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Happened Today in the Chess World - May 19, 2024

Added on 05.19.2024

ARMENIAN CHAMPION GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan - source: chessmod.com Today is Grandmaster Hovhannes Gabuzyan's birthday. He was born in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 19, 1995. Gabuzyan won the Armenian Chess Championship in 2017 and 2021. He also won the U.S. Masters tournament and the Annual North American Open in 2019. The list of his chess achievements is quite impressive: 2010: Olympic Champion U-16 in the Armenia National team] 2011: Second in Armenia National team at U-16 World Youth Chess...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 18, 2024

Added on 05.18.2024

BOOKS AND WJIK AAN ZEE GM Gennadi Sosonko - source: wikipedia.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, born in Troitsk, Russia, on May 18, 1943. Sosonko is a Dutch chess player of Russian origin. In 1972, he moved from the Soviet Union to the Netherlands. He earned the title of International Master in 1974 and Grandmaster in 1976. In 2004, FIDE also awarded him the title of "FIDE Senior Trainer." Sosonko has won the Dutch championship twice, in 1973 and 1978...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 17, 2024

Added on 05.17.2024

GM BY NAME AND DEED GM Goran M. Todorovic - source FIDE.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Goran M. Todorovic, born on May 17, 1963. Not to be confused with International Master Goran N. Todorovic, Goran M. won the Imperia Festival in Italy in 1986. He achieved his peak rating in January 2004 with 2548 Elo points. Primarily a tactical player, Todorovic won a blitz game against Carlsen and has defeated notable players such as Gligoric, Eljanov, Cheparinov, I. Sokolov, Kozul, and...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 16, 2024

Added on 05.16.2024

THE DORFMAN DISCIPLE GM Cyril Marcelin - Source: echecs-shanghai.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Cyril Marcelin, born in Suresnes, France, on May 16, 1979. Learning the game at the age of seven, after some uncertain beginnings, Marcelin became a disciple of a trainer of absolute prestige like Iosif Dorfman, achieving the title of International Master in 1999 and Grandmaster in 2002. Marcelin reached his peak rating in July 2007 with 2517 Elo points. He has defeated elite players...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 15, 2024

Added on 05.15.2024

GRAND MASTER AND LEFT-WING GM Simen Agdestein - source: wikipedia.org Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Simen Agdestein, born in Asker, Norway, on May 15, 1967. He was promoted to Grand Master at eighteen and finished second in the 1986 World Junior Championship. Throughout his career, Agdestein has won the Norwegian Championship nine times (the first in 1982, the latest in 2023!) and has represented his country in nine Olympiads, winning a gold medal in 1982. Simen reached his peak...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 14, 2024

Added on 05.14.2024

THE THINKER Wilhelm Steinitz (Prague 14/05/1836-New York 12/08/1900) source: https://unoscacchista.com Today, we remember the former world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, born in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 14th (some sources report May 18th) in 1836. Steinitz learned the game at twelve and honed his skills in the cafés of Vienna, becoming known as the "Austrian Morphy." He won matches against Anderssen, Bird, Zukertort, and Blackburne before embarking on the first official world championship...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 13, 2024

Added on 05.13.2024

THE MICHELANGELO OF LJUBLJANA GM Luka Lenic - Source: fb / Chess Association of Slovenia Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Luka Lenic, born in Ljubljana on May 13th, 1988. A student of the International Master Zlatko Basagic, he became the world under 14 champion in 2002 and placed second in the European under 16 championships in 2004. Four-time Slovenian champion, he has represented his country in various international competitions. Lenic reached his highest rating in January 2018 with...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 12, 2024

Added on 05.12.2024

SPASSKY'S COACH Igor' Zacharovič Bondarevskij (1913-1979) Photo: Joop van Bilsen - Nationaal Archief NL - source: Wikipedia.org Today, we remember Grandmaster Igor' Zacharovič Bondarevskij, born in Roston-on-Don, Russia, on May 12, 1913. Bondarevskij was appointed Grandmaster in 1950 when the title was officially established by FIDE.  In 1954, he earned the title of International Arbiter, and in 1961, he became a Grandmaster in correspondence chess.  In 1960, Bondarevskij became Boris...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 11, 2024

Added on 05.11.2024

THE FIRST LOSS Deep Blue, the supercomputer that defeated the world champion Garry Kasparov On May 11, 1997, a computer named Deep Blue proved superior to a human for the first time, defeating the world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Kasparov, born in 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan, learned to play chess from his father and was already a prodigy at 6. Deep Blue was created in 1989 at IBM and designed by Chinese computer scientist Feng-hsiung Hsu and Canadian Murray Campbell. Hsu and Campbell met...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 10, 2024

Added on 05.10.2024

THE CULT OF HARIKRISHNA Losanna 2005: Pentala Harikrishna - source: chessbase archive Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna, born in Dorf Vinjanam Padu, India, on May 10th, 1986. Pentala was the world champion under ten and then under 20, and became a GM at 15, a record for India, recently surpassed by Gukesh. Harikrishna has represented India seven times in the Olympics, won the Commonwealth Championship in 2001, and the Asian Championship in 2011. A fixture in various...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 9, 2024

Added on 05.09.2024

THE TACTICIAN OF STOCKHOLM Karlovy Vary 1948: Gösta Stoltz (05/09/1904-07/25/1943) Source: soloscacchi.altervista.com Today, we remember Grandmaster Gösta Stoltz, born in Stockholm on May 9, 1904. Along with Gideon Stahlberg and his contemporary Erik Lundin, he formed a trio of aces that led Sweden to win silver and bronze at the Olympics, to which Stoltz added an individual gold and bronze in his nine appearances. Stoltz, a five-time national champion, also won the European Championship in...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 8, 2024

Added on 05.08.2024

THE SPANISH TAL Montilla 1976: Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez - Source: europe-echecs.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Juan Manuel Bellon-Lopez, born in Valencia, Spain, on May 8, 1950. A five-time Spanish champion, he represented his country in eleven Olympiads between 1970 and 1992, winning a silver medal in 1978. Throughout his career, he defeated Spassky (in a simultaneous exhibition), Tal, Kortschnoi, Timman, Larsen, Gligoric, Hort, Beliavsky, Ribli, R.Byrne, Andersson, and...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 7, 2024

Added on 05.07.2024

THE FOLLOWERS OF MARAT GM Marat Makarov (07/05/1963-17/11/2023) - Source: chessbase.ru Today, we commemorate Grandmaster Marat Makarov, born in Omsk, Russia, on May 7, 1963. Becoming a Grandmaster at thirty, Makarov reached his peak rating in July 1996 with 2560 Elo points. He defeated numerous top players throughout his career, including Kortschnoi, Beliavsky, Ehlvest, Krasenkow, Rublevsky, Zvjaginsev, and Smirin. Later, he specialized primarily as a trainer, coaching several promising...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 6, 2024

Added on 05.06.2024

THE WALL STREET BISHOP GM Pascal Charbonneau - Source: gmpascal.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Pascal Charbonneau, born in Montreal, Canada, on May 6, 1983. He has been a twice Canadian champion (2002 and 2004), is an expert in mathematics and finance, and has worked on Wall Street. Charbonneau participated in the Olympics five times between 2000 and 2008 and was married to Grandmaster Irina Krush. Pascal reached his highest Elo rating in May 2007 with 2517 points. He returned to...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 3, 2024

Added on 05.03.2024

NONA, THE FIRST GM Nona Gaprindashvili  Today is the birthday of Nona Gaprindashvili, the former women's world chess champion, who was born in Zugdidi, Georgia, on May 3rd, 1941. Initially trained by Karseladze, then by Shishov, and by GMs Gurgenidze, Gipslis, and Rashkovsky, Nona was the first woman to hold the title of Grandmaster, thanks to her victory in the prestigious Lone Pine Open in 1978. Nona was the women's world champion continuously from 1962 to 1978. She has won a total of...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 2, 2024

Added on 05.02.2024

PARIS IS WORTH A MOVE Igor Alexandre Nataf and Teimour Radjabov . Source: chessbase.in Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Igor-Alexandre Nataf, born in Paris, France, on May 2, 1978. He grew up in the Caissa Club of Chantal Chaudé de Silans (a historical opponent of Clarice Benini) and was mentored by GMs Murey, Renet, and Pavlovic. Second only to Peter Leko in the European Championships of 1992 in Italy, he is known for participating in various festivals, winning an edition of Montecatini...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - May 1, 2024

Added on 05.01.2024

A BAY STATER FROM RUSSIA GM Alexander Ivanov - source: Wikipedia.org Today is Grandmaster Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov's birthday. He was born in Omsk, Russia, on May 1, 1956. Ivanov moved to the United States in 1988 and was awarded the GM title by FIDE in 1991. Alexander lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Esther Epstein, a notable chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master.  Ivanov boasts a rich history in competitive chess, having participated in four FIDE World...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Apr 30, 2024

Added on 04.30.2024

THE FOURTH HYPERMODERN Gyula Breyer - Source: wikipedia.org / chesshistory.com Today, we remember Gyula Breyer, born in Budapest on April 30, 1893. Hungarian champion in 1912, he achieved his greatest success with a victory in Berlin in 1920, ahead of Bogoljubow, Tartakower, Reti, and Tarrasch, just a few months before his premature death at only twenty-eight. A proponent of the hypermodern school alongside Nimzowitsch, Reti, and Tartakower, he became associated with the famous 9...Cb8...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Apr 29, 2024

Added on 04.29.2024

FROM FATHER TO SON Cesenatico Chess Festival, 2015: GM Arkadij Rotstein - Source: thinkingsqaures.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Arkadij Rotstein, born in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 29, 1961. Born into a family of chess players, his father, Efim, was a FIDE Master. He was coached by Viktor Kart and Anatoly Lysenko. In 1999, he switched from the Ukrainian federation to the German one. Rotstein reached his peak rating in July 2002 with 2557 Elo points. Rotstein has defeated famous...Full Story

Happened Today in the Chess World - Apr 26, 2024

Added on 04.26.2024

THE TOWNSMAN OF BORA KOSTIC "Svetozar Gligoric Cup", Paracin 2022: Boban Bogosavljevic - Source: vspep. edu.rs Today marks Grandmaster Boban Bogosavljevic's birthday, born in Vrsac (the same town that gave birth to GM Bora Kostic), Serbia, on April 26, 1988. Boban was promoted to GM at twenty and clinched the title of Serbian champion in 2013. He reached his peak rating in June 2022 with 2614 Elo points. Throughout his career, Bogosavljevic has defeated players of the caliber of Kiril...Full Story

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