July 27 in Chess History

18 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on July 27.

July 27, 1904: Lyudmila Rudenko was born. On this day in chess history.

1904122 years ago today

Lyudmila Rudenko was born

Women's World Chess Champion

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 19303rd Chess OlympiadEnded
  2. 1975Women US Championship 1975Ended · won by Diane Savereide
  3. 1996U.S. Chess Championship 1996Ended · won by Alex Yermolinsky

Born on July 27

  1. 1795Ludwig BledowGerman chess player
  2. 1863Ignatz von PopielPolish-Ukrainian chess player
  3. 1877Stefano Rosselli del TurcoItalian chess player
  4. 1902Teodors BergsLatvian chess player
  5. 1904Lyudmila RudenkoWomen's World Chess Champion
  6. 1920Igor ZhdanovLatvian chess player
  7. 1930Emanoil-George ReicherRomanian chess player
  8. 1935Hillar KärnerEstonian chess player
  9. 1939Tüdeviin ÜitümenMongolian chess player
  10. 1947Sergiu-Henric GrunbergChess player
  11. 1964Alexander FaulandAustrian chess player
  12. 1965Aleksander CzerwońskiPolish chess player
  13. 1970Mònica Vilar LópezSpanish chess player
  14. 1971Davor RogićCroatian chess player
  15. 1976Demis HassabisBritish artificial intelligence researcher
  16. 1986Jure BorišekSlovene chess player
  17. 1988Aramís Álvarez PedrazaCuban chess player
  18. 1998Kathiê Goulart LibrelatoBrazilian chess player

Died on July 27

  1. 1899Tassilo von Heydebrand und der LasaGerman chess player
  2. 1927Alfrēds HartmanisLatvian chess player
  3. 1962Roy Turnbull BlackAmerican chess player
  4. 1982Ludovit PotučekSlovak chess player

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