November 13, 2026
Balanel Ion (07.06.1926)
Romanian International Master (1954). Romanian Champion in 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1958. A participant in the
Dziuba Marcin (17.07.1983)
Polish Grandmaster (2007). Polish U20 Champion in 2003 and vice-Polish U20 Champion in 2001. Academic
Dyckhoff Dr. Edward (14.11.1880)
German correspondence player and a doctor of law. One of the best correspondence players at
Ehlvest Jaan (14.10.1962)
U.S. Grandmaster (1987) born in Estonia who is living in the USA since the early
Dlugy Maxim (1966)
American Grandmaster (1986) born in Russia who emigrated to America in 1977. World U20 Champion
Diemer Emil Joseph (15.08.1908 – 10.10.1990)
German player and author, he was specialized in unusual gambits called the Diemer Attack and
Chiburdanidze Maya Grigorievna (17.01.1961)
Georgian Grandmaster (1984) and Women Grandmaster. World Women Champion (1978-1991). Maya began to play chess
Christoffel Martin (02.09.1922 – 03.04.2001)
Swiss International Master (1952). Swiss Champion in 1942 (joint),1943, 1945, 1948 and 1952. Senior Correspondence International
Dubois Serafino (10.10.1817 – 15.01.1899)
Dubois was a leading player of the 19th century in Italy. He was one of
Dydyshko Viacheslav (10.04.1949)
Belarus Grandmaster (1995), the winner of 11 Belarus championship (from 1965 to 2006) in 1988 and
Duz-Khotimirsky Fyodor Ivanovich (26.09.1879 – 06.11.1965)
Russian International Master (1950). One of the strongest players in Kiev of the early 1900s,
Goglidze Victor Arsentievich (07.11.1905 – 22.09.1964)
The first Georgian Master and International Master (1950). An author. and an Engineer. He was 5th
de la Villa Garcia Jesus M. (30.08.1958)
Spanish Grandmaster (1999). FIDE Senior trainer (2010). Spanish Champion in 1985. Technical director of the
Djuric Stefan (26.07.1955)
Serbian Grandmaster (1982). Silver medalist with the Yugoslavian team at the European Team Championship in
Davidson Jacques (14.11.1890 – 13.01.1969)
Dutch Master who had his peak from 1920 to 1930 by finishing twice second behind
Chigorin (12.11.1850 – 25.01.1908)
Russian Master, he is regarded as the founder of Russian chess school. His first participations
Deepan Chakkravarthy (03.06.1987)
Indian Grandmaster (2006). Silver medallist at the Asian U18 in 2004. Best results: Indian championship
De Vreugt Dennis (04.11.1980)
Dutch Grandmaster (2000). European U18 Champion in 1998 and U20 in 1999. Dutch Champion U10
Asztalos Lajos (29.07.1889 – 01.11.1956)
Hungarian International Master (1950) and International Arbiter (1951). Professor of Philosophy and a languages teacher
Dorfman Iossif (01.05.1952)
French Grandmaster (1978) born in Ukraine who emigrated to France in 1990. FIDE Senior Trainer
Doettling Fabian (04.08.1980)
German Grandmaster (2003). Teacher in English and History. European U16 Champion in 1996. German U15
Djukic Nikola (26.01.1983)
Montenegrin Grandmaster (2005). The winner of seven Montenegro chess championships, Serbian Champion in 2004. Serbian
Bohm Hans (15.01.1950)
Dutch International Master (1975), writer, chess columnist and well-known chess commentator at Tata Steel. In 1988,
Duras Oldrich (30.10.1882 – 05.01.1957)
Czech Grandmaster (1950), a leading Czech player and chess composer in the early years of
Botterill George Steven (08.01.1949)
Welsh International Master (1978), correspondence player, writer and philosopher. He is currently Senior Lecturer in