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April 16 in Chess History

13 birthdays, 6 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on April 16.

April 16, 2026: Candidates Tournament 2026 ended, won by Javokhir Sindarov. On this day in chess history.

2026This year

Candidates Tournament 2026 ended

Won by Javokhir Sindarov

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Matches, tournaments and games

1990Danish Chess Championship 1990Ended · won by Erik Pedersen
2001Danish Chess Championship 2001Ended · won by Peter Heine Nielsen
2011Danish Chess Championship 2011Began · won by Allan Stig Rasmussen
2025Women's World Chess Championship 2025Ended · won by Ju Wenjun
2026Candidates Tournament 2026Ended · won by Javokhir Sindarov
2026Women's Candidates Tournament 2026Ended

Born on April 16

1912Ludovit PotučekSlovak chess player
1918Vladimír PachmanCzech university educator and chess player
1933Károlyné HonfiHungarian chess player
1950Slim BouazizTunisian chess player
1952Yochanan AfekIsraeli chess player, composer, trainer and arbiter
1953Alla GrinfeldRussian chess player
1962Boris KantslerIsraeli chess player
1965Jörg HicklGerman chess player
1973Sebastian SiebrechtGerman chess player
1989Andrey KvonUzbekistani chess player
1990Maya JalloulLebanese chess player
1990Marco BaldaufGerman chess player
2000Lorenzo LodiciChess player

Died on April 16

1976József SzilyChess player
1988Milton HanauerAmerican chess player
2001Jaime Lladó LumberaSpanish chess player

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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