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May 25 in Chess History

13 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on May 25.

May 25, 2010: FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 ended. On this day in chess history.

201016 years ago today

FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 ended

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Matches, tournaments and games

2010FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010Ended
2010U.S. Chess Championship 2010Ended · won by Gata Kamsky
20262026 Norway ChessBegan

Born on May 25

1831Amalie Paulsen
1899Jan SchulzCzech chess player
1922Georgy BorisenkoSoviet chess player
1928Argentino RedolfiArgentine chess player
1931John LittlewoodBritish chess player
1947Leon LedermanIsraeli chess player
1951Krunoslav HulakCroatian chess player
1952Jens KristiansenDanish chess player
1983Manuel Pérez CandelarioSpanish chess player
1992Shiyam ThavandiranChess player
1999Dinara WagnerGerman chess player
2002Jung Min SeoChess player
2009Banh Gia HuyVietnamese chess player

Died on May 25

1867Wilhelm von KügelgenGerman artist
1933William Antony ShinkmanAmerican chess composer
2004Antonia IvanovaBulgarian chess player
2018Roberto Luis DebarnotArgentinian chess player
2024Franciscus KuijpersDutch 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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