May 3 in Chess History

12 birthdays, 4 matches, tournaments and games and 7 deaths from chess history on May 3.

May 3, 1941: Nona Gaprindashvili was born. On this day in chess history.

194185 years ago today

Nona Gaprindashvili was born

Women's World Chess Champion

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Card photo: Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 1928Danish Chess Championship 1928Began · won by Jacob Gemzøe
  2. 19821982 Ukrainian Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Konstantin Lerner
  3. 2020Magnus Carlsen InvitationalEnded · won by Magnus Carlsen
  4. 2022Grand Chess Tour 2022Began · won by Alireza Firouzja

Born on May 3

  1. 1862Dirk van ForeestDutch chess player
  2. 1927Sharav PurevzhavMongolian chess player
  3. 1941Nona GaprindashviliWomen's World Chess Champion
  4. 1945Bożena PytelWoman International Master chess player
  5. 1948Amikam BalshanIsraeli chess player
  6. 1954José Luís Fernández GarcíaSpanish chess player
  7. 1978Mikhail KobaliaRussian chess player
  8. 1980Ruth SheldonEnglish chess player
  9. 1986Batchimeg TuvshintugsMongolian chess player
  10. 1987Ivy Claire AmokoUgandan chess player
  11. 1995Ivan BukavshinRussian chess player
  12. 2004Beloslava KrastevaBulgarian chess player

Died on May 3

  1. 1898William WayteEnglish chess master
  2. 1937Rolando IllaCuban-Argentine chess player
  3. 1945Arthur WijnansIndonesian-Dutch chess player
  4. 1967István FazekasHungarian-British chess player
  5. 1998David Vincent HooperBritish chess player and writer
  6. 2010Florencio CampomanesFilipino political scientist, chess player, and chess official
  7. 2015Dennis Morton HorneEnglish 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.