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September 28 in Chess History

10 birthdays, 1 match, tournament or game and 1 death from chess history on September 28.

September 28, 1998: Aleksandra Goryachkina was born. On this day in chess history.

199828 years ago today

Aleksandra Goryachkina was born

Russian chess player

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Card photo: Eteri Kublashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matches, tournaments and games

1931Bled 1931 chess tournamentEnded

Born on September 28

1908Pere Cherta i ClosSpanish chess player and writer
1934Reinhart FuchsGerman chess player
1936Gabriele JustGerman chess player
1962Stellan BrynellSwedish chess player
1969Vladimir ChuchelovChess grandmaster
1975Nino KhurtsidzeGeorgian chess player
1989Ilja BrenerGerman chess player
1994The Anime ManJapanese-Australian YouTuber
1998Aleksandra GoryachkinaRussian chess player
2002Vantika AgrawalIndian chess player

Died on September 28

1935Orla Hermann KrauseDanish 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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