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April 9 in Chess History

15 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on April 9.

April 9, 1966: World Chess Championship 1966 began, won by Tigran Petrosian. On this day in chess history.

196660 years ago today

World Chess Championship 1966 began

Won by Tigran Petrosian

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Card photo: Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1950Candidates Tournament 1950Began
1966World Chess Championship 1966Began · won by Tigran Petrosian
2019Gashimov Memorial 2019Ended

Born on April 9

1873Reginald Pryce MichellBritish chess player
1890Norman T. WhitakerAmerican chess player
1903Morris SchapiroAmerican investment banker and chess player
1921Stojan PucSlovenian chess player
1925Efim RukhlisUkrainian chess composer
1929Fiorentino PalmiottoItalian chess player
1935Jānis KlovānsLatvian chess player
1956Bjarke SahlNorwegian chess player
1965Sergey ZagrebelnyUzbekistani chess player
1977Tatiana BerlinBelarusian chess player
1979Gert SchniderAustrian chess player
1981José Fernando CubasParaguayan chess player
1989Kiran Manisha MohantyIndian chess player
1994Mona KhaledChess player
2003Awonder LiangAmerican chess player

Died on April 9

1919Emil SchalloppGerman chess player
1977Yosef DobkinIsraeli chess player
1997Josefa GurfinkelUSSR and Russian 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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