May 28 in Chess History

11 birthdays, 5 matches, tournaments and games and 6 deaths from chess history on May 28.

May 28, 1889: Richard Réti was born. On this day in chess history.

1889137 years ago today

Richard Réti was born

Czechoslovakian chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 19721972 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Lev Alburt
  2. 1972Women US Championship 1972Began · won by Eva Aronson
  3. 19761976 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Mikhail Podgaets
  4. 19831983 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Valeriy Neverov
  5. 2025Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025Began · won by Chithambaram Aravindh

Born on May 28

  1. 1827Adrianus Adam Gerardus de LelieDutch chess player
  2. 1889Richard RétiCzechoslovakian chess player
  3. 1925Bill HookBritish Virgin Islands chess player
  4. 1927Jüri RandviirEstonian chess player and journalist
  5. 1947Andrew SoltisAmerican chess player
  6. 1962Georgy EvseevRussian chess player
  7. 1965Alfonso Romero HolmesSpanish chess player
  8. 1972Mikhail KazakovUkrainian chess player
  9. 1991Nikolay NoritsynCanadian chess player
  10. 1992Shyam SundarIndian chess player
  11. 1999Akshat ChandraAmerican chess player

Died on May 28

  1. 1935Zsigmond BarászHungarian chess player
  2. 1939Hans FahrniSwiss chess player
  3. 1977Vitold Vitoldovich YakimchikSoviet chess composer
  4. 1986Borislav MilićChess player
  5. 2009Rob HartochDutch chess player
  6. 2021Andreea BollengierRomanian-born French 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.