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December 8 in Chess History

11 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 8 deaths from chess history on December 8.

December 8, 1910: World Chess Championship 1910 ended, won by Emanuel Lasker. On this day in chess history.

1910116 years ago today

World Chess Championship 1910 ended

Won by Emanuel Lasker

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Card photo: Frank Eugene, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1910World Chess Championship 1910Ended · won by Emanuel Lasker
1925Moscow 1925 chess tournamentEnded · won by Efim Bogoljubov
2010London Chess Classic 2010Began

Born on December 8

1885Florence Frankland ThomsonScottish chess player
1926Ľudovít LačnýSlovak chess player
1935Tatiana ZatulovskayaRussian/Israeli chess player
1942Hannelore WeichertGerman chess player
1964Bruno BelottiItalian chess player
1973Lajos SeresHungarian chess player
1982Stefán KristjánssonIcelandic chess player
1983Yelena DemboRussian-Greek chess player
1985Oksana VozovicUkrainian chess player
1987Robert HungaskiAmerican chess player
2005Javokhir SindarovUzbek chess grandmaster and 2026 Candidates Tournament winner

Died on December 8

1899Max LangeGerman chess master, bookseller and writer
1937Viktor TietzCzech chess player
1940Moritz BillecardFrench chess player
1980Petar TrifunovićYugoslav chess grandmaster
1980Tenis MelngailisLatvian chess player
2010Efrosini KasiouraGreek chess player
2010Lazar SustermanChess player
2014Elmārs ZemgalisAmerican 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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