langs: 21 октября [ru] / october 21 [en] / 21. oktober [de] / 21 octobre [fr] / 21 ottobre [it] / 21 de octubre [es]
days: october 18 / october 19 / october 20 / october 21 / october 22 / october 23 / october 24
Květa Eretová (née Jeništová ; 21 October 1926 – 8 January 2021 [1] ) was a Czech chess player, who was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 1986. She was ten times Czechoslovak women's chess champion . Czech chess player (1926–2021) Květa Eretová Eretová in 1979 Country Czechoslovak
Salme Rootare (March 26, 1913, Tallinn – October 21, 1987) was an Estonian chess master. Estonian chess player She was fifteen times Estonian Champion (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972). [1] Salme tied for 4-5th at Plovdiv 1959 (Candidates
Arthur Morton Ollivier (23 March 1851 – 21 October 1897) was a businessman in Christchurch , New Zealand, a cricketer, mountaineer, and chess player. Mount Ollivier is named after him. New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer Arthur Ollivier Ollivier in 1895 Personal information Full name Arthur Mort
Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO CB OBE (20 September 1906 – 25 March 1995) was a British chess player, chess writer, World War II codebreaker and civil servant . He represented England in chess both before and after World War II. He worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, and was head of "
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE ( January 17, 1706 [ O.S. January 6, 1706 ] [Note 1] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer , scientist , inventor , statesman , diplomat , printer , publisher , and political philosopher. [1] Among the leading intellectuals of his tim
Catharina (Toos) Roodzant (née Glimmerveen) (21 October 1896, Rotterdam – 24 February 1999) was a Dutch female chess master. [1] [2] Dutch chess player Roodzant ( 1st Women's Chess Olympiad , Emmen 1957) She won thrice the female Dutch Chess Championship (1935, 1936 and 1938). Roodzant lost a match
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
Joanna Dworakowska (born 21 October 1978) [1] is a Polish chess player. She won the Polish women's championship three times – 1997 (before second place Monika Krupa ), 1998, 2001 (both times before second place Monika Soćko ), and holds the FIDE ranks of International Master and Woman Grandmaster .
#9 Ed Edmondson (chess official)
Edmund Edmondson (13 August 1920 – 21 October 1982) [1] was President of the United States Chess Federation from 1963 to 1966 and Executive Director of the United States Chess Federation from 1966 to 1975. He served as an officer in the United States Air Force , reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colon
#10 Vincent Keymer
Vincent Keymer (born 15 November 2004) is a German chess grandmaster . [1] [2] German chess prodigy Vincent Keymer Country Germany Born ( 2004-11-15 ) 15 November 2004 (age 17) Mainz , Germany Title Grandmaster (2020) FIDE rating 2700 (October 2022) Peak rating 2693 (September 2022) Ranking No
#11 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
#12 Josef Noa
Joseph Noa (21 October 1856, Nagybecskerek – 1 June 1903, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. Hungarian chess player This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2021 ) He was a judge by profession. Although an amateur he played in a number of tournaments throughout the 1880s
Alexander Anatolyevich Kovchan ( Ukrainian : Олександр Анатолійович Ковчан , Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Kovchan ; born 21 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster (2002). Ukrainian chess player In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions , the patronymic is Anatolyevich and the fa
Jonathan Corbblah (born October 21, 1979) is an American game show competitor and USCF expert chess player. [1] At one point in 2013, his regular rating came within one point (2199) of him achieving the coveted master title. [2] His game show debut was in 1991 at age 12, when he appeared on Where in
#15 David Paravyan
David Arturovich Paravyan ( Russian: Давид Артурович Паравян ; born 8 March 1998) is a Russian chess player of Armenian descent, who was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 2017. Russian chess player In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions , the patronymic is Arturovich a
#16 Lê Tuấn Minh
Lê Tuấn Minh (born 21 October 1996) is a Vietnamese chess player and International Master . He is the winner of the 2020 Vietnamese Chess Championship . [3] In July 2022, he earned his final required norm [4] and will be awarded the Grandmaster title at the next FIDE congress. Vietnamese chess playe
#17 Morteza Mahjoub
Morteza Mahjoob (born March 20, 1980) is an Iranian chess grandmaster . He won Iranian Chess Championship in 2005 and 2008. Iranian chess player Morteza Mahjoub Morteza Mahjoob, 2010 Full name Morteza Mahjoub Zardast Country Iran Born ( 1980-03-20 ) March 20, 1980 (age 42) Tehran Title Grandma
#18 Alik Gershon
Alik Gershon (born 3 June 1980, in Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine ) is an Israeli chess grandmaster . On 21 October 2010 he set the Guinness World Record for simultaneous games after playing 523 opponents in Tel Aviv. After 18 hours and 30 minutes, he won 454 games (86%), lost 11 and drew 58. [1] On 9 Feb
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ( French pronunciation: [maksim vaʃje laɡʁav] ; born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL , is a French chess grandmaster who is the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion . [1] With a peak rating of 2819, Vachier-Lagrave is the seventh-highest rated playe
#20 Trần Tuấn Minh
Trần Tuấn Minh (born 21 October 1997) is a Vietnamese chess Grandmaster (GM) (2017), three-times Vietnamese Chess Championships winner (2017, 2018, 2021). Vietnamese chess player Trần Tuấn Minh Country Vietnam Born ( 1997-10-21 ) 21 October 1997 (age 24) Hanoi , Vietnam Title Grandmaster (GM) (201