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February 7 in Chess History

15 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 2 deaths from chess history on February 7.

February 7, 1926: Mark Taimanov was born. On this day in chess history.

1926100 years ago today

Mark Taimanov was born

Soviet chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

19541954 USSR Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Yuri Averbakh
2025Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand SlamBegan · won by Vincent Keymer

Born on February 7

1865William McCrumIrish footballer
1892Karel OpočenskýCzech chess master
1903Karol PiltzPolish chess player
1926Mark TaimanovSoviet chess player
1932Romuald GrabczewskiPolish chess player
1937Hélder CâmaraBrazilian chess player
1957Knut Jøran HelmersChess player
1959Karel MokrýSlovak chess player
1965Espen AgdesteinNorwegian chess player
1974Sergey VolkovRussian chess player
1988Evgeniy PodolchenkoBelarusian chess player
1992Cristhian Cruz SánchezPeruvian chess player
1999Ravi HariaChess player
2000Harsha BharathakotiIndian chess player
2003Vignir Vatnar StefanssonIcelandic chess player

Died on February 7

2023Luc WinantsBelgian chess player
2026Sander SeverinoFilipino 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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