by Chessbox.com wishes all players who were born in November a happy birthday. Greetings on your birthday to all the chess grandmasters and remember all players who have made a lasting impression on the game. Please join us in wishing every chess player a happy birthday.
Vasily Panov– Vasily Nikolayevich Panov was born on the 1st of November 1906 in Kozelsk, Russia. He won Moscow city championship in 1929.
Semen Dvoirys– Semen Dvoirys was born on 2 November 1958 at Zhmerynka, Ukraine. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2466 and his peak rating was 2615 in July 1997.
Sofia Polgar– Sofia Polgar was born on 2 November 1974 in Budapest, Hungary. She received International Master title and Woman Grandmaster title in 1990. Her current rating as of Nov 23 is 2450.
Evgeny Romanov – Evgeny Romanov is a Russian chess player who was born on 2 November 1988 in Kaliningrad, Russia. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2563.
Stanislav Kriventsov – Stanislav Kriventsov is a chess player and chess coach born on 2 November 1973 in Moscow, Russia. His current rating is 2387.
Elisaveta Bykova– Elisaveta Bykova was born on 4 November 1913 in Bogolyubovo, Russia. She was twice Women’s World Chess Champion. She was awarded the titles of Woman International Master in 1950, International Master in 1953, and Woman Grandmaster in 1976.
Jacqueline Piatigorsky – Jacqueline Piatigorsky was a French- American Chess player born on 6 November 1911 at Paris, France. She represented the United States in the first Women’s Chess Olympiad in 1957, winning an individual bronze medal.
Aron Nimzowitsch – Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian chess player born on 7 November 1886 at Riga,latvia. He is known for this book, My System.
Igor Glek– Igor Vladimirovich Glek was born on 7 November 1961 in Moscow, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2429.
Maksim Chigaev – Maksim Chigaev was born on 7 November 1996 in Kemerovo, Russia. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2626.
Nikolay Minev – Nikolay Minev was born on 8 November 1931 in Ruse, Bulgaria. He was awarded the IM title by FIDE in 1960. He was the champion of Bulgaria in 1953, 1965, and 1966.
Alexandr Kharitonov- Alexandr Kharitonov was born on 8 November 1986 in Obninsk, Russia. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2522.
Vladislav tkachiev– Vladislav tkachiev was born on 9 November 1973 in Moscow, Russia. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2660 and is currently 88th ranked world chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1995.
Daniel Naroditsky– Daniel Naroditsky was born on 9 November 1995 in San Mateo, California, United States. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2619 and is currently 146th ranked world chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2013.
Mikhail Tal- Mikhail Tal was born on 9 November 1936 in Riga, Latvia. He was the 8th world chess champion.
Kevin Spraggett – Kevin Spraggett was born on 10 November 1954 in Montreal, Canada. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2480. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1985.
Evgenija Ovod– Evgenija Ovod was born on 10 November 1982 in Russia. She received woman Chess Grandmaster title in 2001. Her current rating as of Nov 23 is 2256.
Yuri Shabanov – Yuri Shabanov was born on 11 November 1937 in Khabarovsk, Russia. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2003.
Aravindh Chithambaram – Aravindh Chithambaram was born on 11 September 1999 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He won the Indian chess championships twice, in 2018 and 2019. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2638. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2015. He is 37th Indian chess grandmaster.
Mikhail Chigorin – Mikhail Chigorin was born on 12 November 1850 in Gatchina, Russia.
Kenneth Harkness – Kenneth Harkness was born on 12 November 1896 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. He created Harkness rating system.
John Curdo– John Curdo was born on 14 November 1931 in Lynn, Massachusetts, United States. He won the Massachusetts state championship 17 times between 1948 and 1985, as well as the US Senior Championship.
Rakhil Eidelson – Rakhil Eidelson was born on 14 November 1958 in Belarus. She received Woman Grandmaster chess title in 1995. Her current rating is 1735.
Michał Krasenkow– Michał Krasenkow was born on 14 November 1963 in Moscow, Russia. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2528. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1990.
Ekaterina Atalik– Ekaterina Atalik was born on 14 November 1982 in Kirov, Russia. She received International Master title by FIDE in 2008. Her current rating as of Nov 23 is 2404.
Kateřina Němcová– Kateřina Němcová was born on 14 November 1990 in Prague, Czechia. She received Woman Grandmaster title in 2008. Her current rating is 2305.
Israel Albert Horowitz – Israel Albert Horowitz was born on 15 November 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He is remembered today for the books he wrote about chess.
Larry Kaufman – Larry Kaufman was born on 15 November 1947 in Washington, D.C., United States. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2188. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2008.
Alexey Suetin – Alexey Suetin was born on 16 November 1926 in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. He was the World Senior Chess Champion from 1996 to 1997.
Sergey Grigoriants– Sergey Grigoriants was born on 16 November 1983 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2003. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2562.
Sergei Makarichev – Sergei Makarichev was born on 17 November 1953 in Moscow, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1975.
José Raúl Capablanca – José Raúl Capablanca was born on 19 November 1888 in Havana, Cuba. He is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play.
Peter Biyiasas – Peter Biyiasas was born on 19 November 1950 in Athens, Greece. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1978. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2450.
Isaac Kashdan– Isaac Kashdan was born on 19 November 1905 in New York, New York, United States. He won U.S. Open twice in 1938 & 1947.
Varuzhan Akobian– Varuzhan Akobian was born on 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Armenia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2004. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2582.
Ye Jiangchuan– Ye Jiangchuan Marc Tyler Arnold was born on 20 November 1960 in Wuxi, China. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2004. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2603.
Marc Tyler Arnold – Marc Tyler Arnold was born on 20 November 1992 in United States. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2012. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2517.
Andrei Kharlov – Andrei Kharlov was born on 20 November 1968 in Prokopyevsk, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1990.
Eesha karavade – Eesha karavade was born on 21 November 1987 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She received Woman Grandmaster title in 2005. Her current rating is 2265.
Evgeny Bareev– Evgeny Bareev was born on 21 November 1966 in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1989. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2611.
Maria Severina – Maria Severina was on 21 November 1995 in Russia. She received Woman International Master title in 2013. Her current rating is 2202.
Lidia Semenova – Lidia Semenova was born on 22 November 1951 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She received Woman Grandmaster title in 1982. Her current rating is 2209.
Natalia Konopleva – Natalia Konopleva was born on 23 November 1944 in Murmansk, Russia. She received Woman Grandmaster title in 1976.
Karsten Müller – Karsten Müller was born on 23 November 1970 in Hamburg, Germany. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1998. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2532.
K. K. Karanja– K. K. Karanja was born on 23 November 1973 in New York, United States. He became a US Chess Federation Candidate Master at the age of 10.
Diane Savereide – Diane Savereide was born on 25 November 1954 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master in 1978. Her current rating is 2250.
Bator Sambuev – Bator Sambuev was born on 25 November 1980 in Ulan-Ude, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2006. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2482.
Charles Moehle – Charles Moehle was born on 26 November 1859, New York, United States.
Samuel Reshevsky – Samuel Reshevsky was born on 26 November 1911, Ozorków, Poland. He was a Polish chess prodigy and than a leading American chess grandmaster.
Vladimir Malakhov – Vladimir Malakhov was born on 27 November 1980 in Ivanovo, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1998. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2646. He is 98th ranked in world active chess players.
Valery Chekhov– Valery Chekhov was born on 27 November 1955 in Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1984. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2457.
Rustem Dautov – Rustem Dautov was born on 28 November 1965 in Ufa, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1990. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2582.
Evgeny Alekseev– Evgeny Alekseev was born on 28 November 1985 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2002. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2573.
Andrew Tang – Andrew Tang was born on 29 November 1999 in Naperville, Illinois, United States. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2018. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2509.
Lev Psakhis – Lev Psakhis was born on 29 November 1958 in Tver, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1982. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2438.
Yuri Yakovich – Yuri Yakovich was born on 30 November 1962 in Samara, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1990. His current rating as of Nov 23 is 2524.
Alexander Lastin– Alexander Lastin was born on 30 November 1976 in Zheleznovodsk, Russia. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997.
Irina Zakurdjaeva – Irina Zakurdjaeva was born on 30 November 1982 in Moscow, Russia. She was awarded woman chess grandmaster title in 2003.
Magnus Carlsen – Magnus Carlsen was born on 30 November 1990 in Tønsberg Municipality, Norway. He is the number 1 chess player in the world as of Nov 23. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2004. His current rating is 2829 as of Nov 23.
