CHESS PLAYER
Esteban Canal
1896 - 1981

Esteban Canal
Esteban Canal (April 19, 1896 – February 14, 1981) was a leading Peruvian chess player who had his best tournament results in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Chiclayo, Peru, he later lived in Italy, and died in Varese. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esteban Canal is the 173rd most popular chess player (down from 128th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Peru (down from 97th in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Esteban Canal ranks 173 out of 461. Before him are Horatio Caro, Artur Yusupov, Petar Trifunović, Vladimir Tukmakov, Florin Gheorghiu, and Sergey Karjakin. After him are Gennadi Sosonko, Klaus Junge, Oleg Romanishin, Hikaru Nakamura, Giambattista Lolli, and Boris Verlinsky.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHoratio Caro
1862 - 1920
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 167
Artur Yusupov
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 168
Petar Trifunović
1910 - 1980
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 169
Vladimir Tukmakov
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 170
Florin Gheorghiu
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 171
Sergey Karjakin
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 172
Esteban Canal
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 173
Gennadi Sosonko
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 174
Klaus Junge
1924 - 1945
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 175
Oleg Romanishin
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 176
Hikaru Nakamura
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 177
Giambattista Lolli
1698 - 1769
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 178
Boris Verlinsky
1888 - 1950
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Esteban Canal ranks 228. Before him are Anton Walbrook, Hermann Jónasson, Okuro Oikawa, Alberto Vargas, Luiz Vinhaes, and Natalie Talmadge. After him are Ralph Bagnold, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Virgil Thomson, Miles Dempsey, Ramón Eguiazábal, and John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton. Among people deceased in 1981, Esteban Canal ranks 216. Before him are Richard Boone, Rudolf Geiger, Pierre Korb, Lohengrin Filipello, Ariel Durant, and Aníbal Ciocca. After him are Paddy Chayefsky, Louis Kuehn, Julio Quintana, Vera-Ellen, János Pilinszky, and Leonard Howell.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsAnton Walbrook
ACTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 222
Hermann Jónasson
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1976
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 223
Okuro Oikawa
ASTRONOMER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 224
Alberto Vargas
PAINTER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 225
Luiz Vinhaes
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 226
Natalie Talmadge
ACTOR
1896 - 1969
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 227
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 228
Ralph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 229
Charles Pahud de Mortanges
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 230
Virgil Thomson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 231
Miles Dempsey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1969
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 232
Ramón Eguiazábal
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1939
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 233
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 234
Others Deceased in 1981
Go to all RankingsRichard Boone
ACTOR
1917 - 1981
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 210
Rudolf Geiger
GEOLOGIST
1894 - 1981
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 211
Pierre Korb
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 212
Lohengrin Filipello
PRESENTER
1918 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 213
Ariel Durant
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 214
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 215
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 216
Paddy Chayefsky
WRITER
1923 - 1981
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 217
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 218
Julio Quintana
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 219
Vera-Ellen
ACTOR
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 220
János Pilinszky
WRITER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 221
Leonard Howell
WRITER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 222
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, Esteban Canal ranks 118 out of 287. Before him are Alberto Vargas (1896), Jorge Pardon (1905), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), Fiorella Bonicelli (1951), Paolo Guerrero (1984), and Alexis Amore (1978). After him are Juan Valdivieso (1910), Carlos Cillóniz (1910), José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle (1779), Manuel Menéndez (1793), Manuel Pardo (1834), and Juan Guevara (1882).
Others born in Peru
Go to all RankingsAlberto Vargas
PAINTER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 112
Jorge Pardon
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1977
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 113
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
WRITER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 114
Fiorella Bonicelli
TENNIS PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 115
Paolo Guerrero
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 116
Alexis Amore
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 117
Esteban Canal
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 118
Juan Valdivieso
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 119
Carlos Cillóniz
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1972
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 120
José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1825
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 121
Manuel Menéndez
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1847
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 122
Manuel Pardo
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1878
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 123
Juan Guevara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1954
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 124
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Peru
Among chess players born in Peru, Esteban Canal ranks 1. After him are Julio Granda (1967), and Deysi Cori (1993).
Esteban Canal
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 1
Julio Granda
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 2
Deysi Cori
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.35
Rank: 3