List of chess players

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Contents

1 Chess players
- 1.1 A
- 1.2 B
- 1.3 C
- 1.4 D
- 1.5 E
- 1.6 F
- 1.7 G
- 1.8 H
- 1.9 I
- 1.10 J
- 1.11 K
- 1.12 L
- 1.13 M
- 1.14 N
- 1.15 O
- 1.16 P
- 1.17 Q
- 1.18 R
- 1.19 S
- 1.20 T
- 1.21 U
- 1.22 V
- 1.23 W
- 1.24 X
- 1.25 Y
- 1.26 Z
- 1.27 Ø
2 Famous people who were/are avid chess players
3 Computers
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Chess players

The people in this list are men and women who are primarily known as chess players.

[edit] A

Manuel Aaron (India, 1935– )
Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, 1988– )
Leonardas Abramavičius (Lithuania)
Michael Adams (England, 1971– )
Utut Adianto (Indonesia, 1965– )
András Adorján (Hungary, 1950– )
Simen Agdestein (Norway, 1967– )
Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968)
James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983)
Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, USA, 1957– )
Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, USA, 1983– )
Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, 1971– )
Semyon Alapin (Lithuania 1856–1923)
Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, 1945– )
Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946)
Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974)
Zoltan Almasi (Hungary, 1976– )
Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985)
Yoel Aloni (Israel, 1937– )
Boris Alterman (Israel, 1970– )
Friedrich Amelung (Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909)
Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, 1978– )
Viswanathan Anand (India, 1969– )
Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938)
Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980)
Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
Ulf Andersson (Sweden, 1951– )
Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, 1989– )
Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, 1962– )
Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941)
Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941)
José Joaquin Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971)
Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, 1986– )
Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, 1917– )
Jon Arnason (Iceland, 1960– )
Levon Aronian (Armenia, 1982– )
Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960– 2004)
Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, 1966– )
Hipólito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, 1986– )
Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980– )
As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, circa 880–946)
Suat Atalik (Turkey, 1964– )
Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
Yuri Averbakh (Russia, 1922– )
Herbert Avram (USA, 1913–2006)
Boris Avrukh (Israel, 1978– )
Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, 1960– )

[edit] B

Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, 1967– )
Etienne Bacrot (France, 1983– )
Yuri Balashov (Russia, 1949– )
Rosendo Balinas, Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
Amikam Balshan (Israel, 1948– )
Hristos Banikas (Greece, 1978– )
Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975)
Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001)
Gideon Barcza (Hungary, 1911–1986)
Olaf Barda (Norway, 1909–1971)
Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861–1924)
Leonard Barden (England, 1929– )
Evgeny Bareev (Russia, 1966– )
Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874)
Dibyendu Barua (India, 1966– )
Michael Basman (England, 1946– )
Johann Bauer (Czechoslovakia, 1861–1891)
Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, 1935– )
Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984)
Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, 1969– )
Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, 1940– )
Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942)
Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1953– )
Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, 1947– )
Joel Benjamin (USA, 1964– )
Pal Benko (Hungary, USA, 1928– )
Victor Berger (Russia, England, 1904–1996)
Hans Berliner (Germany, USA, 1929– )
Ivar Bern (Norway, 1967– )
Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, 1940– )
Istvan Bilek (Hungary, 1932– )
Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840)
Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, 1974– )
Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
Nathan Birnboim (Israel, 1950– )
Arthur Bisguier (USA, 1929– )
Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, 1950– )
Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, 1935– )
Roy Turnbull Black (USA, 1888–1962)
Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1900–?)
Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, 1947– )
Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937–2001)
Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947)
Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, 1931– )
Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984)
Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952)
Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598)
Jacobo Bolbochan (Argentina, 1906–1984)
Julio Bolbochan (Argentina, 1920–1996)
Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, 1919–1977)
Victor Bologan (Moldova, 1971– )
Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979)
Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990)
Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995)
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840)
Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, 1983– )
Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921)
David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006)
Walter Browne (Australia, USA, 1949– )
Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, 1962– )
Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, 1982– )
Bu Xiangzhi (China, 1985– )
Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925)
Donald Byrne (USA, 1930–1976)
Robert Byrne (USA, 1928– )
Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)

[edit] C

Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927– )
Daniel Hugo Cámpora (Argentina, 1957– )
Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981)
Arianne Caoili (Australia, 1986– )
José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942)
Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, 1937– )
Ruth Volgl Cardoso (Brazil, 1934–2000)
Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 1990– )
Horatio Caro (England, Germany, 1862–1920)
Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647)
Marius Ceteras (Romania 1973–)
Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, USA, 1873–1928)
Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England, 1960– )
Rudolf Charousek (Hungary, 1873–1900)
Irving Chernev (Russia, USA, 1900–1981)
Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, 1961– )
Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908)
Larry Christiansen (USA, 1956– )
Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983)
John Cochrane (England, 1798–1878)
Erich Cohn (Germany, 1884–1918)
Wilhelm Cohn (Germany, 1859–1913)
Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897–1932)
John W. Collins (USA, 1912–2001)
Anya Corke (England, Hong Kong, 1990– )
Juan Corzo (Cuba, 1873–1941)
Carlo Cozio (Italy, c.1715–c.1780)
Spencer Crakanthorp (Australia, 1885–1936)
Pia Cramling (Sweden, 1963– )
Istvan Csom (Hungary, 1940– )
Miguel Cuellar (Colombia, 1916–1985)
Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900–1941)
Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)

[edit] D

Arthur Dake (USA, 1910–2000)
Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544)
Klaus Darga (Germany, 1934– )
Nigel Davies (England, 1960– )
Boris De Greiff (Colombia, 1930– )
Eugene Delmar (USA, 1841–1909)
Yelena Dembo (Russia, 1983– )
Arnold Denker (USA, 1914–2005)
Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847)
Nathan Divinsky (Canada, 1925– )
Rune Djurhuus (Norway, 1970– )
Maxim Dlugy (Russia, USA, 1966– )
Yosef Dobkin (Israel, 1909– )
Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, 1959– )
Zadok Domnitz (Israel, 1933– )
Elena Donaldson (Russia, Georgia, USA, 1957– )
John W. Donaldson (USA, 1958– )
Ivo Donev (Austria, 1959– )
Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927–1988)
Iossif Dorfman (Ukraine, France 1952– )
Alexey Dreev (Russia, 1969– )
Leroy Dubeck (USA, 1939– )
Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899)
Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829–1893)
Arthur Dunkelblum (Poland, Belgium, 1906–1979)
Oldrich Duras (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1882–1957)
Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky (Ukraine, 1879–1965)
Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, 1947– )
Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 1987– )
Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, USA, 1944– )

[edit] E

James Eade (USA, 1957– )
Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, 1962– )
Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997)
Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, 1983– )
John Emms (England, 1967– )
Lucijs Endzelins (Estonia, Latvia, Australia 1909–1981)
Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967)
Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897)
Vladimir Epishin (Russia, 1965– )
Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987)
Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901–1981)
Larry Evans (USA, 1932– )
William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790–1872)
Alexander Evensohn (Ukraine, 1892–1919)

[edit] F

Samuel Factor (Poland, USA, 1883–1949)
Hans Fahrni (Bohemia, Switzerland, 1874–1939)
Ernst Falkbeer (Austria-Hungary, 1819–1885)
Stefan Fazekas (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, England, 1898–1967)
John Fedorowicz (USA, 1958– )
Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908–1950)
Florin Felecan (Romania, USA, 1980– )
Martha Fierro (Ecuador, 1977– )
Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia, Czech Rep., 1928– )
Reuben Fine (USA, 1914–1993)
Ben Finegold (USA, 1969– )
Nick de Firmian (USA, 1957– )
Robert James Fischer (USA, Iceland, 1943– )
Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880–1926)
Glenn Flear (England, 1959– )
János Flesch (Hungary, 1933–1983)
Salo Flohr (Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908–1983)
Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913– )
Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1952)
Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881–1930)
Győző Forintos (Hungary, 1935– )
Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898–1988)
Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882–1946)
Gunnar Friedemann (Estonia, 1909–1943)
Henryk Friedman (Poland, 1903–1942)
Michael Freeman (England, New Zealand, 1960– )
Achilles Frydman (Poland, 1905–1940)
Paulino Frydman (Poland, Argentina, 1905–1982)
Lubomir Ftáčnik (Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, 1957– )
Semen Furman (Russia, 1920–1978)
Géza Füster (Hungary, Canada, 1910– )

[edit] G

Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, 1964– )
Alisa Galliamova (Russia, 1972– )
Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, 1941– )
Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, 1988– )
Einar Gausel (Norway, 1963– )
Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, 1968– )
Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998)
Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, 1965– )
Ernő Gereben (Hungary, Switzerland 1907–1988)
Regina Gerlecka (Poland, 1913–1983)
Eugenio German (Brazil, 1930–2001)
Edward Gerstenfeld (Poland, Ukraine 1915–1943)
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, 1982– )
Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, 1944– )
Ellen E. Strong Gilbert (USA)
Jessie Gilbert (England, 1987–2006)
Karl Gilg (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1901–1981)
Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000)
Igor Glek (Russia, Germany, 1961– )
Svetozar Gligoric (Serbia, 1923– )
Michele Godena (Italy, 1967– )
Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, USA, 1980– )
Vitali Golod (Ukraine, Israel 1971– )
Harry Golombek (England, 1911–1995)
David S. Goodman (England, USA, 1958– )
Stephen J. Gordon (England, 1986– )
Danny Gormally (England, 1976– )
Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, USA, 1908–1965)
Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru, 1967– )
Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900–1944)
Gioacchino Greco (Italy, 1600–c.1634)
Alon Greenfeld (USA, Israel, 1964–)
John Grefe (USA, 1947– )
Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906–2000)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 1983– )
Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955)
Efstratios Grivas (Greece, 1966– )
Henri Grob (Switzerland, 1904–1974)
Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, 1914– )
Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893–1962)
Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, 1956–)
Izaak Grynfeld (Poland, Israel, 1920–)
Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936–2002)
Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913–1998)
Boris Gulko (Russia, USA, 1947–)
Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930)
Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, USA, 1956– )
Ilya Gurevich (Russia, USA, 1972– )
Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Russia, Belgium, Turkey, 1959– )
Emanuel Guthi (Israel, 1930– )
Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, 1945– )
Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)

[edit] H

Anna Hahn (Latvia, USA, 1976– )
Tunc Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, 1946– )
Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, 1944– )
Curt Hansen (Denmark, 1964– )
Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850)
Khosro Harandi (Iran, 1950– )
Pentala Harikrishna (India, 1986– )
Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907)
Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884)
William Hartston (England, 1947– )
Jonny Hector (Sweden, 1964– )
Wolfgang Heidenfeld (Germany, South Africa, Ireland, 1911–1981)
Dan Heisman (USA, 1950– )
Ron Henley (USA, 1956– )
Róża Herman (Poland, 1902–1995)
Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, 1970– )
Julian Hodgson (England, 1963– )
Edith Holloway (England, 1868–1956)
Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1944– )
Israel Horowitz (USA, 1907–1973)
Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885)
Hou Yifan (China, 1994– )
David Howell (England, 1990– )
Karel Hromádka (Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956)
Vincenz Hruby (Bohemia, Austria, Italy, 1856–1917)
Robert Hübner (Germany, 1948– )
Werner Hug (Switzerland, 1952– )
Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, 1962– )

[edit] I

Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, 1962– )
Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, 1965– )
Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941)
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 1969– )
Alexander Ivanov (USA, 1956– )
Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, USA, 1947–2005)
Sergei Ivanov (Russia, 1960– )
Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, 1933– )

[edit] J

Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813–1872)
Charles Jaffe (Russia, USA, 1883–1941)
Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, 1983– )
Lora Jakovleva (Russia, 1932– )
Dragoljub Janošević (Yugoslavia, 1923– )
Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927)
Carlos Jauregui (Chile, Canada, 1932– )
Florian Jenni (Switzerland, 1980– )
Eleazar Jimenez (Cuba, 1928– )
Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, 1980– )
Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937– )
Darryl Johansen (Australia, 1959– )
Hans Johner (Switzerland, 1899–1975)
Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887–1938)
Max Judd (Poland, USA, 1851–1906)
Klaus Junge (Chile, Germany, 1924–1945)
Otto Junge (Chile, Germany, 1887–1968)
Miervaldis Jursevskis (Latvia, Canada, 1921– )

[edit] K

Shimon Kagan (Israel, 1942– )
Victor Kahn (Russia, France, 1889–1971)
Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, 1959– )
Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, USA, 1939–2003)
Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, 1974– )
Ilya Kan (Russia, 1909–1978)
Albert Kapengut (Belarus, 1945– )
Julio Kaplan (Argentina, Puerto Rico, USA, 1950– )
Darja Kapš (Slovenia, 1981– )
Mona May Karff (Moldova, Russia, Palestine, USA, 1914–1998)
Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, 1990– )
Anatoly Karpov (Russia, 1951– )
Isaac Kashdan (USA, 1905–1985)
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, 1979– )
Garry Kasparov (Azerbaijan, Russia, 1963– )
Genrikh Kasparyan (Armenia, 1910–1995)
Miroslav Katětov (Czechoslovakia, 1918–1995)
Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, USA, 1943– )
Raymond Keene (England, 1948– )
Dieter Keller (Switzerland, 1936– )
Brian Kelly (Ireland, 1978– )
Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916–1975)
Alexander Khalifman (Russia, 1966– )
Georg Kieninger (Germany, 1902–1975)
Lionel Kieseritzky (Estonia, France, 1806–1853)
Mir Sultan Khan (India, Pakistan, 1905–1966)
Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, 1925–2006)
Natalia Khoudgarian (Russia, Canada, 1975– )
Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, 1975– )
Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910–1990)
Janis Klovans (Latvia, 1935– )
Gyula Kluger (Hungary, 1914–1994)
Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, USA, 1894–1973)
Alexander Koblencs (Latvia, 1916–1993)
Artur Kogan (Ukraine, Israel 1974– )
Boris Kogan (Russia, USA, 1940–1993)
Stanisław Kohn (Poland, 1895–1940)
Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Ukraine, 1910–1990)
Ignác Kolisch (Slovakia, Austria-Hungary, 1837–1899)
Jakub Kolski (Poland, 1900–1941)
Georges Koltanowski (Belgium, USA, 1903–2000)
Koneru Humpy (India, 1987– )
Imre König (Hungary, Yugoslavia, England, USA, 1899–1992)
Danny Kopec (USA, 1954– )
Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, 1931– )
Anton Korobov (Ukraine, 1985– )
Yona Kosashvili (Georgia, Israel, 1970– )
Gary Koshnitsky (Moldova, Australia, 1907–1999)
Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia, 1985– )
Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia, 1986– )
Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 1984– )
Borislav Kostić (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, 1887–1963)
Vassilios Kotronias (Greece, 1964– )
Alexander Kotov (Russia, 1913–1981)
Vladimir Kovacevic (Croatia, 1942– )
Yair Kraidman (Israel, 1932– )
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 1975– )
Michal Krasenkow (Russia, Poland, 1963– )
Ljuba Kristol (Russia, Israel, 1944– )
Stanislav Kriventsov (Russia, USA, 1973– )
Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, 1983– )
Adam Kuligowski (Poland, 1955– )
Abraham Kupchik (Belarus, USA, 1892–1970)
Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1947– )
Alla Kushnir (Russia, Israel, 1941– )
Gennady Kuzmin (Russia, 1946– )
Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine, 1990– )

[edit] L

Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, 1989– )
Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903–1944)
Gary Lane (England, Australia, 1964 – )
Lisa Lane (USA, 1938– )
Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935– )
Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia, 1818–1899)
Frank Lamprecht (Germany, 1968– )
Edward Lasker (Germany, USA, 1885–1981)
Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, USA, 1868–1941)
Joel Lautier (Canada, France, 1973– )
Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792)
Anatoly Lein (Russia, USA, 1931– )
Péter Lékó (Hungary, 1979– )
Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587)
Paul Leonhardt (Germany, 1877–1934)
Alex Lenderman (USA, 1989– )
Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, 1950– )
Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, 1975– )
René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006)
Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961)
Irina Levitina (Russia, USA, 1954 – )
David Levy (Scotland, 1945– )
Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972)
Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, 1937 – )
Li Shilong (China, 1977– )
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, 1980 – )
Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, 1911– )
Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, USA, 1863–1905)
Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887–1954)
Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, 1949 – )
John Littlewood (England, 1931– )
Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia, 1950– )
Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899–1974)
William Lombardy (USA, 1937– )
Ruy López de Segura (Spain, c.1530–c.1580)
Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, England, 1810–1876)
Moishe Lowtzky (Ukraine, Poland, 1881–1940)
Smbat Lputian (Armenia, 1958– )
Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c.1465–c.1530)
Markas Luckis (Lithuania, Argentina, 1905–1973)
Andrey Lukin (Russia, 1948– )
Erik Lundin (Sweden, 1904–1988)
Francisco Lupi (Portugal, ? –1954)
Thomas Luther (Germany, 1969– )
Christopher Lutz (Germany, 1971– )

[edit] M

Bartlomiej Macieja (Poland, 1977– )
Kazimierz Makarczyk (Poland, 1901–1972)
Vladimir Makogonov (Azerbaijan, 1904–1993)
Gyula Makovetz (Hungary, 1860–1903)
Vladimir Malakhov (Russia, 1980– )
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 1985– )
Maria Manakova (Serbia, 1974– )
Georg Marco (Romania, Austria, 1863–1923)
Beatriz Marinello (Chile, 1964– )
Geza Maroczy (Hungary, 1870–1951)
Davide Marotti (Italy, 1881–1940)
Frank Marshall (USA, 1877–1944)
James Mason (Ireland, USA, England, 1849–1905)
Aleksandar Matanovic (Serbia, 1930– )
Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894–1932)
Milan Matulović (Serbia, 1935– )
Svetlana Matveeva (Russia, 1969– )
Karl Mayet (Germany, 1810–1868)
Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798–1835)
George Henry McKenzie (Scotland, USA, 1837–1891)
Colin McNab (Scotland, 1961– )
Luke McShane (England, 1984– )
Henrique Mecking (Brazil, 1952– )
Edmar Mednis (Latvia, USA, 1937–2002)
Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, 1987– )
Vera Menchik-Stevenson (Czech Republic, England, 1906–1944)
Jonathan Mestel (England, 1957– )
Adrian Mikhalchishin (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1954– )
Paul Michel (Germany, Argentina, 1905–1977)
Jacques Mieses (Germany, England, 1865–1954)
Vladas Mikenas (Estonia, Lithuania, 1910–1992)
Victor Mikhalevski (Belarus, Israel, 1972– )
Tony Miles (England, 1955–2001)
Vadim Milov (Russia, Israel, Switzerland, 1972– )
Johannes Minckwitz (Germany, 1843–1901)
Dragoljub Minić (Croatia, 1936–2005)
Kamil Miton (Poland, 1984– )
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, 1982– )
Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807–1888)
Mario Monticelli (Italy, 1902–1995)
Elshan Moradiabadi (Iran, 1985– )
Iván Morovic (Chile, 1963– )
Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 1977– )
Paul Morphy (USA, 1837–1884)
Niaz Morshed (Bangladesh, 1966– )
Paul Motwani (Scotland, 1962– )
Alexander Motylev (Russia, 1979– )
Sergei Movsesian (Armenia, Slovakia, 1978– )
Hans Müller (Austria, 1896–1971)
Karsten Müller (Germany, 1970– )
César Muñoz (Ecuador)
Piotr Murdzia (Poland, 1975– )
Jacob Murey (Russia, Israel, 1941– )
Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1990– )

[edit] N

Petre Nad-Titus (Romania 1976– )
Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, 1985– )
Miguel Najdorf (Poland, Argentina, 1910–1997)
Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1987– )
Mario Napolitano (Italy, 1910–1995)
Renato Naranja (Philippines, 1940– )
Srinath Narayanan (India, 1994– )
David Navara (Czech Republic, 1985– )
Gastón Needleman (Argentina, 1990– )
Parimarjan Negi (India, 1993– )
Iivo Nei (Estonia, 1931– )
Oleg Neikirch (Georgia, Bulgaria, 1914–1985)
Mariano Nelson (Philippines, 1974– )
Gustav Neumann (Germany, 1838–1881)
Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Russia, 1912–1974)
Ni Hua (China, 1983– )
Arno Nickel (Germany, 1952– )
Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, 1973– )
René Olskjaer Nielsen (Denmark, 1961– )
Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1960– )
Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, Denmark 1886–1935)
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, 1976– )
Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856–1903)
David Norwood (England, 1968– )
John Nunn (England, 1955– )
Illya Nyzhnyk (Ukraine, 1996–)

[edit] O

Leif Ogaard (Norway, 1952– )
Tonu Oim (Estonia, 1941– )
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (Belgium, 1911–1980)
Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland, 1935– )
Helgi Olafsson (Iceland, 1956– )
Lembit Oll (Estonia, 1966–1999)
Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine, USA 1975– )
Karel Opočensky (Czechoslovakia, 1892–1975)
Menachem Oren (Poland, Israel, 1901–1962)
Berge Ostenstad (Norway, 1964– )
John Owen (England, 1827–1901)
Karlis Ozols (Latvia, Australia, 1912–2001)

[edit] P

Luděk Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1929–2003 )
Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, 1985– )
Luis Palau (Argentina, 1897–1971 )
Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, USA, 1941– )
Ryan Palmer (Jamaica)
Davor Palo (Denmark, 1985– )
Oscar Panno (Argentina, 1935– )
Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973)
Mark Paragua (Philippines, 1984– )
Shadi Paridar (Iran, 1986– )
Bruno Parma (Slovenia, 1941– )
Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833–1891)
Max Pavey (USA, 1918–1957)
Jiří Pelikán (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1906–1985)
Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, 1976– )
Eero Paloheimo (Finland, 1936– )
Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933– )
David Penkalski (USA, 1962– )
Julius Perlis (Poland, Austria, 1880–1913)
Raaphi Persitz (England, Israel, Switzerland, 1934– )
John Peters (USA, 1951– )
Arshak Petrosian (Armenia, 1953– )
Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984)
Alexander Petrov (Russia, 1794–1867)
Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943)
Helmut Pfleger (Germany, 1943– )
François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726–1795)
Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, 1969– )
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA, 1872–1906)
Herman Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981)
Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980)
Ján Plachetka (Slovakia, 1945– )
Albin Planinć (Yugoslavia, 1944– )
James Plaskett (England, Spain, 1960– )
Isaias Pleci (Argentina, 1907–1979)
Giulio Polerio (Italy, 1548–1612)
Judit Polgar (Hungary, 1976– )
Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary, USA, 1969– )
Zsofia Polgar (Hungary, Israel, 1974– )
Ekaterina Polovnikova (Russia, 1982– )
Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995)
Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983– )
Stepan Popel (Poland, France, USA, 1909–1987)
Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland 1863–1941)
Yosef Porath (Germany, Israel, 1909–1996)
Moritz Porges (Bohemia/Austria-Hungary, 1857–1909)
Lajos Portisch (Hungary, 1937– )
Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, 1988– )
Svetlana Prudnikova (Russia, 1967– )
Dawid Przepiórka (Poland, 1880–1942)
Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, 1958– )
Lenka Ptacnikova (Czechoslovakia, Iceland, 1976– )
Viktors Pupols (Latvia, USA, 1935– )
Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979)
Tom Pym (England, 1990– )

[edit] Q

Qin Kanying (China, 1974– )
Miguel Quinteros (Argentina, 1947– )

[edit] R

Braslav Rabar (Croatia, 1919–1973)
Abram Rabinovich (Lithuania, Russia, 1878–1943)
Ilya Rabinovich (Russia, 1891–1942)
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 1987– )
Ivan Radulov (Bulgaria, 1939– )
Viacheslav Ragozin (Russia, 1908–1962)
Ramachandran Ramesh (India, 1976– )
Alejandro Ramirez (Costa Rica, 1988– )
Ilmar Raud (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941)
Vsevolod Rauzer (Ukraine, 1908–1941 )
Yuri Razuvaev (Russia, 1945– )
Hans Ree (Netherlands, 1944– )
Brian Reilly (France, England, Ireland, 1901–1991 )
Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910–1964)
Heinrich Reinhardt (Germany, Argentina, 1903–1990)
Teodor Regedziński (Poland, 1894–1954)
Ludwig Rellstab (Germany, 1904–1983)
Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, USA, 1911–1992)
Richard Réti (Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, 1889–1929)
Zoltan Ribli (Hungary, 1951– )
Isaac Rice (USA, 1850–1915)
Kurt Richter (Germany, 1900–1969)
Alessandra Riegler (Italy, 1961– )
Herman Van Riemsdijk (Netherlands, Brazil, 1948– )
Horst Rittner (Germany, 1930– )
Nikolai Riumin (Russia, 1908–1942)
Jules Arnous de Rivière (France, 1830–1905)
Ian Rogers (Australia, 1960– )
Kenneth Rogoff (USA, 1953– )
Ivan Vladimir Rohaček (Slovakia, 1909–1977)
Michael Rohde (USA, 1959– )
Michael Roiz (Russia, Israel 1983– )
Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine, 1952– )
Peter Romanovsky (Russia, 1892–1964)
Salme Rootare (Estonia, 1913–1987)
Jakob Rosanes (Ukraine/Austria-Hungary, Germany, 1842–1922)
Samuel Rosenthal (Poland, France 1837–1902)
Laura Ross (USA, 1988– )
Héctor Rossetto (Argentina, 1922– )
Nicolas Rossolimo (Ukraine, France, USA, 1910–1975)
Gersz Rotlewi (Poland, 1889–1920)
Eugéne Rousseau (France, c.1810–c.1870)
Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, 1977– )
Eduardas Rozentalis (Lithuania, 1963– )
Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, Germany, Belgium, 1882–1961)
Sergei Rublevsky (Russia, 1974– )
Olga Rubtsova (Russia, 1909–1994)
Lyudmila Rudenko (Ukraine, Russia, 1904–1986)

[edit] S

Matthew Sadler (England, 1974– )
Pierre St. Amant (France, 1800–1872)
Jaroslav Šajtar (Czechoslovakia, 1921–2003)
Valery Salov (Russia, 1964– )
Alessandro Salvio (Italy, c.1570– c.1640)
Gersz Salwe (Poland, 1862–1920)
Friedrich (Fritz) Sämisch (Germany, 1896–1975)
Grigory Sanakoev (Russia, 1935– )
Luis Augusto Sánchez (Colombia, 1916–1981)
Raul Sanguinetti (Argentina, 1933–2000)
Anthony Santasiere (USA, 1904–1977)
Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924–1999)
Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand, 1964– )
Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia, 1983– )
Zoltan Sarosy (Hungary, Canada, 1906– )
Krishnan Sasikiran (India, 1981– )
Vladimir Savon (Ukraine, 1940–2005)
Gyula Sax (Hungary, 1951– )
Emanuel Schiffers (Russia, 1850–1904)
Carl Schlechter (Austria, 1874–1918)
Lothar Schmid (Germany, 1928– )
Paul Felix Schmidt (Estonia, Germany, USA, 1916–1984)
Wlodzimierz Schmidt (Poland, 1943– )
Aaron Schwartzman (Argentina)
Leon Schwartzmann (Poland, France, 1887–1942)
Samuel Schweber (Argentina, 1936– )
Yasser Seirawan (Syria, USA, 1960– )
Adolf Seitz (Germany, Argentina 1898–1970)
Lidia Semenova (Ukraine, 1951– )
Gregory Serper (Uzbekistan, USA, 1969– )
Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, USA, 1967– )
Jennifer Shahade (USA, 1980– )
Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, Israel, USA, 1923–2005)
Gauri Shankar (India, 1992– )
Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Ireland, USA)
James Sherwin (USA, England, 1933– )
Sergei Shipov (Russia, 1966– )
Kamran Shirazi (Iran, USA, France, 1952– )
Alexei Shirov (Latvia, Spain, 1972– )
Nigel Short (England, 1965– )
Jackson Showalter (USA, 1860–1935)
Yury Shulman (Belarus, USA, 1975– )
Jeremy Silman (USA, 1954– )
Stanislaus Sittenfeld (Poland, France, 1865–1902)
Karel Skalička (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1896–1979)
Almira Skripchenko (Moldova, France, 1976– )
Bogdan Śliwa (Poland, 1922–2003)
Jorn Sloth (Denmark, 1944– )
Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, 1946– )
Shlomo Smiltiner (Israel, 1915– )
Ilya Smirin (Belarus, Israel, 1968– )
Vasily Smyslov (Russia, 1921– )
Wesley So (Philippines, 1993– )
Andrei Sokolov (Russia, France, 1963– )
Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia, Netherlands, 1968– )
Andrew Soltis (USA, 1947– )
Ariel Sorin (Argentina, 1967– )
Genna Sosonko (Russia, Netherlands, 1943– )
Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937– )
Jon Speelman (England, 1956– )
Rudolf Spielmann (Austria, Sweden, 1883–1942)
Kevin Spraggett (Canada, 1954– )
Ana Srebrnic (Slovenia, 1984– )
Gideon Stahlberg (Sweden, 1908–1967)
Phillip Stamma (Syria, England, France, 1705–1755)
Charles Stanley (England, USA, 1819–1901)
Nava Starr (Latvia, Canada, 1949– )
Howard Staunton (England, 1810–1874)
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 1979– )
Leonid Stein (Ukraine, 1934–1973)
Endre Steiner (Hungary, 1901–1944)
Lajos Steiner (Hungary, Australia 1903–1975)
Herman Steiner (Slovakia/Hungary, USA, 1905–1955)
Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, Austria, England, USA, 1836–1900)
Daniel Stellwagen (Netherlands, 1987– )
Gösta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904–1963)
Alexey Suetin (Russia, 1926–2001)
Sukh Dave Singh (Fiji, 1954– )
Franciszek Sulik (Poland, Argentina, Australia, 1908–?)
Jaime Sunye Neto (Brazil, 1957– )
Emil Sutovsky (Azerbaijan, Israel, 1977– )
Duncan Suttles (Canada, 1945– )
Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia, 1950– )
Peter Svidler (Russia, 1976– )
Rudolf Swiderski (Germany, 1878–1909)
Eugenio Szabados (Hungary, Italy, 1898–1974)
László Szabó (Hungary, 1917–1998)
Gedali Szapiro (Poland, Israel, 1929– )
Jozsef Szen (Hungary, 1805–1857)

[edit] T

Mark Taimanov (Ukraine, Russia, 1926– )
Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936– 1992)
Aston Taminsyah (Indonesia, 1997– )
James Tarjan (USA, 1952– )
Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862–1934)
Savielly Tartakower (Austria/Poland, France, 1887–1956)
Jean Taubenhaus (Poland, France, 1850–1919)
Povilas Tautvaišas (Lithuania, USA, 1916–1980)
Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868–1925)
Rudolf Teschner (Germany, 1922–2006)
Murugan Thiruchelvam (England, 1988– )
George Alan Thomas (Turkey, England, 1881–1972)
Jan Timman (Netherlands, 1951– )
Gert Jan Timmerman (Netherlands, 1956– )
Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, 1973– )
Jonathan Tisdall (USA, Norway, 1958– )
Vladislav Tkachiev (Russia, Kazakhstan, France 1973– )
Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910–1969)
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 1975– )
Eugenio Torre (Philippines, 1951– )
Carlos Torre Repetto (México,1902–1978)
Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936)
František Treybal (Chechoslovakia, 1882–1942)
Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885–1941)
Petar Trifunović (Croatia, 1910–1980)
Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937–2000)
Paul Truong (Vietnam, USA, 1965– )
Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland, 1871–1942)
Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944– )
Alexander Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, 1914– )
Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine, 1946– )
Johannes Türn (Estonia, 1899–1993)
Theodore Tylor (England, 1900–1968)

[edit] U

Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany, 1935– )
Mikhail Umansky (Russia, 1952– )
Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925–2006)

[edit] V

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 1990– )
Rafael Vaganian (Armenia, 1951– )
Povilas Vaitonis (Lithuania, Canada, 1911–1983)
Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, 1982– )
Michael Valvo (USA, 1942–2004)
Zoltan Varga (Hungary, 1970– )
Boris Verlinsky (Ukraine, Russia, 1888–1950)
Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885–1962)
Yakov Vilner (Ukraine, 1899–c.1930)
Isakas Vistaneckis (Lithuania, Israel, 1910–2000)
Alvis Vitolinš (Latvia, 1946–1997)
Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, 1957– )
Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, 1986– )
Larisa Volpert (Russia, 1926– )
Zvonko Vranesic (Croatia, Canada, 1938– )
Milan Vukcevich (Serbia, USA, 1937–2003)
Vladimir Vuković (Croatia, 1898–1975)
Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960–2000)

[edit] W

Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, 1921– )
Josh Waitzkin (United States 1977– )
Carl Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902)
Wang Hao (China, 1989– )
Wang Yue (China, 1987– )
Miyoko Watai (Japan, 1945– )
John L. Watson (USA, 1951– )
Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005)
Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 1972– )
Jimmy Weng (Hungary, 1968– )
Guy West (Australia, 1958– )
Bernardo Wexler (Romania, Argentina, 1925–1992)
Norman Tweed Whitaker (USA, 1890–1975)
Elijah Williams (England, 1810–1854)
Peter Winston (USA, 1958– )
Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
William Winter (England, 1898–1955)
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvia, Poland, USA, 1963–2006)
Patrick Wolff (USA, 1968– )
Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989)
Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)

[edit] X

Xie Jun (China, 1970– )
Xu Jun (China, 1962– )
Xu Yuhua (China, 1976– )

[edit] Y

Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925–2000)
Frederick Yates (England, 1884–1932)
Ye Jiangchuan (China, 1960– )
Alex Yermolinsky (USA, 1958– )
Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, 1959– )
Leonid Yurtaev (Kyrgyzstan, 1959– )
Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, 1960– )

[edit] Z

Aldo Zadrima (Albania, 1948–)
Vladimir Zagorovsky (Russia, 1925–1994)
Alexander Zaitsev (Russia, 1935–1971)
Igor Zaitsev (Russia, 1938– )
Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina, 1972– )
Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, USA, 1978– )
Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, 1935– )
Elmars Zemgalis (Latvia, USA, 1923– )
Zhang Pengxiang (China, 1980– )
Zhang Zhong (China, 1978– )
Zhao Xue (China, 1985– )
Zhu Chen (China, 1976– )
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884–1954)
Bernard Zuckerman (USA, 1943– )
Johannes Zukertort (Poland, Germany, England, 1842–1888)
Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia, 1976– )

[edit] Ø

Leif Øgaard (Norway, 1952– )
Berge Østenstad (Norway, 1967– )

[edit] Famous people who were/are avid chess players

The people in this list are famous in other areas of activity, but are known to have played chess or maintain a current interest in chess.

[edit] Computers

For more details on this topic, see Chess engine.

Deep Blue, the IBM chess playing computer, was victorious in a 1997 match against then-world champion Garry Kasparov.
- 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.
Hydra (chess) is a very strong machine which uses custom parallel hardware.
Junior is the winner of the 2006 World Computer Chess Championship, its third victory at this event.
Rybka is a recent engine. As of December 2006, Rybka has topped all computer vs. computer rating lists (see SSDF and CEGT).
Shredder is another strong program, having won the WCCC twice.
Microchess was the first commercial game for a personal computer, developed first for the KIM-1 and later Commodore PET, Apple II, TRS-80 and others. Bobby Fischer played against MicroChess. [1]

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