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September 24 in Chess History

10 birthdays, 2 matches, tournaments and games and 4 deaths from chess history on September 24.

September 24, 1995: Alexandra Botez was born. On this day in chess history.

199531 years ago today

Alexandra Botez was born

American and Canadian chess player

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Matches, tournaments and games

1911Carlsbad 1911 chess tournamentEnded · won by Richard Teichmann
2022ShushaChess (2022)Ended

Born on September 24

1899Izaak TowbinPolish chess player
1922Liubov YakirChess player
1934Soledad Gonzalez De HuguetArgentine chess player
1940Renato NaranjaFilipino chess player
1954Antti PyhäläFinnish chess player
1958John DonaldsonAmerican chess player
1960Suat SoyluTurkish chess player
1962Raj TischbierekGerman chess player
1968Lars Bo HansenDanish chess player and author
1995Alexandra BotezAmerican and Canadian chess player

Died on September 24

1998Rosendo Balinas Jr.Filipino chess player
1999Rowena Mary BruceEnglish chess player
2000Jaan EslonSwedish-Estonian chess player
2011Konstantin LernerChess 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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