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June 13 in Chess History

9 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 3 deaths from chess history on June 13.

June 13, 1968: Ivan Sokolov was born. On this day in chess history.

196858 years ago today

Ivan Sokolov was born

Dutch chess player

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Card photo: Frans Peeters from Roosendaal, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1907Ostend 1907 chess tournamentEnded · won by Siegbert Tarrasch

Born on June 13

1906Pyotr Izmaylov
1933Levente LengyelHungarian chess player
1933Allen KaufmanAmerican chess player
1944Antonio RochaBrazilian chess player
1962Paul MotwaniBritish chess player
1964Vadim Ruban
1968Ivan SokolovDutch chess player
1982Nino MaisuradzeFrench chess player
1994Oskar WieczorekPolish chess player

Died on June 13

1910Andria DadianiGeorgian chess player
1921Jacques SchwarzAustrian chess player
2017Ljubica Zivkovic-JocicChess 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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