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June 7 in Chess History

12 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on June 7.

June 7, 1992: 30th Chess Olympiad began, won by Russia. On this day in chess history.

199234 years ago today

30th Chess Olympiad began

Won by Russia

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Matches, tournaments and games

199230th Chess OlympiadBegan · won by Russia
20242024 Norway ChessEnded · won by Magnus Carlsen

Born on June 7

1884Ladislav ProkešCzech chess player
1909Yosef PorathGerman-Israeli chess player
1940Liudmila BelavenetsRussian chess player
1959Ruslan PogorelovUkrainian chess player
1963Zirka Frometa CastilloCuban chess player
1963Marina SheremetievaChess player
1967Cristina Adela FoișorRomanian chess player
1971Amelia HernándezVenezuelan chess player
1975Dharshan KumaranEnglish chess grandmaster
1975Javier Moreno CarneroArgentinian chess player
1976Boris KreimanChess player
1998Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisChess player

Died on June 7

2006Celia Baudot de MoschiniArgentine chess player
2016Urve KureEstonian chess player
2023Karol PinkasPolish 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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