November 13, 2026
Janosevic Dragoljub (08.07.1923 – 20.05.1993)
Serbian Grandmaster (1965) and journalist. Best results: winner at Vrsac 1969, Bari 1970, Graz 1971,
Janovsky Sergey (17.02.1960)
Russian Grandmaster (1995). Janovsky is a professional coach who is the head coach of the
Jaracz Pawel (22.07.1975)
Polish Grandmaster (2000). Jaracz graduated in Economics in 2000. Polish U20 Champion in 1993. Polish Blitz Champion
Jedynak Radoslaw (09.06.1982)
Polish Grandmaster (2006). Equal third at the World U12 championship in 1994, Polish U12 Champion in
Eaton Vincent Lanius (13.08.1915 – 16.03.1962)
One of America’s greatest chess composers born in Venezuela. Eaton graduated from Harvard at the
Junge Klaus (01.01.1924 – 27.04.1945)
German player born in Concepcion (Chile) to German parents, who moved to Hamburg in the
Jianu Vlad-Cristian (27.09.1984)
Romanian Grandmaster (2007). Jianu was World U10 vice champion in 1994, European U12 Champion in 1996,
Lagarde Maxime (16.03.1994)
French Grandmaster (2013) is born in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France. MBA student. Bronze medalist at the World
Jenni Florian (24.03.1980)
Swiss Grandmaster (2003). Graduated in Economics, Jenni was the Swiss Champion in 2006 and has been
Kan Ilya Abramovich (04.05.1909 – 12.12.1978)
Russian International Master (1950), International Judge of Chess Composition (1959) and a lawyer who came
Jirovsky Milos (11.03.1974)
Czech Grandmaster (2003). Jirovsky won the Czech blitz championship in 2009 and the bronze at
Jobava Baadur (26.11.1983)
Georgian Grandmaster (2000). Georgian Champion 2003, 2007 and 2012. European Rapid Chess Champion in 2011.
Johannessen Leif Erlend (14.04.1980)
Norwegian Grandmaster (2002) and a lawyer. Johannessen came second at the Norwegian Championship 1999 after
Javakhishvili Lela (23.04.1984)
Georgian International Master (2005) and Woman Grandmaster (2003). Women Champion of Georgia in 2001, 2007,
Johansen Darryl Keith (04.02.1959)
Australian Grandmaster (1995). Johansen was five times Champion of Australia (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2002
Jonkman Harmen (30.05.1975)
Dutch Grandmaster (2002). Dutch U16 Champion in 1991. Best results: Sonnevanck B 1995, 2nd; Leeuwarden
Ibragimov Ildar (16.08.1967)
Russian Grandmaster (1993) who was living for some time in Russia. Soviet U26 Youth Champion
Kasimdzhanov Rustam (05.12.1979)
Uzbek Grandmaster (1997). The 16th World Champion (2004), Asian Champion 1998, second in World U20 championship
Huang Qian (18.07.1986)
Chinese Women Grandmaster (2008). Chinese Women’s Champion in 2012 and the Asian Women’s Champion in 2013.Vice champion
Johner Paul and Hans
Strong Swiss chess players/brothers in the first half of the 20th century. Paul, 10.09.1887-25.10.38, Zurich.
Jaffe Charles (12.07.1941)
American player born in Belarus (then Russian Empire) who immigrated to the USA in 1896. Jaffe
Jaenisch Carl Friedrich Andreyevich Von (11.08.1813 – 17.03.1872)
Chess player born in Finland, Jaenisch was an assistant professor of mechanics. In the army,
Litinskaya-Shul Marta (25.03.1949)
Ukrainian Women Grandmaster (1976). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1990) Mathematician. World Senior
Jussupow Artur Mayakovich (13.02.1960)
German Grandmaster (1980) born in Russia (Yusupov). German Champion in 2005, World Junior Championship in
Whyld, Kenneth (06.03.1926-11.07.2003)
British world-famous historian and co-author of the Oxford Companion of Chess with David Hooper (1984),