On This Day: March 27

C.J.S. Purdy 1906
Fritz Karge 1914
Kurt Ewald 1931
Wladimir Sokolow 1950
Mark Ginsburg 1959
Mikhail Brodsky 1969
Christoph Johannessohn 1979
David Navara 1985
Boris Grachev 1986
Radoslav Dimitrov 1993
Vassily Smyslov 2010


2006: Xu Yuhua wins Women’s Championship
2018: Caruana wins Candidates Tournament