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May 9 in Chess History

7 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 2 deaths from chess history on May 9.

May 9, 1958: World Chess Championship 1958 ended, won by Mikhail Botvinnik. On this day in chess history.

195868 years ago today

World Chess Championship 1958 ended

Won by Mikhail Botvinnik

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1958World Chess Championship 1958Ended · won by Mikhail Botvinnik

Born on May 9

1856Jānis BētiņšLatvian chess composer and chess player
1904Gösta StoltzSwedish chess player
1946Denis GrozdanovitchFrench tennis player
1973Rita VarnieneLithuanian chess player
1983Oleiny Linares NapolesCuban chess player
1988Lisandra Llaudy PupoCuban chess player
1989Petro HolubkaUkrainian chess player

Died on May 9

1837Jacques François MouretFrench chess player
1882Louis EichbornGerman banker and 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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