langs: 26 октября [ru] / october 26 [en] / 26. oktober [de] / 26 octobre [fr] / 26 ottobre [it] / 26 de octubre [es]
days: october 23 / october 24 / october 25 / october 26 / october 27 / october 28 / october 29
Ștefan (Stefan, Stepan) Erdélyi (17 November 1905, in Temesvár (now Timișoara ) – 26 October 1968, in Reșița) was a Hungarian–Romanian chess master. Hungarian-Romanian chess player Born in Temesvár (then Austria-Hungary), he lived in Romania after World War I. He took 4th at Bucharest 1925 ( Alexand
Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov ( Russian : Николай Георгиевич Копылов , also transliterated Nikolai Georgievich Kopylov; 26 October 1919 – 7 May 1995) was a Russian chess player from Novonikolayevsk . He worked as a lecturer in a higher technical training institute. He had three sons, including physic
Firuza Velikhanli ( Azerbaijani : Firuzə Orxan qızı Vəlixanlı ; born 26 October 1970) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1994). European Women's Team Chess Championship team bronze medal winner (1992). Azerbaijani chess player Firuza Velikhanli Country
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
Ellison Scotland Gibb (6 March 1879 – 1970) was a Scottish suffragette and chess player. She was an active member of the Women's Social and Political Union . [1] In 1910, she was appointed as the honorary secretary of the Actresses' Franchise League in Glasgow. [2] She was arrested and imprisoned on
Grace Norton Eisler Peeke Freeman Bromley Alekhine (born Grace Norton Wishaar ; [2] 26 October 1876 – 21 February 1956) was an American - British - French artist, chess master, and the fourth and last wife of World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine , who was her fifth husband. American painter and c
#7 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
#8 Ove Kinnmark
Ove Kinnmark (24 December 1944 – 26 October 2015) was a Swedish chess master. Swedish chess player This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 ) At the beginning of his career, he won Swedish Junior championships at Växjö 1958, [1] and played a
Adrianus Dingeman ( Adriaan ) de Groot ( Santpoort , [1] 26 October 1914 – Schiermonnikoog , 14 August 2006) was a Dutch chess master and psychologist , who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60. In 1946 he wrote his thesis Het denken van den schaker , [2] w
#10 Werner Golz
Werner Golz (8 November 1933 — 26 October 1974) was a German chess player and European Team Chess Championship team bronze medal winner (1970). German chess player Werner Golz The grave of Werner Golz Country Germany Born ( 1933-11-08 ) 8 November 1933 Berlin , Germany Died 26 October 1974 (1974-10-
#11 Fletcher Baragar
Fletcher Baragar (born 26 October 1955) is a Canadian chess player who holds the title of FIDE Master (FM) (1987). He is a professor of economics. Canadian chess player Fletcher Baragar Country Canada Born ( 1955-10-26 ) 26 October 1955 (age 66) Title FIDE Master (FM) (1987) Peak rating 2320 (Ja
#12 Mary Bain
Mary Weiser Bain (born in or near Ungvár, Kárpátalja, Hungary, which is now Uzhhorod , Zakarpattia oblast , Ukraine , [1] August 8, 1904 – died New York , October 26, 1972) was an American chess master. American chess player For the New Deal politician, see Mary Anderson Bain . For the philanthropis
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
Gerrit Roelof Diederik van Doesburgh (26 October 1900 – 24 April 1966) was a Dutch chess player, Dutch Chess Championship silver medalist (1936). Dutch chess player In this Dutch name , the surname is van Doesburgh , not Doesburgh . Gerrit van Doesburgh Country Netherlands Born ( 1900-10-26 ) 26 Oct
#15 Yury Dokhoian
Yury Rafaelovich Dokhoian ( Russian : Юрий Рафаэлович Дохоян ; 26 October 1964 – 1 July 2021) was a Russian Grandmaster of chess (1988) of Armenian origin. [1] Russian chess player (1964–2021) Yury Dokhoian Yury Dokhoian in Porto Carras in 2011 Full name Юрий Дохоян Country Russia Born 26 Octobe