QUOTE OF THE DAY

BIRTHS

Ludwig Bachmann (1856-1937), German chess author and chronicler of chess.
Borwell Alan (1937) Scottish correspondence player. President of ICCF from 1996 until 2003.
Otto Blathy (1860-26.09.1939), Hungarian chess composer, an electrical engineer and an inventor. He was specialized in long moremover problems.
Carl Schrader, (1901-29.05.1959) German composer who was the editor of the magazine Schwalbe.
Istvan Bilek (1932-20.03.2010), Hungarian grandmaster who won 3 national titles.
Alla Kushnir. (1941- 02.08. 2013) Israeli Women Grandmaster born in Russia who was  Women’s World Championship Challenger in 1965, 1969 and 1972. She was also USSR Women’s Champion in 1970  before moving to Israel in 1973.
Gennadij Ginsburg (1971), German grandmaster born in Russia.
Karel van der Weide (1973), Dutch Grandmaster who in 2014 decided to stop chess to become a postman.
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (1982), The first Iranian Grandmaster. The Guinness record holder for most simultaneous chess games (614 opponents, achieving a 97.5% score) made in 2011.
Jakov Geller (1986), Russian Grandmaster who got the prize for the best youth coach of the year in 2010.

DEATHS

Paul Felix Schmidt (20.08.1916-1984), Estonian chess International Master, chess writer, and chemist who emigrated to the USA.

CHESS EVENTS

1937 The FIDE GA confirmed the full admission of Uruguay.
2014 In Tromso, The ECU GA approved the election of Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO) as President.

WORLD EVENTS

1786 Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia.
1804 Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.
1919 The constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted.
1920 The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia’s authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
1934 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal.
1949 United Nations Security Council Resolution 72 and 73 are adopted on the Palestinian question.
2003 NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2012 At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.

GAME OF THE DAY