January 6 in Chess History

16 birthdays, 0 matches, tournaments and games and 9 deaths from chess history on January 6.

January 6, 1994: Vladislav Kovalev was born. On this day in chess history.

199432 years ago today

Vladislav Kovalev was born

Belarusian chess player

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Born on January 6

  1. 1889Leon LoewentonRomanian chess player
  2. 1955Slavoljub MarjanovićSerbian chess player
  3. 1963Karen MovsziszianSoviet chess player
  4. 1965Petr HábaCzech chess player
  5. 1976Aleksandar ČoloviḱMacedonian chess player
  6. 1978Anzel SolomonsSouth African chess player
  7. 1979Robert CvekCzech chess player
  8. 1982Amon SimutoweChess player
  9. 1983Roberto MogranziniItalian chess player
  10. 1984Zviad IzoriaGeorgian-American chess grandmaster
  11. 1985Artyom TimofeevRussian chess player
  12. 1991Ioan-Cristian ChirilăRomanian chess player
  13. 1993Michał MatuszewskiPolish chess player
  14. 1994Vladislav KovalevBelarusian chess player
  15. 2000Qiyu ZhouCanadian chess player
  16. 2002Gabriela AntovaBulgarian chess player

Died on January 6

  1. 1922Jakob RosanesGerman mathematician and chess player
  2. 1963Weaver W. AdamsAmerican chess player and author
  3. 1963Hermann HelmsAmerican chess player and writer
  4. 1963Joel FridliziusSwedish chess player
  5. 1970Vincenzo CastaldiItalian chess player
  6. 2000Alexey VyzmanavinSoviet chess player
  7. 2005Friedrich ChlubnaAustrian chess player
  8. 2011Jiří LinhartCzechoslovak swimmer
  9. 2015Alexandru SegalBrazilian chess player

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