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February 13 in Chess History

13 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 5 deaths from chess history on February 13.

February 13, 1960: Artur Yusupov was born. On this day in chess history.

196066 years ago today

Artur Yusupov was born

Russian chess player, chess writer and chess teacher

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Matches, tournaments and games

2026FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026Began

Born on February 13

1799Alexander PetrovRussian chess player
1930Boris de GreiffColombian chess player and writer
1940Nonna KarakashyanSoviet chess player
1950Karol PinkasPolish chess player
1960Artur YusupovRussian chess player, chess writer and chess teacher
1964Jonny HectorChess player
1971Rainer PolzinGerman chess player
1974Namig GuliyevAzerbaijani chess grandmaster
1981Levente VajdaRomanian chess player
1995Marsel EfroimskiIsraeli chess player
1996Tomas LaurušasLithuanian chess player
1996Maria EfimenkoUkrainian chess player
1999Leonid SawlinGerman chess player

Died on February 13

1974Hans KmochAustrian-Dutch chess player and writer
1979Boruch Israel DynerChess master
2002Edmar MednisAmerican chess player
2002Àngel Ribera i ArnalSpanish chess player
2007Wenelin AlaikowBulgarian chess composer

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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