QUOTE OF THE DAY

BIRTH

Wilhelm Hanstein (1811-14.10.1850), German amateur who helped found Berliner Schachzeitung, later to become Deutsche Schachzeitung.
Henry Loveday (1815 – 09-01-1848), British composer, famous for his composition of the ‘Indian problem’.
Sergey Urusov (1827 – 20.11. 1897), one of the strongest Russian player. He was awarded the Order of Saint George.
Felix Izeta Txabarri (1961) Spanish Grandmaster.
Aimen Rizouk (1979), Algerian Grandmaster and Algerian Champion.
Andrey Rychagov (1979), Russian Grandmaster who was second of A. Shirov for many years.

DEATHS

William Evans (27.01.1790 –1872) English chess amateur, seafearer, and an inventor. He is known to be the creator of the Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4).
Wolfgang Heidenfeld (29.05.1911-1981), South African International Master born in Germany who was many times Irish and South African Champions.

WORLD EVENTS

1527 The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1778 The theatre La Scala is inaugurated.
1900 The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1914 World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
1936 Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
1960 Niger gains independence from France.
1977 Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world’s first mass-produced personal computers.
2014 A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.

GAME OF THE DAY