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April 14 in Chess History

10 birthdays, 5 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on April 14.

April 14, 1969: World Chess Championship 1969 began, won by Boris Spassky. On this day in chess history.

196957 years ago today

World Chess Championship 1969 began

Won by Boris Spassky

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Matches, tournaments and games

1938Danish Chess Championship 1938Began · won by Poul Hage
19641964 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Anatoly Bannik
1969World Chess Championship 1969Began · won by Boris Spassky
2013Israel Chess Championship 2013Ended
2025Paris Freestyle Chess Grand SlamEnded · won by Magnus Carlsen

Born on April 14

1933Guido CappelloItalian chess player
1943Ivan NemetSwiss chess player
1955Attila SchneiderHungarian chess player
1974Ara MinasianArmenian chess player
1980Alin BerescuRomanian chess player
1987Salome MeliaGeorgian chess player
1987Lucian-Costin MironRomanian chess player
1988Paweł CzarnotaPolish chess grandmaster
1991Adrien DemuthFrench chess player
1994Ghazal HakimifardIranian chess player

Died on April 14

1891George Henry MackenzieAmerican journalist
1926Mikhail KlyatskinRussian chess player
1946Sergey von FreymannRussian-Uzbekistani chess player
1992György NégyesyHungarian chess player
2023Vanik ZakaryanArmenian mathematician

Dates from Wikidata (CC0). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card. Dates can differ between sources, especially before 1918 when Russia used the old calendar.

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