CHESS PLAYER
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
Milan Vidmar
Milan Vidmar (22 June 1885 – 9 October 1962) was a Slovenian electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, and writer. He was among the top dozen chess players in the world from 1910 to 1930 and in 1950, was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milan Vidmar has received more than 70,863 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Milan Vidmar is the 61st most popular chess player (down from 50th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Chess Player.
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7.47
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Milan Vidmar ranks 61 out of 374. Before him are Mark Taimanov, Magnus Carlsen, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Dawid Janowski, Jan Timman, and Olga Rubtsova. After him are Vladimir Kramnik, Rudolf Spielmann, Lionel Kieseritzky, Szymon Winawer, Alexander Kotov, and Semyon Alapin.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
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Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 55
Magnus Carlsen
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 56
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 57
Dawid Janowski
1868 - 1927
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 58
Jan Timman
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 59
Olga Rubtsova
1909 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 60
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 61
Vladimir Kramnik
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 62
Rudolf Spielmann
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 63
Lionel Kieseritzky
1806 - 1853
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 64
Szymon Winawer
1838 - 1919
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 65
Alexander Kotov
1913 - 1981
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 66
Semyon Alapin
1856 - 1923
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Milan Vidmar ranks 95. Before him are Paul von Hase, Dezső Kosztolányi, Dora Pejačević, René Grousset, Alexandros Koryzis, and Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. After him are Aleksandras Stulginskis, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Francisco Bru, Liviu Rebreanu, Noman Çelebicihan, and Josef Frank. Among people deceased in 1962, Milan Vidmar ranks 82. Before him are Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, Candido Portinari, Karl Rapp, Max Fabiani, and Juan Belmonte. After him are Erik Scavenius, Diego Martínez Barrio, Francisco Bru, Indalecio Prieto, Pierre Benoit, and Dhondo Keshav Karve.
Others Born in 1885
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Paul von Hase
1885 - 1944
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 89
Dezső Kosztolányi
1885 - 1936
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 90
Dora Pejačević
1885 - 1923
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 91
René Grousset
1885 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 92
Alexandros Koryzis
1885 - 1941
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 93
Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
1885 - 1950
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 94
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 95
Aleksandras Stulginskis
1885 - 1969
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 96
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
1885 - 1955
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 97
Francisco Bru
1885 - 1962
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 98
Liviu Rebreanu
1885 - 1944
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 99
Noman Çelebicihan
1885 - 1918
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 100
Josef Frank
1885 - 1967
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 101
Others Deceased in 1962
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Wilhelm Ohnesorge
1872 - 1962
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 76
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
1893 - 1962
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 77
Candido Portinari
1903 - 1962
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 78
Karl Rapp
1882 - 1962
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 79
Max Fabiani
1865 - 1962
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 80
Juan Belmonte
1892 - 1962
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 81
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 82
Erik Scavenius
1877 - 1962
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 83
Diego Martínez Barrio
1883 - 1962
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 84
Francisco Bru
1885 - 1962
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 85
Indalecio Prieto
1883 - 1962
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 86
Pierre Benoit
1886 - 1962
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 87
Dhondo Keshav Karve
1858 - 1962
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 88
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Milan Vidmar ranks 41 out of 295. Before him are Jakob Lorber (1800), Jurij Vega (1754), Leon Rupnik (1880), Anton Haus (1851), Max Fabiani (1865), and Ivana Kobilca (1861). After him are Srečko Katanec (1963), Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929), Alma Karlin (1889), Edvard Kocbek (1904), Rudolf Maister (1874), and Ita Rina (1907).
Others born in Slovenia
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Jakob Lorber
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 35
Jurij Vega
1754 - 1802
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 36
Leon Rupnik
1880 - 1946
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 37
Anton Haus
1851 - 1917
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 38
Max Fabiani
1865 - 1962
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 39
Ivana Kobilca
1861 - 1926
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 40
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 41
Srečko Katanec
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 42
Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia
1929 - 1990
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 43
Alma Karlin
1889 - 1950
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 44
Edvard Kocbek
1904 - 1981
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 45
Rudolf Maister
1874 - 1934
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 46
Ita Rina
1907 - 1979
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 47
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Slovenia
Among chess players born in Slovenia, Milan Vidmar ranks 1. After him are Vasja Pirc (1907) and Albin Planinc (1944).
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 1
Vasja Pirc
1907 - 1980
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 2
Albin Planinc
1944 - 2008
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 3
