langs: 9 сентября [ru] / september 9 [en] / 9. september [de] / 9 septembre [fr] / 9 settembre [it] / 9 de septiembre [es]
days: september 6 / september 7 / september 8 / september 9 / september 10 / september 11 / september 12
#1 Imre König
Imre König (Koenig) aka Mirko Kenig (September 2, 1901, Gyula, Austria-Hungary – September 9, 1992, Santa Monica , California) was a chess master representing Yugoslavia and Great Britain. Hungarian chess player This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2013 ) He was born
#2 Edwin Bhend
Edwin Bhend (born 9 September 1931) is a Swiss chess player and author. He was awarded the International Master title in 1960, and won the Swiss championship in 1966. He represented Switzerland in 10 Chess Olympiads from 1952 to 1982. [1] At Zürich in 1959, he finished in a tie for 10th place behind
Zbyněk Hráček (born 9 September 1970) is a Czech chess grandmaster . He was Czech Chess Champion in 1994, won the Zonal tournament Odorhea 1995 and the tournaments Pardubice (Open) 1993, Altensteig 1995 and Lippstadt 2000. [1] Czech chess player Zbyněk Hráček Full name Zbyněk Hráček Country Czech
#4 Pierre Rolland (chess player)
Pierre Auguste Marie Rolland (9 September 1926 — 10 February 1967) was a French chess player who won the French Chess Championship in 1956. He competed in several French championships, finishing 3rd in 1959, 2nd in 1961 and 1962, 3rd= in 1963, 2nd= in 1965, and 1st= in 1966 (losing on tiebreak). He
#5 Paul List
Pawel M. List ( Hebrew : פאול ליסט , Russian : Павел Лист ; Odessa , 9 September 1887 – London ? 1954) was a Russian Jewish chess player, who emigrated to Britain in 1937 but never took British citizenship. Russian chess player For the German publisher, see Paul List (publisher) . An automated proce
John Purdy (25 September 1935 – 27 August 2011) was an Australian chess player and Family Court judge. Australian chess player and judge (1935–2011) John Purdy Country Australia Title Australian Master [1] FIDE rating 2143 John Purdy Judge, Family Court of Australia In office 1984 – 25 Septemb
#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 Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 1935 – 9 September 2010) was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, he was the second strongest non- Soviet player, behind Bobby Fischer , for much of the 1960s and 1970s. [1] He is considered to be the strongest pla
Elmārs Zemgalis (9 September 1923 – 8 December 2014) was a Latvian - American chess master and mathematics professor at Highline College . He was awarded an Honorary Grandmaster title in 2003. [1] American chess master (1923–2014) Elmārs Zemgalis Country Latvia United States Born ( 1923-09-09 )
#10 Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya ( Russian : Ольга Измайловна Семёнова-Тян-Шанская ; 9 September 1911 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet chess player. Soviet chess player (1911–1970) Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya Full name Olga Izmajlovna Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya Country Soviet Union Born ( 19
Arnold Schottländer (2 April 1854 – 9 September 1909) was a German chess master. [1] German chess player Grave of Arnold Schottländer at Old Jewish Cemetery in Breslau Born in Münsterberg (now Ziębice), Silesia , he was one of the chess pupils of Adolf Anderssen . He tied for 8-9th at Leipzig 1879 (
#12 Felix Winiwarter
Felix Winiwarter (21 March 1930 – 9 September 2018) was Austrian chess player, Austrian Chess Championship medalist (1956). Austrian chess player Felix Winiwarter Country Austria Born ( 1930-03-21 ) 21 March 1930 Died 9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) (aged 88)
#13 Ernesto Hellmann
Ernesto Hellmann (9 November 1898 – 9 September 1952) was an Italian chess player. Italian chess player Ernesto Hellmann Country Italy Born ( 1898-11-09 ) 9 November 1898 Died 9 September 1952 (1952-09-09) (aged 53)
#14 Queen of Katwe
Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film [4] directed by Mira Nair and written by William Wheeler. [5] Starring David Oyelowo , Lupita Nyong'o , and Madina Nalwanga , the film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi , a girl living in Katwe , a slum of Kampala , the capital of Ugan
#15 Bassem Amin
Bassem Amin ( Arabic : باسم أمين ; born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess player and medical doctor. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player. Egyptian chess player Bassem Amin Amin at the 2013 Chess World Cup Country Egypt Born
#16 Mikhail Donskoy
Mikhail Vladimirovich Donskoy ( Russian : Михаил Владимирович Донской ), (9 September 1948 – 13 January 2009) was a Soviet and Russian computer scientist . In 1970 he graduated from Moscow State University and joined the Institute of Control Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences , where he became
#17 Wally Henschel
Wally Henschel (9 September 1893 – 13 December 1988) was a German chess master who also lived in the United States. She was Women's World Chess Championship bronze medalist (1930). German chess player Wally Henschel Country Germany United States Born ( 1893-09-09 ) 9 September 1893 Hamburg , Germany
#18 Yoel Aloni
Yoel Aloni ( Hebrew : יואל אלוני ; September 30, 1937 – September 9, 2019) was an Israeli chess master and problemist. [1] He was the twin brother of Hillel Aloni (1937-2017). Israeli chess player and problemist (1937–2019) He played twice for Israel in Chess Olympiads . In 1964, at fourth board in
#19 Erwin Voellmy
Erwin Voellmy (9 September 1886, Herzogenbuchsee – 15 January 1951, Basel) was a Swiss chess master. [1] Swiss chess player Dr. Erwin Voellmy Voellmy, a mathematics teacher by profession, edited the chess column in Basler Nachrichten for 40 years, and was an author of several chess books. [2] He was
#20 List of chess grandmasters
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess . The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE . Other than world champion , it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations a