May 15 in Chess History

19 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on May 15.

May 15, 1967: Simen Agdestein was born. On this day in chess history.

196759 years ago today

Simen Agdestein was born

Norwegian chess player, chess coach and football player

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Card photo: Egil Arne, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 1924Danish Chess Championship 1924Began · won by Aage Kier
  2. 1927Danish Chess Championship 1927Ended · won by Erik Andersen

Born on May 15

  1. 1831Carles Bosch de la TrinxeriaCatalan writer
  2. 1871Aleksandr LevinRussian chess player
  3. 1908Emil Josef DiemerGerman chess player
  4. 1915Rowena Mary BruceEnglish chess player
  5. 1916Vincenzo CastaldiItalian chess player
  6. 1929George Mortimer KramerAmerican chess player
  7. 1935Velimir KalandadzeGeorgian chess composer
  8. 1940Carlos BielickiArgentine chess player
  9. 1945Krzysztof PytelChess player
  10. 1945Magnus WahlbomSwedish chess player
  11. 1956Peng Kong ChanSingaporean chess player
  12. 1960Philip ShortIrish chess player
  13. 1963Romuald MainkaGerman chess player
  14. 1967Simen AgdesteinNorwegian chess player, chess coach and football player
  15. 1974Matthew SadlerBritish chess player
  16. 1974Julia RyjanovaRussian chess player
  17. 1979Erik van den DoelDutch chess player
  18. 1998Dylan Isidro Berdayes AsonCuban chess player
  19. 2001Viktoria RadevaBulgarian chess player

Died on May 15

  1. 1737Alexander CunninghamHistorian and diplomat
  2. 1936Karel TraxlerCzech chess player
  3. 1967Alfred William GylesNew Zealand chess player
  4. 1970Wilhelm SchönmannGerman chess player
  5. 1988Kristian SköldSwedish chess player

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