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* Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973) *

Manuel Aaron Manuel Aaron (born 30 December 1935) is the first Indian people , Indian chess chess master, master in the second half of the 20th century. He dominated chess in India in the 1960s to the 1980s, was the Indian Chess Championship , national c ...

(India, born 1935) * Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan, born 1995) * István Abonyi (Hungary, 1886–1942) * Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980) * Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, US, born 1988) *

Hasan Abbasifar Hasan Abbasifar (; born 11 August 1972) is an Iranian-Spanish Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster, titled in 2013. He was a member of the Iran chess national team. Awards Hassan Abbassifar is the first international grandmaster of Shiraz and ...

(Iran, born 1972) * Farid Abbasov (Azerbaijan, born 1979) * Jude Acers (US, born 1944) *

Péter Ács Péter Ács (born 10 May 1981 in Eger, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster (GM). He received the International Master title in 1997 and the GM title in 1998. In 2001, he won the World Junior Chess Championship. In 2002, he won the Essent to ...

(Hungary, born 1981) * Weaver Adams (US, 1901–1963) * Tanitoluwa Adewumi (Nigeria, US, born 2010) * Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965) * András Adorján (Hungary, 1950–2023) * Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954) *

Simen Agdestein Simen Agdestein (born 15 May 1967) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, chess coach, author, and former professional footballer as a striker for the Norway national football team. Agdestein won nine Norwegian Chess Championships between 1982 a ...

(Norway, born 1967) * Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966) *

Georgy Agzamov Georgy Tadzhikhanovich Agzamov (September 6, 1954, Tashkent – August 27, 1986, Sevastopol) was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, the first from Central Asia. He became an International Master in 1982 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1984. ...

(Uzbekistan, 1954–1986) * Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968) * James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983) * Ralf Åkesson (Sweden, born 1961) * Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born 1957) * Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, US, born 1983) * Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971) * Mohammed Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974) *

Semyon Alapin Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin (; – 15 July 1923) was a Russian chess player, openings analyst, and puzzle composer. He was also a linguist, railway engineer and a grain commodities merchant. Biography Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, into a Je ...

(Lithuania, 1856–1923) * Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987) * Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920) * Lev Alburt (Russia, US, born 1945) *

Alexander Alekhine Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine. He disliked when Russians sometimes pronounced the of as , , which he regarded as a Yiddish distortion of his name, and insisted that the correct Russian pronunciation was . (March 24, 1946) was a Russian ...

(Russia, France 1892–1946) * Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939) * Grace Alekhine (US, England, France 1876–1956) * Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973) * Kirill Alekseenko (Russia, born 1997) * Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985) * Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974) * Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765–1850) * Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949) * Johann Baptist Allgaier (Germany, Austria, 1763–1823) * Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976) * Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985) * Yoel Aloni (Israel, 1937–2019) *

Boris Alterman Boris Alterman (, ; born May 4, 1970) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli chess International Grandmaster, Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer (2010), advisor of the Junior (chess program), Junior chess program. He started playing chess at the age of 7. H ...

(Israel, born 1970) * Friedrich Amelung (Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909) * Bassem Amin (Egypt, born 1988) * Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, born 1978) * Bruce Amos (Canada, born 1946) * An Yangfeng (China, born 1963) * Viswanathan Anand (India, born 1969) * Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938) * Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980) * Hope Arthurine Anderson (Jamaica, 1950–2016) *

Adolf Anderssen Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. ...

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Ulf Andersson Ulf Andersson (born 27 June 1951) is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972. Chess career At his peak, Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list. ...

(Sweden, born 1951) * Dmitry Andreikin (Russia, born 1990) * Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989) *

Dejan Antić Dejan Antić (; born 9 December 1968) is a Serbian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. Biography In March 1988 he won the Belgrade Open. In 1989, Antic became a FIDE Master (FM). In 1991 he became an International Master (IM) a ...

(Serbia, born 1968) * Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962) * Vladimir Antoshin (Russia, 1929–1994) * Oskar Antze (Germany, 1878–1962) * Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970) * Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941) * Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941) * Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936) * José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971) * Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968) * Mehrdad Ardeshi (Iran, born 1979) * Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967) * Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986) * Keith Arkell (England, born 1961) * Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, 1917–2009) * Jón Árnason (Iceland, born 1960) * Dagur Arngrímsson (Iceland, born 1987) * Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982) * Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983) * Vladislav Artemiev (Russia, born 1998) * Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896) * Jacob Ascher (England, Canada, 1841–1912) * Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004) *

Maurice Ashley Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican and American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM). Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess even ...

(Jamaica, US, born 1966) * Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008) * Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, Russia, born 2004) *

Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-‘Abbās al-Ṣūlī (Arabic: ) (born c. 870 Gorgan – died between 941 and 948 Basra) was a Turkic scholar and a court companion of three Abbāsid caliphs: al-Muktafī, his successor al-Muqtadir, and ...

(Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946) * Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956) * Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982) * Suat Atalık (Turkey, born 1964) * Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955) * Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, c.1888–1952) * Yuri Averbakh (Russia, c.1922–2022) * Valeriy Aveskulov (Ukraine, born 1986) * Herbert Avram (US, 1913–2006) * Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)

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* Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967) *

Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot (; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the World Chess Championship 2007, Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He pas ...

(France, born 1983) * Paul Baender (Germany, Bolivia, 1906–1985) * Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia, born 1964) * Amir Bagheri (Iran, born 1978) * Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, US, born 1967) * Vladimir Bagirov (USSR, Latvia, 1936–2000) * Mary Bain (US, 1904–1972) * David Graham Baird (US, 1854–1913) * Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978) * Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949) * Rosendo Balinas Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998) * Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945) * Csaba Balogh (Hungary, born 1987) * János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980) * Julio Balparda (Uruguay, c. 1900–1942) * Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948) * Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978) * Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, 1921–2013) * David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988) * Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935) * Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975) * Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001) * Oliver Barbosa (Philippines, born 1986) * Gedeon Barcza (Hungary, 1911–1986) * Olaf Barda (Norway, 1909–1971) * Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861–1924) *

Leonard Barden Leonard William Barden (born 20 August 1929, in South Croydon, London) is an English chess master, writer, broadcaster, journalist, organizer and promoter. The son of a dustman, he was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, and Balliol ...

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Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev (; born 21 November 1966) is a Russian-Canadian chess player, trainer, and writer. Awarded the FIDE Grandmaster title in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the world in the international rankings in 1992 and again in 2003, w ...

(Russia, born 1966) * Robert Henry Barnes (England, New Zealand 1849–1916) * Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874) * Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966) * Mateusz Bartel (Poland, born 1985) * John Bartholomew (US, born 1986) * Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966) * Cerdas Barus (Indonesia, born 1961) * Michael Basman (England, born 1946) * Christian Bauer (France, born 1977) * Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891) * Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, 1935–2025) * Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984) * Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, US, born 1969) *

Liudmila Belavenets Liudmila Sergeyevna Belavenets (; also transliterated Lyudmila Sergeevna Belavenets; 7 June 1940 – 7 November 2021) was a Russian chess player. Biography Born in Moscow, she was the daughter of Russian chess master Sergey Belavenets. In cor ...

(Russia, 1940–2021) * Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942) * Dina Belenkaya (Russia, Israel, born 1993) * Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953) * Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia, born 1962) * Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947) * Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, c. 1890–1920) * Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922) * Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976) * Joel Benjamin (US, born 1964) * Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, 1910–2010) * Pal Benko (France, Hungary, US, 1928–2019) * Dávid Bérczes (Hungary, born 1990) * Emanuel Berg (Sweden, born 1981) *

Béla Berger Béla Berger (12 August 1931, Szombathely, Hungary – December 2005, Sydney, Australia) was a Hungarian-Australian chess master. He took 5th in the Hungarian Chess Championship, Hungarian Championship at Budapest 1953 (Béla Sándor won). In 1 ...

(Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005) * Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933) * Victor Buerger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996) * Nils Bergkvist (Sweden, 1900–?) * Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966) *

Hans Berliner Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was an American chess player, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968. He was a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. Berliner was a Professor of Computer ...

(Germany, US, 1929–2017) * Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967) * Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943) * Jacob Bernstein (US, ?–1958) *

Ossip Bernstein Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein (20 September 1882 – 30 November 1962) was a French chess player and businessman. He was one of the inaugural recipients of the title Grandmaster (chess), International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Biography Born ...

(Ukraine, France, 1882–1962) * Sidney Norman Bernstein (US, 1911–1992) * Mario Bertok (Croatia, 1929–2008) * Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939) * Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, 1901–1986) *

Kārlis Bētiņš Kārlis Bētiņš (; 27 October 1867, Bērzmuiža – 28 March 1943, Riga) was a Latvian chess master and composer of studies. He tied for 3rd-5th place at Riga 1899 (the 1st Baltic Congress, his brother Roberts Bētiņš won), took 3rd place at ...

(Latvia, 1867–1943) * Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890–1966) * Vinay Bhat (US, born 1984) * Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940) * Martin Bier (Germany, 1854–1934) * Horace Bigelow (US, 1898–1980) * István Bilek (Hungary, 1932–2010) *

Paul Rudolf von Bilguer Paul Rudolf (or Rudolph) von Bilguer (21 September 1815 – 16 September 1840) was a German chess master and chess theoretician from Ludwigslust in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Bilguer, who was a lieutenant in the Prussian arm ...

(Germany, 1815–1840) * Maurice Billecard (France, 1876–?) * Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974) * Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908) * Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950) * Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961) * Arthur Bisguier (US, 1929–2017) * Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950) * Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935) * Roy Turnbull Black (US, 1888–1962) *

Joseph Henry Blackburne Joseph Henry Blackburne (10 December 1841 – 1 September 1924) was a British chess player. Nicknamed "The Black Death", he dominated the British scene during the latter part of the 19th century. Blackburne learned the game at the relatively late ...

(England, 1841–1924) * Armand Blackmar (US, 1826–1888) * Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951) *

Abram Blass Moshe Aba Blass (; born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in Łomża (then Russian Empire), he moved to the US, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 192 ...

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Ottó Bláthy Ottó Titusz Bláthy (11 August 1860 – 26 September 1939) was a Hungarian electrical engineer. During his career he became the co-inventor of the modern electric transformer, the voltage regulator, the AC watt-hour meter, the turbo genera ...

(Hungary, 1860–1939) * Max Blau (Germany, Switzerland, 1918–1984) * Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846) * Paweł Blehm (Poland, born 1980) * Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875–?) * Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, 1947–2004) * Calvin Blocker (US, born 1955) * Claude Bloodgood (US, 1937–2001) * Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910) * Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947) * Max Blümich (Germany, 1886–1942) * Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, US, 1907–1998) * Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, 1931–2000) * Dmitry Bocharov (Russia, born 1982) * Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882) * Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984) *

Efim Bogoljubow Efim Bogoljubow, also known as Efim Dimitrijewitsch Bogoljubow (April 14, 1889 – June 18, 1952), was a Russian-born German Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. Early career Bogoljubow learned how to play chess at 15 years old, and dev ...

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Paolo Boi Paolo Boi (1528–1598) was an Italian chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest chess players of the 16th century. In 1549, he beat Pope Paul III in a chess match. Early life He was born in Syracuse, Italy, Syracuse, Sicil ...

(Italy, 1528–1598) * Jacobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984) * Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996) *

Isaac Boleslavsky Isaac Yefremovich Boleslavsky (, ; 9 June 1919 – 15 February 1977) was a Soviet chess grandmaster and writer. Early career Born in Zolotonosha in Ukraine to Jewish parents, Boleslavsky taught himself chess at age nine. In 1933, he became sch ...

(Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, 1919–1977) * Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971) * Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979) * Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990) * Valentina Borisenko (Russia, 1920–1993) * Olexandr Bortnyk (Ukraine, born 1996) * Alexandra Botez (US, Canada, born 1995) * Andrea Botez (US, Canada, born 2002) * Tea Bosboom-Lanchava (Netherlands, Georgia, born 1974) * George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949) *

Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (; ; – May 5, 1995) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who held five world titles in three different reigns. The sixth World Chess Champion, he also worked as an electrical engineer and computer sci ...

(Russia, 1911–1995) * Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840) * César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, 1917–2015) * Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983) * Julius Brach (Czechoslovakia, 1881–1938) * Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921) * Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967) *

Mirko Bröder Mirko (Imre) Bröder, or Broeder, Broder, Breder (1911–1943) was a Hungarian–born Yugoslav chess master. Born in Budapest, he grew up in Novi Sad, Voivodina (then Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), where he studied law. He won a simu ...

(Hungary, Serbia, 1911–1943) * Miklós Bródy (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949) * Vladimir Bron (Ukraine, 1909–1985) *

David Bronstein David Ionovich Bronstein (; February 19, 1924 – December 5, 2006) was a Soviet chess player. Awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, he narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in World Chess Championship 195 ...

(Ukraine, 1924–2006) * Walter Browne (Australia, US, 1949–2015) * Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962) * Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982) * Stellan Brynell (Sweden, born 1962) * Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985) *

Henry Thomas Buckle Henry Thomas Buckle (24 November 1821 – 29 May 1862) was an English historian, the author of an unfinished ''History of Civilization'' and a strong amateur chess player. He is sometimes called "the Father of Scientific History". Early life a ...

(England, 1821–1862) * Gerardo Budowski (Germany, France, Venezuela, Costa Rica, 1925–2014) * Wincenty Budzyński (Poland, France, 1815–1866) * Nataliya Buksa (Ukraine, born 1996) * Constant Ferdinand Burille (France, US, 1866–1914) *

Amos Burn Amos Burn (31 December 1848 – 25 November 1925) was an English chess player, one of the world's leading players at the end of the 19th century, and a chess writer. Burn was born on New Year's Eve, 1848, in Hull.Richard Forster, ''Amos Burn: ...

(England, 1848–1925) * Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania, 1946–2017) * Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989) * Donald Byrne (US, 1930–1976) * Robert Byrne (US, 1928–2013) * Bhupendra Niraula (Nepal, 1981)

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* Kler Çaku (Albania, born 2010) * Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927–2010) * Daniel Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957) * Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981) * Arianne Caoili (Australia, 1986–2020) *

José Raúl Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was the third World Chess Championship, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional Chess ...

(Cuba, 1888–1942) * Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, 1937–2013) * Ruth Cardoso (Brazil, 1934–2000) * Carl Carls (Germany, 1880–1958) *

Magnus Carlsen Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion, five-time World Rapid Chess Championship, World Rapid Chess Champio ...

(Norway, born 1990) * Pontus Carlsson (Sweden, born 1982) * Horatio Caro (England, Germany, 1862–1920) * Berna Carrasco (Chile, 1914–2013) * Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647) * Fabiano Caruana (Dual citizenship: US and Italy, born 1992) * Vincenzo Castaldi (Italy, 1916–1970) * Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905–1970) * Mišo Cebalo (Croatia, born 1945) * Giovanni Cenni (Italy, 1881–1957) * Alfonso Ceron (Spain, 1535–?) * Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, US, 1873–1928) * Ferenc Chalupetzky (Hungary, 1886–1951) * Edward Chamier (England, France, 1840–1892) * Chan Peng Kong (Singapore, born 1956) * Sandipan Chanda (India, born 1983) * Chang Tung Lo (China, born before 1960) * Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England, born 1960) * Pascal Charbonneau (Canada, born 1983) *

Rudolf Charousek Rudolf Charousek (; 19 September 1873 – 18 April 1900) was a Czech born Hungarian chess player. One of the top ten players in the world during the 1890s, he had a short career, dying at the age of 26 from tuberculosis. Reuben Fine wrote of h ...

(Hungary, 1873–1900) * Chantal Chaudé de Silans (France, 1919–2001) * Valery Chekhov (Russia, born 1955) * Vitaly Chekhover (Russia, 1908–1965) * Chen De (China, born 1949) * Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria, born 1986) * Alexander Cherepkov (Russia, 1920–2009) * Irving Chernev (Russia, US, 1900–1981) * Tykhon Cherniaiev (Ukraine, born 2010) * Alexander Chernin (Ukraine, Hungary, born 1960) * Konstantin Chernyshov (Russia, born 1967) * André Chéron (France, 1895–1980) *

Maia Chiburdanidze Maia Chiburdanidze ( ka, მაია ჩიბურდანიძე; born 17 January 1961) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. She is the sixth Women's World Chess Champion, a title she held from 1978 to 1991, and was the youngest one until ...

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Mikhail Chigorin Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin (also ''Tchigorin''; ; – ) was a Russian chess player. He played two World Championship matches against Wilhelm Steinitz, losing both times. The last great player of the Romantic chess style, he also served as a ma ...

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Larry Christiansen Larry Mark Christiansen (born June 27, 1956) is an American chess player of Danish ancestry. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977. Christiansen was the U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He competed in the FIDE World Champ ...

(US, born 1956) * Vladimir Chuchelov (Russia, Belgium, born 1969) *

Slavko Cicak Slavko Cicak (born 25 October 1969) is a Swedish chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001. He played for Sweden in the Chess Olympiad in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and in the European Team Chess Championship in 2007. In 2005 ...

(Montenegro, Sweden, born 1969) * Roberto Cifuentes (Chile, Netherlands, Spain, born 1957) * Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983) * Hermann Clemenz (Estonia, 1846–1908) * Albert Clerc (France, 1830–1918) *

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(Lithuania, born 1983) * John Cochrane (England, 1798–1878) * Erich Cohn (Germany, 1884–1918) * Wilhelm Cohn (Germany, 1859–1913) * Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897–1932) * John W. Collins (US, 1912–2001) * Eugene Ernest Colman (England, 1878–1964) * Camila Colombo (Uruguay, born 1990) * Adrián García Conde (Mexico, England, 1886–1943) * Stuart Conquest (England, born 1967) *

Anya Corke Anya Sun Corke (born 12 September 1990 in California, USA) is an American-born English chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She played for Hong Kong, where she was the top ranked chess player, until 2009. Career Corke e ...

(England, Hong Kong, born 1990) * Nicolaas Cortlever (Netherlands, 1915–1995) * Juan Corzo (Cuba, 1873–1941) * Carlo Cozio (Italy, c. 1715 – c. 1780) * Spencer Crakanthorp (Australia, 1885–1936) * Anna Cramling (Spain, Sweden, born 2002) * Pia Cramling (Sweden, born 1963) * Robert Crépeaux (France, 1900–1994) * Walter Cruz (Brazil, 1910–1967) *

István Csom István Csom (2 June 1940 – 28 July 2021) was a Hungarian chess player who held the FIDE titles of Grandmaster and International Arbiter. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1967 and the Grandmaster title in 1973. He was Hun ...

(Hungary, 1940–2021) * Miguel Cuéllar (Colombia, 1916–1985) * Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900–1941) * John Curdo (US, 1931–2022) * Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961) * Hieronim Czarnowski (Poland, France, Austria-Hungary, 1834–1902) * Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)

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Arthur Dake Arthur William Dake (April 8, 1910 – April 28, 2000) was an American chess player. He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in Reno, Nevada. Biography Born Artur Darkowski, his father was of Polish and his mother of Norwegian ancestry (Edwar ...

(US, 1910–2000) * Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544) * Mato Damjanović (Croatia, 1927–2011) * Gösta Danielsson (Sweden, 1912–1978) * Silvio Danailov (Bulgaria, born 1961) * A. Polak Daniels (Netherlands, before 1855–after 1883) * Dawid Daniuszewski (Poland, 1885–1944) * Klaus Darga (Germany, born 1934) * Alberto David (Luxembourg, born 1970) * Jacques Davidson (Netherlands, 1890–1961) * Nigel Davies (England, born 1960) * Boris de Greiff (Colombia, 1930–2011) * Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania, born 2001) * Frederick Deacon (Belgium, 1829–1875) * Chakkravarthy Deepan (India, born 1987) *

Nick de Firmian Nicholas Ernest de Firmian (born July 26, 1957) is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1985. He is a three-time U.S. chess champion, winning in 1987 (with Joel Benjamin), 1995, and 1998. He also tied f ...

(US, born 1957) * Marigje Degrande (Belgium, born 1992) * Aleksander Delchev (Bulgaria, born 1971) * Eugene Delmar (US, 1841–1909) * Yelena Dembo (Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece, born 1983) *

Arnold Denker Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States ...

(US, 1914–2005) * Erald Dervishi (Albania, 1979) * Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847) * Andrei Deviatkin (Russia, born 1980) * Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911–1981) * André Diamant (Brazil, born 1990) * Mark Diesen (US, 1957–2008) * Julius Dimer (Germany, 1871–1945) * Nathan Divinsky (Canada, 1925–2012) * Rune Djurhuus (Norway, born 1970) *

Maxim Dlugy Maxim Alexandrovich Dlugy (born January 29, 1966) is an American chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He was born in Moscow, USSR, and arrived with his family in the United States in 1977. He was awarded the International Master ...

(Russia, US, born 1966) * Josef Dobiáš (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1886–1981) * Yosef Dobkin (Russia, Israel, 1909–1977) * Stefan Docx (Belgium, born 1974) * Yury Dokhoian (Russia, 1964–2021) * Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, born 1959) * Lenier Dominguez (Cuba, born 1983) * Józef Dominik (Poland, 1894–1920) * Zadok Domnitz (Israel, born 1933) * Elena Donaldson (Russia, Georgia, US, 1957–2012) * John W. Donaldson (US, born 1958) * Ivo Donev (Austria, born 1959) * Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927–1988) * Iossif Dorfman (Ukraine, France, born 1952) *

Alexey Dreev Alexey Sergeyevich Dreev (, also transliterated as Aleksey or Alexei; born 30 January 1969) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989. Career While being a promising young chess talent, ...

(Russia, born 1969) * Leonids Dreibergs (Latvia, US, 1908–1969) * Kurt Dreyer (Germany, South Africa, 1909–1981) * Tihomil Drezga (Croatia, US, 1903–1981) * Yuri Drozdovskij (Ukraine, born 1984) * Leroy Dubeck (US, born 1939) * Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899) * Daniil Dubov (Russia, born 1996) * Andreas Dückstein (Hungary, Austria, born 1927) *

Jan-Krzysztof Duda Jan-Krzysztof Duda (; born 26 April 1998) is a Polish Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. A Chess prodigy, prodigy, he achieved the grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 15 years and . he is ranked No. 1 in Poland and No. 17 in the FIDE w ...

(Poland, born 1998) * Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829–1893) * Andreas Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1883–1975) * Dietrich Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1880–1954) * Hans Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1878–1946) * Arthur Dunkelblum (Poland, Belgium, 1906–1979) * Oldřich Duras (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1882–1957) * Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky (Ukraine, 1879–1965) * Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, 1947–2016) * Joanna Dworakowska (Poland, born 1978) * Eduard Dyckhoff (Germany, 1880–1949) * Viacheslav Dydyshko (Belarus, born 1949) * Boruch Israel Dyner (Poland, Belgium, Israel, 1903–1979) * Semen Dvoirys (Russia, born 1958) * Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, born 1987) * Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, US, born 1944) * Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan, born 1976) * Ding Liren (China, born 1992) * Emil Josef Diemer (Germany, 1908–1990)

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* James Eade (US, born 1957) * Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine, born 1985) * Marsel Efroimski (Israel, born 1995) * Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, born 1962) * Louis Eichborn (Germany, 1812–1882) * Rakhil Eidelson (Belarus, born 1958) * Vereslav Eingorn (Ukraine, born 1956) * Louis Eisenberg (Ukraine, US, 1876–after 1909) * Bengt Ekenberg (Sweden, 1912–1986) * Folke Ekström (Sweden, 1906–2000) * Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997) * Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, born 1983) * Moissei Eljaschoff (Lithuania, 1870–1919) * John Emms (England, born 1967) * Peter Enders (Germany, 1963–2025) * Lūcijs Endzelīns (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909–1981) * Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907–1980) * Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967) * Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897) *

David Enoch David Enoch (; 1901–1949) was an Israeli chess player. Biography David Enoch was born in Oświęcim in 1901. He emigrated to Berlin after the First World War. He tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1927 ( Alfred Brinckmann won), and took 10th at Berlin ...

(Israel, 1901–1949) *

Vladimir Epishin Vladimir Epishin (born 11 July 1965 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Tournament play He finished third in the 58th USSR Chess Championship in 1991. He won the 1987 St. Petersburg Championship. Other tournament successes include ...

(Russia, born 1965) * Stefan Erdélyi (Hungary, Romania, 1905–1968) * Hanna Ereńska (Poland, born 1946) * Arjun Erigaisi (India, born 2003) * Evgenij Ermenkov (Bulgaria, Palestine, born 1949) * Wilhelm Ernst (Germany, 1905–1952) * John Angus Erskine (New Zealand, Australia, 1873–1960) *

Andrey Esipenko Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko (; born 22 March 2002) is a Russian Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster. He won the European Youth Chess Championship, European U10 Chess Championship in 2012, and both the European Youth Chess Championship, Europea ...

(Russia, born 2002) * Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987) *

Max Euwe Machgielis "Max" Euwe (; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, author, and chess administrator. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion, a title he held from 1935 ...

(Netherlands, 1901–1981) * Larry M. Evans (US, 1932–2010) * William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790–1872) * Alexander Evensohn (Ukraine, 1892–1919) * Győző Exner (Hungary, 1864–1945)

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* Samuel Factor (Poland, US, 1883–1949) * Louisa Matilda Fagan (Italy, England, 1850–1931) * Hugo Fähndrich (Hungary, Austria, 1851–1930) * Hans Fahrni (Bohemia, Switzerland, 1874–1939) * William Fairhurst (England, Scotland, New Zealand, 1903–1982) * Sammi Fajarowicz (Germany, 1908–1940) * Raphael Falk (Russia, 1856–1913) * Ernst Falkbeer (Austria-Hungary, 1819–1885) * Stefan Fazekas (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, England, 1898–1967) * Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine, born 1981) * Alexei Fedorov (Belarus, born 1972) * John Fedorowicz (US, born 1958) * Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia, born 1995) * Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908–1950) *

Rafał Feinmesser Rafał Feinmesser (1895 – ?) was a Polish chess master. He was murdered in the Holocaust in Warszawa. He played several times in the Warsaw championships. He tied for 5-6th in 1926 (Abram Blass and Paulin Frydman won), tied for 6-7th in 1927 ...

(Poland, born before 1906) * Florin Felecan (Romania, US, born 1980) * Virgilio Fenoglio (Argentina, 1902–1990) * Arthur Feuerstein (US, born 1935) * Alexandr Fier (Brazil, born 1988) * Martha Fierro (Ecuador, born 1977) * Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, 1928–2009) * Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan, born 1986) * Reuben Fine (US, 1914–1993) * Ben Finegold (US, born 1969) * Julius Finn (Poland, US, 1871–1931) *

(US, born 1957) * Alireza Firouzja (Iran, France, born 2003) * Robert James Fischer (US, Iceland, 1943–2008) * Alex Fishbein (US, born 1968) * Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880–1926) * Alfred Flatow (Germany, Australia, born 1937) * Glenn Flear (England, born 1959) * Ernst Flechsig (Germany, 1852–1890) * Bernhard Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1853–1931) * Max Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1845–after 1882) * János Flesch (Hungary, 1933–1983) *

Salo Flohr Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a Czechoslovak and Soviet chess player and writer. He was among the first recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. Flohr dominated many tournam ...

(Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908–1983) * Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913–2007) * Alberto Foguelman (Argentina, 1923–2013) * Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1952) * George Salto Fontein (Netherlands, 1890–1963) * Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881–1930) * Győző Forintos (Hungary, 1935–2018) * Albert Fox (US, 1881–1964) * Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898–1988) * Selim Franklin (England, US, 1814–1884) * Zenon Franco (Paraguay, born 1956) * Laurent Fressinet (France, born 1981) * Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882–1946) * Joel Fridlizius (Sweden, 1869–1963) * Daniel Fridman (Latvia, Germany, born 1976) * Frederic Friedel (Germany, born 1945) * Gunnar Friedemann (Estonia, 1909–1943) * David Friedgood (South Africa, England, born 1946) * Henryk Friedman (Poland, 1903–1942) * Alexander Fritz (Germany, 1857–1932) *

Martin Severin From Martin Severin Janus From (8 April 1828 – 6 May 1895) was a Danish chess master known for creating From's Gambit. From's Gambit is a sharp response to Bird's Opening, requiring precision from both players. Personal life Born in Nakskov, F ...

(Denmark, 1828–1895) * Achilles Frydman (Poland, 1905–1940) * Paulino Frydman (Poland, Argentina, 1905–1982) * Ľubomír Ftáčnik (Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, born 1957) * Andrija Fuderer (Vojvodina, Belgium, 1931–2011) * Semyon Furman (Russia, 1920–1978) * Ivana Maria Furtado (India, born 1999) * Géza Füster (Hungary, Canada, 1910–1990) * Roy Fyllingen (Norway, born 1975)

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* Merab Gagunashvili (Georgia, born 1985) * Aleksandr Galkin (Russia, born 1979) * Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, born 1964) * Alisa Galliamova (Russia, born 1972) * Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India, born 1983) *

Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster. Noted for her aggressive style of play, she was the women's world chess champion from 1962 to 1978, and in 1978 ...

(Georgia, born 1941) * Valeriane Gaprindashvili (Georgia, born 1982) * Carlos Garcia Palermo (Argentina, Italy, born 1953) * Raimundo García (Argentina, 1936–2020) * Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, born 1988) * Eldar Gasanov (Ukraine, born 1982) * Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan, 1986–2014) * Anna Gasik (Poland, born 1988) * Einar Gausel (Norway, born 1963) *

Viktor Gavrikov Viktor Nikolaevich Gavrikov (; 29 July 1957 – 27 April 2016) was a Lithuanian-Swiss chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1984. Gavrikov shared first place with Gintautas Piešina in the 1978 Lithuanian Champions ...

(Lithuania, Switzerland, 1957–2016) * Tamaz Gelashvili (Georgia, born 1978) *

Boris Gelfand Boris Abramovich Gelfand (; born 24 June 1968) is a Belarusian-Israeli chess player. A six-time World Championship candidate (1991, 1994–95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), he won the Chess World Cup 2009 and the 2011 Candidates Tournament, mak ...

(Belarus, Israel, born 1968) * Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998) * Uzi Geller (Israel, born 1931) * Petar Genov (Bulgaria, born 1970) * Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1965) * Krum Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1958) * Ernő Gereben (Hungary, Switzerland 1907–1988) * Regina Gerlecka (Poland, 1913–1983) * Eugênio German (Brazil, 1930–2001) * Theodor Germann (Latvia, 1879–1935) * Alik Gershon (Israel, born 1980) * Edward Gerstenfeld (Poland, Ukraine 1915–1943) * Georgy Geshev (Bulgaria, 1903–1937) * Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, born 1982) * Tigran Gharamian (France, born 1984) * Ameet Ghasi (England, born 1987) * Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, born 1944) * Amédée Gibaud (France, 1885–1957) * Johannes Giersing (Denmark, 1872–1954) * Ellen Gilbert (US, 1837–1900) * Jessie Gilbert (England, 1987–2006) * Karl Gilg (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1901–1981) * Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000) *

Anish Giri Anish Kumar Giri (; ; born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on ...

(Netherlands, born 1994) * Matteo Gladig (Italy, 1880–1915) * Eduard Glass (Austria, 1902–after 1980) * Evgeny Gleizerov (Russia, born 1963) * Igor Glek (Russia, Germany, born 1961) *

Svetozar Gligorić Svetozar Gligorić ( sr-Cyrl, Светозар Глигорић; 2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record 11 times, and is considered the best ...

(Serbia, 1923–2012) * Fernand Gobet (Switzerland, born 1962) * Michele Godena (Italy, born 1967) * Carl Goering (Germany, 1841–1879) * Alphonse Goetz (France, 1865–1934) * Leonid Gofshtein (Israel, 1953–2015) * Jason Goh Koon-Jong (Singapore, born 1989) * Goh Weiming (Singapore, born 1983) * Samuel Gold (Hungary, Austria, US, 1835–1920) * Alexander Goldin (Russia, born 1964) * Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, US, born 1980) * Celso Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1879–1924) * Celso Golmayo Zúpide (Spain, Cuba, 1820–1898) * Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1883–1973) * Vitali Golod (Ukraine, Israel born 1971) *

Harry Golombek Harold "Harry" Golombek OBE (1 March 1911 – 7 January 1995) was a British chess player, chess author, and wartime codebreaker. He was three times British chess champion, in 1947, 1949, and 1955 and finished second in 1948. Biography He was ...

(England, 1911–1995) * Alexander Goloshchapov (Ukraine, born 1978) * Alexander Ferdinand von der Goltz (Germany, 1819–1858) * Valentina Golubenko (Estonia, Croatia, born 1990) * Mikhail Golubev (Ukraine, born 1970) * Aleksei Goncharov (Russia, 1879–1913) * Gong Qianyun (China, born 1985) * Jayson Gonzales (Philippines, born 1969) * José González García (Mexico, born 1973) * Juan Carlos González Zamora (Mexico, born 1968) * David S. Goodman (England, US, born 1958) * Stephen J. Gordon (England, born 1986) * Danny Gormally (England, born 1976) * Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia, born 1998) * George H. D. Gossip (US, England, 1841–1907) * Solomon Gotthilf (Russia, 1903–1967) * Hermann von Gottschall (Germany, 1862–1933) * Boris Grachev (Russia, born 1986) * Alexander Graf (Uzbekistan, Germany, born 1962) * Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, US, 1908–1965) * Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru, born 1967) * Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900–1944) *

Gioachino Greco Gioachino Greco ( – ), surnamed Cusentino and more frequently ''il Calabrese'', was an Italian chess player and writer. He recorded some of the earliest chess games known in their entirety. His games, which never indicated players, were q ...

(Italy, 1600 – c. 1634) * Ewen McGowen Green (New Zealand, born 1950) * Alon Greenfeld (US, Israel, born 1964) * John Grefe (US, 1947–2013) * Bernhard Gregory (Estonia, Germany, 1879–1939) * Gisela Kahn Gresser (US, 1906–2000) * Helgi Grétarsson (Iceland, born 1977) * Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955) * Nikolay Grigoriev (Russia, 1895–1935) * Avetik Grigoryan (Armenia, born 1989) * Vincent Grimm (Austria, Hungary, 1800–1872) * Alexander Grischuk (Russia, born 1983) * Efstratios Grivas (Greece, born 1966) *

Henri Grob Henri Grob (4 June 1904) was a Swiss chess player, artist, and painter. He was Swiss chess champion twice, and was awarded the title of International Master in 1950 at its inauguration. Grob pioneered eccentric chess openings, in particular 1.g ...

(Switzerland, 1904–1974) * Aristide Gromer (France, 1908–1966) *

Adriaan de Groot Adrianus Dingeman (Adriaan) de Groot ( Santpoort, 26 October 1914 – Schiermonnikoog, 14 August 2006) was a Dutch chess master and psychologist, who conducted some of the most famous chess experiments of all time in the 1940s-60. In 1946 he ...

(Netherlands, 1914–2006) *

Ernst Grünfeld ---- Ernst Franz Grünfeld (November 21, 1893 – April 3, 1962) was an Austrian chess player and writer, mainly on chess opening, opening Chess theory, theory. He was among the inaugural recipients of the Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster t ...

(Austria, 1893–1962) * Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1956) * James Grundy (England, US, 1855–1919) * Izaak Grynfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1920) * Gu Xiaobing (China, born 1985) * Ion Gudju (Romania, 1897–1988) * Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, US, 1936–2002) * Ilse Guggenberger (Colombia, born 1942) * Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913–1998) *

Vidit Gujrathi Vidit Gujrathi (born 24 October 1994) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Gujrathi attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. He is the fourth Indian player to have crossed the Elo rating of 27 ...

(India, born 1994) * Boris Gulko (Russia, US, born 1947) * Gunnar Gundersen (France, Norway, Australia, 1882–1943) * Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930) * Abhijeet Gupta (India, born 1989) * Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, US, born 1956) * Ilya Gurevich (Ukraine, US, born 1972) * Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, born 1959) * Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Georgia, 1933–2008) * Jan Gustafsson (Germany, born 1979) * Emanuel Guthi (Israel, born 1938) * Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, born 1945) * Fritz Gygli (Switzerland, 1896–1980) * Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)

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* Anna Hahn (Latvia, US, born 1976) * Vitaly Halberstadt (Ukraine, France, 1903–1967) * Alexander Halprin (Russia, Austria, 1868–1921) * Tunç Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, born 1946) * Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco, born 1972) * Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, born 1944) * Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway, born 1990) * Carl Hamppe (Switzerland, Austria, 1814–1876) * Milton Hanauer (US, 1908–1988) * James Hanham (US, 1840–1923) * Hermann von Hanneken (Germany, 1810–1886) * Curt Hansen (Denmark, born 1964) * Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850) * Khosro Harandi (Iran, 1950–2019) * Dronavalli Harika (India, born 1991) * Pendyala Harikrishna (India, born 1986) * Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907) * Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884) *

William Hartston William Roland Hartston (born 12 August 1947) is an English journalist who has written the Beachcomber column in the ''Daily Express'' since 1998. He is also a chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 and earned a highest Elo ra ...

(England, born 1947) * Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvia, 1900–1944) * Stewart Haslinger (England, born 1981) * Arnaud Hauchard (France, born 1971) * Cécile Haussernot (France, born 1998) * Kornél Havasi (Hungary, 1892–1945) * Jonathan Hawkins (England, born 1983) * Mark Hebden (England, born 1958) * Bartłomiej Heberla (Poland, born 1985) * Jean Hébert (Canada, born 1957) * Hans-Joachim Hecht (Germany, born 1939) * Jonny Hector (Sweden, born 1964) * Fenny Heemskerk (Netherlands, 1919–2007) * Wolfgang Heidenfeld (Germany, South Africa, Ireland, 1911–1981) * Jakub Heilpern (Poland, 1850–1910) * Herbert Heinicke (Brazil, Germany, 1905–1988) * Arved Heinrichsen (Lithuania, 1879–1900) * Dan Heisman (US, born 1950) * Grigory Helbach (Russia, 1863–1930) * Karl Helling (Germany, 1904–1937) * Johan Hellsten (Sweden, born 1975) * Hermann Helms (US, 1870–1963) * Ron Henley (US, born 1956) *

Moriz Henneberger Moriz Henneberger (16 October 1878, Bümpliz – 7 April 1959, Basel) was a Swiss chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of ...

(Switzerland, 1878–1959) * Walter Henneberger (Switzerland, 1883–1969) * Deen Hergott (Canada, born 1962) * Sigmund Herland (Romania, 1865–1954) * Róża Herman (Poland, 1902–1995) * Gilberto Hernández Guerrero (Mexico, born 1970) * Robert Hess (US, born 1991) * Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, born 1970) * Wilhelm Hilse (Germany, 1878–1940) * Moshe Hirschbein (Poland, 1894–1940) * Moses Hirschel (Germany, 1754 – c. 1823) * Philipp Hirschfeld (Germany, 1840–1896) * Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland, born 1963) *

Hoang Thanh Trang Hoàng Thanh Trang (born 25 April 1980) is a Vietnamese-born Hungarian chess grandmaster. She was Asian women's champion in 2000 and European women's champion in 2013. Hoang competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2000, 2001, 2004 ...

(Vietnam, Hungary, born 1980) * Albert Hodges (US, 1861–1944) * Julian Hodgson (England, born 1963) *

Leopold Hoffer Leopold Hoffer (1842 in Hungary – 28 August 1913 in England) was an English chess player and journalist. He left Budapest for Switzerland. From 1867, he lived in Paris, where he won matches against, among others, Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel R ...

(Hungary, France, England, 1842–1913) * Karl Holländer (Germany, 1868–? ) * Edith Holloway (England, 1868–1956) * Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (Poland, 1931–2006) * Walther von Holzhausen (Austria, Germany, 1876–1935) * Baldur Hönlinger (Austria, Germany, 1905–1990) * Bill Hook (US, British Virgin Islands, 1925–2010) *

Vlastimil Hort Vlastimil Hort (12 January 1944 – 12 May 2025) was a Czech and German chess grandmaster. During the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the world's strongest players and reached the World Chess Championship 1978, 1977–78 Candidates Tournament for ...

(Czechoslovakia, Germany, born 1944) * Israel Horowitz (US, 1907–1973) * Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885) * Henry Hosmer (US, 1837–1892) * Enamul Hossain (Bangladesh, born 1981) * Hou Yifan (China, born 1994) * Jovanka Houska (England, born 1980) * Clarence Howell (US, 1881–1936) * David Howell (England, born 1990) *

James Howell James Howell ( – ) was a Welsh writer and historian. The son of a Welsh clergyman, he was for much of his life in the shadow of his elder brother Thomas Howell (bishop), Thomas Howell, who became Lord Bishop of Bristol. Education In 1613 he ...

(England, born 1967) * Zbyněk Hráček (Czech Republic, born 1970) * Karel Hromádka (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956) * Vincenz Hruby (Bohemia, Austria, Italy, 1856–1917) * Hsu Li Yang (Singapore, born 1972) * Huang Qian (China, born 1986) * Robert Hübner (Germany, 1948–2025) * Werner Hug (Switzerland, born 1952) * Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, 1951–2015) *

Koneru Humpy Koneru Humpy (born 31 March 1987) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Humpy is a runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship and the reigning two-time Women's World Rapid Chess Champion. In 2002, she became the youngest female player--and ...

(India, born 1987) * Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978) * Niclas Huschenbeth (Germany, born 1992) * Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, born 1962)

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* Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, US, born 1967) * Bella Igla (Russia, Israel, born 1985) * Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898–1968) * Rolando Illa (US, Cuba, Argentina, 1880–1937) * Miguel Illescas Córdoba (Spain, born 1965) * Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941) * Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985) * Viorel Iordăchescu (Moldova, born 1977) * Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, born 1962) * Alexander Ipatov (Ukraine, Spain, Turkey, born 1993) * Andrei Istrățescu (Romania, born 1975) * Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela, Spain, born 1989) *

Saidali Iuldachev Saidali Iuldachev (; born January 31, 1968) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster (1997). He won Uzbekistani Chess Championship in 1993 and 2003. In 2004 he tied for 2nd–4th with Praveen Thipsay and Chakkravarthy Deepan in the Piloo Mody In ...

(Uzbekistan, born 1968) *

Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk (; born March 18, 1969) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster, Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading chess player since 1988, Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on t ...

(Ukraine, born 1969) * Ivan Ivanišević (Serbia, born 1977) * Alexander Ivanov (US, born 1956) * Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, US, 1947–2005) * Božidar Ivanović (Montenegro, born 1946) *

Borislav Ivkov Borislav Ivkov (12 November 1933 – 14 February 2022) was a Serbian chess Grandmaster. As one of the most decorated players in the history of Chess Olympiad, Ivkov was a World championship candidate in 1965, and played in four more Interzonal t ...

(Serbia, born 1933) * Stefan Izbinsky (Ukraine, 1884–1912) * Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)

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* Jana Jacková (Czech Republic, born 1982) * Egil Jacobsen (Denmark, 1897–1923) * Ernst Jacobson (Sweden, ?–?) *

Carl Jaenisch Carl Ferdinand von Jaenisch (; April 11, 1813 – March 7, 1872) was a Finnish and Russian chess player and theorist. In the 1840s, he was among the top players in the world.Adriano Chicco, Giorgio Porreca, ''Dizionario enciclopedico degli sc ...

(Finland, Russia, 1813–1872) * Charles Jaffe (Russia, US, 1883–1941) * Jerzy Jagielski (Poland, Germany, 1897–1955) * Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983) * Lora Jakovleva (Russia, born 1932) * Dragoljub Janošević (Serbia, 1923–1993) * Chaim Janowski (Poland, Germany, Japan, c.1868–1935) *

Dawid Janowski Dawid Markelowicz Janowski (25 May 1868 – 15 January 1927; often spelled ''David'') was a Polish chess player. Several opening variations are named after Janowski. Biography Born into a Jewish-Polish family in Wołkowysk, Russian Empire ...

(Poland, France, 1868–1927) * Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942) * Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, US, 1859–1914) * Carlos Jáuregui (Chile, Canada, 1932–2013) *

Florian Jenni Florian Jenni (born 24 March 1980 in Lieli) is a Swiss chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is pla ...

(Switzerland, born 1980) * Eleazar Jiménez (Cuba, 1928–2000) * Baadur Jobava (Georgia, born 1983) * Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, born 1980) * Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937–2007) * Darryl Johansen (Australia, born 1959) * Walter John (Poland, Germany, 1879–1940) * Hans Johner (Switzerland, 1889–1975) * Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887–1938) * Gawain Jones (England, born 1987) * Iolo Jones (Wales, 1947–2021) * Paul Journoud (France, 1821–1882) * Ju Wenjun (China, born 1991) * Max Judd (Poland, US, 1851–1906) *

Klaus Junge Klaus Junge (1 January 1924 – 17 April 1945) was a Chilean-German chess master who was among the world's leading players during World War II. An officer in the Wehrmacht, he died during the Battle of Hamburg (1945), Battle of Welle shortly bef ...

(Chile, Germany, 1924–1945) * Otto Junge (Chile, Germany, 1887–1978) *

Miervaldis Jurševskis Miervaldis (Walter) Jurševskis (November 6, 1921 in Riga, Latvia – March 15, 2014 in Burnaby, British Columbia) was a Latvian-Canadian chess master, and a professional artist. Jurševskis learned chess from his father at the age of six, but it ...

(Latvia, Canada, 1921–2014)

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* Bernhard Kagan (Poland, Germany, 1866–1932) * Shimon Kagan (Israel, born 1942) * Victor Kahn (Russia, France, 1889–1971) * Sultan Khan (British India, 1903) * Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, US, born 1959) * Osmo Kaila (Finland, 1916–1991) * Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, US, 1939–2003) * Gata Kamsky (Russia, US, born 1974) * Ilya Kan (Russia, 1909–1978) * Marcus Kann (Austria, 1820–1886) * Albert Kapengut (Belarus, US, born 1944) * Julio Kaplan (Argentina, Puerto Rico, US, born 1950) * Darja Kapš (Slovenia, born 1981) * Mona May Karff (Moldova, Russia, Palestine, US, 1914–1998) * Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, born 1990) * Anastasiya Karlovich (Ukraine, born 1982) * Anatoly Karpov (Russia, born 1951) * Isaac Kashdan (US, 1905–1985) * Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, born 1979) * Garry Kasparov (Azerbaijan, Russia, born 1963) * Genrikh Kasparyan (Armenia, 1910–1995) * Miroslav Katětov (Czechoslovakia, 1918–1995) * Arthur Kaufmann (Romania, Austria, 1872–1940) * Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, US, 1943–2021) * Raymond Keene (England, born 1948) * Hermann Keidanski (Poland, Germany, 1865–1938) * Dieter Keller (Switzerland, born 1936) * Edith Keller-Herrmann (Germany, 1921–2010) * Rudolf Keller (Germany, 1917–1993) * Brian Kelly (chess player), Brian Kelly (Ireland, born 1978) * Emil Kemény (Hungary, US, 1860–1925) * Edvīns Ķeņģis (Latvia, born 1959) * Hugh Alexander Kennedy (Ireland, England, 1809–1878) * Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916–1975) * Alexander Kevitz (US, 1902–1981) * Rohini Khadilkar (India, born 1963) * Alexander Khalifman (Russia, born 1966) * Mir Sultan Khan (India, Pakistan, 1905–1966) * Andrei Kharlov (Russia, 1968–2014) * Murtas Kazhgaleyev (Kazakhstan, born 1973) * Abram Khavin (Ukraine, 1914–1974) * Igor Khenkin (Russia, Germany, born 1968) * Denis Khismatullin (Russia, born 1984) * Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, 1925–2006) * Natalia Khoudgarian (Russia, Canada, born 1973) * Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, 1975–2018) * Feliks Kibbermann (Estonia, 1902–1993) * Georg Kieninger (Germany, 1902–1975) * Lionel Kieseritzky (Estonia, France, 1806–1853) * R.K. Kieseritzky (Estonia, Russia, c. 1870 – after 1922) * Daniel King (chess player), Daniel King (England, born 1963) * Olof Kinnmark (Sweden, 1897–1970) * Ove Kinnmark (Sweden, 1944–2015) * Georg Klaus (Germany, 1912–1974) * Jan Kleczyński Jr. (Poland, 1875–1939) * Jan Kleczyński Sr. (Poland, 1837–1895) * Ernest Klein (chess player), Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910–1990) * Paul Klein (chess player), Paul Klein (Germany, Ecuador, 1915–1992) * Josef Kling (Germany, 1811–1876) * Jānis Klovāns (Latvia, 1935–2010) * Gyula Kluger (Hungary, 1914–1994) * Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, US, 1894–1973) * Rainer Knaak (Germany, born 1953) * Viktor Knorre (Russia, 1840–1919) * Mikhail Kobalia (Russia, born 1978) * Alexander Koblencs (Latvia, 1916–1993) * Berthold Koch (Germany, 1899–1988) * Alexander Kochyev (Russia, born 1956) * Artur Kogan (Ukraine, Israel, born 1974) * Boris Kogan (Russia, US, 1940–1993) * Anton Kohler (Germany, c. 1907–1961) * Stanisław Kohn (Poland, 1895–1940) * Friedrich Köhnlein (Germany, 1879–1916) * Dmitry Kokarev (chess player), Dmitry Kokarev (Russia, born 1982) * Atanas Kolev (Bulgaria, born 1967) * Ignác Kolisch (Slovakia, Austria-Hungary, 1837–1899) * Jakub Kolski (Poland, 1899–1941) * George Koltanowski (Belgium, US, 1903–2000) * Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov (Poland, Serbia, born 1938) * Humpy Koneru (India, born 1987) * Imre König (Hungary, Yugoslavia, England, US, 1899–1992) * Jerzy Konikowski (Poland, Germany, born 1947) * Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Ukraine, 1910–1990) * Danny Kopec (US, 1954–2016) * Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, 1931–2016) * Akshayraj Kore (India 1988) * Anton Korobov (Ukraine, born 1985) * Imre Korody (Hungary, 1905–1969) * Alexey Korotylev (Russia, born 1977) * Yona Kosashvili (Georgia, Israel, born 1970) * Gary Koshnitsky (Moldova, Australia, 1907–1999) * Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia, born 1985) * Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia, born 1986) * Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, born 1984) * Boris Kostić (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, 1887–1963) * Jan Kotrč (Czechoslovakia, 1862–1943) * Vasilios Kotronias (Greece, born 1964) * Pavel Kotsur (Kazakhstan, born 1974) * Alexander Kotov (Russia, 1913–1981) * Čeněk Kottnauer (Czechoslovakia, England, 1910–1996) * Bachar Kouatly (Syria, Liban, France, born 1958) * Vlatko Kovačević (Croatia, born 1942) * Alexander Kovchan (Ukraine, born 1983) * Boris Koyalovich (Russia, 1867–1941) * Valentina Kozlovskaya (Russia, born 1938) * Zdenko Kožul (Croatia, born 1966) * Jesse Kraai (US, born 1972) * Yair Kraidman (Israel, born 1932) * Adolf Kraemer (Germany, 1898–1972) * Adolf Kramer (Germany, 1871–1934) * Haije Kramer (Netherlands, 1917–2004) * Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, born 1975) * Michał Krasenkow (Russia, Poland, born 1963) * Orla Hermann Krause (Denmark, 1867–1935) * Martyn Kravtsiv (Ukraine, born 1990) * Boris Kreiman (Russia, US, born 1976) * Josef Krejcik (Austria, 1885–1957) * Leon Kremer (Poland, 1901–1941) * Martin Kreuzer (Germany, born 1962) * Ljuba Kristol (Russia, Israel, born 1944) * Stanislav Kriventsov (Russia, US, born 1973) * Nikolai Krogius (Russia, born 1930) * Paul Krüger (chess player), Paul Krüger (Germany, 1871–1939) * Irina Krush (Ukraine, US, born 1983) * Yuriy Kryvoruchko (Ukraine, born 1986) * Arvid Kubbel (Russia, 1889–1938) * Leonid Kubbel (Russia, 1891–1942) * Sergey Kudrin (Russia, US, born 1959) * Adam Kuligowski (Poland, born 1955) * Kaido Külaots (Estonia, born 1976) * Abhijit Kunte (India, born 1977) * Abraham Kupchik (Belarus, US, 1892–1970) * Viktor Kupreichik (Belarus, 1949–2017) * Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1947) * Igor Kurnosov (Russia, 1985–2013) * Alla Kushnir (Russia, Israel, 1941–2013) * Gennady Kuzmin (Russia, 1946–2020) * Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine, born 1990) * Jan Kvicala (Czechoslovakia, 1868–1939)

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* Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, born 1989) * Bogdan Lalić (Yugoslavia/Croatia, England, born 1964) * Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands, born 1985) * Frank Lamprecht (Germany, born 1968) * Konstantin Landa (Russia, 1972–2022) * Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903–1944) * Gary Lane (chess player), Gary Lane (England, Australia, born 1964) * Lisa Lane (US, born 1938) * Max Lange (Germany, 1832–1899) * Salomon Langleben (Poland, 1862–1939) * Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935–2010) * Ernst Larsson (Sweden, 1897–1963) * Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia/Germany, 1818–1899) * Berthold Lasker (Germany, 1860–1928) * Edward Lasker (Poland, Germany, US, 1885–1981) * Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, US, 1868–1941) * Milda Lauberte (Latvia, 1918–2009) * Leho Laurine (Estonia, Sweden, 1904–1998) * Jessica Lauser (American) * Joël Lautier (Canada, France, born 1973) * Darwin Laylo (Philippines, born 1980) * Frédéric Lazard (France, 1883–1948) * Gustave Lazard (France, 1876–1949) * Milunka Lazarević (Serbia, 1932–2018) * Viktor Láznička (Czech Republic, born 1988) * Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam, born 1991) * Sergey Lebedev (chess player), Sergey Lebedev (Russia, 1868–1942) * Peter Lee (chess player), Peter Lee (England, born 1943) * Peter Leepin (Switzerland, 1920–1995) * Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792) * Anatoly Lein (Russia, US, 1931–2018) * Péter Lékó (Hungary, born 1979) * Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587) * Paul Saladin Leonhardt (Poland, Germany, 1877–1934) * Alex Lenderman (US, born 1989) * James A. Leonard (US, 1841–1862) * Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, 1950–2011) * Jean-Pierre Le Roux (chess player), Jean-Pierre Le Roux (France, born 1982) * Alexandre Lesiège (Canada, born 1975) * Norman Lessing (US, 1911–2001) * René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006) * Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961) * Aleksandr Levin (Russia, 1871–1929) * Jacob Levin (chess player), Jacob Levin (US, 1904–1992) * Naum Levin (Ukraine, Australia, born 1933) * Caleb Levitan (South Africa, born 2010) * Yuliya Levitan (USA, born 1973) * Irina Levitina (Russia, US, born 1954) * Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876–1924) * David Levy (chess player), David Levy (Scotland, born 1945) * Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972) * Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863–1936) * Li Chao (chess player), Li Chao (China, born 1989) * Li Ruofan (Singapore, born 1978) * Li Shilong (China, born 1977) * Li Shongjian (China, born 1939) * Li Wenliang (chess player), Li Wenliang (China, born 1967) * Li Zunian (China, born 1958) * Liang Chong (China, born 1980) * Liang Jinrong (China, born 1960) * Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, 1937–1996) * Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, US, 1829–1874) * Espen Lie (Norway, born 1984) * Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, born 1980) * Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, 1911–2010) * Darcy Lima (Brazil, born 1962) * Lin Ta (China, born 1963) * Lin Weiguo (China, born 1970) * Paul Lipke (Germany, 1870–1955) * Isaac Lipnitsky (Ukraine, 1923–1959) * Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, US, 1863–1905) * Georgy Lisitsin (Russia, 1909–1972) * Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887–1954) * Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, born 1949) * John Littlewood (chess player), John Littlewood (England, 1931–2009) * Liu Shilan (China, born 1962) * Liu Wenzhe (China, 1940–2010) * Ljubomir Ljubojević (Serbia, born 1950) * Eric Lobron (US, Germany, born 1960) * Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899–1974) * Giambattista Lolli (Italy, 1698–1769) * Rudolf Loman (Netherlands, 1861–1932) * William Lombardy (US, 1937–2017) * Ruy López de Segura (Spain, c. 1530 – c. 1580) * Edward Löwe (England, 1794–1880) * Otto Löwenborg (Sweden, 1888–1969) * Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, England, 1810–1876) * Leopold Löwy, Jr (Austria, 1871–after 1909) * Leopold Löwy, Sr (Austria, 1840–after 1904) * Moishe Lowtzky (Ukraine, Poland, 1881–1940) * Sam Loyd (US, 1841–1911) * Smbat Lputian (Armenia, born 1958) * Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c. 1465 – c. 1530) * Markas Luckis (Lithuania, Argentina, 1905–1973) * Andrey Lukin (Russia, born 1948) * Stig Lundholm (Sweden, 1917–2009) * Erik Lundin (Sweden, 1904–1988) * Francisco Lupi (Portugal, before 1910–1954) * Constantin Lupulescu (Romania, born 1984) * Thomas Luther (Germany, born 1969) * Christopher Lutz (Germany, born 1971)

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* Gottlieb Machate (Germany, 1904–1974) * Aleksandras Machtas (Lithuania, Israel, 1892–1973) * Bartłomiej Macieja (Poland, born 1977) * George Henry Mackenzie (Scotland, US, 1837–1891) * Nicholas MacLeod (Canada, 1870–1965) * Carlos Maderna (Argentina, 1910–1976) * Ildikó Mádl (Hungary, born 1969) * Elmar Magerramov (Azerbaijan, born 1958) * Joanna Majdan (Poland, born 1988) * Kazimierz Makarczyk (Poland, 1901–1972) * Vladimir Makogonov (Azerbaijan 1904–1993) * Gyula Makovetz (Hungary, 1860–1903) * Vadim Malakhatko (Ukraine, Belgium, born 1977) * Vladimir Malakhov (chess player), Vladimir Malakhov (Russia, born 1980) * Vidmantas Mališauskas (Lithuania, born 1963) * Vladimir Malaniuk (Russia, Ukraine, 1957–2017) * Boris Maliutin (Russia, 1883–1920) * Nidjat Mamedov (Azerbaijan, born 1985) * Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, born 1985) * Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan, born 1988) * Maria Manakova (Serbia, born 1974) * Karmen Mar (Slovenia, born 1987) * Napoleon Marache (France, US, 1818–1875) * Max Marchand (Netherlands, 1888–1957) * Georg Marco (Romania, Austria, 1863–1923) * Alisa Marić (Serbia, born 1970) * Mirjana Marić (Serbia, born 1970) * Mihail Marin (Romania, born 1965) * Beatriz Marinello (Chile, born 1964) * Sergio Mariotti (Italy, born 1946) * Ján Markoš (Slovakia, born 1985) * Tomasz Markowski (chess player), Tomasz Markowski (Poland, born 1975) * Robert Markuš (Serbia, born 1983) * Géza Maróczy (Hungary, 1870–1951) * Davide Marotti (Italy, 1881–1940) * Dražen Marović (Croatia, born 1938) * Frank Marshall (chess player), Frank Marshall (US, 1877–1944) * Dion Martinez (Cuba, US, 1837–1928) * Giovanni Martinolich (Italy, 1884–1910) * Rico Mascariñas (Philippines, born 1953) * Houshang Mashian (Iran, Israel, born 1938) * James Mason (chess player), James Mason (Ireland, US, England, 1849–1905) * Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (Greece, born 1983) * Aleksandar Matanović (Serbia, born 1930) * Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894–1932) * Milan Matulović (Serbia, 1935–2013) * Svetlana Matveeva (Russia, born 1969) * Carl Mayet (Germany, 1810–1868) * Isaak Mazel (Belarus, Russia, 1911–1943) * Neil McDonald (chess player), Neil McDonald (England, born 1967) * Alexander McDonnell (chess player), Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798–1835) * Colin McNab (Scotland, born 1961) * Luke McShane (England, born 1984) * Henrique Mecking (Brazil, born 1952) * Antonio Medina García, Antonio Medina (Spain, 1919–2003) * Edmar Mednis (Latvia, US, 1937–2002) * Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, born 1987) * Philipp Meitner (Austria, 1838–1910) * Hrant Melkumyan (Armenia, born 1989) * Olga Menchik (Russia, Czechoslovakia, England, 1908–1944) * Vera Menchik (Russia, Czechoslovakia, England, 1906–1944) * Julius Mendheim (Germany, 1788–1836) * Jonathan Mestel (England, born 1957) * Johannes Metger (Germany, 1850–1926) * Voldemārs Mežgailis (Latvia, 1912–1998) * Paul Michel (chess player), Paul Michel (Germany, Argentina, 1905–1977) * Walter Michel (Switzerland, 1888–after 1935) * Reginald Pryce Michell (England, 1873–1938) * Jacques Mieses (Germany, England, 1865–1954) * Samuel Mieses (Germany, 1841–1884) * Vladas Mikėnas (Estonia, Lithuania, 1910–1992) * Adrian Mikhalchishin (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1954) * Victor Mikhalevski (Belarus, Israel, born 1972) * Igor Miladinović (chess player), Igor Miladinović (Serbia, born 1974) * Tony Miles (England, 1955–2001) * Zdravko Milev (Bulgaria, 1929–1984) * Borislav Milić (Yugoslavia, 1925–1986) * Sophie Milliet (France, born 1983) * Stuart Milner-Barry (England, 1906–1995) * Vadim Milov (Russia, Israel, Switzerland, born 1972) * Artashes Minasian (Armenia, born 1987) * Johannes Minckwitz (Germany, 1843–1901) * Nikolay Minev (Bulgaria, US, 1931–2017) * Dragoljub Minić (Montenegro, 1936–2005) * Evgenij Miroshnichenko (Ukraine, born 1978) * Azer Mirzoev (Azerbaijan, born 1978) * Vesna Mišanović (Bosnia, born 1964) * Abhimanyu Mishra (US, born 2009) * Kamil Mitoń (Poland, born 1984) * Jack Mizzi (Malta, born 2006) * Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, born 1982) * Stasch Mlotkowski (US, 1881–1943) * Abram Model (Latvia, Russia, 1896–1976) * Charles Moehle (US, 1859–1898) * Ariah Mohiliver (Poland, Israel, 1904–1996) * Stefan Mohr (Germany, born 1967) * Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine, born 1980) * Baldur Möller (Iceland, 1914–1999) * Jørgen Møller (Denmark, 1873–1944) * Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807–1888) * Léon Monosson (Belarus, France, 1892–1943) * Julius du Mont (France, England, 1881–1956) * Mario Monticelli (Italy, 1902–1995) * María Teresa Mora (Cuba, 1902–1980) * Elshan Moradi (Iran, born 1985) * Luciana Morales Mendoza (Peru, born 1987) * Kalikst Morawski (Poland, 1859 – c. 1939) * Bruno Moritz (Germany, Ecuador, 1898–?) * Iván Morovic (Chile, born 1963) * Alexander Moroz (Ukraine, 1961–2009) * Alexander Morozevich (Russia, born 1977) * Paul Morphy (US, 1837–1884) * John Morrison (chess player), John Morrison (Canada, 1889–1975) * Paul Motwani (Scotland, born 1962) * Alexander Motylev (Russia, born 1979) * Sergei Movsesian (Armenia, Slovakia, born 1978) * Paul Mross (Poland, Germany, 1910–1991) * Martin Mrva (Slovakia, born 1971) * Fatos Muço (Albania, 1949) * André Muffang (France, 1897–1989) * Hans Müller (chess player), Hans Müller (Austria, 1896–1971) * Karsten Müller (Germany, born 1970) * César Muñoz (Ecuador, 1929–2000) * Piotr Murdzia (Poland, born 1975) * Jacob Murey (Russia, Israel, born 1941) * Augusto de Muro (Argentina, ? –1959) * Niaz Murshed (Bangladesh, born 1966) * Phiona Mutesi (Uganda, birthdate unknown) * Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1990) * Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine, born 1992) * Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren (Mongolia, born 1938) * Hugh Myers (US, 1930–2008)

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* Ashot Nadanian (Armenia, born 1972) * Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, born 1985) * Oskar Naegeli (Switzerland, 1885–1959) * Géza Nagy (Hungary, 1892–1953) * Miguel Najdorf (Poland, Argentina, 1910–1997) * Hikaru Nakamura (Japan, US, born 1987) * William Ewart Napier, William Napier (England, US, 1881–1952) * Mario Napolitano (Italy, 1910–1995) * Renato Naranja (Philippines, born 1940) * Srinath Narayanan (India, born 1994) * Daniel Naroditsky (US, born 1995) * David Navara (Czech Republic, born 1985) * Vera Nebolsina (Russia, born 1989) * Ozren Nedeljković (Serbia, 1903–1984) * Gastón Needleman (Argentina, born 1990) * Parimarjan Negi (India, born 1993) * Iivo Nei (Estonia, born 1931) * Oleg Neikirch (Georgia, Bulgaria, 1914–1985) * Kateřina Němcová (Czech Republic, born 1990) * Vladimir Nenarokov (Russia, 1880–1953) * Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, born 1990) * Vincenzo Nestler (Italy, 1912–1988) * Augustin Neumann (Austria, 1879–1906) * Gustav Neumann (Germany, 1838–1881) * Vladislav Nevednichy (Romania, born 1969) * Valeriy Neverov (Ukraine, born 1964) * Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Russia, 1912–1974) * Ni Hua (China, born 1983) * Arno Nickel (Germany, born 1952) * Bryon Nickoloff (Canada, 1956–2004) * Bjørn Nielsen (Denmark, 1907–1949) * Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, born 1973) * Torkil Nielsen (Faroe Islands, born 1964) * Hans Niemann (US, born 2003) * Walter Niephaus (Germany, 1923–1992) * Aleksandr Nikitin (chess player), Aleksandr Nikitin (Russia, 1935–2022) * Yuri Nikolaevsky (Ukraine, 1937–2004) * Ioannis Nikolaidis (Greece, born 1971) * Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1960) * Allan Nilsson (Sweden, 1899–1949) * Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, Denmark, 1886–1935) * Ning Chunhong (China, born 1968) * Bhupendra Niraula (Nepal, born 1981) * Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, born 1976) * Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856–1903) * Jesús Nogueiras (Cuba, born 1959) * Federico Norcia (Italy, 1904–1985) * Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark, 1899–1984) * David Norwood (England, born 1968) * Daniël Noteboom (Netherlands, 1910–1932) * Igor Novikov (chess player), Igor Novikov (Ukraine, US, born 1962) * Nikolay Novotelnov (Russia, 1911–2006) * Heinz Nowarra (Germany, 1897–c. 1945) * John Nunn (England, born 1955) * Friedrich Nürnberg (Germany, 1909–1984) * Tomi Nybäck (Finland, born 1985) * Gustaf Nyholm (Sweden, 1880–1957) * Illia Nyzhnyk (Ukraine, born 1996)

O

* Kevin O'Connell (chess player), Kevin O'Connell (England, Ireland, born 1949) * Handszar Odeev (Turkmenistan, born 1972) * Leif Øgaard (Norway, born 1952) * John O'Hanlon (chess player), John O'Hanlon (Ireland, 1876–1960) * Tõnu Õim (Estonia, born 1941) * Kaarle Ojanen (Finland, 1918–2009) * Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (Belgium, 1911–1980) * Friðrik Ólafsson (Iceland, 1935–2025) * Helgi Ólafsson (Iceland, born 1956) * Mikhailo Oleksienko (Ukraine, born 1986) * Lembit Oll (Estonia, 1966–1999) * Adolf Georg Olland (Netherlands, 1867–1933) * Anton Olson (Sweden, 1881–after 1928) * Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine, US born 1975) * Karel Opočenský (Czechoslovakia, 1892–1975) * Wilhelm Orbach (Germany, 1894–1944) * Menachem Oren (Poland, Israel, 1901–1962) * Gerard Oskam (Netherlands, 1880–1952) * Berge Østenstad (Norway, born 1964) * John Owen (chess player), John Owen (England, 1827–1901) * Karlis Ozols (Latvia, Australia, 1912–2001)

P

* Luděk Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1924–2003) * Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria, born 1933) * Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, born 1985) * Mladen Palac (Croatia, born 1971) * Sam Palatnik (Ukraine, US, born 1950) * Luis Palau (chess player), Luis Palau (Argentina, 1897–1971) * Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, US, born 1941) * Richard Palliser (England, born 1981) * Rudolf Palme (Austria, 1910–2005) * Ryan Palmer (chess player), Ryan Palmer (Jamaica, born 1974) * Davor Palo (Denmark, born 1985) * Eero Paloheimo (Finland, born 1936) * Oscar Panno (Argentina, born 1935) * Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973) * Mark Paragua (Philippines, born 1984) * Shadi Paridar (Iran, born 1986) * Mircea Pârligras (Romania, born 1980) * Bruno Parma (Slovenia, born 1941) * Frank Parr (England, 1918–2003) * Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833–1891) * Wilfried Paulsen (Germany, 1828–1901) * Duško Pavasovič (Croatia, Slovenia, born 1976) * Max Pavey (US, 1918–1957) * Rahul Srivatshav Peddi (US, born 2002) * Jiří Pelikán (chess player), Jiří Pelikán (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1906–1985) * Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, born 1976) * Roman Pelts (Ukraine, Canada, born 1937) * Peng Xiaomin (China, born 1973) * Peng Zhaoqin (China, born 1968) * Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933–2021) * Corina Peptan (Romania, born 1978) * Julius Perlis (Poland, Austria, 1880–1913) * Frederick Perrin (England, US, 1815–1889) * Raaphi Persitz (England, Israel, Switzerland, 1934–2009) * Nick Pert (England, born 1981) * John Peters (chess player), John Peters (US, born 1951) * Jusefs Petkevich (Latvia, born 1940) * Arshak Petrosian (Armenia, born 1953) * Davit G. Petrosian (Armenia, born 1984) * Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984) * Alexander Petrov (chess player), Alexander Petrov (Russia, 1794–1867) * Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943) * Gerhard Pfeiffer (Germany, 1923–2000) * Helmut Pfleger (Germany, born 1943) * François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726–1795) * Luis Piazzini (Argentina, 1905–1980) * Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, born 1969) * Harry Nelson Pillsbury (US, 1872–1906) * Hermann Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981) * Karol Piltz (Poland, 1903–1939) * Albert Pinkus (US, 1903–1984) * József Pintér (Hungary, born 1953) * Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980) * Rudolf Pitschak (Czechoslovakia, US, 1902–1988) * Karl Pitschel (Austria, 1829–1883) * Aaron Pixton (US, born 1986) * Ján Plachetka (Slovakia, born 1945) * Albin Planinc (Slovenia, 1944–2008) * James Plaskett (England, Spain, born 1960) * Kazimierz Plater (Poland, 1915–2004) * Igor Platonov (Ukraine, 1934–1995) * Joseph Platz (Germany, US, 1905–1981) * Isaías Pleci (Argentina, 1907–1979) * David Podhorzer (Austria, 1907–1998) * Natalia Pogonina (Russia, born 1985) * Henryk Pogorieły (Poland, 1908–1943) * Ernest Pogosyants (Ukraine, 1935–1990) * Iosif Pogrebyssky (Ukraine, 1906–1971) * Amos Pokorný (Czechoslovakia, 1890–1949) * Rudolph Pokorny (Bohemia, Mexico, US, 1880–after 1920) * Giulio Polerio (Italy, 1548–1612) * Judit Polgár (Hungary, born 1976) * Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary, US, born 1969) * Zsofia Polgar (Hungary, Israel, born 1974) * Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romania, 1935–2016) * David Polland (US, born 1915) * William Pollock (chess player), William Pollock (United Kingdom, 1859–1896) * Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995) * Arturo Pomar (Spain, 1931–2016) * Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983) * Domenico Ponziani (Italy, 1719–1796) * Stepan Popel (Poland, France, US, 1909–1987) * Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863–1941) * Petar Popović (chess player), Petar Popović (Yugoslavia, Serbia, born 1959) * Artur Popławski (Poland, Switzerland, 1860–1918) * Yosef Porat (Germany, Israel, 1909–1996) * Moritz Porges (Bohemia/Austria-Hungary, 1857–1909) * Lajos Portisch (Hungary, born 1937) * Ehrhardt Post (Germany, 1881–1947) * Evgeny Postny (Israel, born 1981) * Peter Potemkine (Russia, France, 1886–1926) * Vladimir Potkin (Russia, born 1982) * Ludovit Potuček (Slovakia, 1912–1982) * Christian Poulsen (chess player), Christian Poulsen (Denmark, 1912–1981) * Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, born 1988) * R Praggnanandhaa (India, born 2005) * Borki Predojević (Bosnia, born 1987) * Edith Charlotte Price (England, 1872–1952) * Lodewijk Prins (Netherlands, 1913–1999) * Svetlana Prudnikova (Russia, born 1967) * Dawid Przepiórka (Poland, 1880–1942) * Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, born 1958) * Lenka Ptáčníková (Czechoslovakia, Iceland, born 1976) * Stojan Puc (Slovenia, 1921–2004) * Viktors Pupols (Latvia, US, born 1934) * Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979) * John Purdy (chess player), John Purdy (Australia, 1935–2011)

Q

* Qi Jingxuan (China, born 1947) * Qin Kanying (China, born 1974) * Oscar Quiñones (chess player), Oscar Quiñones (Peru, born 1941) * Miguel Quinteros (Argentina, born 1947)

R

* Braslav Rabar (Croatia, 1919–1973) * Abram Rabinovich (Lithuania, Russia, 1878–1943) * Ilya Rabinovich (Russia, 1891–1942) * Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, born 1987) * Ivan Radulov (Bulgaria, born 1939) * Markus Ragger (Austria, born 1988) * Viacheslav Ragozin (Russia, 1908–1962) * Ziaur Rahman (chess player), Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh, born 1974) * Maurice Raizman (Moldova/Russia, France 1905–1974) * Iweta Rajlich (Poland, born 1981) * Ramachandran Ramesh (India, born 1976) * Alejandro Ramírez (chess player), Alejandro Ramírez (Costa Rica, born 1988) * Richárd Rapport (Hungary, born 1996) * Nukhim Rashkovsky (Russia, born 1946) * Ilmar Raud (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941) * Vsevolod Rauzer (Ukraine, 1908–1941) * Yuri Razuvayev (Russia, 1945–2012) * Damian Reca (Argentina, 1894–1937) * Hans Ree (Netherlands, born 1944) * Brian Reilly (France, England, Ireland, 1901–1991) * Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands, born 1972) * Fred Reinfeld (US, 1910–1964) * Heinrich Reinhardt (Germany, Argentina, 1903–1990) * Salome Reischer (Austria, Palestine, US, 1899–1980) * Teodor Regedziński (Poland, 1894–1954) * Arturo Reggio (Italy, 1863–1917) * Josef Rejfíř (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1962) * Ludwig Rellstab (chess player), Ludwig Rellstab (Germany, 1904–1983) * Georges Renaud (France, 1893–1975) * Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, US, 1911–1992) * Pál Réthy (Hungary, 1905–1962) * Richard Réti (Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, 1889–1929) * Ramón Rey Ardid (Spain, 1903–1988) * Alexander Riazantsev (chess player), Alexander Riazantsev (Russia, born 1985) * Zoltán Ribli (Hungary, born 1951) * Pablo Ricardi (Argentina, born 1962) * Isaac Rice (businessman), Isaac Rice (US, 1850–1915) * Kurt Richter (Germany, 1900–1969) * Antonio Rico (Spain, 1908–1988) * Alessandra Riegler (Italy, born 1961) * Fritz Riemann (Germany, 1859–1932) * Friedl Rinder (Germany, 1905–2001) * Horst Rittner (Germany, 1930–2021) * Nikolai Riumin (Russia, 1908–1942) * Jules Arnous de Rivière (France, 1830–1905) * Karl Robatsch (Austria, 1929–2000) * Walter Robinow (Germany, 1867–1938) * Ray Robson (US, born 1994) * Ludwig Rödl (Germany, 1907–1970) * Maxim Rodshtein (Israel, born 1989) * Hans Roepstorff (Germany, 1910–1945) * Ian Rogers (chess player), Ian Rogers (Australia, born 1960) * Gustav Rogmann (Germany, 1909–1947) * Kenneth Rogoff (US, born 1953) * Dorian Rogozenko (Romania, born 1973) * Ivan Vladimir Rohaček (Slovakia, 1909–1977) * Michael Rohde (chess player), Michael Rohde (US, born 1959) * Michael Roiz (Russia, Israel born 1983) * Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine, born 1952) * Alexander Romanovsky (chess player), Alexander Romanovsky (Lithuania, Russia, 1880–1943) * Peter Romanovsky (Russia, 1892–1964) * Max Romih (Croatia, Italy, 1893–1979) * Chris de Ronde (Netherlands, Argentina, 1912–1996) * Catharina Roodzant (Netherlands, 1896–1999) * Salme Rootare (Estonia, 1913–1987) * Vidrik Rootare (Estonia, c.1900–1985) * Jakob Rosanes (Ukraine/Austria-Hungary, Germany, 1842–1922) * Bernardo Roselli (Uruguay, born 1965) * Leon Rosen (Poland, US, 1869–1942) * Andreas Rosendahl (Denmark, 1864–1909) * Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz (Latvia, Russia, 1876–after 1928) * Jacob Rosenthal (US, 1881–1954) * Samuel Rosenthal (Poland, France 1837–1902) * Laura Ross (chess player), Laura Ross (US, born 1988) * Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy, 1877–1947) * Héctor Rossetto (Argentina, 1922–2009) * Nicolas Rossolimo (Ukraine, France, US, 1910–1975) * Gersz Rotlewi (Poland, 1889–1920) * Eugène Rousseau (chess player), Eugéne Rousseau (France, c. 1810 – c. 1870) * Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, born 1977) * Shreyas Royal (India, England, born 2009) * Solomon Rozental (Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, 1890–1955) * Eduardas Rozentalis (Lithuania, born 1963) * Vesna Rožič (Slovenia, 1987–2013) * Levy Rozman (US, born 1995) * Ruan Lufei (China, born 1987) * Serge Rubanraut (China, Australia, 1948–2008) * Karl Ruben (Denmark, 1903–1938) * Jorge Rubinetti (Argentina, 1945–2016) * Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, Germany, Belgium, 1880–1961) * Emanuel Rubinstein (Poland, 1897–?) * José Rubinstein (Argentina, 1940–1997) * Simon Rubinstein (chess player), Simon Rubinstein (Austria, South Africa, c. 1910–1942) * Solomon Rubinstein (Poland, US, 1868–1931) * Sergei Rublevsky (Russia, born 1974) * Olga Rubtsova (Russia, 1909–1994) * Iosif Rudakovsky (Ukraine, 1914–1947) * Lyudmila Rudenko (Ukraine, Russia, 1904–1986) * Mary Rudge (England, 1842–1919) * Nikoly Rudnev (Ukraine, Uzbekistan, 1895–1944) * Anna Rudolf (Hungary, born 1987) * Alexander Rueb (Netherlands, 1882–1959) * Mikhail Rytshagov (Estonia, born 1967)

S

* Peter Alexandrovich Saburov (Russia, 1835–1918) * Peter Petrovich Saburov (Russia, Switzerland, 1880–1932) * Antonio Sacconi (Italy, 1895–1968) *Tania Sachdev (India, 1986) * Matthew Sadler (England, born 1974) * Darmen Sadvakasov (Kazakhstan, born 1979) * Yousof Safvat (Iran, 1940–2003) * Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (France, 1800–1872) * Jaroslav Šajtar (Czechoslovakia, 1921–2003) * Konstantin Sakaev (Russia, born 1974) * Yuri Sakharov (Ukraine, 1922–1981) * Valery Salov (Russia, born 1964) * Alessandro Salvio (Italy, c. 1570 – c. 1640) * Gersz Salwe (Poland, 1862–1920) * Friedrich Sämisch, Friedrich (Fritz) Sämisch (Germany, 1896–1975) * Sergiu Samarian (Romania, Germany, 1923–1991) * Grigory Sanakoev (Russia, 1935–2021) * Luis Augusto Sánchez (Colombia, 1917–1981) * Albert Sandrin Jr. (US, 1923–2004) * Raúl Sanguineti (Argentina, 1933–2000) * Anthony Santasiere (US, 1904–1977) * Emmanuel Sapira (Romania, Belgium, 1900–1943) * Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924–1999) * Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand, born 1964) * Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia, born 1983) * Ivan Šarić (chess player), Ivan Šarić (Croatia, born 1990) * Nihal Sarin (India, born 2004) * Zoltan Sarosy (Hungary, Canada, 1906–2017) * Jacob Sarratt (England, 1772–1819) * Jeff Sarwer (Canada, born 1978) * Krishnan Sasikiran (India, born 1981) * Harold Saunders (chess player), Harold Saunders (England, 1875–1950) * Stanislav Savchenko (Ukraine, born 1967) * Vladimir Savon (Ukraine, 1940–2005) * Gyula Sax (Hungary, 1951–2014) * Emil Schallopp (Germany, 1843–1919) * Morris Schapiro (Lithuania, US, 1903–1996) * Willem Schelfhout (Netherlands, 1874–1951) * Theodor von Scheve (Germany, 1851–1922) * Emanuel Schiffers (Russia, 1850–1904) * Willi Schlage (Germany, 1888–1940) * Carl Schlechter (Austria, 1874–1918) * Roland Schmaltz (Germany, born 1974) * Carl Friedrich Schmid (Latvia, 1840–1897) * Lothar Schmid (Germany, 1928–2013) * Paul Felix Schmidt (Estonia, Germany, US, 1916–1984) * Włodzimierz Schmidt (Poland, born 1943) * Ludwig Schmitt (Germany, 1902–1980) * Wilhelm Schönmann (Germany, 1889–1970) * Georg Schories (Germany, 1874–1934) * Karl Schorn (Germany, 1803–1850) * Arnold Schottländer (Germany, 1854–1909) * František Schubert (Czechoslovakia, 1894–1940) * John William Schulten (US, 1821–1875) * Jan Schulz (Czechoslovakia, 1899–1953) * Aaron Schwartzman (Argentina, 1908–2013) * Gabriel Schwartzman (Romania, US, born 1976) * Leon Schwartzmann (Poland, France, 1887–1942) * Paulette Schwartzmann (Latvia, France, Argentina, 1894–1953?) * Adolf Schwarz (Hungary, Austria, 1836–1910) * Jacques Schwarz (Austria, 1856–1921) * Samuel Schweber (Argentina, 1936–2017) * Marie Sebag (France, born 1986) * Yasser Seirawan (Syria, US, born 1960) * Adolf Seitz (Germany, Argentina 1898–1970) * Alexey Selezniev (Russia, France, 1888–1967) * Lidia Semenova (Ukraine, born 1951) * Olav Sepp (Estonia, born 1969) * Edward Guthlac Sergeant (England, 1881–1961) * Philip Walsingham Sergeant (England, 1872–1952) * Aleksandr Sergeyev (chess player), Aleksandr Sergeyev (Russia, 1897–1970) * Dražen Sermek (Slovenia, born 1969) * Gregory Serper (Uzbekistan, US, born 1969) * Samuel Sevian (US, born 2000) * Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, US, born 1967) * Eglantina Shabanaj (Albania, born 1979) * Greg Shahade (US, born 1978) * Jennifer Shahade (US, born 1980) * Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, Israel, US, 1923–2005) * Gauri Shankar (chess player), Gauri Shankar (India, born 1992) * Samuel Shankland (US, born 1991) * Andrey Shariyazdanov (Russia, born 1976) * Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Ireland, US, born 1937) * Shen Yang (chess player), Shen Yang (China, born 1989) * James Sherwin (US, England, born 1933) * Sergei Shipov (Russia, born 1966) * Kamran Shirazi (Iran, US, France, born 1952) * Alexei Shirov (Latvia, Spain, born 1972) * Nigel Short (England, born 1965) * Jackson Showalter (US, 1860–1935) * Yury Shulman (Belarus, US, born 1975) * Ilya Shumov (Russia, 1819–1881) * Polina Shuvalova (Russia, born 2001) * Félix Sicre (Cuba, 1817–1871) * Bruno Edgar Siegheim (Germany, South Africa, 1875–1952) * Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (Iceland, born 1947) * Jeremy Silman (US, 1954–2023) * Vladimir Simagin (Russia, 1919–1968) * Albert Simonson (US, 1914–1965) * Amon Simutowe (Zambia, born 1982) * Marcel Sisniega Campbell (Mexico, 1959–2013) * Stanislaus Sittenfeld (Poland, France, 1865–1902) * Sanan Sjugirov (Russia, born 1993) * Karel Skalička (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1896–1979) * Almira Skripchenko (Moldova, France, born 1976) * Bogdan Śliwa (Poland, 1922–2003) * Sam Sloan (United States, born 1944) * Roman Slobodjan (Germany, born 1975) * Jørn Sloth (Denmark, born 1944) * Jan Smeets (Netherlands, born 1985) * Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, born 1946) * David Smerdon (Australia, born 1984) * Shlomo Smiltiner (Israel, 1915–2015) * Ilya Smirin (Belarus, Israel, born 1968) * Pavel Smirnov (Russia, born 1982) * Stephen Francis Smith (Canada, England, 1861–1928) * Vasily Osipovich Smyslov (Russia, 1881–1943) * Vasily Smyslov (Russia, 1921–2010) * Wesley So (Philippines, born 1993) * Bartosz Soćko (Poland, born 1978) * Monika Soćko (Poland, born 1978) * Andrei Sokolov (Russia, France, born 1963) * Ivan Sokolov (chess player), Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia, Netherlands, born 1968) * Alexey Sokolsky (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, 1908–1969) * Dragan Šolak (chess player), Dragan Šolak (Serbia, 1980) * Alexander Solovtsov (Russia, 1847–1923) * Andrew Soltis (US, born 1947) * Ariel Sorín (Argentina, born 1967) * Genna Sosonko (Russia, Netherlands, born 1943) * Victor Soultanbeieff (Russia, Belgium, 1895–1972) * Vladimir Sournin (Russia, US, 1875–1942) * João de Souza Mendes (Brazil, 1892–1969) * Hugo Spangenberg (Argentina, born 1975) * Vasil Spasov (chess player), Vasil Spasov (Bulgaria, born 1971) * Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937–2025) * Jon Speelman (England, born 1956) * Abraham Speijer (Netherlands, 1873–1956) * Rudolf Spielmann (Austria, Sweden, 1883–1942) * Kevin Spraggett (Canada, born 1954) * Ana Srebrnič (Slovenia, born 1984) * Gideon Ståhlberg (Sweden, 1908–1967) * Wilhelm von Stamm (Latvia, ?–1905) * Philipp Stamma (Syria, England, France, 1705–1755) * Nikolaus Stanec (Austria, born 1968) * Charles Stanley (Chess player), Charles Stanley (England, US, 1819–1901) * Nava Starr (Latvia, Canada, born 1949) * Howard Staunton (England, 1810–1874) * Michael Stean (England, born 1953) * Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, born 1979) * Hannes Stefánsson (Iceland, born 1972) * Elias Stein (chess player), Elias Stein (Alsace, Netherlands, 1748–1812) * Leonid Stein (Ukraine, 1934–1973) * Endre Steiner (Hungary, 1901–1944) * Lajos Steiner (Hungary, Australia 1903–1975) * Herman Steiner (Slovakia/Hungary, US, 1905–1955) * Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, Austria, England, US, 1836–1900) * Daniël Stellwagen (Netherlands, born 1987) * Károly Sterk (Hungary, 1881–1946) * Adolf Stern (chess player), Adolf Stern (Germany, 1849–1907) * Agnes Stevenson (England, before 1901–1935) * Lara Stock (Croatia, born 1992) * Mark Stolberg (Russia, 1922–1943) * Gösta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904–1963) * Leon Stolzenberg (Poland, US, 1895–1974) * Zurab Sturua (Georgia, born 1959) * Mihai Șubă (Romania, born 1947) * Mladen Šubarić (Croatia, 1908–1991) * Hugo Süchting (Germany, 1874–1916) * Alexey Suetin (Russia, 1926–2001) * Berthold Suhle (Poland, Germany, 1837–1904) * Franciszek Sulik (Poland, Argentina, Australia, 1908–2000) * Šarūnas Šulskis (Lithuania, born 1972) * Aaron Summerscale (England, born 1969) * Anne Sunnucks (England, 1927–2014) * Jaime Sunye Neto (Brazil, born 1957) * Emil Sutovsky (Azerbaijan, Israel, born 1977) * Duncan Suttles (Canada, born 1945) * Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia, 1950–2021) * Dmitry Svetushkin (Moldova, 1980–2020) * Peter Svidler (Russia, born 1976) * Rudolf Swiderski (Germany, 1878–1909) * Eugenio Szabados (Hungary, Italy, 1898–1974) * László Szabó (chess player), László Szabó (Hungary, 1917–1998) * Gedali Szapiro (Poland, Israel, 1929–1972) * Salomon Szapiro (Poland, 1882–1944) * Rudolph Sze (China, US, c.1890–1938) * József Szén (Hungary, 1805–1857) * József Szily (Hungary, 1913–1976) * Jorge Szmetan (Argentina, 1950–2015) * Aleksander Sznapik (Poland, born 1951) * Abram Szpiro (Germany, Poland, 1912–1943)

T

* Mark Taimanov (Ukraine, Russia, 1926–2016) * Sándor Takács (Hungary, 1893–1932) * Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936–1992) * Tan Chengxuan (China, born 1963) * Hiong Liong Tan (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1938–2009) * Lian Ann Tan (Singapore, born 1947) * Tan Zhongyi (China, born 1991) * László Tapasztó (Hungary, Venezuela, US, born 1930) * James Tarjan (US, born 1952) * Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862–1934) * Savielly Tartakower (Austria/Poland, France, 1887–1956) * Jean Taubenhaus (Poland, France, 1850–1919) * Lev Taussig (Czechoslovakia, 1880–?) * Povilas Tautvaišas (Lithuania, US, 1916–1980) * Jan Willem te Kolsté (Netherlands, 1874–1936) * Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868–1925) * Oscar Tenner (Germany, US, 1880–1948) * Rudolf Teschner (Germany, 1922–2006) * Vitaly Teterev (Belarus, born 1983) * Praveen Thipsay (India, born 1959) * Murugan Thiruchelvam (England, born 1988) * George Alan Thomas (Turkey, England, 1881–1972) * James Thompson (chess player), James Thompson (England, US, 1804–1870) * Theophilus Thompson (US, 1855 – after 1940?) * Tian Tian (chess player), Tian Tian (China, born 1983) * Viktor Tietz (Czechoslovakia, 1859–1937) * Hans Tikkanen (Sweden, born 1985) * Jan Timman (Netherlands, born 1951) * Gert Jan Timmerman (Netherlands, born 1956) * Artyom Timofeev (chess player), Artyom Timofeev (Russia, born 1985) * Samuel Tinsley (England, 1847–1903) * Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, born 1973) * Jonathan Tisdall (US, Norway, born 1958) * Vladislav Tkachiev (Russia, Kazakhstan, France born 1973) * Miodrag Todorcevic (Serbia, France, born 1940) * Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910–1969) * Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia, born 1987) * Vasilije Tomović (Montenegro, 1906–?) * Tong Yuanming (China, born 1972) * Alice Tonini (Italy, ?) * Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, born 1975) * Eugenio Torre (Philippines, born 1951) * Carlos Torre Repetto (México, 1904–1978) * Yury Toshev (Bulgaria, 1907–1974) * Izaak Towbin (Ukraine, Poland, 1899–1941) * Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936) * Lawrence Trent (England, born 1986) * František Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1882–1942) * Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885–1941) * George Treysman (US, 1881–1959) * Petar Trifunović (Croatia, Serbia, 1910–1980) * Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937–2000) * Paul Truong (Vietnam, US, born 1965) * Cindy Tsai (US, born 1985) * Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland, 1871–1942) * Mark Tseitlin (Russia, Israel, born 1943) * Mikhail Tseitlin (Belarus, Russia, born 1947) * Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944–2011) * Alexander Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, 1914–1990) * Leon Tuhan-Baranowski (Poland, Germany, 1907–1954) * Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine, born 1946) * Johannes Türn (Estonia, 1899–1993) * Abe Turner (US, 1924–1962) * Maxim Turov (Russia, born 1979) * Isador Samuel Turover (Belgium, US, 1892–1978) * Theodore Tylor (England, 1900–1968) * Dimitri Tyomkin (Canada, born 1977) * Alexandru Tyroler (Romania, 1891–1990)

U

* Louis Uedemann (US, 1854–1912) * Shinsaku Uesugi (Japan, born 1991) * Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany, 1935–2020) * Tüdeviin Üitümen (Mongolia, 1939–1993) * Maximilian Ujtelky (Hungary/Slovakia, 1915–1979) * Mikhail Ulibin (Russia, born 1971) * Mikhail Umansky (Russia, 1952–2010) * Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925–2006) * Anna Ushenina (Ukraine, born 1985)

V

* Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, born 1990) * Rafael Vaganian (Armenia, born 1951) * Samuil Vainshtein (Russia, 1894–1942) * Anatoly Vaisser (Kazakhstan, France, born 1949) * Povilas Vaitonis (Lithuania, Canada, 1911–1983) * Árpád Vajda (Hungary, 1896–1967) * Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, born 1982) * Michael Valvo (US, 1942–2004) * Johannes van den Bosch (chess player), Johannes van den Bosch (Netherlands, 1906–1994) * Arnold van den Hoek (Netherlands, 1921–1945) * Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands, born 1956) * John van der Wiel (Netherlands, born 1959) * Dirk van Foreest (Netherlands, 1862–1956) * Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands, born 1999) * Lucas van Foreest (Netherlands, born 2001) * Norman van Lennep (Netherlands, 1872–1897) * Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (Netherlands, Brazil, born 1948) * Theo van Scheltinga (Netherlands, 1914–1994) * Louis van Vliet (Netherlands, 1870–1932) * Loek van Wely (Netherlands, born 1972) * Cyril Vansittart (England, Italy, 1852–1887) * Zoltán Varga (chess player), Zoltán Varga (Hungary, born 1970) * Egon Varnusz (Hungary, 1933–2008) * Evgeni Vasiukov (Russia, 1933–2018) * Petar Velikov (Bulgaria, born 1951) * Dragoljub Velimirović (Serbia, 1942–2014) * Gavriil Veresov (Russia, 1912–1979) * Beniamino Vergani (Italy, 1863–1927) * Giovanni Vescovi (Brazil, born 1978) * Boris Verlinsky (Ukraine, Russia, 1888–1950) * Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885–1962) * Milan Vidmar Jr. (Slovenia, 1909–1980) * Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India, born 1979) * Benito Villegas (Argentina, 1877–1952) * Yakov Vilner (Ukraine, 1899 – c. 1930) * William Samuel Viner (Australia, 1881–1933) * Fernando Visier Segovia (Spain, born 1943) * Isakas Vistaneckis (Lithuania, Israel, 1910–2000) * Nikita Vitiugov (Russia, born 1987) * Alvis Vītoliņš (Latvia, 1946–1997) * Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, born 1957) * Erwin Voellmy (Switzerland, 1886–1951) * Sergey Volkov (chess player), Sergey Volkov (Russia, born 1974) * Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, born 1986) * Larissa Volpert (Russia, 1926–2017) * Andrey Vovk (Ukraine, born 1991) * Yuri Vovk (Ukraine, born 1988) * Zvonko Vranesic (Croatia, Canada, born 1938) * Milan Vukcevich (Serbia, US, 1937–2003) * Milan Vukić (Serbia, Bosnia, born 1942) * Vladimir Vuković (Croatia, 1898–1975) * Konstantin Vygodchikov (Belarus, Russia, 1892–1941) * Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960–2000)

W

* Robert Wade (chess player), Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, 1921–2008) * Alexander Wagner (Poland, 1868–1942) * Heinrich Wagner (Germany, 1888–1959) * Victor Wahltuch (England, 1875–1953) * Josh Waitzkin (United States, born 1976) * Carl August Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902) * George Walker (chess player), George Walker (England, 1803–1879) * Max Walter (Slovakia, 1896–1940) * Wang Hao (chess player), Wang Hao (China, born 1989) * Wang Lei (chess player), Wang Lei (China, born 1975) * Wang Pin (China, born 1974) * Puchen Wang (China, New Zealand, born 1990) * Wang Rui (chess player), Wang Rui (China, born 1978) * Wang Yu (chess player), Wang Yu (China, born 1982) * Wang Yue (chess player), Wang Yue (China, born 1987) * Chris Ward (chess player), Chris Ward (England, born 1968) * Preston Ware (US, 1821–1891) * Cathy Warwick (England, born 1968) * Miyoko Watai (Japan, born 1945) * John L. Watson (US, born 1951) * William Watson (chess player), William Watson (England, born 1962) * William Wayte (England, 1829–1898) * Simon Webb (chess player), Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005) * Tom Wedberg (Sweden, born 1953) * Henri Weenink (Netherlands, 1892–1931) * Otto Wegemund (Germany, 1870–1928) * Wei Yi (China, born 1999) * Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912–1945) * Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927) * Peter Wells (chess player), Peter Wells (England, born 1965) * Carl Wemmers (Germany, 1845–1882) * Wen Yang (chess player), Wen Yang (China, born 1988) * Jan Werle (Netherlands, born 1984) * Guy West (Australia, born 1958) * Heikki Westerinen (Finland, born 1944) * Bernardo Wexler (Romania, Argentina, 1925–1992) * Kasimir de Weydlich (Poland, 1859–1913) * Norman Tweed Whitaker (US, 1890–1975) * Michael Wiedenkeller (Sweden, born 1963) * Arthur Wijnans (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1920–1945) * Elijah Williams (chess player), Elijah Williams (England, 1810–1854) * Simon Williams (chess player), Simon Williams (England, born 1979) * Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920) * Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, 1725–1793) * Peter Winston (chess player), Peter Winston (US, born 1958) * William Winter (chess player), William Winter (England, 1898–1955) * Victor Winz (Germany, Israel, Argentina, 1906-?) * John Wisker (England, 1846–1884) * Alexander Wittek (Croatia, Austria, 1852–1894) * Aleksandar Wohl (Australia, born 1963) * Antoni Wojciechowski (Poland, 1905–1938) * Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland, born 1987) * Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvia, Poland, US, 1963–2006) * Heinrich Wolf (Austria, 1875–1943) * Siegfried Reginald Wolf (Austria, Israel, 1867–1951) * Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria, 1881–1931) * Balduin Wolff (Germany, 1819–1907) * Patrick Wolff (US, born 1968) * Wong Meng Kong (Singapore, born 1963) * Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989) * Wu Mingqian (China, born 1961) * Wu Shaobin (Singapore, 1969) * Wu Wenjin (China, born 1976) * Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player), Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)

X

* Xie Jun (China, born 1970) * Jeffery Xiong (US, born 2000) * Xu Jun (China, born 1962) * Xu Yuanyuan (China, born 1981) * Xu Yuhua (China, born 1976)

Y

* Yuri Yakovich (Russia, born 1962) * Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925–2000) * Frederick Yates (chess player), Frederick Yates (England, 1884–1932) * Ye Jiangchuan (China, born 1960) * Ye Rongguang (China, born 1963) * Olavo Yépez (Ecuador, 1937–2021) * Trotzky Augusto Yepez Obando, Trotzky Yepez (Ecuador, 1940–2010) * Alex Yermolinsky (US, born 1958) * Betül Cemre Yıldız (Turkey, born 1989) * Yin Hao (chess player), Yin Hao (China, born 1979) * Carissa Yip (US, born 2003) * Jennifer Yu (chess player), Jennifer Yu (US, born 2002) * Yu Shaoteng (China, born 1979) * Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, born 1959) * Mikhail Yudovich (Russia, 1911–1987) * Peter Yurdansky (Russia, 1891–1937) * Artur Yusupov (chess player), Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, born 1960)

Z

* Józef Żabiński (Poland, 1860–1928) * Aron Zabłudowski (Poland, 1909–1941) * Aldo Zadrima (Albania, born 1948) * Vladimir Zagorovsky (Russia, 1925–1994) * Sergey Zagrebelny (Uzbekistan, born 1965) * Alexander Zaitsev (chess player), Alexander Zaitsev (Russia, 1935–1971) * Igor Zaitsev (Russia, born 1938) * Lazar Zalkind (Ukraine, 1886–1945) * Oswaldo Zambrana (Bolivia, born 1981) * Abram Zamikhovsky (Ukraine, 1908–1978) * Alonso Zapata (Colombia, born 1958) * Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina, born 1972) * Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, US, born 1978) * Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, 1935–2017) * Beata Zawadzka (Poland, born 1986) * Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland, born 1987) * Patrick Zelbel (Germany, born 1993) * Elmārs Zemgalis (Latvia, US, 1923–2014) * Zhang Jilin (China, born 1986) * Zhang Pengxiang (China, born 1980) * Zhang Weida (China, born 1949) * Zhang Xiaowen (chess player), Zhang Xiaowen (China, born 1989) * Zhang Zhong (China, Singapore, born 1978) * Zhao Jun (chess player), Zhao Jun (China, born 1986) * Zhao Lan (China, born 1963) * Zhao Xue (China, born 1985) * Zhao Zong-Yuan (China, Australia, born 1986) * Viktor Zheliandinov (Ukraine, 1935–2021) * Zhou Jianchao (China, born 1988) * Zhou Weiqi (China, born 1986) * Zhu Chen (China, born 1976) * Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine, born 1979) * Yaacov Zilberman (Israel, born 1954) * Otto Zimmermann (Switzerland, 1892–1979) * Adolf Zinkl (Bohemia, Austria, 1871–1944) * Emil Zinner (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1942) * František Zíta (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1977) * Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884–1954) * Leo Zobel (Slovakia, 1895–1962) * Alexander Zubarev (Ukraine, born 1979) * Nikolai Zubarev (Russia, 1894–1951) * Bernard Zuckerman (US, born 1943) * Igor Zugic (Canada, born 1981) * Johannes Zukertort (Poland, Germany, England, 1842–1888) * Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia, born 1976) * Kira Zvorykina (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus 1919–2014) * Adolf Zytogorski (Poland, England, –1882)

Famous people connected with chess

The people in this list are famous in other areas of activity, but are known to have played chess, or have declared an interest in the game, or created works of art and literature in which the game is prominently featured.

Fictional characters

The people in this list are characters in fictional media depicted playing chess. * Beth Harmon * Sheldon Cooper * Windom Earle * Pete Martell * Sherlock Holmes * Professor Moriarty * Endgame (TV series), Arkady Balagan * HAL 9000 and Frank Poole (see Poole versus HAL 9000)

Computers

* Deep Blue (chess computer), Deep Blue, the International Business Machines, IBM computer chess, chess playing computer, was victorious in a 1997 match against then-world champion Garry Kasparov. ** Deep Thought (chess computer), Deep Thought, an earlier version of Deep Blue, won many computer chess championships. * Deep Fritz achieved a draw in the 2002 match, "Brains in Bahrain", against Vladimir Kramnik. A variant, X3D Fritz, drew against Kasparov in 2004, and the version Deep Fritz 10 defeated the world champion Vladimir Kramnik in 2006. * Houdini (chess) Since the release of version 1.5 on 15 December 2010, it has taken the top spot in every rating list that includes it. * Hydra (chess) is a very strong machine which uses custom parallel hardware. * Junior (chess program), Junior is the winner of the 2006 World Computer Chess Championship, its third victory at this event. * Rybka is an engine. As of December 2006, Rybka has topped all chess engine rating lists and won the 2007 WCCC. * Shredder (chess), Shredder is another strong program, having won the WCCC twice.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chess players Lists of chess players, *Players