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December 17 in Chess History

9 birthdays, 6 matches, tournaments and games and 8 deaths from chess history on December 17.

December 17, 1994: 31st Chess Olympiad ended, won by Russia. On this day in chess history.

199432 years ago today

31st Chess Olympiad ended

Won by Russia

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Matches, tournaments and games

199431st Chess OlympiadEnded · won by Russia
1994Women's Chess Olympiad 1994Ended
2000Israel Chess Championship 2000Began
2005Chess World Cup 2005Ended · won by Levon Aronian
2007Russian Chess Championship 2007Began · won by Alexander Morozevich
20172017 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipEnded

Born on December 17

1918Frank ParrEnglish chess player
1918Alexej KopninRussian chess composer
1936Erling KristiansenChess player
1938Houshang MashianIranian Chess Champion 1958.
1944Nikolay KralinRussian chess composer
1953Alexander BeliavskyUkrainian and Slovenian chess player
1962Gillmore HoefdraadSurinamese politician, economist and chess player
1966Carlos Matamoros FrancoEcuadorian chess player
1979Alexander ZubarevUkrainian chess grandmaster

Died on December 17

1895Georges Emile BarbierFrench chess composer
1949Miklós BródyHungarian-Romanian chess player
1975György PárosHungarian chess composer
2010Mikhail UmanskyRussian chess player
2017Marija KartanaitėLithaunian chess player
2020Krzysztof BulskiPolish chess player
2023Nikola PadevskyBulgarian chess player
2025Ingrid TukDutch 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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