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List Of Chess Families
Siblings Brothers *Espen Agdestein and Simen Agdestein *Alexander Alekhine and Alexei Alekhine *Dávid Bérczes and Csaba Bérczes *Jacobo Bolbochán and Julio Bolbochán *Olexandr Bortnyk and Mykola Bortnyk *Donald Byrne and Robert Byrne * Andrey Drygalov and Sergey Drygalov * Hans Duhm, Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm *Arnold van Foreest and Dirk van Foreest *Jorden van Foreest and Lucas van Foreest *Daniel Fridman and Rafael Fridman * Celso Golmayo Torriente and Manuel Golmayo Torriente * Mirosław Grabarczyk and Bogdan Grabarczyk * Karen Grigorian and Levon Grigorian * Jozsef Horvath and Csaba Horváth *Baadur Jobava and Beglar Jobava *Paul Johner and Hans Johner * Arvid Kubbel and Leonid Kubbel *Emanuel Lasker and Berthold Lasker * Gustave Lazard and Frédéric Lazard *Kjetil Aleksander Lie and Espen Lie * John Littlewood and Norman Littlewood * Athanasios Mastrovasilis and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis *Nelson Mariano II and Nelson Mariano III * Yoav Milikow and Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espen Agdestein
Espen Agdestein (born 7 February 1965) is the former manager of former Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen (until 2021). He is the brother of chess grandmaster and former coach of Magnus Carlsen, Simen Agdestein, and is himself a FIDE master, with a FIDE rating of 2372. Agdestein is one of the co-founders and partners of Idekapital, the largest Venture Capital Fund in Norway. Idekapital manages over NOK 500 million and invests in Norwegian startup companies in need of growth capital. He founded Idekapital together with Anders Brandt, Rune Holen and Kristian Øvsthus. He is part owner and sits in the board of directors in Magnus Carlsen's company Play Magnus, where Anders Brandt is chairman and Kate Murphy is the CEO. Espen said that "Play Magnus is Magnus Carlsen's tool to bring chess to the world". Agdestein was Carlsen's manager beginning in 2009, and according to an interview in the Norwegian newspaper ''Stavanger Aftenblad (; ) or simply ''Aftenbladet'' is a dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Van Foreest
Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863 – 24 June 1954) was a Dutch chess master. The younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Chess Championship, Dutch Championship in 1889, 1893, and 1902. He is the great-great grandfather of the siblings Jorden van Foreest, the 2016 Dutch Champion, Lucas van Foreest, the 2019 Dutch Champion, and Machteld van Foreest, the 2022 Dutch Women's Champion. By profession, van Foreest was an inspector at the Dutch postal company, and also held positions in the Dutch Chess Federation, including one year as president. Chess career He took 8th at The Hague 1878 (A. Polak Daniels won), took 5th at Utrecht 1886 (NED-ch, his brother Dirk won), took 3rd, behind Rudolf Loman and Dirk van Foreest, at Rotterdam 1888 (NED-ch), and took 8th at Amsterdam 1889 (it, Amos Burn won). Arnold van Foreest won at Gouda 1889 (NED-ch), shared 1st at Groningen 1893 (NED-ch), won at Groningen 1896, took 2nd, behind Bleijkmans, at Leiden 1896, tied for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csaba Horváth (chess Player)
Csaba Horváth (born 5 June 1968) is a Hungarian Grandmaster (GM) (1993), two-times Hungarian Chess Championship winner (1994, 1998). Biography In 1984–1988 Csaba Horváth five times represented Hungary at World Youth Chess Championships and European Youth Chess Championships. He was one of the best Hungarian chess players in the 1990s. Csaba Horváth has competed in the Hungarian Chess Championships finals many times and twice winning gold medals (1994, 1998). Csaba Horváth has achieved a number of successes in international chess tournaments, including: * 1990 - Budapest (tournament ''Noviki'' - A, 1st place), * 1991 - Budapest (1st place), * 1992 - Budapest (1st place), Zalakaros (shared 1st place), * 1994 - Budapest (''First Saturday'' tournament FS08 GM, 1st place), * 1995 - Velden (shared 1st place), * 1996 - Budapest (''First Saturday'' tournament FS05 GM, 1st place), * 1997 - Budapest (''Honved'' tournament - B, shared 1st place), * 1998 - Budapest (tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Horváth (chess Player)
József Horváth (born 13 August 1964) is a Hungarian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) (1990). He is a Hungarian Chess Championship medalist (1992), World Team Chess Championship individual bronze medalist (1989), FIDE International Arbiter (1998), and FIDE Senior Trainer (2011). Biography József Horváth was one of the best Hungarian chess players in the 1990s. He has competed in the Hungarian Chess Championships finals many times and won bronze medal (1992). In the following years József Horváth achieved many individual chess tournament successes, winning or shared the first places, among others in Budapest (1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997), Andorra la Vella (1989), Cannes (1992), Swiss Open Chess Championship (1992), Zalakaros (1995, 1996), Velden (1995), Paks (1996), Bischwiller (1999), Helsinki (2001), Chambéry (2001), Zalakaros (2002, 2004), Val Thorens (2002, 2006), Paris (2003), Verona (2005), Château de Lacroix-Laval (2005), Feffernitz (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levon Grigorian
Levon Ashotovich Grigorian (7 September 1947 – 29 November 1975), was a Soviet Armenian chess player and son of the poet Ashot Grashi. He won Armenian Chess Championships in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 and Uzbekistani Chess Championships in 1974 and 1975. Grigorian was born in Yerevan, Armenia and died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His twin brother Karen Grigorian was a chess International Master. References External links * 1947 births 1975 deaths Armenian chess players Soviet chess players Chess players from Yerevan {{Armenia-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Grigorian
Karen Ashotovich Grigorian (7 September 1947 – 30 October 1989) was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi. Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times (joint winner 1969, winner 1971, joint winner 1972), and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice (1975, 1979). He also participated in six USSR Chess Championships between 1971 and 1977, with his best performances being at the 1973 USSR Chess Championships, in which he finished at the 7th-8th place. He was awarded the International Master title in 1982. Grigorian's trainers included Lev Aronin, and he was friends with the Latvian chess master Alvis Vītoliņš. Grigorian and Vitolins were excellent blitz players, but both also suffered from psychiatric disorders. At the age of 42, Grigorian committed suicide by jumping from the Great Bridge of Hrazdan, Yerevan. His brother Levon Grigorian Levon Ashotovich Grigorian (7 September 1947 – 29 November 1975), was a Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogdan Grabarczyk
Bogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish, Romanian and Moldovan. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: дан), meaning 'given'. The name appears to be an early calque from Greek Theódoros (Theodore, Theodosius) or Hebrew Matthew with the same meaning. The name is also used as a surname in Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Croatia. Bogdana is the feminine version of the name. Variations The sound change of 'g' into 'h' (into Bohdan) occurred in the West Slavic languages and in Ukrainian. Both Bogdan and Bohdan are used in Poland. Slavic variants include Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian Božidar (Божидар) and Polish Bożydar, and diminutive forms and nicknames include Boguś, Bodya, Boca, Boci, Boća, Boša, Bogi, Bo, Boga Boga, Boggie. The feminine form is Bogdana, with variants such as ''Bogdanka''. Names with similar meanings include P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Grabarczyk
Mirosław Grabarczyk (born 3 January 1971) is a Polish chess grandmaster. Chess career Grabarczyk has been one of the leading Polish chess players since the 1990s. In 1993 and 1995 he finished second in the Polish Chess Championship. He won the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in 1994 and finished third in this event in 1993 and 2013. He finished second in the Polish Rapid Chess championship in 1995. He has also competed successfully in several Polish Team Chess Championships. In 1996 Grabarczyk won two international tournaments in Polanica-Zdrój and Police. In 2009 he shared third place in the ''Scandinavian Open'' in Copenhagen. In 2014 he won the ''International Chess Championship Malopolska seniors and juniors'' in Kraków. Grabarczyk played for Poland in the European Team Chess Championship: * In 1997, at fourth board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship in Pula (+2, =5, -2), * In 2001, at reserve board in the 13th European Team Chess Championship in León (+0, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Golmayo Torriente
Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883 – 7 March 1973) was a Spanish chess master. Born into a 'chess family' (father Celso Golmayo Zúpide, elder brother Celso Golmayo Torriente), he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions (1902, 1912, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1928) and Sub-Champion in 1929/30 (he lost the title in a match (+1 –4 =2) to Ramón Rey Ardid. In 1922, he lost a mini match to Alexander Alekhine (+0 –1 =1) in Madrid. In 1924, he took 8th in first unofficial Chess Olympiad (Championship Final) at Paris 1924 (Hermanis Matisons won). In 1928, he took 4th in the Amateur World Championship in The Hague (Max Euwe won). He played for Spain in three official Chess Olympiads: * In 1927, at first board in 1st Chess Olympiad in London (+2 –4 =9); * In 1930, at second board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+3 –4 =3); * In 1931, at first board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+3 –5 =7). In tournaments, he took 6th at Barcelona 1929 (José Raúl Capablanca won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celso Golmayo Torriente
Celso (Celsito) Golmayo y de la Torriente (1879, in Havana – 22 January 1924, in Seville) was a Cuban–Spanish chess master. He was the son of Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente. Celsito Golmayo won the 1897 Cuban championship in Havana after a play-off against Andrés Clemente Vázquez. In that tournament Enrique Ostolaza came third, Juan Corzo fourth and Manuel Golmayo Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente (12 June 1883 – 7 March 1973) was a Spanish chess master. Born into a 'chess family' (father Celso Golmayo Zúpide, elder brother Celso Golmayo Torriente), he was Spanish Champion on numerous occasions (190 ... fifth. Golmayo's victory was unusual because national championship were rarely won by teenagers in the 19th century. References Further reading * 1879 births 1924 deaths Cuban chess players Spanish chess players Cuban people of Spanish descent Cuban emigrants to Spain {{Spain-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Fridman
Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California Fiction * ''Rafael'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Rafaël'' (film), a 2018 Dutch film People * Rafael (footballer, born 1978) (Rafael Pires Vieira), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1979) (Rafael da Silva Santos), Brazilian football defender * Rafael (footballer, born 1980) (Rafael Pereira da Silva), Brazilian football right-back * Rafael (footballer, born March 1982) (Rafael de Andrade Bittencourt Pinheiro), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born August 1982) (Rafael dos Santos Silva), Brazilian football striker * Rafael (footballer, born 1984) (Alberto Rafael da Silva), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Rafael (footballer, born 1986) (Rafael Diego de Souza), Brazilian football centre-back * Rafael (footballer, born 1987) (Rafael da Silva Gomes), Brazilian footballer * Rafael (footballer, born 1989) (Rafael Pires Monteiro), Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Fridman
Daniel Fridman (; born February 15, 1976) is a Latvian-German chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001, he was Latvian champion in 1996 and German champion in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Early chess career Fridman was born in Riga, Latvia to a Latvian Jewish family. He learned the rules of chess when he was around four years of age. He soon became a regular player of youth tournaments, competing at the national, regional and international levels. His biggest junior success occurred at Duisburg in 1992, when he took home a bronze medal in the Under-16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship. By the mid-1990s, Fridman was recognised as a serious force in Latvian chess. He went on to win the national championship in 1996, having gained the International Master (IM) title in 1994. Leaving his junior status behind, he had some early international tournament successes at the Wichern Open in Hamburg in 1997 (joint second place, behind Sergei Movsesian) and Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |