[lang_nl]Schaaktrivia van 25 januari[/lang_nl][lang_en]Chess Trivia of 25 January[/lang_en]
25 January 2007, 0.00 CET | Last modified: 12:07 | By Peter Doggers | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Trivia
[lang_nl]Op 25 januari werden Matthias Wahls (1968), Rune Djurhuus (1970) en Alexander Goloshchapov (1978) geboren. Op 25 januari 1908 overleed Mikhail Tsjigorin, de sterkste Russische schaker voor Aljechin. Hij won de eerste drie kampioenschappen van Rusland (1899, 1900-1901 en 1903). In 1889 en 1892 was hij tweemaal verliezend uitdager van wereldkampioen Steinitz.
>> eerdere trivia[/lang_nl][lang_en]On 25 January Matthias Wahls (1968), Rune Djurhuus (1970) and Alexander Goloshchapov (1978) were born. On 25 January 1908 Mikhail Chigorin passed away. He was the strongest Russian chess player before Alekhine. Chigorin won the first three Russian Championships (1899, 1900-1901 and 1903). In 1889 and in 1892 he lost twice against Steinitz in a world championship match.












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