List of chess families
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Brothers
- Alexander Alekhine and Alexei Alekhine
- David Berczes and Csaba Berczes
- Jacobo Bolbochán and Julio Bolbochán
- Donald Byrne and Robert Byrne
- Hans Duhm, Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm
- Arnold van Foreest and Dirk van Foreest
- Daniel Fridman and Rafael Fridman
- Celso Golmayo Torriente and Manuel Golmayo Torriente
- Karen Grigorian and Levon Grigorian
- Baadur Jobava and Beglar Jobava
- Paul Johner and Hans Johner
- Arvid Kubbel and Leonid Kubbel
- Emanuel Lasker and Berthold Lasker
- Gustave Lazard and Frédéric Lazard
- Kjetil Aleksander Lie and Espen Lie
- John Littlewood and Norman Littlewood
- Nelson Mariano II and Nelson Mariano III
- Nicholas Pert and Richard Pert
- Lajos Portisch and Ferenc Portisch
- Alexander Romanovsky and Peter Romanovsky
- Kevin Spraggett and Grant Spraggett
- Endre Steiner and Lajos Steiner
- Jan Timman and Ton Timman
- František Treybal and Karel Treybal
- Yuri Vovk and Andrey Vovk
- Andrey Zhigalko and Sergei Zhigalko
Father and son
- Vladimir Eljanov and Pavel Eljanov
- Celso Golmayo Zúpide and Celso Golmayo Torriente
- Sergiu Henric Grünberg and Mihai-Lucian Grünberg
- Wolfgang Heidenfeld and Mark Heidenfeld
- Larry Kaufman and Raymond Kaufman
- John Littlewood and Paul Littlewood
- Cecil Purdy and John Purdy
- Mike Shahade and Gregory Shahade
- Sam Sloan and Peter Aravena Sloan
- Vasily Osipovich Smyslov and Vasily Smyslov
- Evgeny Sveshnikov and Vladimir Sveshnikov
- Milan Vidmar and Milan Vidmar, Jr.
- Mikhail Yudovich and Mikhail Yudovich, Jr.
Father and daughter
- Evgeny Agrest and Inna Agrest
- Sergey Belavenets and Liudmila Belavenets
- Ovidiu Doru Foisor and Sabina Francesca Foisor
- Baruch Harold Wood and Peggy Clarke
- Thomas Pähtz and Elisabeth Pähtz
- Mike Shahade and Jennifer Shahade
Grandfather and grandson
Husband and wife
- Evgeny Agrest and Svetlana Agrest
- Alexander Alekhine and Grace Alekhine
- Mohamad Al-Modiahki and Zhu Chen
- Keith Arkell and Susan Arkell
- Sergey Arkhipov and Natalia Alekhina
- Suat Atalık and Ekaterina Atalik
- Robert Bellin and Jana Bellin
- Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez and Pia Cramling
- István Bilek and Edit Bilek
- Peter Biyiasas and Ruth Haring
- Milko Bobotsov and Antonia Ivanova
- Igor Bondarevsky and Valentina Kozlovskaya
- Graeme Buckley and Susan Arkell-Lalic
- Pascal Charbonneau and Irina Krush
- William John Donaldson and Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
- Pavel Eljanov and Olena Dvoretska
- Lucijs Endzelins and Milda Lauberte
- Vladimir Feldman and Irina Berezina
- Bobby Fischer and Miyoko Watai
- Glenn Flear and Christine Flear
- Ovidiu Doru Foisor and Cristina Adela Foisor
- Robert Fontaine and Kateryna Lahno
- Laurent Fressinet and Almira Skripchenko
- Daniel Fridman and Anna Zatonskih
- Petar Genov and Lyubka Genova
- Alexander Grischuk and Natalia Zhukova
- Boris Gulko and Anna Akhsharumova
- Aidyn Guseinov and Elmira Alieva
- Zoltan Gyimesi and Nora Medvegy
- Hichem Hamdouchi and Adina-Maria Hamdouchi
- Helgi Grétarsson and Lenka Ptacnikova
- Gilberto Hernández Guerrero and Claudia Amura
- Miguel Illescas and Olga Alexandrova
- Alexander Ivanov and Esther Epstein
- Sergey Karjakin and Kateryna Dolzhikova
- Andrei Kharlov and Elena Zaiatz
- Jānis Klovāns and Astra Klovāne
- Jānis Kļaviņš and Ilga Kļaviņa
- Oleg Korneev and Tatiana Kononenko
- Yona Kosashvili and Sofia Polgar
- Erwin l'Ami and Alina l'Ami
- Bogdan Lalić and Susan Lalic
- Gary Lane and Nancy Lane
- Vladimir Lazarev and Anda Šafranska
- Sotiris Logothetis and Yelena Dembo
- Marat Makarov and Julia Demina
- Vadim Malakhatko and Anna Zozulia
- Robert Markuš and Ana Srebrnič
- Reginald Pryce Michell and Edith Michell
- Igor Miladinović and Anna-Maria Botsari
- Sergei Movsesian and Petra Krupkova
- Jaan Narva and Regina Narva
- Peter Heine Nielsen and Viktorija Cmilyte
- John Nunn and Petra Fink
- Arman Pashikian and Maria Kursova
- Peng Xiaomin and Qin Kanying
- Jovan Petronic and Sanja Petronic
- Vasik Rajlich and Iweta Rajlich
- Ramachandran Ramesh and Aarthie Ramaswamy
- Igors Rausis and Olita Rause
- Zoltán Ribli and Maria Grosch
- Ian Rogers and Cathy Rogers
- Vidrik Rootare and Salme Rootare
- Gennadij Sagalchik and Olga Sagalchik
- Bjarke Sahl and Sheila Barth Berntsen
- Gediminas Sarakauskas and Zivile Sarakauskiene
- Yasser Seirawan and Yvette Nagel
- Miron Sher and Alla Grinfeld
- Alexei Shirov and Viktorija Čmilytė
- Bartosz Soćko and Monika Soćko
- Alexey Suetin and Kira Zvorykina
- Praveen Thipsay and Bhagyashree Thipsay
- Paul Truong and Susan Polgar
- Maxim Turov and Irina Slavina Turova
- Wu Shaobin and Xie Jun
- Wu Xibin and Lou Hongyu
- Alex Yermolinsky and Kamilė Baginskaitė
- Zhang Zhong and Li Ruofan
- Suat Rıza Öney and Gülümser Öney
Mother and daughter
- Naira Agababean and Almira Skripchenko
- Svetlana Agrest and Inna Agrest
- Cristina Adela Foisor and Sabina Francesca Foisor
- Nonna Karakashyan and Narine Karakashian
- Olga Rubtsova and Elena Fatalibekova
Mother and son
- Lady Thomas and George Alan Thomas
- Jovanka Velimirović and Dragoljub Velimirović
Sisters
- Sabina Francesca Foisor and Mihaela-Veronica Foisor
- Nadezhda Kosintseva and Tatiana Kosintseva
- Alexandra Kosteniuk and Oxana Kosteniuk
- Alisa Marić and Mirjana Marić
- Vera Menchik and Olga Menchik
- Anna Muzychuk and Mariya Muzychuk
- Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgár
- Benita Vēja and Tamāra Vilerte
- Gülümser Öney and Gülsevil Yılmaz
Brother and sister
- Dan Cramling and Pia Cramling
- Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Zeinab Mamedyarova and Turkan Mamedyarova
- Nelson Mariano II and Cristine Rose Mariano
- Greg Shahade and Jennifer Shahade
- Levente Vajda and Szidonia Vajda
- Turhan Yılmaz, Gülümser Öney and Gülsevil Yılmaz
- Jorge Cori and Deysi Cori
References
- Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martins Press (2nd ed.), ISBN 978-0-7091-4697-1
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