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October 12 in Chess History

9 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on October 12.

October 12, 1987: World Chess Championship 1987 began, won by Garry Kasparov. On this day in chess history.

198739 years ago today

World Chess Championship 1987 began

Won by Garry Kasparov

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Matches, tournaments and games

19691969 USSR Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Tigran Petrosian
1987World Chess Championship 1987Began · won by Garry Kasparov
20252025 United States Chess ChampionshipBegan · won by Fabiano Caruana

Born on October 12

1852Alexander WittekAustrian chess player
1871Paul KrügerGerman chess player
1881Jacob RosenthalAmerican chess player
1906Folke EkströmSwedish chess player
1943Rita GramignaniItalian chess player
1943Peter OstermeyerGerman chess player
1946Terrey Ian ShawAustralian chess player
1947Josef PřibylCzech chess player
1983Michael RoizIsraeli chess player

Died on October 12

1912Jacob AscherBritish-Canadian chess player
1968Suzanne DehellyFrench actress and singer
2008Serge RubanrautAustralian chess player
2022Konstantin LandaRussian chess grandmaster

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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