November 13, 2026
Vardapetyan, Ashot (09.01.1955)
Armenian International Arbiter (1993), Vice President of the Armenian Chess Federation. Educational background – economist,
Ufimtsev Anatoly (11.05.1914 – 02.07.2000)
Soviet and Kazakh chess Master who played in the 1947 Soviet Championship and won several
Treybal Dr. Karel (24.12.1882 – 02.10.1941)
Czech Master and judge. Champion of Czechoslovakia in 1907 and (shared) in 1921 . Member
Tarrasch Siegbert (05.03.1862 – 17.02.1934)
German player, one of the world’s best players at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Rosselli Del Turco Srefano (27.07.1877 – 18.08.1947)
Italian chess player who received the title of Marquis. National Master since 1900, he was
Rice Professor Isaac Leopold (22.02.1850 – 02.11.1915)
German-born US lawyer, law professor and industrialist who donated large sums to promote chess and
Bohatyrchuk Fedor Parfenovich (14.11.1892 – 04.09.1984)
Canadian International Master (1954) born in Ukraine. Doctor in medicine. Among his best chess achievements
Palladino Nicola (22.02.1932 – 27.04.2008)
Nicola Palladino, born in 1932 and former President of the Italian Chess Federation. Nicola devoted
Nedeljkovic Ozren (27.02.1903 – 11.06.1984)
Yugoslavian chess player, National Master 1930. Judge and chess collector. Editor of a chess column
Mcdonnell Alexander (22.05.1798 – 14.09.1835)
British leading player. Born in Belfast, Ireland. A bachelor who held the post of Secretary
Mazouz Lakhdar (28.12.1942)
Algerian chess amateur. Studied economics and worked in airline and airport management. He has played
Mackenzie George Henry (24.03.1837 – 14.04.1891)
Scottish Master and professional soldier in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, serving in Ireland. In
Loubatiere Jean Claude (08.04.2004)
French International Arbiter. President of the French Chess Federation (1989-2004), FIDE Zonal President (1998-2003), FIDE
Lolli Giambattista (04.06.1769)
A native Nonantola, near Modena, one of three talented Italian players (the others were Ercole
Lim Kok An Dr. (27.01.1920 – 08.03.2003)
Dr. Lim was a chess master and three times chess champion of Singapore (1949, 1960
Jarrett David Cyril (01.04.1942)
English chess amateur. Stockbroker (1970-1988) and Director of the Capel-Cure-Myers Stock Brokers Capital Management. Chess
Hyde Thomas (29.06.1634 – 18.02.1701)
English Academic and language professor. Author of De Ludis Orientalibus in 1694. He was the
Franklin Benjamin (17.01.1706 – 17.04.1790)
American educator, statesman and scientist. Franklin was the author of the first American chess work
Ercole Del Rio Domenico (22.05.1802)
A leading member of the Modena School of theorists in Italy, Ercole del Rio was
Eletsky Evgeny (30.01.1954)
Russian International Arbiter (1997). Graduated from Sport Institute of Moscow (chess) in 1975. A member
Duchamp Marcel (28.07.1887 – 01.10.1968)
National French Master and one of the most famous artists of our time. Duchamp was
Dolmatovsky Boris (06.07.1942)
Russian chess amateur, journalist and famous chess photographer. As a child, he became fond of