100 legends who changed the world of chess

100 Legends of Chess History
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Stories that changed chess
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December 31, 2025
#1
Garri Kasparov
Mistr světa 1985 – 2000, 6x vítěz zápasu o titul (1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, ...
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December 30, 2025
#2
Magnus Carlsen
Mistr světa 2013 – 2023, 5x vítěz zápasu o titul (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021) ...
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December 29, 2025
#3
Robert James Fischer
Mistr světa 1972 – 1975, vítěz zápasu o titul 1972Nejvyšší elo: 2785Žebř...
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December 29, 2025
Alexandr Aljechin
#4
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December 27, 2025
Anatolij Karpov
#5
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December 26, 2025
Paul Morphy
#6
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December 25, 2025
Emanuel Lasker
#7
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December 24, 2025
Wilhelm Steinitz
#8
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December 23, 2025
José Raúl Capablanca
#9
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December 22, 2025
Adolf Anderssen
#10
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December 21, 2025
Michail Botvinnik
#11
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December 20, 2025
Viswanathan Anand
#12
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December 19, 2025
Viktor Korčnoj
#13
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December 18, 2025
Tigran Petrosian
#14
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December 17, 2025
Michail Tal
#15
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December 16, 2025
Vasilij Smyslov
#16
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December 15, 2025
Akiba Rubinstein
#17
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December 14, 2025
Vladimir Kramnik
#18
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December 13, 2025
Louis Paulsen
#19
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December 12, 2025
Boris Spasský
#20
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December 11, 2025
Max Euwe
#21
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December 10, 2025
David Bronštejn
#22
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December 9, 2025
Paul Keres
#23
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December 8, 2025
Veselin Topalov
#24
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December 7, 2025
Siegbert Tarrasch
#25
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December 6, 2025
Samuel Reshevsky
#26
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December 5, 2025
Fabiano Caruana
#27
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December 4, 2025
Lajos Portisch
#28
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December 3, 2025
Levon Aronian
#29
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December 2, 2025
Géza Maróczy
#30
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December 1, 2025
Ding Liren
#31
Reuben_Fine_(1961)
November 30, 2025
Reuben Fine
#32
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November 29, 2025
Gustav Neumann
#33
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November 28, 2025
Gukesh Dommaraju
#34
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November 27, 2025
Jefim Bogoljubov
#35
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November 26, 2025
Johannes Zukertort
#36
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November 25, 2025
Vasyl Ivančuk
#37
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November 24, 2025
Dawid Janowski
#38
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November 23, 2025
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
#39
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November 22, 2025
Jefim Geller
#40
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November 21, 2025
Michail Čigorin
#41
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November 20, 2025
Karl Schlechter
#42
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November 19, 2025
Salo Flohr
#43
Bent_Larsen
November 18, 2025
Bent Larsen
#44
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November 17, 2025
Ignatz Kolisch
#45
Blackburne
November 16, 2025
Joseph Henry Blackburne
#46
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November 15, 2025
Amos Burn
#47
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November 14, 2025
Aaron Nimcovič
#48
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November 13, 2025
Johann Löwenthal
#49
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November 12, 2025
Boris Gelfand
#50
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November 11, 2025
Simon Winawer
#51
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November 10, 2025
Daniel Harrwitz
#52
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November 9, 2025
Lev Polugajevskij
#53
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November 8, 2025
Frank Marshall
#54
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November 7, 2025
Tassilo von der Lasa
#55
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November 6, 2025
Hikaru Nakamura
#56
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November 5, 2025
Jan Timman
#57
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November 4, 2025
Ian Nepomniachtchi
#58
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November 3, 2025
James Mason
#59
Miguel Najdorf (1973)
November 2, 2025
Miguel Najdorf
#60
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November 1, 2025
Isidor Gunsberg
#61
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October 31, 2025
Alexej Širov
#62
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October 30, 2025
Berthold Suhle
#63
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October 29, 2025
Serafino Dubois
#64
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October 28, 2025
Nigel Short
#65
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October 27, 2025
Alexandr Beljavskij
#66
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October 26, 2025
Leonid Stein
#67
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October 25, 2025
Savielly Tartakower
#68
Kieseritzky
October 24, 2025
Lionel Kieseritzky
#69
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October 23, 2025
Péter Lékó
#70
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October 22, 2025
Sergej Karjakin
#71
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October 21, 2025
Alexandr Griščuk
#72
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October 20, 2025
Berthold Englisch
#73
IsaacBoleslavsky_1960
October 19, 2025
Isaak Boleslavskij
#74
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October 18, 2025
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
#75
Alexander_Morozevich_grandmaster
October 17, 2025
Alexandr Morozevič
#76
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October 16, 2025
Peter Svidler
#77
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October 15, 2025
Rafael Vaganian
#78
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October 14, 2025
Ernst Grünfeld
#79
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October 13, 2025
Judit Polgár
#80
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October 12, 2025
Sultan Khan
#81
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October 11, 2025
Ulf Andersson
#82
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October 10, 2025
George Henry Mackenzie
#83
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October 9, 2025
Ljubomir Ljubojevič
#84
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October 8, 2025
Wesley So
#85
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October 7, 2025
Robert Hubner
#86
László_Szabó_1966
October 6, 2025
László Szabó
#87
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October 5, 2025
Milan Vidmar
#88
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October 4, 2025
Šachrijar Mamedjarov
#89
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October 3, 2025
Richard Réti
#90
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October 2, 2025
Anish Giri
#91
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October 1, 2025
Jevgenij Barejev
#92
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September 30, 2025
Gata Kamsky
#93
Ruslan-Ponomariov
September 29, 2025
Ruslan Ponomariov
#94
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September 28, 2025
Svetozar Gligorić
#95
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September 27, 2025
Michael Adams
#96
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September 26, 2025
Rudolf Spielmann
#97
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September 25, 2025
Alexander Khalifman
#98
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September 24, 2025
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
#99
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September 23, 2025
Vladimir Akopian
#100
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September 22, 2025
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