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December 31 in Chess History

10 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on December 31.

December 31, 1877: Viktor Dyk was born. On this day in chess history.

1877149 years ago today

Viktor Dyk was born

Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer

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Matches, tournaments and games

19391939 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Isaac Boleslavsky
2024FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024Ended

Born on December 31

1812Adolf ZytogorskiPolish-British chess player
1848Amos BurnBritish chess player
1860Berthold LaskerGerman chess player
1869Joel FridliziusSwedish chess player
1877Viktor DykCzech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer
1964Fliura KhasanovaKazakhstani chess player
1964Vlatko BogdanovskiMacedonian chess player
1969Ekaterina BorulyaGerman chess player
1980Jennifer ShahadeAmerican chess and poker player
1981Jolanta GuzikPolish chess player

Died on December 31

1952Arnold AurbachPolish-French chess player
1968Carl AhuesChess player
1969Marcel BarzinBelgian politician
1980Ragnar KrogiusFinnish chess player
2021Gabor KallaiHungarian 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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