Deaths
- Victor Soultanbeieff, Russian-Belgian chess master, five times the Belgian Champion – February 9
- Georgy Lisitsin, Soviet IM, three times Leningrad Champion – March 20
- Kazimierz Makarczyk, Polish chess master, former national champion – May 27
- Ado Kraemer, German chess master and problemist – June 25
- Sir George Thomas, English master, twice British Champion and an accomplished sportsman – July 23
- Kenneth Harkness, chess arbiter, organizer, and writer – October 4
- Mary Bain, Hungarian-American master, former women's world championship challenger – October 26
- Jerzy Lewi, Polish chess master, former national champion – October 30
- Gedali Szapiro, Polish-Israeli chess master, played for both countries in Olympiads – December 28
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