Many things happened on the 31st of October: – Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church – Michelangelo finished “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel – Benito Mussolini became the Prime…
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Ognjen Cvitan Birthday
In 1981, he won the World Junior Championship. In 1987, he was awarded the GM title. In 1992 he won the individual gold medal in the Manilla Olympiad. Throughout the 80s and 90s, he has…
Paul Morphy Birthday
Chess history is abundant with incredibly talented chess players, but probably no one was such a NATURAL genius as the great American, Paul Charles Morphy. After learning the game by observing his father and uncle…
Nona Gaprindashvili Birthday
On May the 3rd 1941, in the middle of the World War, less then two months before the start of Operation Barbarossa, in a small city of Zugdidi in Georgia (Soviet Union), legendary Nona Gaprindashvili…
Lajos Portisch Birthday
There are many areas in which Hungarians have achieved outstanding results: – Classical music – Repelling Mongol invasions – Fence building However, nowhere have they achieved as outstanding results as in chess. Hungary is one…
Vlado Kovačević Birthday
The history of Croatian sport is full of memorable events that make everyone happy and proud: – Janica Kostelic winning four medals in Salt Lake City 2004 – Croatian Basketball team led by Drazen Petrovic…
Robert James Fischer Birthday
There are many things in life that started quite wonderfully and ended tragically: – My chess game against Ivona Purgar – Croatia’s Independence -How I met your mother However, nothing started as wonderfully and ended…
Paul Keres Birthday
In the world full of World Chess Champions, it is quite easy to forget those who came incredibly close to the throne but never managed to make that final step. If we disregard Viktor Korchnoi,…