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July 22 in Chess History

15 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 6 deaths from chess history on July 22.

July 22, 1930: Nikolai Krogius was born. On this day in chess history.

193096 years ago today

Nikolai Krogius was born

Russian chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

1946Polish Chess Championship 1946Began · won by Bogdan Śliwa

Born on July 22

1573Pietro CarreraItalian chess player
1872Richard GriffithEnglish chess player, author and editor
1930Nikolai KrogiusRussian chess player
1935Jakov VladimirovRussian chess composer
1940Alexandra van der MijeDutch-Romanian chess player
1945Ivone MoysésBrazilian chess player
1950François ChevaldonnetFrench chess player
1954Andrey MakarovRussian politician
1960Artur SygulskiPolish chess player
1975Paweł JaraczPolish chess grandmaster
1984Ksenia RoosChess player
1992Oğulcan KanmazalpTurkish chess player
1992Kristýna HavlíkováCzech chess player
1993Špela KolaričSlovene chess player
2000Temur KuybokarovAustralian chess player

Died on July 22

1883Joseph PlachuttaSlovene-descent Austrian chess composer
1914Constant Ferdinand BurilleAmerican chess player
1933Adolf Georg OllandDutch chess player
1954Dietrich DuhmChess player
1989Yevgeny Umnov
1990John NiemannGerman 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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