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January 3 in Chess History

17 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 4 deaths from chess history on January 3.

January 3, 2020: Women's World Chess Championship 2020 began, won by Ju Wenjun. On this day in chess history.

20206 years ago today

Women's World Chess Championship 2020 began

Won by Ju Wenjun

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Card photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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2020Women's World Chess Championship 2020Began · won by Ju Wenjun

Born on January 3

1821John William SchultenGerman-American chess player
1891Alfred BrinckmannGerman chess International Master, author and functionary
1906Arvīds TālavsLatvian chess player
1918George ShainswitAmerican chess player
1928Frank AndersonCanadian chess player
1937Andrzej SydorPolish chess player
1947Assem AfifiChess player
1953Ángel Martín GonzálezChess player
1971Mirosław GrabarczykGrandmaster chess player
1974Pavel KotsurKazakhstani chess grandmaster
1974Oganes DanielianArmenian chess player
1984Espen LieNorwegian chess player
1985Mateusz BartelPolish chess player
1985Merab GagunashviliGeorgian chess player
1986Maria KursovaArmenian chess player
1987Jacek StopaPolish chess player
2000Adham FawzyEgyptian chess player

Died on January 3

1823Johann Baptist AllgaierAustrian chess player
1967Walter CruzBrazilian chess player
1980Salome ReischerAustrian chess player
2005László VadászChess Grandmaster

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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