List of chess players
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The men and women on this list are primarily known as chess players.
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[edit] A
- Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
- Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935)
- Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
- Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, born 1988)
- Leonardas Abramavičius (Lithuania, died 1960)
- Jude Acers (USA, born 1944)
- Peter Acs (Hungary, born 1981)
- Michael Adams (England, born 1971)
- Weaver Adams (USA, 1901–1963)
- Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965)
- András Adorján (Hungary, born 1950)
- Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954)
- Simen Agdestein (Norway, born 1967)
- Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966)
- Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968)
- James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983)
- Ralf Akesson (Sweden, born 1961)
- Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, USA, born 1957)
- Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, USA, born 1983)
- Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971)
- Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974)
- Simon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923)
- Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987)
- Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
- Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, born 1945)
- Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946)
- Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939)
- Grace Alekhine (USA, England, France 1876–1956)
- Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973)
- Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985)
- Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974)
- Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765–1850)
- Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949)
- Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976)
- Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985)
- Yoel Aloni (Israel, born 1937)
- Boris Alterman (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)
- Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
- Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951)
- Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989)
- Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962)
- Oskar Antze (Germany, born 1878)
- Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970)
- Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941)
- Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941)
- Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
- José Joaquin Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971)
- Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968)
- Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967)
- Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986)
- Keith Arkell (England, born 1961)
- Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, born 1917)
- Jon Arnason (Iceland, born 1960)
- Dagur Arngrimsson (Iceland, born 1987)
- Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982)
- Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983)
- Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896)
- Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004)
- Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, born 1966)
- Hipólito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, born 1986)
- Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008)
- As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, circa 880–946)
- Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956)
- Suat Atalik (Turkey, born 1964)
- Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
- Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, circa 1888–1952)
- Yuri Averbakh (Russia, born 1922)
- Herbert Avram (USA, 1913–2006)
- Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, born 1960)
[edit] B
- Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967)
- Etienne Bacrot (France, born 1983)
- Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, U.S.A., born 1967)
- Vladimir Bagirov (Azerbaijan, Latvia, 1936–2000)
- Mary Bain (USA, 1904–1972)
- Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978)
- Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949)
- Rosendo Balinas, Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
- Zoltan von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945)
- János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980)
- Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948)
- Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978)
- Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, born 1921)
- David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988)
- Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935)
- 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, born 1929)
- Evgeny Bareev (Russia, born 1966)
- Robert Henry Barnes (England, New Zealand 1849–1916)
- Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874)
- Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966)
- Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966)
- Michael Basman (England, born 1946)
- Christian Bauer (France, born 1977)
- Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891)
- Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, born 1935)
- Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984)
- Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, born 1969)
- Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, born 1940)
- Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942)
- Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953)
- Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947)
- Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922)
- Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976)
- Joel Benjamin (USA, born 1964)
- Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, born 1910)
- Pal Benko (France, Hungary, USA, born 1928)
- Bela Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005)
- Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933)
- Victor Berger (Latvia, England, 1904–1996)
- Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966)
- Hans Berliner (Germany, USA, born 1929)
- Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967)
- Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943)
- Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
- Mario Bertok (Croatia, born 1929)
- Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939)
- Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, 1901– ?)
- Karlis Betinš (Latvia, 1867–1943)
- Vinay Bhat (USA, born 1984)
- Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940)
- Istvan Bilek (Hungary, born 1932)
- Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840)
- Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974)
- Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
- Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950)
- Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961)
- Arthur Bisguier (USA, born 1929)
- Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950)
- Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935)
- Roy Turnbull Black (USA, 1888–1962)
- Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
- Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951)
- Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, born 1900)
- Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
- Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, born 1947)
- Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937–2001)
- Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, ? - ?)
- Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947)
- Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, USA, 1907–1998)
- Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, born 1931)
- Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
- Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984)
- Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952)
- Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598)
- Jácobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984)
- Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996)
- Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, 1919–1977)
- Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971)
- Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979)
- Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990)
- George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995)
- Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840)
- César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, born 1917)
- Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983)
- Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921)
- Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967)
- Miklos Brody (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949)
- David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006)
- Walter Browne (Australia, USA, born 1949)
- Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962)
- Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982)
- Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985)
- Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925)
- Donald Byrne (USA, 1930–1976)
- Robert Byrne (USA, born 1928)
- Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)
[edit] C
- Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, born 1927)
- Daniel Hugo Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957)
- Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981)
- Arianne Caoili (Australia, born 1986)
- José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942)
- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, born 1937)
- Ruth Volgl Cardoso (Brazil, 1934–2000)
- Carl Carls (Germany, 1880–1958)
- Magnus Carlsen (Norway, born 1990)
- Pontus Carlsson (Sweden, born 1982)
- Horatio Caro (England, Germany, 1862–1920)
- Berna Carrasco (Chile, born 1914)
- Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647)
- Fabiano Caruana (USA, Hungary, born 1992)
- Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905–1970)
- Marius Ceteras (Romania, born 1973)
- Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, USA, 1873–1928)
- Sandipan Chanda (India, born 1983)
- Chang Tung Lo (China, born ?)
- Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England, born 1960)
- Pascal Charbonneau (Canada, born 1983)
- Rudolf Charousek (Hungary, 1873–1900)
- Valery Chekhov (Russia, born 1955)
- Vitaly Chekhover (Russia, 1908–1965)
- Chen De (China, born 1949)
- Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria, born 1986)
- Alexander Cherepkov (Russia, born 1920)
- Irving Chernev (Russia, USA, 1900–1981)
- Alexander Chernin (Ukraine, Hungary, born 1960)
- Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, born 1961)
- Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908)
- Larry Christiansen (USA, born 1956)
- Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983)
- Viktorija Cmilyte (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 (USA, 1912–2001)
- Stuart Conquest (England, born 1967)
- Anya Corke (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)
- Pia Cramling (Sweden, born 1963)
- Walter Cruz (Brazil, 1910–1967)
- Istvan Csom (Hungary, born 1940)
- Miguel Cuellar (Colombia, 1916–1985)
- Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900–1941)
- John Curdo (USA, born 1931)
- Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961)
- Hieronim Czarnowski (Poland, France, Austria-Hungary, 1834–1902)
- Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)
[edit] D
- Arthur Dake (USA, 1910–2000)
- Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544)
- Gösta Danielsson (Sweden, 1912–1978)
- A. Polak Daniels (Netherlands, the 19th c.)
- Dawid Daniuszewski (Poland, 1885–1944)
- Klaus Darga (Germany, born 1934)
- Alberto David (Luxembourg, born 1970)
- Jacques Davidson (Netherlands, 1890–1961)
- Nigel Davies (England, 1960– )
- Boris De Greiff (Colombia, born 1930)
- Frederic Deacon (Belgium, 1829–1875)
- Aleksander Delchev (Bulgaria, born 1971)
- Eugene Delmar (USA, 1841–1909)
- Yelena Dembo (Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece, born 1983)
- Arnold Denker (USA, 1914–2005)
- Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847)
- Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911–1981)
- Emil Josef Diemer (Germany, 1908–1990)
- Mark Diesen (USA, born 1957)
- Nathan Divinsky (Canada, born 1925)
- Rune Djurhuus (Norway, born 1970)
- Maxim Dlugy (Russia, USA, born 1966)
- Yosef Dobkin (Russia, Israel, born 1909)
- Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, born 1959)
- Lenier Dominguez (Cuba, born 1983)
- Zadok Domnitz (Israel, born 1933)
- Elena Donaldson (Russia, Georgia, USA, born 1957)
- John W. Donaldson (USA, born 1958)
- Ivo Donev (Austria, born 1959)
- Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927–1988)
- Iossif Dorfman (Ukraine, France, born 1952)
- Alexey Dreev (Russia, born 1969)
- Leonids Dreibergs (Latvia, USA, 1908–1969)
- Kurt Dreyer (Germany, South Africa, 1909–1981)
- Tihomil Drezga (Croatia, USA, 1903–1981)
- Leroy Dubeck (USA, born 1939)
- Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899)
- Andreas Dückstein (Hungary, Austria, born 1927)
- 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, born 1947)
- Eduard Dyckhoff (Germany, 1880–1949)
- Boruch Israel Dyner (Poland, Belgium, Israel, 1903–1979)
- Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, born 1987)
- Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, USA, born 1944)
[edit] E
- James Eade (USA, born 1957)
- Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine, born 1985)
- Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, born 1962)
- Louis Eisenberg (Ukraine, USA, 1876– ?)
- Folke Ekström (Sweden, 1906–2000)
- Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997)
- Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, born 1983)
- John Emms (England, born 1967)
- Lucijs Endzelins (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909–1981)
- Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907–1980)
- Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967)
- Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897)
- David Enoch (Israel, born 1900)
- Vladimir Epishin (Russia, born 1965)
- Stefan Erdélyi (Hungary, Romania, 1905–1968)
- Hanna Ereńska (Poland, born 1946)
- Evgenij Ermenkov (Bulgaria, Palestine, born 1949)
- Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987)
- Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901–1981)
- Larry Evans (USA, born 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)
- William Fairhurst (England, Scotland, New Zealand, 1903–1982)
- Ernst Falkbeer (Austria-Hungary, 1819–1885)
- Stefan Fazekas (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, England, 1898–1967)
- John Fedorowicz (USA, born 1958)
- Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908–1950)
- Rafal Feinmesser (Poland, ? - ?)
- Florin Felecan (Romania, USA, born 1980)
- Arthur Feuerstein (USA, born 1935)
- Martha Fierro (Ecuador, born 1977)
- Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia, Czech Rep., born 1928)
- Reuben Fine (USA, 1914–1993)
- Ben Finegold (USA, born 1969)
- Nick de Firmian (USA, born 1957)
- Robert James Fischer (USA, Iceland, 1943–2008)
- Alex Fishbein (USA, born 1968)
- Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880–1926)
- Glenn Flear (England, born 1959)
- Ernst Flechsig (Germany, 1852–1890)
- Bernhard Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1853–1931)
- Max Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1845– ?)
- János Flesch (Hungary, 1933–1983)
- Salo Flohr (Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908–1983)
- Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913–2007)
- Alberto Foguelman (Argentina, born 1923)
- Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1952)
- Arnold van Foreest (Netherlands, 1863–1954)
- Dirk van Foreest (Netherlands, 1862–1956)
- Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881–1930)
- Győző Forintos (Hungary, born 1935)
- Albert Fox (USA, 1881–1964)
- Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898–1988)
- Zenon Franco (Paraguay, born 1956)
- Michael Freeman (England, New Zealand, born 1960)
- Laurent Fressinet (France, born 1981)
- Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882–1946)
- Gunnar Friedemann (Estonia, 1909–1943)
- Henryk Friedman (Poland, 1903–1942)
- Alexander Fritz (Germany, 1857–1932)
- Achilles Frydman (Poland, 1905–1940)
- Paulino Frydman (Poland, Argentina, 1905–1982)
- Lubomir Ftáčnik (Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, born 1957)
- Andrija Fuderer (Vojvodina, Belgium, born 1931)
- Semyon Furman (Russia, 1920–1978)
- Ivana Maria Furtado (India, born 1999)
- Géza Füster (Hungary, Canada, born 1910)
- Roy Fyllingen (Norway, born 1975)
[edit] G
- Alexander Galkin (Russia, born 1979)
- Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, born 1964)
- Alisa Galliamova (Russia, born 1972)
- Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, born 1941)
- Raimundo Garcia (Argentina, born 1936)
- Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, born 1988)
- Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan, born 1986)
- Einar Gausel (Norway, born 1963)
- Viktor Gavrikov (Lithuania, Switzerland, born 1957)
- Tamaz Gelashvili (Georgia, born 1978)
- Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, born 1968)
- Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998)
- Uzi Geller (Israel, born 1931)
- Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1965)
- Krum Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1958)
- 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, born 1982)
- Ameet Ghasi (England, born 1987)
- Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, born 1944)
- Johannes Giersing (Denmark, 1872–1954)
- Jessie Gilbert (England, 1987–2006)
- Karl Gilg (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1901–1981)
- Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000)
- Igor Glek (Russia, Germany, born 1961)
- Svetozar Gligoric (Serbia, born 1923)
- Michele Godena (Italy, born 1967)
- Carl Goering (Germany, 1841–1879)
- Alphonse Goetz (France, 1865–1934)
- Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, USA, born 1980)
- Celso Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1879–1924)
- Celso Golmayo Zupide (Spain, Cuba, 1820–1898)
- Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1883–1973)
- Vitali Golod (Ukraine, Israel born 1971)
- Harry Golombek (England, 1911–1995)
- Gong Qianyun (China, born 1985)
- Jose Gonzalez Garcia (Mexico, born 1973)
- Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora (Mexico, born 1968)
- David S. Goodman (England, USA, born 1958)
- Stephen J. Gordon (England, born 1986)
- Danny Gormally (England, born 1976)
- Hermann von Gottschall (Germany, 1862–1933)
- Alexander Graf (Uzbekistan, Germany, born 1962)
- Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, USA, 1908–1965)
- Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru, born 1967)
- Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900–1944)
- Gioachino Greco (Italy, 1600–c.1634)
- Alon Greenfeld (USA, Israel, born 1964)
- John Grefe (USA, born 1947)
- Bernhard Gregory (Estonia, Germany, 1879–1939)
- Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906–2000)
- Helgi Gretarsson (Iceland, born 1977)
- Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955)
- Nikolay Grigoriev (Russia, 1895–1935)
- Vincent Grimm (Austria, Hungary, 1800–1872)
- Alexander Grischuk (Russia, born 1983)
- Efstratios Grivas (Greece, born 1966)
- Henri Grob (Switzerland, 1904–1974)
- Aristide Gromer (France, born 1909)
- Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, born 1914)
- Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893–1962)
- Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1956)
- Izaak Grynfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1920)
- Gu Xiaobing (China, born 1985)
- Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936–2002)
- Ilse Guggenberger (Colombia, born 1942)
- Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913–1998)
- Boris Gulko (Russia, USA, born 1947)
- Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930)
- Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, USA, born 1956)
- Ilya Gurevich (Ukraine, USA, born 1972)
- Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, born 1959)
- Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Georgia, 1933–2008)
- Jan Gustafsson (Germany, born 1979)
- Emanuel Guthi (Israel, born 1930)
- Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, born 1945)
- Fritz Gygli (Switzerland, 1896–1980)
- Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)
[edit] H
- Anna Hahn (Latvia, USA, born 1976)
- Vitaly Halberstadt (Ukraine, France, 1903–1967)
- Tunc Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, born 1946)
- Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco, born 1972)
- Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, born 1944)
- Carl Hamppe (Switzerland, Austria, 1814–1876)
- Curt Hansen (Denmark, born 1964)
- Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850)
- Khosro Harandi (Iran, born 1950)
- Pentala Harikrishna (India, born 1986)
- Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907)
- Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884)
- William Hartston (England, born 1947)
- Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvia, born 1900)
- Kornel Havasi (Hungary, 1892–1945)
- Mark Hebden (England, born 1958)
- Jean Hebert (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)
- Herbert Heinicke (Brazil, Germany, 1905–1988)
- Dan Heisman (USA, born 1950)
- Karl Helling (Germany, 1904–1937)
- Hermann Helms (USA, 1870–1963)
- Ron Henley (USA, born 1956)
- Moriz Henneberger (Switzerland, 1878–1959)
- Walter Henneberger (Switzerland, 1883–1969)
- Deen Hergott (Canada, born 1962)
- Sigmund Herland (Romania, 1865–1954)
- Róża Herman (Poland, 1902–1995)
- Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero (Mexico, born 1970)
- Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, born 1970)
- Johann Hjartarson (Iceland, born 1963)
- Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam, Hungary, born 1980)
- Albert Hodges (USA, 1861–1944)
- Julian Hodgson (England, born 1963)
- Leopold Hoffer (Hungary, France, England, 1842–1913)
- Edith Holloway (England, 1868–1956)
- Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (Poland, 1931–2006)
- Baldur Hönlinger (Austria, Germany, 1905–1990)
- William Hook (USA, British Virgin Islands, born 1925)
- Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, born 1944)
- Israel Horowitz (USA, 1907–1973)
- Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885)
- Enamul Hossain (Bangladesh, 1981– )
- Hou Yifan (China, born 1994)
- Jovanka Houska (England, born 1980)
- David Howell (England, born 1990)
- Zbynek Hracek (Czech Republic, born 1970)
- Karel Hromádka (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956)
- Vincenz Hruby (Bohemia, Austria, Italy, 1856–1917)
- Huang Qian (China, born 1986)
- Robert Hübner (Germany, born 1948)
- Werner Hug (Switzerland, born 1952)
- Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, born 1951)
- Koneru Humpy (India, born 1987)
- Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978)
- Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, born 1962)
[edit] I
- Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, USA, born 1967)
- Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898–1968)
- Rolando Illa (USA, Cuba, Argentina, 1880–1937)
- Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, born 1965)
- Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941)
- Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985)
- Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, born 1962)
- Andrei Istratescu (Romania, born 1985)
- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969)
- Alexander Ivanov (USA, born 1956)
- Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, USA, 1947–2005)
- Bozidar Ivanovic (Yugoslavia, Montenegro, born 1949)
- Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, born 1933)
- Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)
[edit] J
- Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813–1872)
- Charles Jaffe (Russia, USA, 1883–1941)
- Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983)
- Lora Jakovleva (Russia, born 1932)
- Dragoljub Janošević (Serbia, born 1923)
- Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927)
- Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942)
- Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, USA, 1859–1914)
- Carlos Jauregui (Chile, Canada, born 1932)
- Florian Jenni (Switzerland, born 1980)
- Eleazar Jimenez (Cuba, born 1928)
- 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)
- Ju Wenjun (China, born 1991)
- Max Judd (Poland, USA, 1851–1906)
- Klaus Junge (Chile, Germany, 1924–1945)
- Otto Junge (Chile, Germany, 1887–1968)
- Miervaldis Jursevskis (Latvia, Canada, born 1921)
[edit] K
- Shimon Kagan (Israel, 1942– )
- Victor Kahn (Russia, France, 1889–1971)
- Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, 1959– )
- Osmo Kaila (Finland, 1916–1991)
- 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)
- Arthur Kaufmann (Romania, Austria, 1872–1940)
- Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, USA, 1943– )
- Raymond Keene (England, 1948– )
- Dieter Keller (Switzerland, 1936– )
- Edith Keller-Herrmann (Germany, 1921– )
- Brian Kelly (Ireland, 1978– )
- Edvins Kengis (Latvia, 1959– )
- Hugh Alexander Kennedy (Ireland, England, 1809–1878)
- Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916–1975)
- Alexander Kevitz (USA, 1902–1981)
- Rohini Khadilkar (India, 1963– )
- Alexander Khalifman (Russia, 1966– )
- Mir Sultan Khan (India, Pakistan, 1905–1966)
- Abram Khavin (Ukraine, 1914–1974)
- Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, 1925–2006)
- Natalia Khoudgarian (Russia, Canada, 1975– )
- Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, 1975– )
- Feliks Kibbermann (Estonia, ?–?)
- Georg Kieninger (Germany, 1902–1975)
- Lionel Kieseritzky (Estonia, France, 1806–1853)
- Daniel King (England, 1963– )
- Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910–1990)
- Jānis Klovāns (Latvia, 1935– )
- Gyula Kluger (Hungary, 1914–1994)
- Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, USA, 1894–1973)
- Rainer Knaak (Germany, 1953– )
- Alexander Koblencs (Latvia, 1916–1993)
- Berthold Koch (Germany, 1899–1988)
- Artur Kogan (Ukraine, Israel, 1974– )
- Boris Kogan (Russia, USA, 1940–1993)
- Anton Kohler (Germany, ?–?)
- Stanisław Kohn (Poland, 1895–1940)
- Atanas Kolev (Bulgaria, 1967– )
- Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov (Poland, Serbia, 1938– )
- 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)
- Cenek Kottnauer (Czechoslovakia, England, 1910–1996)
- Vladimir Kovacevic (Croatia, 1942– )
- Zdenko Kozul (Croatia, 1966– )
- Jesse Kraai (USA, 1972– )
- Yair Kraidman (Israel, 1932– )
- Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 1975– )
- Michal Krasenkow (Russia, Poland, 1963– )
- Orla Hermann Krause (Denmark, 1867–1935)
- Leon Kremer (Poland, 1901–1940)
- Martin Kreuzer (Germany, 1962– )
- Ljuba Kristol (Russia, Israel, 1944– )
- Stanislav Kriventsov (Russia, USA, 1973– )
- Nikolai Krogius (Russia, 1930– )
- Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, 1983– )
- Arvid Kubbel (Russia, 1889–1938)
- Leonid Kubbel (Russia, 1891–1942)
- 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– )
- Frank Lamprecht (Germany, 1968– )
- Konstantin Landa (Russia, 1972– )
- Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903–1944)
- Gary Lane (England, Australia, 1964 – )
- Lisa Lane (USA, 1938– )
- Max Lange (Germany, 1832–1899)
- Salomon Langleben (Poland, 1862–1939)
- Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935– )
- Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia/Germany, 1818–1899)
- Berthold Lasker (Germany, 1860–1928)
- Edward Lasker (Poland, Germany, USA, 1885–1981)
- Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, USA, 1868–1941)
- Milda Lauberte (Latvia, 1918– )
- Leho Laurine (Estonia, Sweden, 1904–1998)
- Joel Lautier (Canada, France, 1973– )
- Darwin Laylo (Philippines, 1980– )
- Peter Lee (England, 1943– )
- Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792)
- Anatoly Lein (Russia, USA, 1931– )
- Péter Lékó (Hungary, 1979– )
- Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587)
- Paul Saladin Leonhardt (Poland, Germany, 1877–1934)
- Alex Lenderman (USA, 1989– )
- Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, 1950– )
- Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, 1975– )
- Norman Lessing (USA, 1911–2001)
- René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006)
- Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961)
- Irina Levitina (Russia, USA, 1954 – )
- Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876–1924)
- David Levy (Scotland, 1945– )
- Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972)
- Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863–1936)
- Li Chao (China, 1989– )
- Li Shilong (China, 1977– )
- Li Shongjian (China, 1939– )
- Li Wenliang (China, 1967– )
- Li Zunian (China, 1958– )
- Liang Chong (China, 1980– )
- Liang Jinrong (China, 1960– )
- Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, 1937 – )
- Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, USA, 1829–1874)
- Espen Lie (Norway, 1984– )
- Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, 1980 – )
- Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, 1911– )
- Lin Ta (China, 1963– )
- Lin Weiguo (China, 1970– )
- Paul Lipke (Germany, 1870–1955)
- Isaac Lipnitsky (Ukraine, 1923–1959)
- Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, USA, 1863–1905)
- Georgy Lisitsin (Russia, 1909–1972)
- Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887–1954)
- Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, 1949 – )
- John Littlewood (England, 1931– )
- Liu Shilan (China, 1962– )
- Liu Wenzhe (China, 1940– )
- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia, 1950– )
- Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899–1974)
- Giambattista Lolli (Italy, 1698–1769)
- Rudolf Loman (Netherlands, 1861–1932)
- William Lombardy (USA, 1937– )
- 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–?)
- Leopold Löwy, Sr (Austria, 1840–?)
- 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
- Gottlieb Machate (Germany, 1904–1974)
- Aleksandras Machtas (Lithuania, Israel, 1892–1973)
- Bartlomiej Macieja (Poland, 1977– )
- George Henry Mackenzie (Scotland, USA, 1837–1891)
- Carlos Maderna (Argentina, 1910–1976)
- Ildiko Madl (Hungary, 1969– )
- Elmar Magerramov (Azerbaijan, 1958– )
- Kazimierz Makarczyk (Poland, 1901–1972)
- Vladimir Makogonov (Azerbaijan, 1904–1993)
- Gyula Makovetz (Hungary, 1860–1903)
- Vladimir Malakhov (Russia, 1980– )
- Vladimir Malaniuk (Russia, Ukraine, 1957– )
- Boris Maliutin (Russia, 1883–1920)
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 1985– )
- Maria Manakova (Serbia, 1974– )
- Max Marchand (Netherlands, 1888–1957)
- Georg Marco (Romania, Austria, 1863–1923)
- Alisa Maric (Serbia, 1970– )
- Mirjana Maric (Serbia, 1970– )
- Mihail Marin (Romania, 1965– )
- Beatriz Marinello (Chile, 1964– )
- Sergio Mariotti (Italy, 1946– )
- Tomasz Markowski (Poland, 1975– )
- Robert Markus (Serbia, 1984– )
- Geza Maroczy (Hungary, 1870–1951)
- Davide Marotti (Italy, 1881–1940)
- Drazen Marovic (Croatia, 1938– )
- Frank Marshall (USA, 1877–1944)
- Rico Mascarinas (Philippines, 1954– )
- James Mason (Ireland, USA, England, 1849–1905)
- Aleksandar Matanovic (Serbia, 1930– )
- Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894–1932)
- Milan Matulović (Serbia, 1935– )
- Svetlana Matveeva (Russia, 1969– )
- Carl Mayet (Germany, 1810–1868)
- Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798–1835)
- Colin McNab (Scotland, 1961– )
- Luke McShane (England, 1984– )
- Henrique Mecking (Brazil, 1952– )
- Antonio Medina (Spain, 1919–2003)
- Edmar Mednis (Latvia, USA, 1937–2002)
- Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, 1987– )
- Philipp Meitner (Austria, 1838–1910)
- Olga Menchik (Russia, Czech Republic, England, 1908–1944)
- Vera Menchik (Russia, Czech Republic, England, 1906–1944)
- Jonathan Mestel (England, 1957– )
- Johannes Metger (Germany, 1850–1926)
- Voldemars Mežgailis (Latvia, 1912–? )
- Paul Michel (Germany, Argentina, 1905–1977)
- Walter Michel (Switzerland, 1888–? )
- Jacques Mieses (Germany, England, 1865–1954)
- Samuel Mieses (Germany, 1841–1884)
- Vladas Mikenas (Estonia, Lithuania, 1910–1992)
- Adrian Mikhalchishin (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1954– )
- Victor Mikhalevski (Belarus, Israel, 1972– )
- Igor Miladinovic (Serbia, 1974– )
- Tony Miles (England, 1955–2001)
- Zdravko Milev (Bulgaria, 1929–1984)
- Borislav Milic (Yugoslavia, 1925–1986)
- Sophie Milliet (France, 1983– )
- Stuart Milner-Barry (England, 1906–1995)
- Vadim Milov (Russia, Israel, Switzerland, 1972– )
- Artashes Minasian (Armenia, 1987– )
- Johannes Minckwitz (Germany, 1843–1901)
- Nikolay Minev (Bulgaria, USA, 1931– )
- Dragoljub Minić (Croatia, 1936–2005)
- Evgenij Miroshnichenko (Ukraine, 1978– )
- Vesna Misanovic (Bosnia, 1964– )
- Kamil Miton (Poland, 1984– )
- Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, 1982– )
- Stasch Mlotkowski (USA, 1881–1943)
- Abram Model (Latvia, Russia, 1896–1976)
- Jorgen Moeller (Denmark, 1873–1944)
- Ariah Mohiliver (Poland, Israel, 1904– ?)
- Stefan Mohr (Germany, 1967– )
- Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine, 1980– )
- Baldur Möller (Iceland, ?)
- Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807–1888)
- Léon Monosson (Belarus, France, 1892–1943)
- Mario Monticelli (Italy, 1902–1995)
- María Teresa Mora (Cuba, 1902–1980)
- Elshan Moradiabadi (Iran, 1985– )
- Iván Morovic (Chile, 1963– )
- Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 1977– )
- Paul Morphy (USA, 1837–1884)
- John Morrison (Canada, 1889–1975)
- Niaz Morshed (Bangladesh, 1966– )
- Paul Motwani (Scotland, 1962– )
- Alexander Motylev (Russia, 1979– )
- Sergei Movsesian (Armenia, Slovakia, 1978– )
- Paul Mross (Poland, Germany, 1910–? )
- Martin Mrva (Slovakia, 1971– )
- André Muffang (France, 1897–1989)
- 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– )
- Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren (Mongolia, 1938– )
[edit] N
- Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, 1985– )
- Oskar Naegeli (Switzerland, 1885–1959)
- Géza Nagy (Hungary, 1892–1953)
- Miguel Najdorf (Poland, Argentina, 1910–1997)
- Hikaru Nakamura (Japan, USA, 1987– )
- William Napier (England, USA, 1881–1952)
- Mario Napolitano (Italy, 1910–1995)
- Renato Naranja (Philippines, 1940– )
- Srinath Narayanan (India, 1994– )
- Daniel Naroditsky (USA, 1995– )
- Edmund Nash (Canada, USA, 1909–2006)
- David Navara (Czech Republic, 1985– )
- Vera Nebolsina (Russia, 1989– )
- Gastón Needleman (Argentina, 1990– )
- Parimarjan Negi (India, 1993– )
- Iivo Nei (Estonia, 1931– )
- Oleg Neikirch (Georgia, Bulgaria, 1914–1985)
- Vladimir Nenarokov (Russia, 1880–1953)
- Vincenzo Nestler (Italy, 1912–1988)
- Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 1990– )
- Augustin Neumann (Austria, 1879–1906)
- Gustav Neumann (Germany, 1838–1881)
- Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Russia, 1912–1974)
- Ni Hua (China, 1983– )
- Arno Nickel (Germany, 1952– )
- Bryon Nickoloff (Canada, 1956–2004)
- Bjørn Nielsen (Denmark, 1907–1949)
- Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, 1973– )
- Torkil Nielsen (Faroe Islands, 1964– )
- Walter Niephaus (Germany, 1923–1992)
- Yuri Nikolaevsky (Ukraine, 1937– )
- Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia & Herzegovina, 1960– )
- Allan Nilsson (Sweden, 1899–1949)
- Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, Denmark 1886–1935)
- Ning Chunhong (China, 1968– )
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, 1976– )
- Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856–1903)
- Federico Norcia (Italy, 1904–1985)
- Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark, 1899–1984)
- David Norwood (England, 1968– )
- Daniel Noteboom (Netherlands, 1910–1932)
- John Nunn (England, 1955– )
- Gustaf Nyholm (Sweden, 1880–1957)
- Illya Nyzhnyk (Ukraine, 1996–)
[edit] O
- Leif Ogaard (Norway, 1952– )
- John O'Hanlon (Ireland, 1876–1960)
- Tonu Oim (Estonia, 1941– )
- Kaarle Ojanen (Finland, 1918– )
- Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (Belgium, 1911–1980)
- Friðrik Ólafsson (Iceland, 1935– )
- Helgi Olafsson (Iceland, 1956– )
- Lembit Oll (Estonia, 1966–1999)
- Adolf Georg Olland (Netherlands, 1867–1933)
- Anton Olson (Sweden, 1881–? )
- Alexander Onischuk (Ukraine, USA 1975– )
- Karel Opočensky (Czechoslovakia, 1892–1975)
- Wilhelm Orbach (Germany, 1894–1944)
- Menachem Oren (Poland, Israel, 1901–1962)
- Berge Ostenstad (Norway, 1964– )
- John Owen (England, 1827–1901)
- Karlis Ozols (Latvia, Australia, 1912–2001)
[edit] P
- Ludek Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1924–2003)
- Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria, 1933– )
- Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, 1985– )
- Sam Palatnik (Ukraine, USA, 1950– )
- Luis Palau (Argentina, 1897–1971 )
- Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, USA, 1941– )
- Richard Palliser (England, 1981– )
- Rudolf Palme (Austria, 1910–2005)
- Ryan Palmer (Jamaica, 1974– )
- Davor Palo (Denmark, 1985– )
- Eero Paloheimo (Finland, 1936– )
- Oscar Panno (Argentina, 1935– )
- Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973)
- Mark Paragua (Philippines, 1984– )
- Shadi Paridar (Iran, 1986– )
- Bruno Parma (Slovenia, 1941– )
- Frank Parr (England, 1918–2003)
- Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833–1891)
- Wilfried Paulsen (Germany, 1828–1901)
- Duško Pavasovič (Croatia, Slovenia, 1975– )
- Max Pavey (USA, 1918–1957)
- Jiří Pelikán (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1906–1985)
- Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, 1976– )
- Roman Pelts (Ukraine, Canada, 1937– )
- Peng Xiaomin (China, 1973– )
- Peng Zhaoqin (China, 1978– )
- David Penkalski (USA, 1962– )
- Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933– )
- Julius Perlis (Poland, Austria, 1880–1913)
- Raaphi Persitz (England, Israel, Switzerland, 1934– )
- Nick Pert (England, 1981– )
- John Peters (USA, 1951– )
- Jusefs Petkevich (Latvia, 1940– )
- Arshak Petrosian (Armenia, 1953– )
- Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984)
- Alexander Petrov (Russia, 1794–1867)
- Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943)
- Gerhard Pfeiffer (Germany, 1923–2000)
- François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726–1795)
- Luis Piazzini (Argentina, 1905–1980)
- Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, 1969– )
- Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA, 1872–1906)
- Herman Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981)
- Karol Piltz (Poland, 1903–1939)
- Jozsef Pinter (Hungary, 1953– )
- Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980)
- Rudolf Pitschak (Czechoslovakia, USA, 1902– ?)
- Ján Plachetka (Slovakia, 1945– )
- Albin Planinc (Slovenia, 1944– )
- James Plaskett (England, Spain, 1960– )
- Kazimierz Plater (Poland, 1915–2004)
- Igor Platonov (Ukraine, 1934–1995)
- Joseph Platz (Germany, USA, 1905–1981)
- Isaias Pleci (Argentina, 1907–1979)
- David Podhorzer (Austria, ?–?)
- Henryk Pogorieły (Poland, 1908–1943)
- Ernest Pogosyants (Ukraine, 1935–1990)
- Iosif Pogrebyssky (Ukraine, 1906–1971)
- Amos Pokorný (Czechoslovakia, 1890–1949)
- Rudolph Pokorny (Bohemia, Mexico, USA, 1880– ?)
- Giulio Polerio (Italy, 1548–1612)
- Judit Polgar (Hungary, 1976– )
- Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary, USA, 1969– )
- Zsofia Polgar (Hungary, Israel, 1974– )
- William Pollock (United Kingdom, 1859–1896)
- Ekaterina Polovnikova (Russia, 1982– )
- Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995)
- Arturo Pomar (Spain, 1931– )
- Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983– )
- Domenico Ponziani (Italy, 1719–1796)
- Stepan Popel (Poland, France, USA, 1909–1987)
- Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863–1941)
- Petar Popovic (Yugoslavia, Serbia, 1959– )
- Artur Poplawski (Poland, Switzerland, 1860–1918)
- Yosef Porath (Germany, Israel, 1909–1996)
- Moritz Porges (Bohemia/Austria-Hungary, 1857–1909)
- Lajos Portisch (Hungary, 1937– )
- Ehrhardt Post (Germany, 1881–1947)
- Evgeny Postny (Israel, 1981– )
- Peter Potemkine (Russia, France, 1886–1926)
- Ludovit Potuček (Slovakia, ? - ?)
- Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, 1988– )
- Borki Predojevic (Bosnia, 1987– )
- Lodewijk Prins (Netherlands, 1913– )
- Svetlana Prudnikova (Russia, 1967– )
- Dawid Przepiórka (Poland, 1880–1942)
- Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, 1958– )
- Lenka Ptacnikova (Czechoslovakia, Iceland, 1976– )
- Stojan Puc (Slovenia, 1921–2004)
- Viktors Pupols (Latvia, USA, 1935– )
- Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979)
- John Purdy (Australia, 1935– )
- Tom Pym (England, 1990– )
[edit] Q
- Qi Jingxuan (China, 1947– )
- Qin Kanying (China, 1974– )
- Oscar Quinones (Peru, 1941– )
- 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)
- Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh, 1974– )
- Maurice Raizman (Moldova/Russia, France 1905–1974)
- Ramachandran Ramesh (India, 1976– )
- Alejandro Ramirez (Costa Rica, 1988– )
- Ilmar Raud (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941)
- Vsevolod Rauzer (Ukraine, 1908–1941 )
- Yuri Razuvaev (Russia, 1945– )
- Damian Reca (Argentina, 1894–1937)
- Hans Ree (Netherlands, 1944– )
- Brian Reilly (France, England, Ireland, 1901–1991 )
- Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands, 1972– )
- Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910–1964)
- Heinrich Reinhardt (Germany, Argentina, 1903–1990)
- Salome Reischer (Austria, Palestine, USA, 1899–1980)
- Teodor Regedziński (Poland, 1894–1954)
- Arturo Reggio (Italy, 1863–1917)
- Josef Rejfir (Croatia, 1909–1962)
- Ludwig Rellstab (Germany, 1904–1983)
- Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, USA, 1911–1992)
- Pál Réthy (Hungary, 1905–1962)
- Richard Réti (Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, 1889–1929)
- Ramón Rey Ardid (Spain, 1903–1988)
- Zoltan Ribli (Hungary, 1951– )
- Isaac Rice (USA, 1850–1915)
- Kurt Richter (Germany, 1900–1969)
- Antonio Rico (Spain, 1908–1988)
- Alessandra Riegler (Italy, 1961– )
- Fritz Riemann (Germany, 1859–1932)
- Herman Van Riemsdijk (Netherlands, Brazil, 1948– )
- Friedl Rinder (Germany, 1905–2001)
- Horst Rittner (Germany, 1930– )
- Nikolai Riumin (Russia, 1908–1942)
- Jules Arnous de Rivière (France, 1830–1905)
- Karl Robatsch (Austria, 1928–2000)
- Ray Robson (USA, 1994– )
- Ludwig Rödl (Germany, 1907–1970)
- Maxim Rodshtein (Israel, 1989– )
- Ian Rogers (Australia, 1960– )
- Gustav Rogmann (Germany, 1909–1947)
- 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)
- 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, 1900?–1985)
- Jakob Rosanes (Ukraine/Austria-Hungary, Germany, 1842–1922)
- Andreas Rosendahl (Denmark, 1864–1909)
- Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz (Latvia, Russia, 1876– ?)
- Samuel Rosenthal (Poland, France 1837–1902)
- Laura Ross (USA, 1988– )
- Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy, 1877–1947)
- 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– )
- Solomon Rozental (Lithuania, Belarus, 1890–1955)
- Eduardas Rozentalis (Lithuania, 1963– )
- Ruan Lufei (China, 1987– )
- Karl Ruben (Denmark, 1903– ? )
- Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, Germany, Belgium, 1882–1961)
- Sergei Rublevsky (Russia, 1974– )
- Olga Rubtsova (Russia, 1909–1994)
- Lyudmila Rudenko (Ukraine, Russia, 1904–1986)
- Anna Rudolf (Hungary, 1987– )
[edit] S
- Peter Alexandrovich Saburov (Russia, 1835–1918)
- Peter Petrovich Saburov (Russia, Switzerland, 1880–1932)
- Antonio Sacconi (Italy, 1895–1968)
- Matthew Sadler (England, 1974– )
- Darmen Sadvakasov (Kazakhstan, 1979– )
- Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (France, 1800–1872)
- Jaroslav Šajtar (Czechoslovakia, 1921–2003)
- Konstantin Sakaev (Russia, 1974– )
- Yuri Sakharov (Ukraine, 1922–1981)
- Valery Salov (Russia, 1964– )
- Alessandro Salvio (Italy, c.1570– c.1640)
- Gersz Salwe (Poland, 1862–1920)
- Friedrich (Fritz) Sämisch (Germany, 1896–1975)
- Sergiu Samarian (Romania, Germany, 1923–1991)
- Grigory Sanakoev (Russia, 1935– )
- Luis Augusto Sánchez (Colombia, 1916–1981)
- Raul Sanguinetti (Argentina, 1933–2000)
- Anthony Santasiere (USA, 1904–1977)
- Emmanuel Sapira (Romania, Belgium, 1900–1943)
- 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– )
- Harold Saunders (England, 1875–1950)
- Vladimir Savon (Ukraine, 1940–2005)
- Gyula Sax (Hungary, 1951– )
- Emil Schallopp (Germany, 1843–1919)
- Morris Schapiro (Lithuania, USA, 1903–1996)
- Theo van Scheltinga (Netherlands, 1914–1994)
- Theodor von Scheve (Germany, 1851–1922)
- Emanuel Schiffers (Russia, 1850–1904)
- Willi Schlage (Germany, 1888–1940)
- Carl Schlechter (Austria, 1874–1918)
- Roland Schmaltz (Germany, 1974– )
- Lothar Schmid (Germany, 1928– )
- Paul Felix Schmidt (Estonia, Germany, USA, 1916–1984)
- Wlodzimierz Schmidt (Poland, 1943– )
- Ludwig Schmitt (Germany, ?)
- Georg Schories (Germany, 1874–1934)
- Karl Schorn (Germany, 1803–1850)
- Arnold Schottländer (Germany, 1854–1909)
- John William Schulten (USA, 1821–1875)
- Jan Schulz (Czechoslovakia, 1899–1953)
- Aaron Schwartzman (Argentina, 1908– ?)
- Gabriel Schwartzman (Romania, USA, 1976– )
- Leon Schwartzmann (Poland, France, 1887–1942)
- Paulette Schwartzmann (Latvia, France, Argentina, 1910– ?)
- Adolf Schwarz (Hungary, Austria, 1836–1910)
- Jacques Schwarz (Austria, 1856–1921)
- Samuel Schweber (Argentina, 1936– )
- Marie Sebag (France, 1986– )
- Yasser Seirawan (Syria, USA, 1960– )
- Adolf Seitz (Germany, Argentina 1898–1970)
- Alexey Selezniev (Russia, France, 1888–1967)
- Lidia Semenova (Ukraine, 1951– )
- Olav Sepp (Estonia, 1969– )
- Gregory Serper (Uzbekistan, USA, 1969– )
- Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, USA, 1967– )
- Greg Shahade (USA, 1978– )
- Jennifer Shahade (USA, 1980– )
- Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, Israel, USA, 1923–2005)
- Gauri Shankar (India, 1992– )
- Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Ireland, USA, 1937– )
- Shen Yang (China, 1989– )
- 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– )
- Vladimir Simagin (Russia, 1919–1968)
- Albert Simonson (USA, 1914–1965)
- Amon Simutowe (Zambia, 1982– )
- Surjeet Singh (Fiji, 1954– )
- Marcel Sisniega Campbell (Mexico, 1959– )
- Stanislaus Sittenfeld (Poland, France, 1865–1902)
- Karel Skalička (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1896–1979)
- Almira Skripchenko (Moldova, France, 1976– )
- Bogdan Śliwa (Poland, 1922–2003)
- Roman Slobodjan (Germany, 1975– )
- Jorn Sloth (Denmark, 1944– )
- Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, 1946– )
- David Smerdon (Australia, 1984– )
- Shlomo Smiltiner (Israel, 1915– )
- Ilya Smirin (Belarus, Israel, 1968– )
- Vasily Smyslov (Russia, 1921– )
- Wesley So (Philippines, 1993– )
- Bartosz Socko (Poland, 1978– )
- Andrei Sokolov (Russia, France, 1963– )
- Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia, Netherlands, 1968– )
- Alexey Sokolsky (Ukraine, Belarus, 1908–1969)
- Andrew Soltis (USA, 1947– )
- Ariel Sorin (Argentina, 1967– )
- Genna Sosonko (Russia, Netherlands, 1943– )
- Victor Soultanbeieff (Russia, Belgium, 1895–1972)
- Vladimir Sournin (Russia, USA, 1875–1942)
- João de Souza Mendes (Brazil, 1892–1969)
- Vasil Spasov (Bulgaria, 1971– )
- Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937– )
- Jon Speelman (England, 1956– )
- Abraham Speijer (Netherlands, 1873–1956)
- 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)
- Michael Stean (England, 1953– )
- Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 1979– )
- Hannes Stefansson (Iceland, 1972– )
- 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, USA, 1905–1955)
- Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, Austria, England, USA, 1836–1900)
- Daniel Stellwagen (Netherlands, 1987– )
- Károly Sterk (Hungary, 1881–1946)
- Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands, 1956– )
- Agnes Stevenson (England, ? –1935)
- Lara Stock (Croatia, 1992– )
- Gösta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904–1963)
- Leon Stolzenberg (Poland, USA, 1895–1974)
- Mihai Suba (Romania, 1947– )
- Mladen Šubarić (Croatia, 1920– )
- Hugo Süchting (Germany, 1874–1916)
- Alexey Suetin (Russia, 1926–2001)
- Franciszek Sulik (Poland, Argentina, Australia, 1908–2000)
- Aaron Summerscale (England, 1969– )
- Anne Sunnucks (England, 1927– )
- 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– )
- Rudolph Sze (China, USA, ca. 1890–1938)
- József Szén (Hungary, 1805–1857)
- József Szily (Hungary, 1913–1976)
[edit] T
- Mark Taimanov (Ukraine, Russia, 1926– )
- Sándor Takács (Hungary, 1893–1932)
- Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936– 1992)
- Aston Taminsyah (Indonesia, 1997– )
- Tan Chengxuan (China, 1963– )
- Hiong Liong Tan (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1938– )
- Lian Ann Tan (Singapore, 1947– )
- 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)
- Jan Willem te Kolsté (Netherlands, 1874–1936)
- Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868–1925)
- Oscar Tenner (Germany, USA, 1880–1948)
- 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– )
- Artyom Timofeev (Russia, 1985– )
- Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, 1973– )
- Jonathan Tisdall (USA, Norway, 1958– )
- Vladislav Tkachiev (Russia, Kazakhstan, France 1973– )
- Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910–1969)
- Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia, 1987– )
- Tong Yuanming (China, 1972– )
- Alice Tonini (Italy, ? - ?)
- Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 1975– )
- Eugenio Torre (Philippines, 1951– )
- Carlos Torre Repetto (México,1902–1978)
- Izaak Towbin (Ukraine, Poland, 1899–1941)
- Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936)
- František Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1882–1942)
- Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885–1941)
- George Treysman (USA, 1881–1959)
- Petar Trifunović (Croatia, Serbia, 1910–1980)
- Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937–2000)
- Paul Truong (Vietnam, USA, 1965– )
- Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland, 1871–1942)
- Mark Tseitlin (Russia, Israel, 1943– )
- Mikhail Tseitlin (Belarus, Russia, 1947– )
- Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944– )
- Alexander Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, 1914– )
- Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine, 1946– )
- Myroslav Turiansky (Ukraine, USA, 1912–1998)
- Johannes Türn (Estonia, 1899–1993)
- Abe Turner (USA, 1924–1962)
- Isador Samuel Turover (Belgium, USA, 1892–1978)
- Theodore Tylor (England, 1900–1968)
- Alexandru Tyroler (Romania, 1891–1990)
[edit] U
- Louis Uedemann (USA, 1854–1912)
- Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany, 1935– )
- Tadev Ujtumen (Mongolia, 1939– )
- Mikhail Umansky (Russia, 1952– )
- Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925–2006)
- Anna Ushenina (Ukraine, 1985– )
[edit] V
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 1990– )
- Rafael Vaganian (Armenia, 1951– )
- Samuil Vainshtein (Russia, 1894–1942)
- Anatoly Vaisser (Kazakhstan, France, 1949– )
- Povilas Vaitonis (Lithuania, Canada, 1911–1983)
- Arpad Vajda (Hungary, 1896–1967)
- Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, 1982– )
- Michael Valvo (USA, 1942–2004)
- Zoltan Varga (Hungary, 1970– )
- Egon Varnusz (Hungary, 1933– )
- Evgeni Vasiukov (Russia, 1933– )
- Dragoljub Velimirovic (Serbia, 1942– )
- Gavriil Veresov (Russia, 1912–1979)
- Beniamino Vergani (Italy, 1863–1927)
- Giovanni Vescovi (Brazil, 1978– )
- Boris Verlinsky (Ukraine, Russia, 1888–1950)
- Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885–1962)
- Milan Vidmar jr (Slovenia, 1909–1980)
- Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India, 1979– )
- Benito Villegas, (Argentina, 1877–1952)
- Yakov Vilner (Ukraine, 1899–c.1930)
- Isakas Vistaneckis (Lithuania, Israel, 1910–2000)
- Alvis Vitolinš (Latvia, 1946–1997)
- Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, 1957– )
- Louis van Vliet (Netherlands, 1870–1932)
- Erwin Voellmy (Switzerland, 1886–1951)
- Sergey Volkov (Russia, 1974– )
- Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, 1986– )
- Larisa Volpert (Russia, 1926– )
- Zvonko Vranesic (Croatia, Canada, 1938– )
- Milan Vukcevich (Serbia, USA, 1937–2003)
- Vladimir Vuković (Croatia, 1898–1975)
- Konstantin Vygodchikov (Belarus, Russia, 1892–1941)
- Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960–2000)
[edit] W
- Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, 1921– )
- Heinrich Wagner (Germany, 1888–1959)
- Victor Wahltuch (England, 1875–1953)
- Josh Waitzkin (United States 1977– )
- Carl August Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902)
- George Walker (chess player) (England, 1803–1879)
- Max Walter (Slovakia, 1896–1940)
- Wang Hao (China, 1989– )
- Wang Lei (China, 1975– )
- Wang Pin (China, 1974– )
- Wang Puchen (China, New Zealand, 1990– )
- Wang Rui (China, 1978– )
- Wang Yu (China, 1982– )
- Wang Yue (China, 1987– )
- Chris Ward (England, 1968– )
- Preston Ware (USA, 1821–1891)
- Cathy Warwick (England, 1968– )
- Miyoko Watai (Japan, 1945– )
- John L. Watson (USA, 1951– )
- William Watson (England, 1962– )
- Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005)
- Henri Weenink (Netherlands, 1892–1931)
- Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912–1945)
- Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
- Peter Wells (England, 1965– )
- Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 1972– )
- Wen Yang (China, 1988– )
- Guy West (Australia, 1958– )
- Heikki Westerinen (Finland, 1944– )
- Bernardo Wexler (Romania, Argentina, 1925–1992)
- Norman Tweed Whitaker (USA, 1890–1975)
- John van der Wiel (Netherlands, 1959– )
- Elijah Williams (England, 1810–1854)
- Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
- Peter Winston (USA, 1958– )
- William Winter (England, 1898–1955)
- Victor Winz (Germany, Israel, Argentina, 1906– ?)
- John Wisker (England, 1846–1884)
- Alexander Wittek (Croatia, Austria, 1852–1894)
- Antoni Wojciechowski (Poland, 1905–1938)
- Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland, 1987– )
- Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvia, Poland, USA, 1963–2006)
- Heinrich Wolf (Austria, 1875–1943)
- Siegfried Reginald Wolf (Austria, Israel, 1867–1951)
- Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria, 1881–1931)
- Patrick Wolff (USA, 1968– )
- Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989)
- Wu Mingqian (China, 1961– )
- Wu Wenjin (China, 1976– )
- Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)
[edit] X
- Xie Jun (China, 1970– )
- Xu Jun (China, 1962– )
- Xu Yuanyuan (China, 1981– )
- Xu Yuhua (China, 1976– )
[edit] Y
- Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925–2000)
- Frederick Yates (England, 1884–1932)
- Ye Jiangchuan (China, 1960– )
- Ye Rongguang (China, 1963– )
- Alex Yermolinsky (USA, 1958– )
- Betul Cemre Yildiz (Turkey, 1989– )
- Yin Hao (China, 1979– )
- Yu Shaoteng (China, 1979– )
- Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, 1959– )
- Mikhail Yudovich (Russia, 1911–1987)
- 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– )
- Abram Zamikhovsky (Ukraine, ?–?)
- Alonso Zapata (Colombia, 1958– )
- Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina, 1972– )
- Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, USA, 1978– )
- Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, 1935– )
- Elmars Zemgalis (Latvia, USA, 1923– )
- Zhang Jilin (China, 1986– )
- Zhang Pengxiang (China, 1980– )
- Zhang Weida (China, 1949– )
- Zhang Zhong (China, Singapore, 1978– )
- Zhao Jun (China, 1986– )
- Zhao Lan (China, 1963– )
- Zhao Xue (China, 1985– )
- Zhao Zong-Yuan (China, Australia, 1986– )
- Zhou Jianchao (China, 1988– )
- Zhou Weiqi (China, 1986– )
- Zhu Chen (China, 1976– )
- Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine, 1979– )
- Yaacov Zilberman (Israel, 1954– )
- Adolf Zinkl (Bohemia, Austria, 1871–1944)
- Emil Zinner (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1942)
- František Zita (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1977)
- Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884–1954)
- Bernard Zuckerman (USA, 1943– )
- Johannes Zukertort (Poland, Germany, England, 1842–1888)
- Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia, 1976– )
- Kira Zvorykina (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, 1919– )
[edit] 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.
- Alfonso X of Castile (the Wise)
- Woody Allen
- Atahualpa
- George Airy
- Martin Amis
- LaVar Arrington
- Isaac Asimov
- Newell Banks (USA, World American Checkers (English Draughts) Champion 1887–1977)
- Clare Benedict
- Móric Beňovský
- Ingmar Bergman
- Humphrey Bogart
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor of the French)
- Bono
- Henry Thomas Buckle (English historian)
- Tony Buzan
- John Cage
- Canute the Great (King of England, Denmark and Norway)
- Gerolamo Cardano
- Ludovico Carracci
- Lewis Carroll
- Fidel Castro
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Jacobus de Cessolis
- Charlie Chaplin
- Charlemagne
- Charles XII of Sweden
- Joseph Conrad
- Aleister Crowley (occultist)
- Steve Davis
- Eugène Delacroix
- Anurag Dikshit
- Gustave Doré
- Marcel Duchamp
- Albert Einstein
- Arpad Elo
- Paul Erdős
- Leonhard Euler
- Chris Evans
- Abraham ibn Ezra
- Richard Farleigh
- Richard Feynman
- Benjamin Franklin
- Stephen Fry
- Jeremy Gaige
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe
- Witold Gombrowicz
- Richard K. Guy
- GZA (American hip hop artist)
- Yehuda Halevi
- Dominik Hašek
- David Hume
- Pope Innocent III
- Karol Irzykowski
- Moses Isserles
- Thomas Jefferson
- Pope John Paul II
- Mór Jókai
- Carmen Kass
- Wolfgang von Kempelen
- Omar Khayyám
- Ephraim Kishon (satirist, Kishon Chesster chess computer)
- Alfred Kreymborg
- Stanley Kubrick
- Edmund Landau
- Yosef Lapid
- Adrien-Marie Legendre
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Stanisław Lem
- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
- Pope Leo XIII
- Lennox Lewis
- Samuel Loyd
- Madonna
- Maimonides (Rambam)
- Steve Martin
- Henri Matisse
- Moses Mendelssohn
- Adam Mickiewicz
- Abraham de Moivre
- Patrick Moore
- Vladimir Nabokov
- John von Neumann
- Jose Ortega y Gasset
- Grigori Perelman
- Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Alexander Pushkin
- Rashi
- Rembrandt
- Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
- Albert Salomon von Rothschild
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Bertrand Russell
- Saladin
- Jonathan Sarfati (Australian scientist and author)
- George C. Scott (U.S. actor)
- Nathan Sharansky
- Raymond Smullyan
- Juan Maria Solare (Argentine composer & pianist)
- Howard Stern
- Sting
- Theresa of Avila (the patron saint of chess players)
- Josip Broz Tito
- Leo Tolstoy
- Roland Topor
- Queen Victoria
- Marco Girolamo Vida
- Jacques Villon
- George Washington
- John Wayne
- H. G. Wells
- Charles Wreford-Brown
- Stefan Zweig
[edit] Computers
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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 chess engine rating lists and won the 2007 WCCC.
- Shredder is another strong program, having won the WCCC twice.
[edit] See also
- World Chess Championship
- Women's World Chess Championship
- International Grandmaster
- World Junior Chess Championship
- List of national chess championships
- List of strong chess tournaments
- List of mini chess tournaments
- List of Israeli chess players
- List of female chess players
- List of chess grandmasters