Xu, Yuhua (1976)

Xu, Yuhua (1976)

Xu, Yuhua (1976) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: – Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Yuhua Xu is a Chinese chess Grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion. She is China’s third women’s...
Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Abu l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Nafi‘ Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Ziryab was a musician recognized as a polymath, famous for the refined oriental customs that...
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (1984)

Kosteniuk, Alexandra (1984)

Kosteniuk, Alexandra (1984) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Konstantinovna. Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Alexandra Kosteniuk is a Russian Chess Grandmaster and Women’s World Chess Champion. She has won the...
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (1911-2012)

Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (1911-2012)

Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (1911-2012) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Jacqueline Rebecca Louise de Rothschild. Alias: –   «I loved the game, the pieces, how they moved, the challenge to find a solution to the infinite...
Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)

Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)

Taimanov, Mark (1926-2016)     Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Evgenievich. Yevguenievich Alias: –   «I did not mix my two professions, I alternated between the two. When I gave concerts I was taking a rest from chess...