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April 22 in Chess History

11 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 8 deaths from chess history on April 22.

April 22, 1867: Alexander Petrov died. On this day in chess history.

1867159 years ago today

Alexander Petrov died

Russian chess player

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Card photo: Рисовал П. Ф. Борель, гравировал Л. А. Серяков, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1943Danish Chess Championship 1943Began · won by Jens Enevoldsen
2017Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017Ended · won by Nana Dzagnidze

Born on April 22

1833James MortimerAmerican chess player
1836Antonín KönigCzech painter, illustrator and chess player
1840Carl Friedrich SchmidGerman chess player
1899Vladimir NabokovRussian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor
1912Voldemārs MežgailisLatvian chess player
1932Juraj NikolacCroatian chess player
1949Jerzy LewiPolish chess player
1950Mikhail ShereshevskyBelarusian chess player
1967Christine FlearFrench chess player
1969Gennadij SagalchikAmerican chess player
1973Marius ManolacheRomanian chess player

Died on April 22

1855Andreï Kroneberg
1867Alexander PetrovRussian chess player
1932Sándor TakácsHungarian chess player
1932Alexander FritzGerman chess player
1975Lajos SteinerHungarian-born Australian chess player
1977Boris Naglis
2005Leonid ShamkovichAmerican chess player of Russian origin
2008Rolf MartensSwedish 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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