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December 4 in Chess History

7 birthdays, 5 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on December 4.

December 4, 1990: 29th Chess Olympiad ended, won by Soviet Union. On this day in chess history.

199036 years ago today

29th Chess Olympiad ended

Won by Soviet Union

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Matches, tournaments and games

1937World Chess Championship 1937Ended · won by Alexander Alekhine
199029th Chess OlympiadEnded · won by Soviet Union
1990Women's Chess Olympiad 1990Ended
1995U.S. Chess Championship 1995Ended · won by Nick de Firmian
2015London Chess Classic 2015Began

Born on December 4

1918Kaarle OjanenFinnish chess player
1923Srećko NedeljkovićSerbian chess player and university teacher
1937William LombardyAmerican chess player
1958Goran DizdarCroatian chess player
1960Alexey VyzmanavinSoviet chess player
1960Wiktor MoskalenkoUkrainian chess player and author
1976Joshua WaitzkinAmerican chess player

Died on December 4

1981Karl GilgGerman chess International Master
2000Gisela Kahn GresserChess player
2022Alex SherzerAmerican chess player
2023Volodia VaismanRomanian-french 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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