August 20 in Chess History

11 birthdays, 6 matches, tournaments and games and 6 deaths from chess history on August 20.

August 20, 1909: Olga Rubtsova was born. On this day in chess history.

1909117 years ago today

Olga Rubtsova was born

Women's World Chess Champion

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 1907Carlsbad 1907 chess tournamentBegan · won by Akiba Rubinstein
  2. 19509th Chess OlympiadBegan
  3. 2010French Chess Championship 2010Ended · won by Laurent Fressinet
  4. 2015French Chess Championship 2015Ended · won by Christian Bauer
  5. 2020Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour FinalsEnded · won by Magnus Carlsen
  6. 2021FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021Began · won by Russia

Born on August 20

  1. 1872Henry Ernest AtkinsBritish chess master
  2. 1909Olga RubtsovaWomen's World Chess Champion
  3. 1916Paul Felix SchmidtEstonian chess player and chemist
  4. 1929Leonard BardenEnglish international chess player, columnist, author, and promoter
  5. 1937Boris RõtovRussian-Estonian chess player and chess journalist
  6. 1937Olavo YépezEcuadorian chess player
  7. 1938Hiong Liong TanIndonesian-Dutch chess master
  8. 1974Narek SeferjanRussian-Armenian chess Grandmaster
  9. 1986Tania SachdevIndian chess player
  10. 1987Anton DemchenkoRussian chess player
  11. 2002Felix BlohbergerAustrian chess player

Died on August 20

  1. 1874Thomas Wilson BarnesBritish chess player
  2. 1935Agnes StevensonBritish chess player
  3. 1942Rudolf SpielmannAustrian chess player
  4. 2005Romuald GrabczewskiPolish chess player
  5. 2008Mario BertokCroatian chess master
  6. 2008Marten BeinemaDutch politician

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.