List of nationality transfers in chess
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This is a list of chess players who have moved to compete for another country. Not included in this list are:
- Players who could choose to play for a new country after the dissolution of their former country. This mainly affected players from the former Soviet Union and former Yugoslavia.
- Players who moved to the country they represented in childhood. Frequently, the home countries of such players are former colonies of their future countries. Other example of this are players who were adopted in childhood.
- Players who could have chosen to represent more than one country due to their birthplace, parentage, ancestry (i.e., at least one grandparent), and/or residence.
Contents |
[edit] To countries in Africa
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Heidenfeld |  Germany |
 South Africa Ireland |
[edit] To countries in the Americas
[edit] To countries in Asia
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation |
|---|---|---|
| Anya Corke |  United Kingdom |
 Hong Kong |
| Slobodan Krstic |  Yugoslavia |
Hong Kong Canada |
| Zhu Chen |  China |
 Qatar |
| Sergey von Freymann |  Russia |
 Uzbekistan |
[edit] To countries in Europe
[edit] To countries in Oceania
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation |
|---|---|---|
| Romanas Arlauskas |  Lithuania |
 Australia |
| Lucijs Endzelins |  Estonia Latvia |
Australia |
| Maurice Goldstein | United Kingdom |
Australia |
| Gary Koshnitsky |  Moldova |
Australia |
| Karlis Ozols | Latvia |
Australia |
| Cecil Purdy |  New Zealand |
Australia |
| Lajos Steiner |  Hungary |
Australia |
| Franciszek Sulik |  Poland Argentina |
Australia |
| William Albert Fairhurst |  England/ Scotland |
New Zealand |
| David Forsyth | United Kingdom |
New Zealand |
| Michael Freeman | United Kingdom |
New Zealand |
| Ortvin Sarapu | Estonia |
New Zealand |
| Jonathan Sarfati | Australia |
New Zealand |
