Deaths
- Paul Keres, Estonian GM, for many years a prominent world championship candidate - June 5
- Friedrich Samisch, German master, unofficial Austrian championand noted theorist - August 16
- Lajos Steiner, Hungarian-Australian IM and former champion of both countries - April 22
- Nicolas Rossolimo, Multi-national GM who won the French and Paris championships - July 24
- Karel Opocensky, Czech IM and International Arbiter, four times the national champion - November 16
- Hans Johner, Swiss IM who won the national championship many times in the 1930s - December 2
- Vladimir Vukovic, Croatian IM and International Arbiter, also writer and theoretician - November 18
- Georg Kieninger, German IM, three times winner of the national championship - January 25
- Abraham Baratz, Romanian-French Master who won the Paris Championship - ?
- Norman Tweed Whitaker, American IM who twice shared the US Open title - May 20
- John Morrison, Canadian Master and many times winner of the national championship - March 1
- Karl Fabel, German player, distinguished composer of chess problems - March 3
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“I sang of death but had I known
The many deaths one must have died
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