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February 21 in Chess History

17 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on February 21.

February 21, 1936: László Bárczay was born. On this day in chess history.

193690 years ago today

László Bárczay was born

Hungarian chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

19691969 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Gennady Kuzmin
2017Aeroflot Open 2017Began · won by Vladimir Fedoseev

Born on February 21

1859William H.K. PollockBritish chess player
1863Aleksandr Vasilyevich GalitskyRussian chess composer
1903Solomon GotthilfRussian chess master
1915René LetelierChilean chess player
1919Alejandro Maccioni SeisdedosChilean chess player and pediatrician
1927Anne SunnucksChess player
1930Zoltán KovácsHungarian chess player
1933Henry CamilleriMaltese chess player
1936László BárczayHungarian chess player
1949Jerzy PokojowczykPolish chess player
1959Gabor KallaiHungarian chess player
1960Marc DutreeuwBelgian chess player
1966Willy HendriksDutch chess player
1969Bela BadeaRomanian chess player
1974Sergio Minero PinedaCosta Rican chess player
1982Dimitri BunzmannGerman chess player
2005Ayan AllahverdiyevaAzerbaijani chess player

Died on February 21

1901Andrés Clemente VázquezCuban lawyer
1956Grace AlekhineAmerican-British-French artist
2024George Mortimer KramerAmerican 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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