2006 in chess explained
Events in chess in 2006:
Events
May
October
December
Titles awarded
Grandmasters
In 2006 FIDE awarded the title of Grandmaster to the following players:[1] [2] [3]
Woman Grandmaster
In 2006 FIDE awarded the title Woman Grandmaster to the following players:[1] [2] [3]
Births
Deaths
- January 15 – Herbert Avram (1913–2006), 92, United States.
- May 13 – Ratmir Kholmov (1925–2006), 80, Soviet/Russian Grandmaster.
- May 13 – Burt Hochberg (1933–2006), 73, chess writer and editor, editor of Chess Life.
- May 20 – Wolfgang Unzicker (1925–2006), 80, German Grandmaster, "world champion of amateurs".
- July 2 – René Letelier (1915–2006), 91, Chilean International Master.
- July 14 – Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (1963–2006), 43, Polish Grandmaster.
- July 23 – Rudolf Teschner (1922–2006), 84, German Grandmaster and chess writer.
- July 26 – Jessie Gilbert (1987–2006), 19, English Woman FIDE Master.
- August 14 – Adriaan de Groot (1914–2006), 92, Dutch chess master and psychologist.
- November 29 – Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (1931–2006), 75, Polish Woman Grandmaster.
- December 5 – David Bronstein (1924–2006), 82, Soviet/Ukrainian Grandmaster and renowned chess writer, challenger in the 1951 World Championship match.
Notes and References
- http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=988 Titles Approved by FIDE Presidential Board, Al Ain 2006
- http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1031 Titles approved at 77th FIDE Congress.
- http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1159 Titles confirmed by the 3rd quarter Presidential Board 2006
- Web site: Title Application - GrantMaster(2500) to be awarded to: Mendonca . All India Chess Federation . 2021-01-18.