five times. [1] He has completed his early education from A's Steward Senior Secondary School, Bhilwara and then embarked-upon his
#5 Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal [lower-alpha 1] (9 November 1936 – 28 June 1992) [1] was a Soviet-Latvian chess player and the eighth World Chess Champion . He is considered a creative genius within the game of chess and one of its best ever players. Tal played in an attacking and daring combinatorial st
#6 Karl Schorn
Karl (Carl) Schorn (16 October 1803, Düsseldorf – 7 October 1850, Munich ) was a German painter and chess master . [1] [2] [3] German painter and chess player Karl Schorn: Kartenspieler (1837). Alte Nationalgalerie , Berlin He was a member of the Berlin Pleiades (the seven stars of German chess) in
Olga Mikhailovna Ignatieva (October 16, 1920, Saint Petersburg Governorate , Russia – 1999 was a Soviet chess player. Soviet chess player Olga Ignatieva Full name Olga Mikhailovna Ignatieva Country USSR Born ( 1920-10-16 ) October 16, 1920 Saint Petersburg Governorate , Russia Died 1999 (aged 78
Antanas Gustaitis (March 26, 1898 – October 16, 1941) was an officer in the Lithuanian Armed Forces who modernized the Lithuanian Air Force , which at that time was part of the Lithuanian Army. He was the architect or aeronautical engineer who undertook the task to design and construct several milit
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
Isador (Isaac) Samuel Turover ( Sochaczew , [1] 8 July [2] 1892 – 16 October 1978) was an American chess master. Isador Samuel Turover Born 1892 Poland Died 16 October 1978 Nationality American Occupation Chess player Lumber mill owner Known for Director of the American Chess Foundation Spouse Bes
Hermann von Gottschall (16 October 1862, Posen – 7 March 1933, Görlitz ) was a German chess master, son of the poet Rudolf Gottschall (since 1877: von Gottschall ) who was also a noted chess player. Hermann von Gottschall Full name Hermann von Gottschall Country Germany Born ( 1862-10-16 ) Octob
#12 John K. Shaw
John K. Shaw (born 16 October 1968) is a Scottish chess player and author who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster . He won the Scottish Championship in 1995 (tied), 1998, and 2000 (tied). [1] Scottish chess player (born 1968) John Shaw Shaw in 2008 Full name John K. Shaw Country Scotland Born ( 19
Moriz Henneberger (16 October 1878, Basel – 7 April 1959, Basel) was a Swiss chess master and chess composer . Swiss chess player He was Swiss Champion in 1899, 1906 (jointly), 1909, 1911 (jointly), and 1914 (jointly). [1] He played for Switzerland in the 2nd Chess Olympiad at The Hague 1928. [2]
#14 Hazel Brunker
Hazel Brunker (born 16 October 1932) is a Welsh chess player, eight-times Welsh Women's Chess Championship winner (1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990). Welsh chess player Hazel Brunker Country United Kingdom Born ( 1932-10-16 ) 16 October 1932 (age 89)
#15 Yoav Dothan
Yoav Dothan (born 1955) is an Israeli chess player who holds the chess title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster . He was the Israeli champion of correspondence chess for the 1997 championship and the winner of the Finland Jubilee 40. [1] He lives in Ramat Hasharon . At the ICCF congre
#16 Ljuba Kristol
Ljuba Danielovna Kristol ( Hebrew : לובה דניאלובנה קריסטול ; Russian : Любовь Даниэловна Кристол ; born May 26, 1944, in Leningrad ) is a Russian -born Israeli chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM) and the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM). Israeli chess player
#17 Daniel Elyakim
Daniel Elyakim (born 1953) is a chess player who holds the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and was the Israeli champion of correspondence chess for the 1986 championship. He lives in Ramat Gan . This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce li
#18 Max Harmonist
Max Harmonist (Berlin, 10 February 1864 – 16 October 1907) was a leading German chess master. He was probably the only famous chess player to have been by profession a ballet dancer. He often performed in the royal ballet. German chess player Max Harmonist He became famous after winning a game at Fr
Guillermo Estévez Morales (born 16 October 1947) is a Cuban chess International Master (IM) (1972), Cuban Chess Championship winner (1975). Cuban chess player Guillermo Estévez Morales Country Cuba Born ( 1947-10-16 ) 16 October 1947 (age 74) Title International Master (IM) (1972)
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