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March 10 in Chess History

17 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 2 deaths from chess history on March 10.

March 10, 2018: Candidates Tournament 2018 began, won by Fabiano Caruana. On this day in chess history.

20188 years ago today

Candidates Tournament 2018 began

Won by Fabiano Caruana

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Card photo: Vladimir Barskij, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

2018Candidates Tournament 2018Began · won by Fabiano Caruana

Born on March 10

1867Vasily OmelianskyRussian academician and physician
1881Stasch MlotkowskiAmerican chess player
1894Józef DominikPolish chess player
1908Adele RiveroAmerican chess player
1911Paul DevosChess master
1920Władyslawa GórskaPolish chess player
1932Josef KupperSwiss mathematician and chess player
1946Julia Lebel-AriasArgentine chess player
1953Waldemar ŚwićPolish chess player
1956Alan TreflerAmerican businessman
1963Mario Lorenzo LanzaniItalian chess player
1976Wu WenjinChinese chess player
1977Marcin KamińskiPolish chess player
1980Anna ZozuliaBelgian chess player
1987Csaba BaloghHungarian chess player
1997Sarasadat KhademalshariehSpanish-Iranian chess player
2003Kagan AydincelebiTurkish chess player

Died on March 10

2014Alexander GellerRussian chess player and journalist
2017Nikolay MinevBulgarian 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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