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July 16 in Chess History

10 birthdays, 0 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on July 16.

July 16, 1993: Alexander Ipatov was born. On this day in chess history.

199333 years ago today

Alexander Ipatov was born

Ukrainian-born Turkish chess grandmaster

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Born on July 16

1930Horst RittnerGerman chess grandmaster
1936Samuel SchweberArgentine chess player
1938Jose Pinto PaivaBrazilian chess player
1942Marcio MirandaBrazilian chess player
1946Tanja BelamaricCroatian chess player
1964Ashot AnastasianArmenian chess Grandmaster
1967Colm DalyIrish chess player
1993Alexander IpatovUkrainian-born Turkish chess grandmaster
1999Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaUzbek-born American chess player
2004Dragoș CereșMoldovan chess player

Died on July 16

1914Carl KockelkornGerman chess player
1917Vincenz HrubyCzech chess player
1956Karel HromádkaCzech chess player
1997Franciszek SulikPolish-Australian chess player
2003Jüri VetemaaEstonian chess player and chess journalist

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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