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November 29 in Chess History

9 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 7 deaths from chess history on November 29.

November 29, 1919: Szymon Winawer died. On this day in chess history.

1919107 years ago today

Szymon Winawer died

Polish chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

19521952 USSR Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Mikhail Botvinnik
19791979 USSR Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Efim Geller

Born on November 29

1863Georg MarcoAustrian chess player
1909František ZítaCzech chess master
1936Burkhard MalichChess player
1949Anna HakobyanArmenian translator
1958Lev PsakhisIsraeli chess player
1967Sapar BatyrovChess player
1972Mónica Calzetta RuizSpanish chess player
1974Jan VotavaChess player
1999Andrew TangAmerican chess player

Died on November 29

1898George Webb MedleyBritish stockbroker and chess player
1919Szymon WinawerPolish chess player
1947Heinz von HennigGerman chess player
1975Levon Ashotovich GrigorianArmenian chess champion
2006Krystyna RadzikowskaPolish chess player
2008Robert WadeNew Zealand and British chess player
2018Ruth HaringAmerican 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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