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November 19 in Chess History

14 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on November 19.

November 19, 1888: José Raúl Capablanca was born. On this day in chess history.

1888138 years ago today

José Raúl Capablanca was born

3rd World Chess Champion

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Card photo: AnonymousUnknown author (Keystone-France), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1995U.S. Chess Championship 1995Began · won by Nick de Firmian
2024European Individual Chess Championship 2024Ended · won by Aleksandar Inđić

Born on November 19

1841Samuel MiesesGerman chess player
1849James MasonIrish chess player, journalist and writer
1873Abraham SpeijerDutch chess master
1888José Raúl Capablanca3rd World Chess Champion
1905Isaac KashdanAmerican chess player
1947Heinz SchaufelbergerSwiss chess player
1950Peter BiyiasasGreek chess player
1962Mihail SaltaevUzbekistani chess player
1976John-Paul WallaceAustralian chess player
1977Miranda KhoravaChess player
1982Wang YuChinese chess player
1983Varuzhan AkobianAmerican chess grandmaster
1988Anatoly BykhovskyIsraeli chess player
1991Nicolai GetzNorwegian chess player

Died on November 19

1944Luigi MilianiItalian chess player
1959Oskar NaegeliSwiss chess player
2016Aye LwinBurmese chess player
2023Bedrich FormánekSlovak 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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