Events in

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

in 2004:

Deaths

*April 30 –

Kazimierz Plater Kazimierz Plater (Broel-Plater) (3 March 1915, Vilna – 30 April 2004, Warsaw) was a Polish chess master. Born into an aristocratic family in Vilnius, he studied in Warsaw where he won the Warsaw County Chess Championship in 1934. After the Sec ...

(1915–2004), 89, Polish

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

and several time Polish champion. *August 3 –

Bryon Nickoloff Bryon Nickoloff (June 23, 1956 – August 3, 2004) was a Canadian chess master. A Canadian champion, he also represented Canada six times at Chess Olympiads. Early years Nickoloff, born of Bulgarian heritage in Toronto to emigre parents, cam ...

(1956–2004), 48, Canadian

. *August 22 –

Konstantin Aseev Konstantin Aseev (October 20, 1960 – August 22, 2004) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and trainer. Among his tournament successes were first at Leningrad 1989 with 9/13 (beating Leonid Yudasin and Alexander Khalifman among others) and second to ...

(1960–2004), 43, Russian Grandmaster and trainer. *September 18 –

Michael Valvo Michael Valvo (April 19, 1942 in New York – September 18, 2004 in Chanhassen, Minnesota) was an International Master of chess. By 1962, he was one of the top blitz players in the United States. He won the 1963 U.S. Intercollegiate Champio ...

(1942–2004), 62, American International Master. *December 28 – Charles Bent (1919–2004), 85, English endgame study composer. {{chess 21st century in chess Chess by year