October 21 in Chess History

16 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 5 deaths from chess history on October 21.

October 21, 1993: Classical World Chess Championship 1993 ended, won by Garry Kasparov. On this day in chess history.

199333 years ago today

Classical World Chess Championship 1993 ended

Won by Garry Kasparov

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Card photo: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

  1. 1993Classical World Chess Championship 1993Ended · won by Garry Kasparov
  2. 2019FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019Ended · won by Wang Hao

Born on October 21

  1. 1856Josef NoaHungarian chess player
  2. 1896Catharina RoodzantDutch chess player
  3. 1905Filip BondarenkoUkrainian chess composer
  4. 1909Esteve Pedrol i AlbaredaSpanish association football player
  5. 1926Květa EretováCzech chess player
  6. 1960Barbara KaczorowskaPolish chess player
  7. 1974Dashzegve SharavdorjMongolian chess player
  8. 1978Joanna DworakowskaPolish chess player
  9. 1982Katarzyna StarrPolish-British chess player
  10. 1983Alexander KovchanChess player
  11. 1984Arlette van WeerselDutch chess player
  12. 1989Natacha BenmesbahFrench chess player
  13. 1990Maxime Vachier-LagraveFrench chess player
  14. 1990Danyyil DvirnyyItalian chess player
  15. 1996Tuan Minh LeVietnamese chess player
  16. 1997Trần Tuấn MinhVietnamese chess player

Died on October 21

  1. 1897Arthur OllivierNew Zealand cricketer and mountaineer
  2. 1926Peter PotemkineRussian chess player
  3. 1982Ed EdmondsonAmerican chess player and official
  4. 1987Salme RootareEstonian chess player
  5. 1991Grzegorz GrzebanPolish 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.