January 23 in Chess History

18 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 6 deaths from chess history on January 23.

January 23, 2002: FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 ended, won by Ruslan Ponomariov. On this day in chess history.

200224 years ago today

FIDE World Chess Championship 2002 ended

Won by Ruslan Ponomariov

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 2002FIDE World Chess Championship 2002Ended · won by Ruslan Ponomariov

Born on January 23

  1. 1734Wolfgang von KempelenAustrian dramatic, graphic, constructer, linguist, painter, writer, inventor and nobleman
  2. 1846Hermann ClemenzEstonian chess player
  3. 1873Karol IrzykowskiPolish writer
  4. 1878Suze SplinterDutch chess player
  5. 1894Luigi CerianiItalian entrepreneur
  6. 1910Walter CruzBrazilian chess player
  7. 1910Paul MrossPolish-German chess player
  8. 1930Hugh MyersAmerican chess player
  9. 1940Jerzy KrzysztońPolish chess player
  10. 1952Henrique MeckingBrazilian chess player
  11. 1955Ruth HaringAmerican chess player
  12. 1962Rolando KutirovMacedonian chess player
  13. 1972Rogelio BarcenillaFilipino chess player
  14. 1986Joanna WorekPolish chess player
  15. 1989Shen YangChinese chess player
  16. 1990Judith FuchsGerman chess player
  17. 1994Vojtech PlatCzech chess player
  18. 2002Nodirbek YakubboevUzbek chess player

Died on January 23

  1. 1919Max FleissigAustrian chess player
  2. 1976Carlos MadernaArgentine chess player
  3. 2009Héctor RossettoArgentine chess player
  4. 2015Alexander LastinRussian chess player
  5. 2016Elisabeta PolihroniadeRomanian chess player
  6. 2022Božidar ĐuraševićSerbian 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.