Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there!- Anish Giri
BIRTHS
Stojan Puc (09.04.1921-29.01.2004), a Slovenian Grandmaster who won four times the Slovenian Chess Championship.
Francek Brglez (1922-25.01.1997), a Slovenian Correspondence Grandmaster.
Janis Klovans (1935-05.10.2010), a Latvian Grandmaster who won the Latvian Championship nine times.
Svetlana Mednikova, Svetlana, RUS, b-day 09.04.1956. a Russian Woman Grandmaster who became the European Senior (+50) Women’s Champion in 2014 and 2015).
Zagrebelny, Sergey 1965
Jose Cubas (1981), a Paraguayan Grandmaster.
Khaled Mona (1994), an Egyptian Woman Grandmaster who became few times Women’s African Chess Champion, Egyptian Women’s Champion and Arab Women’s Champion.
Manisha Mohanty Kiran (1989) an Indian Woman Grandmaster.
DEATH
Emil Schallopp (01.08.1843-1919), a German Master and author. CHESS EVENT
