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October 15 in Chess History

14 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 3 deaths from chess history on October 15.

October 15, 1966: Women's Chess Olympiad 1966 ended. On this day in chess history.

196660 years ago today

Women's Chess Olympiad 1966 ended

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Matches, tournaments and games

1966Women's Chess Olympiad 1966Ended
19891989 USSR Chess ChampionshipEnded · won by Rafael Vaganian

Born on October 15

1887Oscar BlumLithuanian-French chess player
1902María Teresa MoraCuban chess player
1909Meir RauchIsraeli chess player
1933Zadok DomnitzIsraeli chess player
1936Oleg ChernikovRussian chess grandmaster
1946Boris ZlotnikChess player
1950Andreas HussSwiss chess player
1951Rafael VaganianSoviet chess player
1958Uwe BönschGerman chess player and chess coach
1973Julio Becerra RiveroAmerican chess grandmaster
1974Sergei RublevskyRussian chess player
1976Duško PavasovičSlovenian chess grandmaster
1980Heikki KallioFinnish chess player
1986Marie SebagFrench chess player

Died on October 15

1897Carles Bosch de la TrinxeriaCatalan writer
1949Johannes ÖhquistFinnish chess player
2002Jürgen DueballGerman 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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