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
Vassily Smyslov 2010


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