2003 in chess
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- February 4 – Jaroslav ŠajtarJaroslav ŠajtarJaroslav Šajtar was a Czech chess master and an honorary grandmaster, born in Ostrava.He won at Kraków 1938, thrice placed joined 4th at Choceň 1942, Prague 1943 , Zlín 1943, and 4th at Teplitz-Schönau 1947...
(1921–2003), 81, Czech Grandmaster and FIDE vice chairman. - May 10 – Milan VukcevichMilan VukcevichMilan Radoje Vukcevich was a Yugoslav scientist, chess International Master, Grandmaster chess problem composer, and writer....
(1937–2003), 66, Yugoslav/American International Master, Grandmaster of Chess Composition, and scientist. - May 11 – Luděk PachmanLudek PachmanLuděk Pachman was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany...
(1924–2003), 78, Czech Grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. - May 16 – Bogdan ŚliwaBogdan SliwaBogdan Śliwa was a Polish chess master.Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot . In 1948, he took 3rd in Kraków . He won the Polish championship four consecutive times in 1951–1954...
(1922–2003), 81, Polish Grandmaster. - June 24 – Russ ChauvenetRuss ChauvenetLouis Russell "Russ" Chauvenet was a champion chess player and one of the founders of science fiction fandom.-Chess:...
(1920–2003), 83, American International Master, chess writer, U.S. deaf champion. - July 11 – Ken WhyldKen WhyldKenneth Whyld was a British chess author and researcher, best known as the co-author of The Oxford Companion to Chess, the standard single-volume chess reference work in English....
(1926–2003), 77, British chess writer and researcher. - August 31 - Péter SzékelyPeter SzekelyPeter Szekely was a Hungarian chess Grandmaster.In the 2003 Capablanca Memorial tournament he drew all 13 of his games, the shortest in 8 moves and the longest in 13 for a total of 130 moves played.-External links:...
(1955–2003), 48, Hungarian Grandmaster. - October 31 – Antonio MedinaAntonio MedinaJose Antonio Colon Medina was a Spanish chess master.He was seven times Spanish Champion , and trice Catalan Champion . He also thrice won Venezuelan Chess Championship in 1955, 1956 and 1958...
(1919–2003), 84, International Master, many time Spanish ChampionSpanish Chess ChampionshipThe Spanish Chess Championship is contested annually under the auspices of the Federación Española de Ajedrez , the governing body of chess in Spain, to determine the nation's chess champion. The first official championship was in 1928.-Winners:...
. - December 20 – Denis BarryDenis BarryDenis Barry was president of the United States Chess Federation from 1993 to 1996. He was an enthusiastic chess organizer, best known for establishing the US Amateur Team East Chess Championship, which is held annually in Parsippany, New Jersey, and which remains one of the most popular USCF events...
(1929–2003), 74, American chess organizer and President of the USCFUnited States Chess FederationThe United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
. - December 28 – Frank ParrFrank ParrFrank Parr was an English chess player, born in Wandsworth.He was British Boys champion in 1935.- Biography :Parr won the Hastings Premier in 1939/1940 with a score of 6/7, allowing only two draws....
(1918–2003), 85, English chess player.