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FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - 1970- Bobby FischerBobby FischerRobert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author...
2720 - Boris SpasskyBoris SpasskyBoris Vasilievich Spassky is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from late 1969 to 1972...
2670 - Viktor KorchnoiViktor KorchnoiViktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
2670 - Efim GellerEfim GellerEfim Petrovich Geller was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions...
2660 - Bent LarsenBent LarsenJørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author. Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play and he was the first western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance of chess...
2650 - Tigran PetrosianTigran PetrosianTigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
2650 - Mikhail BotvinnikMikhail BotvinnikMikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
2640 - Lev PolugaevskyLev PolugaevskyLev Abramovich Polugaevsky was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title...
2640 - Lajos PortischLajos PortischLajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
2630 - Vasily SmyslovVasily SmyslovVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
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- A much publicised team event, described as 'The Match of the Century'Russia (USSR) vs Rest of the WorldThere have been two chess matches featuring USSR vs. Rest of the World and 1 match Russia vs. Rest of the World. The first two matches were between a team from the USSR and a team of players from the "rest of the world"...
, comprises a four-round, ten-board contest played between teams of the USSR and the Rest of the World. The encounter, held at the Trades Union House in BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, is the brainchild of Max EuweMax EuweMachgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...
and captures the interest of the world media, due to the attendance of the world's elite grandmasters and because of the symbolism with Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
politics. Two thousand spectators make up the audience. Bobby FischerBobby FischerRobert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author...
is chosen (by virtue of his Elo rating) to play board one for the Rest of the World team, but surprisingly agrees to step down to board two when Bent LarsenBent LarsenJørgen Bent Larsen was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author. Larsen was known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play and he was the first western player to pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union's dominance of chess...
argues that recent performances should put him first and refuses to give way. The match is won by the USSR, by the narrowest of margins (20½-19½) and many commentators are surprised that the USSR's remarkable strength in depth (four of the five last boards are ex-world champions) does not lead to a more comprehensive victory. Larsen scores a creditable 2½-1½ win against Boris SpasskyBoris SpasskyBoris Vasilievich Spassky is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster. He was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from late 1969 to 1972...
, while Fischer comfortably defeats Tigran PetrosianTigran PetrosianTigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
3-1. - Fischer is triumphant at the Palma de MallorcaPalma de MallorcaPalma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
InterzonalInterzonalInterzonal chess tournaments were tournaments organized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and were a stage in the triennial World Chess Championship cycle.- Zonal tournaments :...
, scoring 18½/23, well ahead of Larsen, Efim GellerEfim GellerEfim Petrovich Geller was a Soviet chess player and world-class grandmaster at his peak. He won the Soviet Championship twice and was a Candidate for the World Championship on six occasions...
, Robert HubnerRobert HübnerRobert Hübner is a respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist . At eighteen, he was joint winner of the West German Chess Championship...
(all 15/23), Mark TaimanovMark TaimanovMark Evgenievich Taimanov is a leading Soviet and Russian chess player and concert pianist.-Chess:He was awarded the International Grandmaster title in 1952 and played in the Candidates Tournament in Zurich in 1953, where he tied for eighth place. From 1946 to 1956, he was among the world's top...
and Wolfgang UhlmannWolfgang UhlmannWolfgang Uhlmann is a prominent German International Grandmaster of chess. Despite being a dedicated professional chess player, and undoubtedly the GDR's most successful ever, he has also had a career in accountancy.-Chess career:...
(both 14/23). - Fischer enjoys another 3½ point winning margin at Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where he scores 15/17, ahead of Vladimir TukmakovVladimir TukmakovVladimir Borisovich Tukmakov is a Jewish-Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He gained the Grandmaster title in 1972.His career first blossomed when he helped and then led the USSR to consecutive wins of the World Student Team Championship from 1966 to 1972, bagging nine gold medals along the way.In the...
(11½/17) and Oscar PannoOscar PannoOscar R. Panno is an Argentine chess Grandmaster.Panno won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1953, and also won the championship of Argentina the same year....
(11/17). - Larsen wins the LuganoLuganoLugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
tournament, with 9½/14, ahead of Fridrik Olafsson (8½/14), Wolfgang UnzickerWolfgang UnzickerWolfgang Unzicker was one of the strongest German chess Grandmasters from 1945 to about 1970.He decided against making chess his profession, choosing law instead....
and Svetozar GligorićSvetozar GligoricSvetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia...
(both 7½/14). - Fischer wins at RovinjRovinjRovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13,562 . It is located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula and is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port...
/ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
with 13/17, ahead of Vlastimil HortVlastimil HortVlastimil Hort is a chess Grandmaster of Czech nationality. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the Candidates stage of competition for the world chess championship, but was never able to compete for the actual title.Hort was born in Kladno,...
, Vasily SmyslovVasily SmyslovVasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions . Smyslov was twice equal first at the Soviet Championship , and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won...
, Svetozar GligorićSvetozar GligoricSvetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia...
and Viktor KorchnoiViktor KorchnoiViktor Lvovich Korchnoi ; pronounced in the original Russian as "karch NOY"; Ви́ктор Льво́вич Корчно́й, born March 23, 1931 is a professional chess player, author and currently the oldest active grandmaster on the tournament circuit...
, each with 11/17. Former World Champion, Tigran Petrosian scores 10½/17. - Spassky is the winner of Leiden's four-player event. Jan Hein DonnerJan Hein DonnerJohannes Hendrikus Donner was a Dutch chess grandmaster and writer. Donner was born in The Hague and won the Dutch Championship in 1954, 1957, and 1958. FIDE, the World Chess Federation, awarded him the GM title in 1959. He played 11 times for the Netherlands in the Chess Olympiads...
, Mikhail BotvinnikMikhail BotvinnikMikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik, Ph.D. was a Soviet and Russian International Grandmaster and three-time World Chess Champion. Working as an electrical engineer and computer scientist at the same time, he was one of the very few famous chess players who achieved distinction in another career while...
and Bent Larsen also compete. - The SiegenSiegenSiegen is a city in Germany, in the south Westphalian part of North Rhine-Westphalia.It is located in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in the Arnsberg region...
OlympiadChess OlympiadThe Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
plays host to sixty teams and three hundred and sixty players. The USSR are overall gold medal winners with 27½/44, making it their tenth successive win, ahead of Hungary (26½/44) and Yugoslavia (26/44). Spassky makes the top board best score (individual gold, 79.2%), ahead of Fischer (silver, 76.9%) and then Larsen (bronze, 76.5% - from the B Final). There are record numbers of spectators, especially on the day of the Fischer - Spassky encounter, which is won by Spassky. Following a poor performance in the preliminaries, England are surprisingly relegated to the C Final, which they win and from where William HartstonWilliam HartstonWilliam Roland Hartston is an English chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 with a highest Elo rating of 2515...
takes the board three gold medal (78.1%). Other individual gold medals include those awarded to Borislav IvkovBorislav IvkovBorislav Ivkov is a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was the first ever World Junior Champion in 1951. He won the Yugoslav Championship in 1958 , 1963 and 1972. He was a World championship candidate in 1965, and played in four more Interzonal tournaments, in 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1979...
(board two) and Aleksandar MatanovicAleksandar MatanovicAleksandar Matanović is a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was born in Belgrade.Awarded the GM title in 1955, he was junior champion of Yugoslavia in 1948 and Yugoslav national champion in 1962 , 1969 and 1978...
(board four). Harry de Graaf officiates. - FIDE formally adopts the Elo rating system and publishes its first official list, a revised version of the provisional 1969 list, taking more recent game result data into account. The top 10 is as listed above.
- KapfenbergKapfenbergKapfenberg is a city in Styria, Austria, near Bruck an der Mur. The town's landmark is Burg Oberkapfenberg. Main employer in the city of Kapfenberg was and still is the steel manufacturer Böhler....
hosts the final stage of the European Team ChampionshipEuropean Team ChampionshipThe European Team Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9...
. From the eight qualifiers, USSR take gold with 52½/70, from Hungary (41/70) and East Germany (39½/70). Played over ten boards (with reserves), the Soviet Union's result is emphatic, even though they leave out Spassky and Botvinnik. Paul KeresPaul KeresPaul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....
scores 5/5 on board eight. Prizes are awarded to players scoring the best result on each board. Harry GolombekHarry GolombekHarry Golombek OBE , was a British chess International Master and honorary grandmaster, chess arbiter, and chess author. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948. He became a grandmaster in 1985.He was the chess correspondent of The Times...
is the controller. - Taimanov is a comfortable winner in BeverwijkBeverwijkBeverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...
, at the annual Hoogoven tournament, with 12/15. He finishes ahead of Hort (10½/15) and Ivkov (10/15). - Korchnoi wins the 38th Soviet Championship with 16/21, ahead of Tukmakov (14½/21) and Leonid SteinLeonid SteinLeonid Zakharovich Stein was a Soviet chess Grandmaster from Ukraine. He won three USSR Chess Championships in the 1960s , and was among the world's top ten players during that era.- Early life :...
(14/21). Solid progress continues to be made by last year's World Junior Champion, Anatoly KarpovAnatoly KarpovAnatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov. He played three matches against Kasparov for the title from 1986 to 1990, before becoming FIDE World Champion once...
, as he scores 12/21. - Larsen wins the US Open Chess Championship in BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. Over three hundred players compete. - Yugoslavia's bright new prospect Ljubomir LjubojevicLjubomir LjubojevicLjubomir Ljubojević is a Grandmaster of chess. He was born on November 2, 1950, in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia . Ljubojević was awarded the International Master title in 1970 and the GM title in 1971. He was Yugoslav champion in 1977 and 1982. He won the 1974 Canadian Open Chess Championship...
, shares first place at SarajevoSarajevoSarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
with Bruno ParmaBruno ParmaBruno Parma is a Slovene chess player and Grandmaster.Parma was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia . He first played in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1959, sharing second place...
(both 10/15), ahead of Vladimir AntoshinVladimir AntoshinVladimir Sergeyevich Antoshin was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess.-Student Olympiad performances:...
and Georgi TringovGeorgi TringovGeorgi Petrov Tringov was a Grandmaster of chess from Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963, the year he was awarded the Grandmaster title, only the second Bulgarian player thus honored...
(both 9½/15). - Keres wins at BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
with 10/15, ahead of László SzabóLászló Szabó (chess player)László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...
(9/15) and Borislav Ivkov (8½/15). - Evgeny Vasiukov and Mark Taimanov share victory at SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
with 11/15. Following are Florin GheorghiuFlorin GheorghiuFlorin Gheorghiu is a Romanian chess player and university lecturer in foreign languages.Born in Bucharest, his prodigious talent for the game was evidenced by his many early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later...
(10/15) and Dražen MarovićDražen MarovicDražen Marović is a Croatian chess player, trainer, journalist, writer and broadcaster.- Biography :...
(9/15). - Mikhail Botvinnik announces his retirement from competitive chess, in order to devote more time to his chess school activities and a developing interest in chess-playing computer programs.
- FIDE President Folke RogardFolke RogardBror Axel Folke Per Rogard was a Swedish lawyer and chess official.He was born in Stockholm. He was Vice-President of the international chess governing body, FIDE, from 1947 to 1949 and then succeeded Alexander Rueb as President. He held the post until succeeded by Max Euwe in 1970.-External links:...
retires and is replaced by former World Champion, Max Euwe. His appointment appears to be a universally popular choice. - The Soviet spacestation Soyuz 9Soyuz 9Soyuz 9 was a 1970 Soviet manned space flight. The two-man crew of Andrian Nikolayev and Vitali Sevastyanov broke the five-year-old space endurance record with their nearly 18-day flight...
hosts the first game of chess in space, when the Cosmonauts play against the ground support staff. The game takes six hours to complete (as communication is only possible for a short time during each orbit) and is drawn after 35 moves of a Queen's GambitQueen's GambitThe Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...
Accepted.
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- Xie JunXie JunXie Jun is a chess grandmaster from China. She had two reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is only the second woman to have two reigns, the other being Elisabeth Bykova....
, Chinese GM and former Women's World Champion - October 30 - Boris AltermanBoris AltermanBoris Alterman is an Israeli chess Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer , advisor of the Junior chess program....
, Soviet-Israeli GM, a highly rated tournament player of the 1990s - May 4 - Rune DjurhuusRune DjurhuusRune Djurhuus is a Norwegian chess player, and the fourth Norwegian International Grandmaster. Djurhuus plays for the "Akademisk" chess club, which is tied to the University of Oslo. Djurhuus is also the chess columnist for Aftenposten and Adresseavisen.Djurhuus became the Norwegian Junior...
, Norwegian GM and former European Junior Champion - January 25 - Zbyněk HráčekZbynek HrácekZbyněk Hráček is an International Grandmaster of chess from the Czech Republic. Czech chess champion 1994, won Zonal tournament Odorhea 1995 and tournaments Pardubice 1993, Altensteig 1995 and Lippstadt 2000. Played for Czechoslovakia in the Chess Olympiads of 1990 and 1992...
, Czechoslovak GM, a former winner of the national championship - September 9 - Alisa MarićAlisa MaricAlisa Marić is a Serbian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. She is living in Belgrade, capital of Serbia . She has dual citizenship, Serbian and American...
, Serbian WGM and IM, former Women's World Championship Candidate - January 10 - Mirjana MarićMirjana MaricMirjana Marić is a Serbian chess player, who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster , living in Belgrade, capital of Serbia . She has dual Serbian and US citizenship.Mirjana Marić was introduced to chess at the age of four, together with her 20-minutes-older twin sister Alisa Marić...
, Serbian WGM, former women's national and World Youth Champion - January 10 - Gilberto Hernández GuerreroGilberto Hernandez GuerreroGilberto Hernández Guerrero is a chess Grandmaster from Mexico. On the July 2008 FIDE rating list he has an Elo rating of 2550, making him the second highest ranked player on the Mexican ELO-list. He was the highest ranked Mexican player in most of the 1990s and 2000nd.At age 5, Hernández learnt...
, Mexican GM, for many years the country's strongest player - February 4 - Tiger Hillarp PerssonTiger Hillarp PerssonTiger Hillarp Persson is a Swedish chess Grandmaster.Tiger won tournaments in Gentofte Tiger Hillarp Persson (born 28 October 1970) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster.Tiger won tournaments in Gentofte Tiger Hillarp Persson (born 28 October 1970) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster.Tiger won tournaments in...
, Swedish GM and former national champion - October 28 - Manuel ApicellaManuel ApicellaManuel Apicella is a French chess grandmaster.Apicella was awarded the GM title in 1995.He won the French Chess Championship in 1992 at a category 7 event in Strasbourg. He won the French Team Championship six times, 1986 playing for Caissa, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999 for Clichy...
, French GM and former national champion - April 19 - Zoltán VargaZoltán Varga (chess player)Zoltán Varga is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. On the July 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2473.-External links:*...
, Hungarian GM and former national champion - July 12 - Karsten MullerKarsten MüllerDr. Karsten Müller was born November 23, 1970 in Hamburg, West Germany. He is a German chess Grandmaster. He earned the Grandmaster title in 1998 and a PhD in mathematics in 2002 at the University of Hamburg. He placed third in the 1996 German championship and second in the 1997 German...
, German GM, a writer for Chessbase and noted expert on endgames - November 23 - Alberto DavidAlberto DavidAlberto David is a Luxembourgian chess player holding the rank of grandmaster. , he has an Elo rating of 2587, having peaked at a rating of 2603 in January 2009. He has competed for Luxembourg at six Chess Olympiads , playing first board each time...
, Luxembourg GM, for many years the country's strongest player - March 26 - Yona KosashviliYona KosashviliDr. Yona Kosashvili is a Georgian-born chess Grandmaster and physician, who now lives in Canada.He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, moved to Israel as a child, and now lives in Toronto, Canada....
, Georgian born GM who has also lived in Israel and Canada - July 3 - Lin WeiguoLin WeiguoLin Weiguo is a Chinese IM-titled chess player. He was National Chess Champion three times in 1991, 1992 and 1997.He competed for the China national chess team twice at the Chess Olympiads with an overall record of 14 games played ; one World Men's Team Chess Championship with an overall record...
, Chinese IM and 3 times the national champion - July 25
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- Vincenzo CastaldiVincenzo CastaldiVincenzo Castaldi was an Italian chess master.He won the Italian Chess Championship seven times, , and was an Italian correspondence chess champion in 1956.Castaldi represented Italy on first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad at Stockholm 1937 and 9th Chess Olympiad at...
, Italian IM, many times the national champion - January 6 - Mariano CastilloMariano CastilloMariano Castillo Larenas was a Chilean chess master.He won nine times Chilean Chess Championship ....
, Chilean Master and multiple winner of the national championship - September 23 - Abraham KupchikAbraham KupchikAbraham Kupchik was an American chess master.Abraham Kupchik was born into a Jewish family in Brest . His family emigrated to the USA in 1903....
, U.S. Master and Olympiad medal winner - November 26 - Ludwig RodlLudwig RödlLudwig Roedl was a German chess master.In 1927, he twice tied for 1st-2nd in Bamberg and in Munich. In 1928, he tied for 7-8th in Kissingen . In 1929, he tied for 1st-3rd in Duisburg...
, German Master and Olympiad medal winner - March 23 - Adolf SeitzAdolf SeitzJakob Adolf Seitz was a German–Argentine chess master and journalist.In 1920, he tied for 2-4th in Canterbury, took 10th in Berlin, and tied for 4-5th in Kulmbach. In 1921, he tied for 8-9th in Hamburg. In 1922, he tied for 2nd-3rd in London . In 1922/23 he tied for 6-9th in Portsmouth/Southsea...
, German-Argentine Master mostly active in the 1920s and 1930s - April 6 - Alois WotawaAlois WotawaAlois Wotawa was an Austrian composer of chess problems and endgame studies. He was born and died in Vienna.-Composition career:...
, Austrian composer of chess problems and endgame studies - April 12 - Wilhelm SchönmannWilhelm SchönmannWilhelm Schönmann was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at Hamburg 1910 , shared 2nd at Hamburg 1913 , won a simultan game against Emanuel Lasker at Hamburg 1914, and took 15th at Mannheim 1914 Wilhelm Schönmann (Schoenmann) (1889–1970) was a German chess master.He tied for 8-9th at...
, German Master, active in the early part of the 20th century - ?