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October 14 in Chess History

9 birthdays, 3 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on October 14.

October 14, 2008: World Chess Championship 2008 began, won by Viswanathan Anand. On this day in chess history.

200818 years ago today

World Chess Championship 2008 began

Won by Viswanathan Anand

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Matches, tournaments and games

200436th Chess OlympiadBegan
2004Women's Chess Olympiad 2004Began
2008World Chess Championship 2008Began · won by Viswanathan Anand

Born on October 14

1861Rudolf LomanDutch chess player
1929Karl RobatschChess player
1934Osvaldo BazánArgentine chess player
1947Herman SuradiradjaIndonesian chess player
1962Jaan EhlvestEstonian-American chess player
1976Maria VelchevaBulgarian chess player
1976Anna WagenerLuxembourgish chess player
2002Luis EngelGerman chess player
2013Faustino OroArgentine chess player

Died on October 14

1850Wilhelm HansteinGerman chess player
1945Győző ExnerHungarian chess player
2013Alexandra van der MijeDutch-Romanian chess player
2015Clara FriedmanRomanian-Israeli 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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