Mikhail Tal

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Mark Paragua

Mark Paragua : biography March 29, 1984 - Mark Callano Paragua (born March 29, 1984) is a Filipino chess grandmaster....

Joshua Waitzkin

Joshua Waitzkin : biography December 4, 1976 - Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4, 1976) is an American chess player, martial arts competitor,...

Jan Hein Donner

Jan Hein Donner : biography 6 July 1927 - 27 November 1988 Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner (July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988)...

Charles Wreford-Brown

Charles Wreford-Brown : biography 9 October 1866 - 26 November 1951 Charles (Charlie) Wreford-Brown (9 October 1866 – 26 November 1951) captained the...

Alexander Grischuk

Alexander Grischuk : biography October 31, 1983 - Alexander Igorevich Grischuk ( born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster and...

John Nunn

John Nunn : biography 25 April 1955 - John Denis Martin Nunn (born 25 April 1955 in London) is one of England's...

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman : biography May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986 Goodman is also responsible for a significant step in racial integration in America. In...

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf : biography April 15, 1910 - July 4, 1997 Miguel Najdorf (born Mendel (Mieczysław) Najdorf in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw, Poland,...

George Koltanowski

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