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August 2 in Chess History

12 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 4 deaths from chess history on August 2.

August 2, 2013: Alla Kushnir died. On this day in chess history.

201313 years ago today

Alla Kushnir died

Russian-Israeli chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

1914Mannheim 1914 chess tournamentEnded · won by Alexander Alekhine

Born on August 2

1909Aleksandr SarychevSoviet chess composer
1927Andreas DücksteinAustrian chess player
1931Urve KureEstonian chess player
1940Adrian HollisEnglish classical scholar and chess player
1941Jacob MureyIsraeli chess player
1945Frederic FriedelGerman writer
1947Iolo Ceredig JonesWelsh chess player
1976Georgui CastanedaRussian-born Peruvian chess player
1979Warren ElliottJamaican chess player
1987Rodwell MakotoZimbabwean chess player
1994Cr1TiKaLYouTube commentator, Twitch streamer, actor, voice actor, writer and musician
1999Kevin Joel Cori QuispeChess player

Died on August 2

1909Rudolf SwiderskiGerman chess master
1954Teodor RegedzińskiPolish chess player
1994Eigil PedersenDanish chess composer
2013Alla KushnirRussian-Israeli 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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