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November 4 in Chess History

13 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on November 4.

November 4, 2000: Classical World Chess Championship 2000 ended, won by Vladimir Kramnik. On this day in chess history.

200026 years ago today

Classical World Chess Championship 2000 ended

Won by Vladimir Kramnik

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Card photo: Elke Wetzig (Elya), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1951Women US Championship 1951Ended · won by Mary Bain
2000Classical World Chess Championship 2000Ended · won by Vladimir Kramnik
2025Grand Chess Tour 2025Ended · won by Fabiano Caruana

Born on November 4

1865Hermann KeidanskiPolish-German chess player
1873Jørgen MøllerDanish chess player
1913Elisabeth BykovaSoviet chess player
1938Dieter MohrlokGerman chess player
1939Sarma SedlenieceChess player
1951Eugenio TorreFilipino chess player
1951Salvador InfanteSalvadoran chess player
1962Nilüfer Çınar ÇorluluTurkish chess player
1964Gary LaneAustralian chess player
1969Thomas LutherGerman chess player
1980Dennis de VreugtDutch chess player
1989Axel BachmannParaguayan chess player
2002Ramazan ZhalmakhanovKazakhstani chess player

Died on November 4

1971Olga Semenova Tyan-ShanskayaRussian chess player
1979Jeanne d’AutremontFrench chess player
1988Saul GoldsmithNew Zealand importer, merchant and local politician

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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