langs: 20 октября [ru] / october 20 [en] / 20. oktober [de] / 20 octobre [fr] / 20 ottobre [it] / 20 de octubre [es]
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Commodore Laurence Phillip Brokenshire CBE (1952–2017), known as Laurie Brokenshire , was a Royal Naval officer, magician, and world-class puzzle solver. [1] [2] He is also known to have successfully fostered over 70 children in 22 years. For other people named Brokenshire, see Brokenshire (surname)
George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip (December 6, 1841 – May 11, 1907) was a minor American-English chess master and writer. He competed in chess tournaments between 1870 and 1895, playing against most of the world's leading players, but with only modest success. The writer G. H. Diggle calls him "the K
#3 Béla Perényi
Béla Perényi (October 20, 1953 – November 13, 1988) was a Hungarian chess international master known for his work in opening theory. Two major lines in the Najdorf Sicilian are named after him. [1] He died in a car crash in 1988, while on the way to visit his fiancée, Ildikó Mádl . [2] [3] Hungarian
#4 Heinz Lehmann (chess player)
Heinz Gerhard Lehmann (20 October 1921, Königsberg – 8 June 1995, Berlin ) was a German chess master and 1956 West Berlin Chess Champion . German chess player Heinz Lehmann Lehmann in 1973 Full name Heinz Gerhard Lehmann Country Germany Born ( 1921-10-20 ) 20 October 1921 Königsberg Died 8 June 19
#5 Julius Dimer
Julius Dimer (1 August 1871 – 20 October 1945) was a German chess master. German chess player At the beginning of his career, he played in several mini tournaments ( Quadrangular ) in Germany; at Altona 1897, Elmshorn 1898, Munich 1900, Kiel 1901, Hamburg 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Bremen 1906. He tied
Dmitry Bocharov ( Russian : Дмитрий Бочаров ; born October 20, 1982) is a Russian chess grandmaster . Russian chess grandmaster Dmitry Bocharov Country Russia Born ( 1982-10-20 ) October 20, 1982 (age 39) Novosibirsk , [1] Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Title Grandmaster (2003) FIDE rating 2526 (Oc
Borislav Milić (Cyrillic: Борислав Милић; 20 October 1925 – 28 May 1986) was a Yugoslav Grandmaster of chess , and a chess writer, organizer, promoter, and administrator. [1] [2] Borislav Milić Milić in 1965 Country Yugoslavia Born 20 October 1925 ( 1925-10-20 ) Belgrade Died 28 May 1986 ( 1986-
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
Monique Ruck-Petit (née Petit ; born 20 October 1942) is a Swiss and French chess player, two-times Swiss Women's Chess Championship winner (1964, 1979), French Women's Chess Championship winner (1979), Women's Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner ( 1984 ). French chess player Monique Ruck-
#10 Ruan Lufei
Ruan Lufei ( Chinese : 阮露斐 ; born October 2, 1987) [2] is a Chinese chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Women's World Championship runner-up in 2010. Chinese chess player In this Chinese name , the family name is Ruan . Ruan Lufei Country China Born ( 1987-10-02 ) October
#11 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
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 Philip Walsingham Sergeant
Philip Walsingham Sergeant (27 January 1872, Notting Hill , London [1] – 20 October 1952) [2] was a British professional writer on chess and popular historical subjects. [3] [4] He collaborated on the fifth (1933), sixth (1939), and seventh (1946) editions of Modern Chess Openings , an important ref
Lubov Zsiltzova-Lisenko ( Ukrainian : Любов Жильцова-Лысенко ; born 20 October 1956) is a Ukrainian chess player who holds the title of FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1996). She won the Ukrainian Women's Chess Championship in 1978 and is a two-time Women's Chess Olympiad individual g
František Pithart (1915 – 20 October 2003 [1] ) was a Czech chess player, European Team Chess Championship team bronze medal winner (1957). Czech chess player František Pithart Country Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Born 1915 Died ( 2003-10-20 ) October 20, 2003
#16 Heinrich Wolf
Heinrich Wolf (20 October 1875 – December 1943) was an Austrian journalist and chess master. For the German entomologist, see Heinrich Wolf (entomologist) . Heinrich Wolf
#17 Yuliya Shvayger
Yuliya Shvayger ( Hebrew : יוליה שוויגר , Ukrainian : Юлія Швайгер ; born 20 October 1994) is an Israeli chess player. She was awarded the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2017. Israeli chess player Shvayger at the European Team Championships 2013 Originally
#18 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
#19 Konstantin Aseev
Konstantin Aseev (October 20, 1960 – August 22, 2004) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and trainer. Russian chess player and writer Among his tournament successes were first at Leningrad 1989 with 9/13 (beating Leonid Yudasin and Alexander Khalifman among others) and second to Sergei Tiviakov in the
#20 John O'Hanlon (chess player)
John O'Hanlon (23 April 1876 – 20 February 1960) was an Irish chess player. [1] [2] He won the Irish Chess Championship nine times, the first title in 1913 and the last in 1940. [2] He competed in the Chess Olympiad three times, Paris in 1924, Warsaw in 1935 and Buenos Aires in 1939. [3] [4] Irish c