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August 22 in Chess History

13 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on August 22.

August 22, 2023: Women's Chess World Cup 2023 ended, won by Aleksandra Goryachkina. On this day in chess history.

20233 years ago today

Women's Chess World Cup 2023 ended

Won by Aleksandra Goryachkina

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Card photo: Etery Kublashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1999French Chess Championship 1999Ended · won by Étienne Bacrot
2009French Chess Championship 2009Ended · won by Vladislav Tkachiev
2023Women's Chess World Cup 2023Ended · won by Aleksandra Goryachkina

Born on August 22

1780Jacques François MouretFrench chess player
1809Hugh Alexander KennedyEnglish chess master
1827Antonín NovotnýCzech chess composer and lawyer
1883Andreas DuhmChess player
1958Alonso ZapataColombian chess Grandmaster
1966Marina MališauskienėLithuanian chess player
1975Ali FarahatEgyptian chess player and trainer
1980Daiva BatytėLithuanian chess player and chess coach
1987Simona LimontaitėLithuanian chess player
1988Marcin TazbirPolish chess player
1990Ildar KhairullinRussian chess player
1993Petra PappHungarian chess player
2007Machteld van ForeestDutch chess player

Died on August 22

1870William LewisEnglish chess player and author
1990Ernest KleinBritish-Austrian chess player
1992Berta KrezbergSoviet chess player
1995Gilles AndruetFrench chess player
2004Konstantin AseevChess Grandmaster

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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