Deaths
- Carlos Maderna, Argentine Master, twice the national champion - January 23
- Abram Model, Latvian-Russian Master, Leningrad champion and Botvinnik's trainer - February 16
- Donald Byrne, American IM and US Open champion, lost the "Game of the Century" to Fischer - April 8
- Clarice Benini, Italian Master, national champion, women's world championship contender - September 8
- József Szily, Hungarian IM, runner-up at first European championship - April 26
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