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Jacob Aagaard Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion. He is Scotland's third-highest rated player as of July 2021, with an Elo rating of 2477. His peak rating was 2542. In 2004, he took ...

(Denmark, Scotland, born 1973) * Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935) *

Nijat Abasov Nijat Azad oglu AbasovGrandmaster title application
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(Azerbaijan, born 1995) *

István Abonyi István Abonyi (18 August 1886 – 5 June 1942) was a Hungarian chess master, who was born and died in Budapest. In 1912, Abonyi played the Abonyi Gambit (1.Nf3 d5 2.e4) for the first time. István Abonyi with Zsigmond Barász and Gyula Breye ...

(Hungary, 1886–1942) *

Gerald Abrahams Gerald Abrahams (15 April 1907 – 15 March 1980) was an English chess player, author, and barrister. Chess career He is best known for the Abrahams Defence of the Semi-Slav, also known as the Abrahams– Noteboom Variation, or the Noteboom ...

(England, 1907–1980) * Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, US, born 1988) *

Hasan Abbasifar Hasan Abbasifar (born 1972) is an international Grandmaster (chess), Chess Grandmaster titled in 2013. He was born in Shiraz, Iran. He played the game from 1994 to 2019. Hasan is a member of the national chess team, Islamic Republic of Iran. Aw ...

(Iran, born 1972) *

Farid Abbasov Farid Abbasov ( az, Fərid Abbasov), (born January 31, 1979) is a chess Grandmaster (2007) from Azerbaijan. He is ranked 14th in Azerbaijan as of July 2021. In 1997, he took 2nd place in the European Youth Chess Championship. In 2001, he was a ...

(Azerbaijan, born 1979) * Jude Acers (US, born 1944) *

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

(Hungary, born 1981) * Weaver Adams (US, 1901–1963) *

Tanitoluwa Adewumi Tanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi (born September 3, 2010; nicknamed Tani) is a Nigerian-American chess player who currently holds the title of FIDE Master (FM). A chess prodigy, he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 af ...

(Nigeria, US, born 2010) *

Utut Adianto Utut Adianto Wahyuwidayat (born 16 March 1965), commonly known as Utut Adianto is an Indonesian politician and chess player, who is serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Par ...

(Indonesia, born 1965) *

András Adorján András Adorján (born András Jocha; 31 March 1950) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster (1973) and author. He adopted his mother's maiden name, Adorján, in 1968. Chess career In 1969–70, Adorján secured the title of European Junior Cham ...

(Hungary, born 1950) * Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954) *

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

(Norway, born 1967) *

Evgeny Agrest Evgeny Agrest (born 15 August 1966 in Vitebsk) is a Soviet-born Swedish chess grandmaster (1997). In 1994, he graduated with a degree in Economics and in the same year emigrated to Sweden. He is four-time Swedish champion (1998, 2001, 2003, an ...

(Belarus, Sweden, born 1966) *

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

(Uzbekistan, 1954–1986) *

Carl Ahues Carl Oscar Ahues (26 December 1883, Bremen – 31 December 1968, Hamburg) was a German chess International Master. Chess career He was Berlin champion in 1910 and shared 3rd place at the strong Berlin tournament of 1926 (Efim Bogoljubow won ...

(Germany, 1883–1968) *

James Macrae Aitken James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...

(Scotland, 1908–1983) *

Ralf Åkesson Ralf Åkesson (born 8 February 1961) is a Swedish chess player. He was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master (IM) in 1981 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1995, and by ICCF the title of Senior International Correspondence Master (SIM) in 20 ...

(Sweden, born 1961) * Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born 1957) *

Varuzhan Akobian Varuzhan Akobian ( hy, Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Originally from Armenia, he now resides in St. Louis. He played on the bronze-medal-winni ...

(Armenia, US, born 1983) *

Vladimir Akopian Vladimir Akopian (russian: Владимир Акопян, hy, Վլադիմիր Հակոբյան; born December 7, 1971) is an Armenian-Americans, American chess Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. Career Akopian was born in Baku, Azerbaijan Sov ...

(Armenia, born 1971) *

Mohammed Al-Modiahki Mohammed Ahmed Al-Modiahki ( ar, محمد أحمد المضيحكي; born June 1, 1974) is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's highest ranked player. He was awarded the tro ...

(Qatar, born 1974) *

Simon Alapin Semyon Zinovyevich Alapin (russian: Семён Зиновьевич Алапин; – 15 July 1923) was a Russian chess player, openings analyst, and puzzle composer. He was also a linguist, railway engineer and a grain commodities merchant. B ...

(Lithuania, 1856–1923) *

Vladimir Alatortsev Vladimir Alexeyevich Alatortsev (russian: Влади́мир Алексе́евич Ала́торцев, pronounced "a LAH tart sev"; 14 May 1909 – 13 January 1987) was a Soviet chess player, author, and administrator. During his career ...

(Russia, 1909–1987) * Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920) *

Lev Alburt Lev Osipovich Alburt (born August 21, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He was born in Orenburg, Russia, and became three-time Ukrainian Champion. After defecting to the United States in 1979, he became three-time U.S. Champion ...

(Russia, US, born 1945) *

Alexander Alekhine Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine, ''Aleksándr Aleksándrovich Alékhin''; (March 24, 1946) was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. By the age of 22, Alekhine was already a ...

(Russia, France 1892–1946) *

Alexei Alekhine Alexei (Alexey) Alekhine (russian: Алексе́й Алекса́ндрович Але́хин, ''Alekséy Aleksándrovich Alékhin'', 1888–1939) was a chess master and the brother of World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine. He was a national o ...

(Russia, 1888–1939) *

Grace Alekhine Grace Norton Eisler Peeke Freeman Bromley Alekhine (born Grace Norton Wishaar; 26 October 1876 – 21 February 1956) was an American-British-French artist, chess master, and the fourth and last wife of World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine, who ...

(US, England, France 1876–1956) *

Aleksej Aleksandrov Aleksej Aleksandrov (born 11 May 1973) is a Belarusian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997. Aleksandrov is a five-time Belarusian champion and played on the Belarusian national team at the Chess Olympiad, the Wor ...

(Belarus, born 1973) *

Kirill Alekseenko Kirill Alexeyevich Alekseenko (russian: Кирилл Алексеевич Алексеенко; born 22 June 1997) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Personal life Alekseenko was born in Vyborg, and moved to Saint Petersburg as a child. His fathe ...

(Russia, born 1997) * Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985) * Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974) *

Aaron Alexandre Aaron (Albert) Alexandre ( he, אהרון אלכסנדר, around 1765/68 in Hohenfeld, Franconia – 16 November 1850 in London, England) was a German– French–English chess player and writer. Aaron Alexandre, a Bavarian trained as a rabbi, a ...

(Germany, France, England 1765–1850) *

Nana Alexandria Nana Alexandria ( ka, ნანა გიორგის ასული ალექსანდრია, ''Nana Giorgis asuli Aleksandria''; born 13 October 1949) is a Georgian chess player. A three-time Soviet women's champion, she was the ch ...

(Georgia, born 1949) *

Johann Baptist Allgaier Johann Baptist Allgaier (June 19, 1763, Schussenried – January 3, 1823, Vienna) was a German-Austrian chess master and theoretician. He was also the author of the first chess handbook in German – ''Neue theoretisch-praktische Anweisung zum Sch ...

(Germany, Austria, 1763–1823) *

Zoltán Almási Zoltán Almási (born August 29, 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993, he is a nine-time Hungarian champion, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2019. Almási has compete ...

(Hungary, born 1976) *

Izak Aloni Izak (Izhak, Itzchak) Aloni (Schächter) ( he, יצחק אלוני; born 5 April 1905 – died 2 June 1985) was an Israeli chess master. Biography Aloni, born Schächter in Buchach, Galicia (then Austria-Hungary), was twice Lvov (Lemberg, Lw� ...

(Poland, Israel, 1905–1985) * Yoel Aloni (Israel, 1937–2019) *

Boris Alterman Boris Alterman ( he, בוריס אלתרמן, russian: Борис Альтерман; born May 4, 1970) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer (2010), advisor of the Junior chess program. He started playing chess at the age of 7. H ...

(Israel, born 1970) *

Friedrich Amelung Friedrich Ludwig Balthasar Amelung ( – ) was a Baltic German cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer. Amelung was born at Võisiku (german: Woiseck) manor in Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (present-day Jõgeva ...

(Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909) *

Bassem Amin Bassem Amin (; born 9 September 1988) is an Egyptian chess player and medical doctor. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Amin is the highest rated Egyptian and African player and the only medical doctor to have a FIDE peak ra ...

(Egypt, born 1988) * Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, born 1978) *

Bruce Amos Bruce Murray Amos (born December 30, 1946) is a Canadian Chess title, chess master. Biography Amos was awarded the International Master title in 1969 for his tied 4th-5th place finish at the Canadian Chess Championship Zonal at Pointe Claire; ...

(Canada, born 1946) * An Yangfeng (China, born 1963) *

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of ...

(India, born 1969) * Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938) * Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980) * Hope Arthurine Anderson (Jamaica, 1950–2016) *

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

(Germany, 1818–1879) *

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

(Sweden, born 1951) *

Dmitry Andreikin Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин, born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018) ...

(Russia, born 1990) *

Zaven Andriasian Zaven Andriasian (sometimes transliterated as Andriasyan; hy, Զավեն Անդրիասյան; born March 11, 1989, in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and former World Junior Chess Champion. Chess career He won the 2005 European Yo ...

(Armenia, born 1989) *

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

(Serbia, born 1968) * Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962) *

Vladimir Antoshin Vladimir Sergeyevich Antoshin (; 14 May 1929 in Moscow – 13 May 1994) was a Soviet chess Grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess. Student Olympiad performances As a young man, he was a high achiever, princip ...

(Russia, 1929–1994) * Oskar Antze (Germany, 1878–1962) * Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970) *

Izaak Appel Izaak (Isaak) Appel (1905–1941) was a Polish chess master. Biography In 1926, he took 12th place in the Warsaw (1st POL-ch) competition, which was won by Dawid Przepiórka. In 1929, he took 2nd place, behind Teodor Regedziński, in the Champ ...

(Poland, 1905–1941) *

Fricis Apšenieks Fricis Apšenieks ( Old orthography: ''Fritzis Apscheneek''; 7 April 1894 in Tetele, Courland Governorate – 25 April 1941 in Riga, Latvian SSR) was a Latvian chess master. Biography In 1924, Apšenieks finished 2nd, behind Hermanis Matison ...

(Latvia, 1894–1941) *

Lev Aptekar Lev Isaakovich Aptekar (born 26 November 1936 in Kyiv, USSR) is a Soviet–New Zealand - Australian chess master, coach and writer. Career He finished 15th in the Kiev championship of 1963. In the mid-1970s, he left the Soviet Union for New Zea ...

(Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936) *

José Joaquín Araiza José Joaquín Araiza Vázquez (23 March 1900 – 27 September 1971) was a Mexican chess master. In 1926 in Mexico City, Araiza took second place, behind Carlos Torre. In 1928, he tied for twelfth/fourteenth place in The Hague (Amateur World Cha ...

(Mexico, 1900–1971) *

Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (née Arakhamia) is a Georgian (former Soviet Union)-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess. Chess career In 1985, she won the World Junior Chess Championship for Girls, held in Dobrna (and taking silver in Adelaide three ...

(Georgia, born 1968) * Mehrdad Ardeshi (Iran, born 1978) *

Walter Arencibia Walter Arencibia Rodríguez (born July 21, 1967) is a Cuban chess grandmaster. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, including the 1986 World Junior Chess Championship, for which he automatically gained the Inte ...

(Cuba, born 1967) *

Alexander Areshchenko Alexander Areshchenko ( uk, Олександр Арещенко, Oleksandr Areshchenko; born June 15, 1986) is a Ukrainian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2002. He has competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2009, 2013 ...

(Ukraine, born 1986) *

Keith Arkell Keith Charles Arkell (born 8 January 1961) is an English chess Grandmaster. He won the English Chess Championship in 2008. In 2014 he was European Senior (50+) Champion, and, later in the year, tied for first in the World Senior (50+) Champions ...

(England, born 1961) *

Romanas Arlauskas Romanas Arlauskas (11 June 1917, Kaunas, Lithuania – 22 September 2009 Adelaide, Australia) was a Lithuanian-born Australian chess player who held the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster. Arlauskas played at sixth board (+4 –7 ...

(Lithuania, Australia, 1917–2009) * Jon Arnason (Iceland, born 1960) * Dagur Arngrímsson (Iceland, born 1987) *

Levon Aronian Levon Grigori Aronian ( hy, Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան, Levon Grigori Aronyan; born 6 October 1982) is an Armenians, Armenian Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster, who currently plays for the United States Chess Federation. A ches ...

(Armenia, born 1982) *

Lev Aronin Lev Solomonovich Aronin (russian: Лев Соломонович Аронин; 20 July 1920, Kuibyshev – 4 October 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet International Master of chess. He was a meteorologist by profession. Early years Lev Solomonovich ...

(Russia, 1920–1983) *

Vladislav Artemiev Vladislav Mikhailovich Artemiev (russian: Владисла́в Миха́йлович Арте́мьев; born 5 March 1998) is a Russian chess player and former chess prodigy. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2014. Artemiev is the ...

(Russia, born 1998) *

Andreas Ascharin Andreas Ascharin (russian: Андрей Александрович Ашарин, ''Andrey Aleksandrovich Asharin''; in Pärnu – in Riga) was a Baltic German-Russian chess master. Ascharin's father was Russian, his mother was from a Baltic Ge ...

(Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896) *

Jacob Ascher Jacob Gottschalk Ascher (18 February 1841, Plymouth, England – 12 October 1912, New York City) was a British–Canadian chess master. He was the son of Isaac Gottschalk Ascher, and brother to Isidor, Albert, Hyman, and Eva. Ascher twice won the ...

(England, Canada, 1841–1912) *

Konstantin Aseev Konstantin Aseev (October 20, 1960 – August 22, 2004) was a Russian chess Grandmaster and trainer. Among his tournament successes were first at Leningrad 1989 with 9/13 (beating Leonid Yudasin and Alexander Khalifman among others) and second to ...

(Russia, 1960–2004) *

Maurice Ashley Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican-American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM), making him the first black person to do so. Ashley is well known as a commentator for hig ...

(Jamaica, US, born 1966) *

Karen Asrian Karen Asrian ( hy, Կարեն Ասրյան; 24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1998, he was a three-time Armenian champion. Asrian was a member of the gold medal-winning Arme ...

(Armenia, 1980–2008) *

Bibisara Assaubayeva Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakh language, Kazakh: Бибісара Асаубаева, Bibısara Asaubaeva; born 26 February 2004) is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh chess player. Assaubayeva holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She ...

(Kazakhstan, Russia, born 2004) *

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

(Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946) *

Lajos Asztalos Lajos Asztalos (Ljudevit Astaloš) (29 July 1889, Pécs – 1 November 1956, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess International Master, professor, and teacher of languages. At the beginning of his career, he tied for sixth-eighth at Budapest 1911 (t ...

(Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956) *

Ekaterina Atalik Ekaterina Atalik (née Polovnikova; born 14 November 1982 in Kirov) is a Russian- Turkish chess player, who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the European Youth Chess Championship in the under-1 ...

(Russia, Turkey, born 1982) *

Suat Atalık Suat Atalık (born October 10, 1964) is a Turkish-Bosnian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Turkish Chess Champion. Chess career He was born in Turkey in 1964, represented Turkey in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1983, and was th ...

(Turkey, born 1964) * Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955) *

Arnold Aurbach Arnold Aurbach (c. 1888, in Warsaw – 31 December 1952) was a Polish–French chess master. At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris. He won a match against Adolphe Silbert (3 : 1) at Paris (La Régence) 1907; won, ahead o ...

(Poland, France, c.1888–1952) *

Yuri Averbakh Yuri Lvovich Averbakh (russian: Ю́рий Льво́вич Аверба́х; 8 February 1922 – 7 May 2022) was a Russian chess grandmaster and author. He was chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1973 to 1978. He was the first centenaria ...

(Russia, c.1922–2022) *

Valeriy Aveskulov Valeriy Aveskulov ( uk, Валерій Дмитрович Авескулов; born January 31, 1986, in Antratsyt, Ukraine) is a chess Grandmaster (2006) and Ukrainian Champion in 2007. In 2006, he won the Femida Tournament in Kharkiv and tied ...

(Ukraine, born 1986) * Herbert Avram (US, 1913–2006) *

Boris Avrukh Boris Leonidovich Avrukh ( he, בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך; russian: Борис Леонидович Аврух; born 10 February 1978 in Karaganda, Soviet Union) is an Israeli chess grandmaster. He was the World Under-12 champ ...

(Israel, born 1978)

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Alexander Baburin Alexander Evgenyevich Baburin (, ''Aleksandr Yevgen'yevich Baburin''; born 19 February 1967) is a Russian-Irish grandmaster of chess. He was born in Gorky, and has been living in Dublin, Ireland since 1993. He is editor-in-chief of the e-mail d ...

(Russia, Ireland, born 1967) *

Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot (; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He passed 2700 FIDE rating in 2004 and in January 2005 ...

(France, born 1983) *

Paul Baender Paul Baender, also known in Spanish as Pablo Baender (30 November 1906 – 18 December 1985), was a German–Bolivian chess player and functionary. Born in Rosdzin, now part of Katowice, Upper Silesia, he moved to Görlitz in 1921. When Nazis cam ...

(Germany, Bolivia, 1906–1985) *

Giorgi Bagaturov Giorgi Bagaturov (born November 28, 1964) is a Georgian-Armenian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Georgian Chess Champion and won the World Senior Championship's over-50 section in 2016. Chess career In 1997, Bagaturov tied for first thro ...

(Georgia, born 1964) * Amir Bagheri (Iran, born 1978) *

Camilla Baginskaite Camilla Baginskaite ( lt, Kamilė Baginskaitė; born 24 April 1967) is a Lithuanian and American chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2002. Baginskate was born in Vilnius. Her mother is the painter Gint ...

(Soviet Union, Lithuania, US, born 1967) *

Vladimir Bagirov Vladimir Konstantinovich Bagirov ( rus, Влади́мир Константи́нович Баги́ров; lv, Vladimirs Bagirovs; August 16, 1936 – July 21, 2000) was a Soviet- Latvian chess player, author, and trainer. He played in ten USS ...

(USSR, Latvia, 1936–2000) *

Mary Bain Mary Weiser Bain (born August 8, 1904 – October 26, 1972) was an American chess master. She was born in or near Ungvár, Kárpátalja, Hungary, which is now Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia oblast, Ukraine, into an assimilated Jewish family. Under the n ...

(US, 1904–1972) *

David Graham Baird David Graham Baird (3 December 1854 in New York City – 8 October 1913 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) was an American chess master. He was the brother of John Washington Baird, who was also an American chess master. A writer in the ''New York Times'', ...

(US, 1854–1913) * Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978) *

Yuri Balashov Yuri Sergeyevich Balashov (russian: Ю́рий Серге́евич Балашо́в; born 12 March 1949) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1973. Chess career Born in Shadrinsk, Balashov was awarded ...

(Russia, born 1949) * Rosendo Balinas Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998) * Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945) *

Csaba Balogh Csaba Balogh (born 10 March 1987 in Budapest) is in a Hungarian chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster. Chess career Balogh was taught how to play chess by his father, when he was six years old. At the age of eight, he began training with IM ...

(Hungary, born 1987) * János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980) * Julio Balparda (Uruguay, ?–1942) * Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948) *

Hristos Banikas Hristodoulos Banikas ( gr, Χριστόδουλος Μπανίκας; born 20 May 1978) is a Greek chess grandmaster from Salonica. Chess career Banikas won the 1990 Greek U-12 championship, the 1993 Greek U-16 championship, and the 1996 Gree ...

(Greece, born 1978) *

Anatoly Bannik Anatoly Alexandrovich Bannik (December 1921, in Kyiv – 19 January 2013) was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian chess Chess master, Master. He was a five-time Ukrainian champion, and qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship final seven times. He was among ...

(Ukraine, 1921–2013) *

David Baramidze David Baramidze ( ka, დავით ბარამიძე, ''Davit' Baramidze''; born September 27, 1988) is a German chess Grandmaster. Baramidze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. He obtained the title of Grandmaster in 2004, which made him t ...

(Georgia, Germany, born 1988) *

Zsigmond Barász Zsigmond Barász (January 1878 – 28 May 1935, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. He took 2nd, behind Zoltán von Balla, at Győr in 1906 (the first Hungarian Championship) losing one match to him (0.5 : 2.5) there; took 9th at Budapest in ...

(Hungary, 1878–1935) *

Abraham Baratz Abraham Baratz (14 September 1895, Bessarabia – 1975, Paris) was a Romanian–French chess master. History In 1924, Baratz took 2nd, behind Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, in Paris. In 1925, he tied for 1st with Vitaly Halberstadt in the 1st Paris City ...

(Romania, France, 1895–1975) *

Gerardo Barbero Gerardo Fabián Barbero (21 August 1961 – 4 March 2001) was an Argentine chess grandmaster. He was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires, and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe. Barbero came fifth in the World Junior Chess Championship of 1978. He was A ...

(Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001) *

Gedeon Barcza Gedeon (Gideon) Barcza (August 21, 1911, in Kisújszállás – February 27, 1986, in Budapest) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He was eight-time chess champion of Hungary. Chess career In 1940, Barcza took third place, behind Max Euwe and ...

(Hungary, 1911–1986) *

Olaf Barda Olaf Barda (17 August 1909 – 2 May 1971 in Oslo), born Olaf M. Olsen, was a Norwegian chess player. He was the first Norwegian awarded the chess title of International Master, which he received in 1952. Barda won the Norwegian Chess Champio ...

(Norway, 1909–1971) *

Curt von Bardeleben Curt Carl Alfred von Bardeleben (4 March 1861 – 31 January 1924) was a German chess master, journalist, and member of the German nobility. Biography Curt von Bardeleben started playing chess when he was ten years old and quickly developed into ...

(Germany, 1861–1924) *

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

(England, born 1929) *

Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev (russian: Евгений Ильгизович Бареев; born 21 November 1966) is a Russian-Canadian chess player and trainer. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the FIDE world r ...

(Russia, born 1966) *

Robert Henry Barnes Robert Henry Barnes (2 October 1849 – January 1916) was a British–German chess player. He played in Germany, at Frankfurt 1884 (4th scoring 7.5/11); at Frankfurt 1887 (5th DSB Congress, ''Hauptturnier A'', 1st scoring 8/9, and ''Sieger ...

(England, New Zealand 1849–1916) *

Thomas Wilson Barnes Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825–1874) was an English chess master, one of the leading British masters of his time. Chess history Barnes was one of the leading British chess masters at the time of Paul Morphy's visit to the UK in 1858. Barnes had ...

(England, 1825–1874) * Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966) *

Mateusz Bartel Mateusz Bartel (born 3 January 1985) is a Polish chess Grandmaster. He won the Polish Chess Championship in 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Career Bartel learnt to play the game at the age of 6 from his father when he and his younger brother were ...

(Poland, born 1985) *

John Bartholomew John Bartholomew (25 December 1831 – 29 March 1893) was a Scottish cartographer. Life Bartholomew was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, John Bartholomew Sr., started a cartographical establishment in Edinburgh, and he was educated ...

(US, born 1986) *

Dibyendu Barua Dibyendu Barua (born 27 October 1966) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Indian Chess Champion. He was the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, second Bengali after Niaz Murshed, and third South Asian after Niaz and Anand ...

(India, born 1966) *

Cerdas Barus Cerdas Barus (born 1 January 1961 in Karo Regency, Karo, North Sumatra) is an Indonesian deaf chess International Grandmaster, grandmaster (2004). He has won the Indonesian Chess Championship three times. In 2002, he came second at Surabaya. In ...

(Indonesia, born 1961) *

Michael Basman Michael John Basman (16 March 1946 – 26 October 2022) was an English chess player, chess author and International Master. He was awarded the International Master title in 1980. Basman was a prolific writer, who made many contributions to the ...

(England, born 1946) *

Christian Bauer Christian Bauer (born 11 January 1977) is a French chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster and author. He is a three-time French Chess Championship, French Chess Champion (1996, 2012, 2015). In 2005 he won the 2nd Calvia Chess Festival. In 2009, ...

(France, born 1977) *

Johann Hermann Bauer Johann Hermann Bauer (23 June 1861, Kotopeky – 5 April 1891, Görz) was an Austrian chess master. Biography Bauer was born in Kotopeky in Bohemia (then in the Austrian Empire). His father was an estate owner in Kotopeky and a formally trained ...

(Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891) *

Friedrich Baumbach Friedrich (Fritz) Baumbach (born 8 September 1935 in Weimar, Germany) is a German International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, most famous for being the eleventh ICCF World Champion, 1983–1989. He was also East German Champion in 1970. ...

(Germany, born 1935) * Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984) *

Anjelina Belakovskaia Anjelina Belakovskaia (russian: Анжелина Белаковская, translit=Anzhelina Belakovskaya; born May 17, 1969) is an American chess player holding the FIDE title of Woman grandmaster, Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time U.S. ...

(Ukraine, US, born 1969) * Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, 1940–2021) *

Sergey Belavenets Sergey Vsevolodovich Belavenets (russian: Серге́й Всеволодович Белавенец; 18 July 19106 March 1942) was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist. Early life Belavenets was born in Smolensk to a n ...

(Russia, 1910–1942) *

Alexander Beliavsky Alexander Genrikhovich Beliavsky (, ua, Олександр Генріхович Бєлявський, sl, Aleksander Henrikovič Beljavski; also romanized ''Belyavsky''; born December 17, 1953) is a Soviet, Ukrainian and Slovenian chess play ...

(Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953) *

Slim Belkhodja Slim Belkhodja (born 23 November 1962) is a Tunisian chess Grandmaster (2002). Career In 1985, he won the 58th Paris City Chess Championship. In 2001, he came first in the Arab Chess Championship. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Champions ...

(Tunisia, born 1962) *

Jana Bellin Jana Bellin (''née'' Malypetrová; born 9 December 1947) is a British, formerly Czechoslovak chess player. She was awarded the Woman International Master chess title in 1969 and the Woman Grandmaster title in 1982. Bellin was born in Prague, Cze ...

(Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947) * Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, circa 1890–1920) *

Levi Benima Levi Benima Levi Benima (11 May 1838, Nieuweschansbr>– 3 February 1922, Amsterdam) was a Dutch chess master who twice won the Dutch Championship, in 1881 in The Hague and in 1883 in Rotterdam. In other tournaments, he took 2nd at The Hague 187 ...

(Netherlands, 1837–1922) *

Clarice Benini Clarice Benini (8 January 1905 – 6 September 1976) was an Italian chess player. She was awarded the title International Woman Master by FIDE in 1950. Benini was born in Florence. In 1936, she finished second, behind Sonja Graf, in Semmering, ...

(Italy, 1905–1976) *

Joel Benjamin Joel Lawrence Benjamin (born March 11, 1964) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation. , his Elo rating was 2506, making him the No. ...

(US, born 1964) *

Francisco Benkö Francisco (Franz) Benkö (Benkő, Benko) (24 June 1910 – 11 January 2010) was a German–Argentine chess master and problemist. He was born in Berlin into a Jewish family. His father, Richard Wilhelm Benkö, came from Hungary, and his mothe ...

(Germany, Argentina, 1910–2010) *

Pal Benko Pál C. Benkő ( hu, Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 26, 2019) was a Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems. Early life Benko was born on July 15, 1928 in Amiens, France, where his ...

(France, Hungary, US, 1928–2019) *

Dávid Bérczes Dávid Bérczes (born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian chess Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 2005 and the Grandmaster title in 2008. Chess career He tied for 3rd–6th with Ev ...

(Hungary, born 1990) *

Emanuel Berg Emanuel Berg (born 28 December 1981) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster. He is a two-time Swedish Chess Champion. First moves and playing style As a youngster, he made solid progress and was consequently selected to represent hi ...

(Sweden, born 1981) * Béla Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005) *

Johann Berger Johann Nepomuk Berger (11 April 1845, Graz – 17 October 1933) was an Austrian chess master, theorist, endgame study composer, author and editor. In September 1870, he won the first tournament in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Graz. In 1875, ...

(Austria, 1845–1933) * Victor Berger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996) *

Nils Bergkvist Nils Valentin Bergkvist or Nils Bergqvist (born 13 August 1900 in Södertälje– died ?) was a Swedish chess master. He shared first in the national tournament at Lund 1933, took 5th at Stockholm 1937 (Reuben Fine won), played a match with Salo ...

(Sweden, 1900–?) *

Teodors Bergs Teodors Bergs (Theodore Berg) (27 July 1902, in Riga – 3 October 1966, in Riga) was a Latvian Chess title, chess master. In 1926, he took 2nd, behind Vladimirs Petrovs, and shared 2nd, behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. He took 3rd at Riga 1930 ...

(Latvia, 1902–1966) *

Hans Berliner Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968. He was a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. H ...

(Germany, US, 1929–2017) *

Ivar Bern Ivar Bern (born 20 January 1967) is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth World Correspondence Chess Champion, 2002–2007. In chess he received the FIDE title of International Master (IM) in 1990. In correspondence c ...

(Norway, born 1967) * Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943) * Jacob Bernstein (US, ?–1958) *

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

(Ukraine, France, 1882–1962) *

Sidney Norman Bernstein Sidney Norman Bernstein (13 July 1911, in New York City – 30 January 1992, in New York City) was an American chess master. He tied for 2nd-4th in Marshall Chess Club Championship at New York 1930/31 (Arthur Dake won), tied for 6-7th in New York ...

(US, 1911–1992) *

Mario Bertok Mario Bertok (2 September 1929 – 20 August 2008) was a Croatian chess master and sports journalist, writing for the ''Sportske novosti'' daily sports newspaper. He was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Bertok earned the International Master ...

(Croatia, 1929–2008) *

Katarina Beskow Anna Katarina Beskow or Anna Catharina Beskow (2 February 1867 in StockholmAllan Werle in ''Schackkorrespondenten'', 5/1983, as quoted iby Edward Winter, 28 January 2015 11 August 1939 in Salzburg) was a Swedish chess master. She was a four-ti ...

(Sweden, 1867–1939) * Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, 1901–1986) *

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

(Latvia, 1867–1943) * Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890–1966) *

Vinay Bhat Vinay Subrahmanya Bhat (born June 4, 1984) is an American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster (GM) Chess career Junior years Bhat first learned to play chess at the age of 6. His mother taught him and ...

(US, born 1984) *

Carlos Bielicki Carlos Bielicki (born 15 May 1940) is an Argentine chess master. In 1958, he won the Argentine Junior Championship. In 1959, Bielicki was World Junior Chess Champion, winning the tournament in Münchenstein and earning the International Master ti ...

(Argentina, born 1940) *

Martin Bier Martin (Max) Bier (1 April 1854 – August 1934) was a German chess master. 168. Geburtstag von Martin Bier († 80) Schachmeister des 19. Jahrhunderts vom Hamburger SK. War mehr als 60 Jahre Mitglied im Verein. He won at Wesselburen 1879, took 4t ...

(Germany, 1854–1934) * Horace Bigelow (US, 1898–1980) *

István Bilek István Bilek (11 August 1932 – 20 March 2010) was a Hungarian chess grandmaster. He was a three-time Hungarian Chess Champion. Biography Bilek was a three-time Hungarian Champion (1963, 1965, and 1970), and he played in interzonals in 196 ...

(Hungary, 1932–2010) *

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

(Germany, 1815–1840) * Maurice Billecard (France, 1876–?) *

Reefat Bin-Sattar Reefat Bin-Sattar (born 25 July 1974) is a Bangladeshi chess grandmaster. Career Bin-Sattar earned the International Master title in 1993 and Grandmaster title in 2005. All three of his GM qualifying norms were obtained at tournaments held in ...

(Bangladesh, born 1974) * Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908) *

Nathan Birnboim Nathan Birnboim ( he, נתן בירנבוים; born 27 November 1950, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli chess International master. Birnboim played for Israel in five Chess Olympiads. * In 1976, at second reserve board in 22nd Olympiad in Haifa (+2 -1 ...

(Israel, born 1950) *

Klaus Bischoff Klaus Bischoff (born 9 June 1961 in Ulm) is a German chess player who was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1990. In international tournaments, he has taken a share of first place on a number of occasions, including Kecskemét 1988, Ar ...

(Germany, born 1961) *

Arthur Bisguier Arthur Bernard Bisguier (October 8, 1929April 5, 2017), paternal surname Bisgeier, was an American chess player, chess promoter, and writer who held the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). Bisguier won two U.S. Junior Championships (1948, 1949), ...

(US, 1929–2017) *

Peter Biyiasas Peter Biyiasas (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two ...

(Greece, Canada, born 1950) * Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935) * Roy Turnbull Black (US, 1888–1962) *

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

(England, 1841–1924) *

Armand Blackmar Armand Edward Blackmar, was born in Vermont in 1826, to parents Reuben Harmon and Amanda (Cushman) Blackmar. Armand, with his brother, Henry, was the founder of Blackmar Brothers, a music publishing company. Begun in 1860, this publishing company w ...

(US, 1826–1888) * Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951) *

Abram Blass Moshe Aba Blass (born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in Łomża (then Russian Empire), he moved to the US, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 1924/2 ...

(Poland, Israel, 1895–1971) *

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

(Hungary, 1860–1939) * Max Blau (Germany, Switzerland, 1918–1984) *

Ludwig Bledow Dr Ludwig Erdmann Bledow (27 July 1795, Berlin – 6 August 1846, Berlin) was a German chess master and chess organizer (co-founder of the Berlin Pleiades). In 1846 he founded the first German chess magazine, ''Schachzeitung der Berliner Schachges ...

(Germany, 1795–1846) *

Paweł Blehm Paweł Blehm (born 17 April 1980 in Olkusz) is a Polish chess grandmaster (2001). He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, but was knocked out in the first round by Smbat Lputian. He played for Poland in the Chess Olympiad of 200 ...

(Poland, born 1980) * Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875–?) *

Yaacov Bleiman Yaacov (Yacov) Bleiman ( he, יעקב בליימן; September 8, 1947, Vilnius – June, 2004) was a Lithuanian–Israeli chess master. Bleiman spent a decade designing a smart bomb that was procured by the Israeli Air Force for its F-16 Fighting ...

(Lithuania, Israel, 1947–2004) *

Calvin Blocker Calvin Barry Blocker (born 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an International Master of chess. He earned his Fide Master title in 1981 and International Master title in 1982. The winner of a record 15 Ohio championships, Blocker dominated Ohio chess ...

(US, born 1955) *

Claude Bloodgood Claude Frizzell Bloodgood III (alias: Klaus Frizzel Bluttgutt III; July 14, 1937 – August 4, 2001) was a controversial American chess player. As a young man, he got into trouble with the law and was arrested several times. He was capital p ...

(US, 1937–2001) * Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910) *

Benjamin Blumenfeld Benjamin Blumenfeld (24 May 1884, Vilkaviškis – 5 March 1947, Moscow) was a Russian chess master. He was born in Vilkaviškis, in the Suwałki Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania). In 1905/06 he tied for second/third wit ...

(Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947) *

Max Blümich Reinhold Max Blümich (Bluemich) (3 November 1886 – 23 February 1942, Falkenberg/Elster) was a German chess master and editor. At the beginning of his chess career, he played in Leipzig where tied for 4-6th in 1909, took 8th in 1910, took 3rd in ...

(Germany, 1886–1942) *

Boris Blumin Boris Blumin (January 11, 1908 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html"_;"title="ecember_29,_1907_Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O._S._Saint_Petersburg.html" ;"title="Old Style and New Style dates">O. S.">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="ec ...

(Russia, Canada, US, 1907–1998) *

Milko Bobotsov Milko Georgiev Bobotsov ( bg, Милко Георгиев Бобоцов; 30 September 1931, in Plovdiv – 3 April 2000, in Sofia, Bulgaria

(Bulgaria, 1931–2000) *

Dmitry Bocharov Dmitry Bocharov (russian: Дмитрий Бочаров; born October 20, 1982) is a Russian chess grandmaster. In 2003 he tied for first with Vladimir Burmakin, Eduardas Rozentalis, Philipp Schlosser, Alexander Areshchenko, Jakov Geller and ...

(Russia, born 1982) *

Samuel Boden Samuel Standidge Boden (born 4 May 1826 in East Retford, Nottinghamshire; d. 13 January 1882 in Bedford Square, London) was an English professional chess master. The mating pattern " Boden's Mate" was named after the mate that occurred in one of ...

(England, 1826–1882) *

Fedor Bogatyrchuk Fedir Parfenovych Bohatyrchuk (also ''Bogatirchuk'', ''Bohatirchuk'', ''Bogatyrtschuk'') ( uk, Федір Парфенович Богатирчук; , ''Fyodor Parfenyevich Bogatyrchuk''; 27 November 1892 – 4 September 1984) was a Ukrainian-Can ...

(Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984) * Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952) * Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598) * Jacobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984) * Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996) * Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, 1919–1977) * Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971) * Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979) * Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990) * Valentina Borisenko (Russia, 1920–1993) * Olexandr Bortnyk (Ukraine, born 1996) * Tea Bosboom-Lanchava (Netherlands, Georgia, born 1974) * George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949) * Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995) * Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840) * César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, 1917–2015) * Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983) * Julius Brach (Czechoslovakia, 1881–1938) * Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921) * Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967) * Mirko Bröder (Hungary, Serbia, 1911–1943) * Miklós Bródy (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949) * Vladimir Bron (Ukraine, 1909–1985) * David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006) * Walter Browne (Australia, US, 1949–2015) * Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962) * Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982) * Stellan Brynell (Sweden, born 1962) * Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985) * Henry Thomas Buckle (England, 1821–1862) * Gerardo Budowski (Germany, France, Venezuela, Costa Rica, 1925–2014) * Wincenty Budzyński (Poland, France, 1815–1866) * Nataliya Buksa (Ukraine, born 1996) * Constant Ferdinand Burille (France, US, 1866–1914) * Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925) * Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania, 1946–2017) * Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989) * Donald Byrne (US, 1930–1976) * Robert Byrne (chess player), Robert Byrne (US, 1928–2013)

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* Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927–2010) * Daniel Cámpora, Daniel Hugo Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957) * Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981) * Arianne Caoili (Australia, 1986–2020) * José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942) * Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, 1937–2013) * Ruth Cardoso (chess player), 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, 1914–2013) * Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647) * Fabiano Caruana (Dual citizenship: US and Italy, born 1992) * Vincenzo Castaldi (Italy, 1916–1970) * Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905–1970) * Mišo Cebalo (Croatia, born 1945) * Giovanni Cenni (Italy, 1881–1957) * Alfonso Ceron (Spain, 1535–?) * Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, US, 1873–1928) * Ferenc Chalupetzky (Hungary, 1886–1951) * Edward Chamier (England, France, 1840–1892) * Chan Peng Kong (Singapore, born 1956) * Sandipan Chanda (India, born 1983) * Chang Tung Lo (China, born before 1960) * Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England, born 1960) * Pascal Charbonneau (Canada, born 1983) * Rudolf Charousek (Hungary, 1873–1900) * Chantal Chaudé de Silans (France, 1919–2001) * Valery Chekhov (Russia, born 1955) * Vitaly Chekhover (Russia, 1908–1965) * Chen De (China, born 1949) * Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria, born 1986) * Alexander Cherepkov (Russia, 1920–2009) * Irving Chernev (Russia, US, 1900–1981) * Tykhon Cherniaiev (Ukraine, born 2010) * Alexander Chernin (Ukraine, Hungary, born 1960) * Konstantin Chernyshov (Russia, born 1967) * André Chéron (France, 1895–1980) * Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, born 1961) * Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908) * Larry Christiansen (US, born 1956) * Vladimir Chuchelov (Russia, Belgium, born 1969) * Slavko Cicak (Montenegro, Sweden, born 1969) * Roberto Cifuentes (Chile, Netherlands, Spain, born 1957) * Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983) * Hermann Clemenz (Estonia, 1846–1908) * Albert Clerc (France, 1830–1918) * Viktorija Čmilytė (Lithuania, born 1983) * John Cochrane (chess player), John Cochrane (England, 1798–1878) * Erich Cohn (Germany, 1884–1918) * Wilhelm Cohn (Germany, 1859–1913) * Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897–1932) * John W. Collins (US, 1912–2001) * Eugene Ernest Colman (England, 1878–1964) * Camila Colombo (Uruguay, born 1990) * Adrián García Conde (Mexico, England, 1886–1943) * Stuart Conquest (England, born 1967) * Anya Corke (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) * Robert Crépeaux (France, 1900–1994) * Walter Cruz (Brazil, 1910–1967) * István Csom (Hungary, 1940–2021) * Miguel Cuéllar (Colombia, 1916–1985) * Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900–1941) * John Curdo (US, born 1931) * Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961) * Hieronim Czarnowski (Poland, France, Austria-Hungary, 1834–1902) * Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)

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* Arthur Dake (US, 1910–2000) * Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544) * Mato Damjanović (Croatia, 1927–2011) * Gösta Danielsson (Sweden, 1912–1978) * Silvio Danailov (Bulgaria, born 1961) * A. Polak Daniels (Netherlands, before 1855–after 1883) * Dawid Daniuszewski (Poland, 1885–1944) * Klaus Darga (Germany, born 1934) * Alberto David (Luxembourg, born 1970) * Jacques Davidson (Netherlands, 1890–1961) * Nigel Davies (chess player), Nigel Davies (England, born 1960) * Boris de Greiff (Colombia, 1930–2011) * Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania, born 2001) * Frederick Deacon (Belgium, 1829–1875) * Chakkravarthy Deepan (India, born 1987) * Nick de Firmian (US, born 1957) * Marigje Degrande (Belgium, born 1992) * Aleksander Delchev (Bulgaria, born 1971) * Eugene Delmar (US, 1841–1909) * Yelena Dembo (Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece, born 1983) * Arnold Denker (US, 1914–2005) * Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847) * Andrei Deviatkin (Russia, born 1980) * Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911–1981) * André Diamant (Brazil, born 1990) * Mark Diesen (US, 1957–2008) * Julius Dimer (Germany, 1871–1945) * Nathan Divinsky (Canada, 1925–2012) * Rune Djurhuus (Norway, born 1970) * Maxim Dlugy (Russia, US, born 1966) * Josef Dobiáš (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1886–1981) * Yosef Dobkin (Russia, Israel, 1909–1977) * Yury Dokhoian (Russia, 1964–2021) * Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, born 1959) * Lenier Dominguez (Cuba, born 1983) * Józef Dominik (Poland, 1894–1920) * Zadok Domnitz (Israel, born 1933) * Elena Donaldson (Russia, Georgia, US, 1957–2012) * John W. Donaldson (US, born 1958) * Ivo Donev (Austria, born 1959) * Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927–1988) * Iossif Dorfman (Ukraine, France, born 1952) * Alexey Dreev (Russia, born 1969) * Leonids Dreibergs (Latvia, US, 1908–1969) * Kurt Dreyer (Germany, South Africa, 1909–1981) * Tihomil Drezga (Croatia, US, 1903–1981) * Yuri Drozdovskij (Ukraine, born 1984) * Leroy Dubeck (US, born 1939) * Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899) * Daniil Dubov (Russia, born 1996) * Andreas Dückstein (Hungary, Austria, born 1927) * Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland, born 1998) * Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829–1893) * Andreas Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1883–1975) * Dietrich Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1880–1954) * Hans Duhm (Germany, Switzerland, 1878–1946) * Arthur Dunkelblum (Poland, Belgium, 1906–1979) * Oldřich Duras (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1882–1957) * Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky (Ukraine, 1879–1965) * Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, 1947–2016) * Joanna Dworakowska (Poland, born 1978) * Eduard Dyckhoff (Germany, 1880–1949) * Viacheslav Dydyshko (Belarus, born 1949) * Boruch Israel Dyner (Poland, Belgium, Israel, 1903–1979) * Semen Dvoirys (Russia, born 1958) * Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, born 1987) * Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, US, born 1944) * Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan, born 1976) * Ding Liren (China, born 1992)

E

* James Eade (US, born 1957) * Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine, born 1985) * Marsel Efroimski (Israel, born 1995) * Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, born 1962) * Louis Eichborn (Germany, 1812–1882) * Rakhil Eidelson (Belarus, born 1958) * Vereslav Eingorn (Ukraine, born 1956) * Louis Eisenberg (Ukraine, US, 1876–after 1909) * Bengt Ekenberg (Sweden, 1912–1986) * Folke Ekström (Sweden, 1906–2000) * Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997) * Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, born 1983) * Moissei Eljaschoff (Lithuania, 1870–1919) * John Emms (chess player), John Emms (England, born 1967) * Lūcijs Endzelīns (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909–1981) * Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907–1980) * Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967) * Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897) * David Enoch (Israel, 1901–1949) * Vladimir Epishin (Russia, born 1965) * Stefan Erdélyi (Hungary, Romania, 1905–1968) * Hanna Ereńska (Poland, born 1946) * Arjun Erigaisi (India, born 2003) * Evgenij Ermenkov (Bulgaria, Palestine, born 1949) * Wilhelm Ernst (Germany, 1905–1952) * John Angus Erskine (New Zealand, Australia, 1873–1960) * Andrey Esipenko (Russia, born 2002) * Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987) * Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901–1981) * Larry Evans (chess player), Larry M. Evans (US, 1932–2010) * William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790–1872) * Alexander Evensohn (Ukraine, 1892–1919) * Győző Exner (Hungary, 1864–1945)

F

* Samuel Factor (Poland, US, 1883–1949) * Louisa Matilda Fagan (Italy, England, 1850–1931) * Hugo Fähndrich (Hungary, Austria, 1851–1930) * Hans Fahrni (Bohemia, Switzerland, 1874–1939) * William Fairhurst (England, Scotland, New Zealand, 1903–1982) * Sammi Fajarowicz (Germany, 1908–1940) * Raphael Falk (Russia, 1856–1913) * Ernst Falkbeer (Austria-Hungary, 1819–1885) * Stefan Fazekas (Hungary, Czechoslovakia, England, 1898–1967) * Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine, born 1981) * Alexei Fedorov (Belarus, born 1972) * John Fedorowicz (US, born 1958) * Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia, born 1995) * Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908–1950) * Rafał Feinmesser (Poland, born before 1906) * Florin Felecan (Romania, US, born 1980) * Virgilio Fenoglio (Argentina, 1902–1990) * Arthur Feuerstein (US, born 1935) * Alexandr Fier (Brazil, born 1988) * Martha Fierro (Ecuador, born 1977) * Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, 1928–2009) * Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan, born 1986) * Reuben Fine (US, 1914–1993) * Ben Finegold (US, born 1969) * Julius Finn (Poland, US, 1871–1931) * Nick de Firmian (US, born 1957) * Alireza Firouzja (Iran, France, born 2003) * Robert James Fischer (US, Iceland, 1943–2008) * Alex Fishbein (US, born 1968) * Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880–1926) * Alfred Flatow (chess player), Alfred Flatow (Germany, Australia, born 1937) * Glenn Flear (England, born 1959) * Ernst Flechsig (Germany, 1852–1890) * Bernhard Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1853–1931) * Max Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1845–after 1882) * János Flesch (Hungary, 1933–1983) * Salo Flohr (Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908–1983) * Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913–2007) * Alberto Foguelman (Argentina, 1923–2013) * Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1952) * George Salto Fontein (Netherlands, 1890–1963) * Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881–1930) * Győző Forintos (Hungary, 1935–2018) * Albert Fox (US, 1881–1964) * Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898–1988) * Selim Franklin (England, US, 1814–1884) * Zenon Franco (Paraguay, born 1956) * Laurent Fressinet (France, born 1981) * Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882–1946) * Joel Fridlizius (Sweden, 1869–1963) * Daniel Fridman (Latvia, Germany, born 1976) * Frederic Friedel (Germany, born 1945) * Gunnar Friedemann (Estonia, 1909–1943) * David Friedgood (South Africa, England, born 1946) * Henryk Friedman (Poland, 1903–1942) * Alexander Fritz (Germany, 1857–1932) * Martin Severin From (Denmark, 1828–1895) * Achilles Frydman (Poland, 1905–1940) * Paulino Frydman (Poland, Argentina, 1905–1982) * Ľubomír Ftáčnik (Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, born 1957) * Andrija Fuderer (Vojvodina, Belgium, 1931–2011) * Semyon Furman (Russia, 1920–1978) * Ivana Maria Furtado (India, born 1999) * Géza Füster (Hungary, Canada, 1910–1990) * Roy Fyllingen (Norway, born 1975)

G

* Merab Gagunashvili (Georgia, born 1985) * Aleksandr Galkin (chess player), Aleksandr Galkin (Russia, born 1979) * Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, born 1964) * Alisa Galliamova (Russia, born 1972) * Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India, born 1983) * Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, born 1941) * Valeriane Gaprindashvili (Georgia, born 1982) * Carlos Garcia Palermo (Argentina, Italy, born 1953) * Raimundo García (Argentina, 1936–2020) * Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, born 1988) * Eldar Gasanov (Ukraine, born 1982) * Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan, 1986–2014) * Anna Gasik (Poland, born 1988) * Einar Gausel (Norway, born 1963) * Viktor Gavrikov (Lithuania, Switzerland, 1957–2016) * Tamaz Gelashvili (Georgia, born 1978) * Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, born 1968) * Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998) * Uzi Geller (Israel, born 1931) * Petar Genov (Bulgaria, born 1970) * Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1965) * Krum Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1958) * Ernő Gereben (Hungary, Switzerland 1907–1988) * Regina Gerlecka (Poland, 1913–1983) * Eugênio German (Brazil, 1930–2001) * Theodor Germann (Latvia, 1879–1935) * Alik Gershon (Israel, born 1980) * Edward Gerstenfeld (Poland, Ukraine 1915–1943) * Georgy Geshev (Bulgaria, 1903–1937) * Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, born 1982) * Tigran Gharamian (France, born 1984) * Ameet Ghasi (England, born 1987) * Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, born 1944) * Amédée Gibaud (France, 1885–1957) * Johannes Giersing (Denmark, 1872–1954) * Ellen Gilbert (US, 1837–1900) * Jessie Gilbert (England, 1987–2006) * Karl Gilg (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1901–1981) * Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000) * Anish Giri (Netherlands, born 1994) * Matteo Gladig (Italy, 1880–1915) * Eduard Glass (Austria, 1902–after 1980) * Evgeny Gleizerov (Russia, born 1963) * Igor Glek (Russia, Germany, born 1961) * Svetozar Gligorić (Serbia, 1923–2012) * Fernand Gobet (Switzerland, born 1962) * Michele Godena (Italy, born 1967) * Carl Goering (Germany, 1841–1879) * Alphonse Goetz (France, 1865–1934) * Leonid Gofshtein (Israel, 1953–2015) * Jason Goh Koon-Jong (Singapore, born 1989) * Goh Weiming (Singapore, born 1983) * Samuel Gold (Hungary, Austria, US, 1835–1920) * Alexander Goldin (Russia, born 1965) * Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, US, born 1980) * Celso Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1879–1924) * Celso Golmayo Zúpide (Spain, Cuba, 1820–1898) * Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1883–1973) * Vitali Golod (Ukraine, Israel born 1971) * Harry Golombek (England, 1911–1995) * Alexander Goloshchapov (Ukraine, born 1978) * Alexander Ferdinand von der Goltz (Germany, 1819–1858) * Valentina Golubenko (Estonia, Croatia, born 1990) * Mikhail Golubev (Ukraine, born 1970) * Aleksei Fyodorovich Goncharov, Aleksei Goncharov (Russia, 1879–1913) * Gong Qianyun (China, born 1985) * Jayson Gonzales (Philippines, born 1969) * José González García (Mexico, born 1973) * Juan Carlos González Zamora (Mexico, born 1968) * David S. Goodman (England, US, born 1958) * Stephen J. Gordon (England, born 1986) * Danny Gormally (England, born 1976) * Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia, born 1998) * George H. D. Gossip (US, England, 1841–1907) * Solomon Gotthilf (Russia, 1903–1967) * Hermann von Gottschall (Germany, 1862–1933) * Boris Grachev (Russia, born 1986) * Alexander Graf (Uzbekistan, Germany, born 1962) * Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, US, 1908–1965) * Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru, born 1967) * Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900–1944) * Gioachino Greco (Italy, 1600 – c. 1634) * Ewen McGowen Green (New Zealand, born 1950) * Alon Greenfeld (US, Israel, born 1964) * John Grefe (US, 1947–2013) * Bernhard Gregory (Estonia, Germany, 1879–1939) * Gisela Kahn Gresser (US, 1906–2000) * Helgi Grétarsson (Iceland, born 1977) * Richard Griffith (chess player), Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955) * Nikolay Grigoriev (Russia, 1895–1935) * Avetik Grigoryan (Armenia, born 1989) * Vincent Grimm (Austria, Hungary, 1800–1872) * Alexander Grischuk (Russia, born 1983) * Efstratios Grivas (Greece, born 1966) * Henri Grob (Switzerland, 1904–1974) * Aristide Gromer (France, 1908–1966) * Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, 1914–2006) * Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893–1962) * Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1956) * James Grundy (chess player), James Grundy (England, US, 1855–1919) * Izaak Grynfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1920) * Gu Xiaobing (China, born 1985) * Ion Gudju (Romania, 1897–1988) * Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, US, 1936–2002) * Ilse Guggenberger (Colombia, born 1942) * Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913–1998) * Vidit Gujrathi (India, born 1994) * Boris Gulko (Russia, US, born 1947) * Gunnar Gundersen (chess player), Gunnar Gundersen (France, Norway, Australia, 1882–1943) * Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930) * Abhijeet Gupta (India, born 1989) * Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, US, born 1956) * Ilya Gurevich (Ukraine, US, born 1972) * Mikhail Gurevich (chess player), Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, born 1959) * Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Georgia, 1933–2008) * Jan Gustafsson (Germany, born 1979) * Emanuel Guthi (Israel, born 1938) * Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, born 1945) * Fritz Gygli (Switzerland, 1896–1980) * Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)

H

* Anna Hahn (chess player), Anna Hahn (Latvia, US, born 1976) * Vitaly Halberstadt (Ukraine, France, 1903–1967) * Alexander Halprin (Russia, Austria, 1868–1921) * Tunç Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, born 1946) * Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco, born 1972) * Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, born 1944) * Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway, born 1990) * Carl Hamppe (Switzerland, Austria, 1814–1876) * Milton Hanauer (US, 1908–1988) * James Hanham (US, 1840–1923) * Hermann von Hanneken (chess player), Hermann von Hanneken (Germany, 1810–1886) * Curt Hansen (chess player), Curt Hansen (Denmark, born 1964) * Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850) * Khosro Harandi (Iran, 1950–2019) * Dronavalli Harika (India, born 1991) * Pendyala Harikrishna (India, born 1986) * Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907) * Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884) * William Hartston (England, born 1947) * Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvia, 1900–1944) * Stewart Haslinger (England, born 1981) * Arnaud Hauchard (France, born 1971) * Cécile Haussernot (France, born 1998) * Kornél Havasi (Hungary, 1892–1945) * Jonathan Hawkins (England, born 1983) * Mark Hebden (England, born 1958) * Bartłomiej Heberla (Poland, born 1985) * Jean Hébert (Canada, born 1957) * Hans-Joachim Hecht (Germany, born 1939) * Jonny Hector (Sweden, born 1964) * Fenny Heemskerk (Netherlands, 1919–2007) * Wolfgang Heidenfeld (Germany, South Africa, Ireland, 1911–1981) * Jakub Heilpern (Poland, 1850–1910) * Herbert Heinicke (Brazil, Germany, 1905–1988) * Arved Heinrichsen (Lithuania, 1879–1900) * Dan Heisman (US, born 1950) * Grigory Helbach (Russia, 1863–1930) * Karl Helling (Germany, 1904–1937) * Johan Hellsten (Sweden, born 1975) * Hermann Helms (US, 1870–1963) * Ron Henley (chess player), Ron Henley (US, 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 Hernández Guerrero (Mexico, born 1970) *Robert Hess (chess player), Robert Hess (US, born 1991) * Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, born 1970) * Wilhelm Hilse (Germany, 1878–1940) * Moshe Hirschbein (Poland, 1894–1940) * Moses Hirschel (Germany, 1754 – c. 1823) * Philipp Hirschfeld (Germany, 1840–1896) *Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah Hj (Brunei, born 1992) * Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland, born 1963) * Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam, Hungary, born 1980) * Albert Hodges (US, 1861–1944) * Julian Hodgson (England, born 1963) * Leopold Hoffer (Hungary, France, England, 1842–1913) * Karl Holländer (Germany, 1868–? ) * Edith Holloway (England, 1868–1956) * Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (Poland, 1931–2006) * Walther von Holzhausen (Austria, Germany, 1876–1935) * Baldur Hönlinger (Austria, Germany, 1905–1990) * Bill Hook (US, British Virgin Islands, 1925–2010) * Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, born 1944) * Israel Horowitz (US, 1907–1973) * Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885) * Henry Hosmer (US, 1837–1892) * Enamul Hossain (Bangladesh, born 1981) * Hou Yifan (China, born 1994) * Jovanka Houska (England, born 1980) * Clarence Howell (US, 1881–1936) * David Howell (chess player), David Howell (England, born 1990) * James Howell (chess player), James Howell (England, born 1967) * Zbyněk Hráček (Czech Republic, born 1970) * Karel Hromádka (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956) * Vincenz Hruby (Bohemia, Austria, Italy, 1856–1917) * Hsu Li Yang (Singapore, born 1972) * Huang Qian (China, born 1986) * Robert Hübner (Germany, born 1948) * Werner Hug (Switzerland, born 1952) * Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, 1951–2015) * Koneru Humpy (India, born 1987) * Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978) * Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, born 1962)

I

* Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, US, born 1967) * Bella Igla (Russia, Israel, born 1985) * Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898–1968) * Rolando Illa (US, Cuba, Argentina, 1880–1937) * Miguel Illescas Córdoba (Spain, born 1965) * Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941) * Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985) * Viorel Iordăchescu (Moldova, born 1977) * Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, born 1962) * Alexander Ipatov (Ukraine, Spain, Turkey, born 1993) * Andrei Istrățescu (Romania, born 1985) * Saidali Iuldachev (Uzbekistan, born 1968) * Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969) * Ivan Ivanišević (Serbia, born 1977) * Alexander Ivanov (chess player), Alexander Ivanov (US, born 1956) * Igor Ivanov (chess player), Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, US, 1947–2005) * Božidar Ivanović (Montenegro, born 1949) * Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, born 1933) * Stefan Izbinsky (Ukraine, 1884–1912) * Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)

J

* Jana Jacková (Czech Republic, born 1982) * Egil Jacobsen (Denmark, 1897–1923) * Ernst Jacobson (Sweden, ?–?) * Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813–1872) * Charles Jaffe (Russia, US, 1883–1941) * Jerzy Jagielski (Poland, Germany, 1897–1955) * Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983) * Lora Jakovleva (Russia, born 1932) * Dragoljub Janošević (Serbia, 1923–1993) * Chaim Janowski (Poland, Germany, Japan, c.1868–1935) * Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927) * Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942) * Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, US, 1859–1914) * Carlos Jáuregui (chess player), Carlos Jáuregui (Chile, Canada, 1932–2013) * Florian Jenni (Switzerland, born 1980) * Eleazar Jiménez (Cuba, 1928–2000) * Baadur Jobava (Georgia, born 1983) * Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, born 1980) * Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937–2007) * Darryl Johansen (Australia, born 1959) * Walter John (Poland, Germany, 1879–1940) * Hans Johner (Switzerland, 1889–1975) * Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887–1938) * Gawain Jones (England, born 1987) * Iolo Jones (Wales, 1947–2021) * Paul Journoud (France, 1821–1882) * Ju Wenjun (China, born 1991) * Max Judd (Poland, US, 1851–1906) * Klaus Junge (Chile, Germany, 1924–1945) * Otto Junge (Chile, Germany, 1887–1978) * Miervaldis Jurševskis (Latvia, Canada, 1921–2014)

K

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

L

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

M

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

N

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

O

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

P

* Luděk Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1924–2003) * Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria, born 1933) * Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, born 1985) * Mladen Palac (Croatia, born 1971) * Sam Palatnik (Ukraine, US, born 1950) * Luis Palau (chess player), Luis Palau (Argentina, 1897–1971) * Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, US, born 1941) * Richard Palliser (England, born 1981) * Rudolf Palme (Austria, 1910–2005) * Ryan Palmer (chess player), Ryan Palmer (Jamaica, born 1974) * Davor Palo (Denmark, born 1985) * Eero Paloheimo (Finland, born 1936) * Oscar Panno (Argentina, born 1935) * Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973) * Mark Paragua (Philippines, born 1984) * Bernard Parham (US, born 1946) * Shadi Paridar (Iran, born 1986) * Mircea Pârligras (Romania, born 1980) * Bruno Parma (Slovenia, born 1941) * Frank Parr (England, 1918–2003) * Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833–1891) * Wilfried Paulsen (Germany, 1828–1901) * Duško Pavasovič (Croatia, Slovenia, born 1975) * Max Pavey (US, 1918–1957) * Jiří Pelikán (chess player), Jiří Pelikán (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1906–1985) * Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, born 1976) * Roman Pelts (Ukraine, Canada, born 1937) * Peng Xiaomin (China, born 1973) * Peng Zhaoqin (China, born 1968) * Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933–2021) * Corina Peptan (Romania, born 1978) * Julius Perlis (Poland, Austria, 1880–1913) * Frederick Perrin (England, US, 1815–1889) * Raaphi Persitz (England, Israel, Switzerland, 1934–2009) * Nick Pert (England, born 1981) * John Peters (chess player), John Peters (US, born 1951) * Jusefs Petkevich (Latvia, born 1940) * Arshak Petrosian (Armenia, born 1953) * Davit G. Petrosian (Armenia, born 1984) * Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984) * Alexander Petrov (chess player), Alexander Petrov (Russia, 1794–1867) * Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943) * Gerhard Pfeiffer (Germany, 1923–2000) * Helmut Pfleger (Germany, born 1943) * François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726–1795) * Luis Piazzini (Argentina, 1905–1980) * Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, born 1969) * Harry Nelson Pillsbury (US, 1872–1906) * Hermann Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981) * Karol Piltz (Poland, 1903–1939) * Albert Pinkus (US, 1903–1984) * József Pintér (Hungary, born 1953) * Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980) * Rudolf Pitschak (Czechoslovakia, US, 1902–1988) * Karl Pitschel (Austria, 1829–1883) * Aaron Pixton (US, born 1986) * Ján Plachetka (Slovakia, born 1945) * Albin Planinc (Slovenia, 1944–2008) * James Plaskett (England, Spain, born 1960) * Kazimierz Plater (Poland, 1915–2004) * Igor Platonov (Ukraine, 1934–1995) * Joseph Platz (Germany, US, 1905–1981) * Isaías Pleci (Argentina, 1907–1979) * David Podhorzer (Austria, 1907–1998) * Natalia Pogonina (Russia, born 1985) * Henryk Pogorieły (Poland, 1908–1943) * Ernest Pogosyants (Ukraine, 1935–1990) * Iosif Pogrebyssky (Ukraine, 1906–1971) * Amos Pokorný (Czechoslovakia, 1890–1949) * Rudolph Pokorny (Bohemia, Mexico, US, 1880–after 1920) * Giulio Polerio (Italy, 1548–1612) * Judit Polgár (Hungary, born 1976) * Zsuzsa Polgar (Hungary, US, born 1969) * Zsofia Polgar (Hungary, Israel, born 1974) * Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romania, 1935–2016) * David Polland (US, born 1915) * William Pollock (chess player), William Pollock (United Kingdom, 1859–1896) * Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995) * Arturo Pomar (Spain, 1931–2016) * Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983) * Domenico Ponziani (Italy, 1719–1796) * Stepan Popel (Poland, France, US, 1909–1987) * Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863–1941) * Petar Popović (chess player), Petar Popović (Yugoslavia, Serbia, born 1959) * Artur Popławski (Poland, Switzerland, 1860–1918) * Yosef Porat (Germany, Israel, 1909–1996) * Moritz Porges (Bohemia/Austria-Hungary, 1857–1909) * Lajos Portisch (Hungary, born 1937) * Ehrhardt Post (Germany, 1881–1947) * Evgeny Postny (Israel, born 1981) * Peter Potemkine (Russia, France, 1886–1926) * Vladimir Potkin (Russia, born 1982) * Ludovit Potuček (Slovakia, 1912–1982) * Christian Poulsen (chess player), Christian Poulsen (Denmark, 1912–1981) * Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, born 1988) * Borki Predojević (Bosnia, born 1987) * Edith Charlotte Price (England, 1872–1952) * Lodewijk Prins (Netherlands, 1913–1999) * Svetlana Prudnikova (Russia, born 1967) * Dawid Przepiórka (Poland, 1880–1942) * Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, born 1958) * Lenka Ptáčníková (Czechoslovakia, Iceland, born 1976) * Stojan Puc (Slovenia, 1921–2004) * Viktors Pupols (Latvia, US, born 1934) * Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979) * John Purdy (chess player), John Purdy (Australia, 1935–2011)

Q

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

R

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

S

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

T

* Mark Taimanov (Ukraine, Russia, 1926–2016) * Sándor Takács (Hungary, 1893–1932) * Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936–1992) * Tan Chengxuan (China, born 1963) * Hiong Liong Tan (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1938–2009) * Lian Ann Tan (Singapore, born 1947) * Tan Zhongyi (China, born 1991) * László Tapasztó (Hungary, Venezuela, US, born 1930) * James Tarjan (US, born 1952) * Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862–1934) * Savielly Tartakower (Austria/Poland, France, 1887–1956) * Jean Taubenhaus (Poland, France, 1850–1919) * Lev Taussig (Czechoslovakia, 1880–?) * Povilas Tautvaišas (Lithuania, US, 1916–1980) * Jan Willem te Kolsté (Netherlands, 1874–1936) * Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868–1925) * Oscar Tenner (Germany, US, 1880–1948) * Rudolf Teschner (Germany, 1922–2006) * Vitaly Teterev (Belarus, born 1983) * Praveen Thipsay (India, born 1959) * Murugan Thiruchelvam (England, born 1988) * George Alan Thomas (Turkey, England, 1881–1972) * James Thompson (chess player), James Thompson (England, US, 1804–1870) * Theophilus Thompson (US, 1855 – after 1940?) * Tian Tian (chess player), Tian Tian (China, born 1983) * Viktor Tietz (Czechoslovakia, 1859–1937) * Hans Tikkanen (Sweden, born 1985) * Jan Timman (Netherlands, born 1951) * Gert Jan Timmerman (Netherlands, born 1956) * Artyom Timofeev (chess player), Artyom Timofeev (Russia, born 1985) * Samuel Tinsley (England, 1847–1903) * Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, born 1973) * Jonathan Tisdall (US, Norway, born 1958) * Vladislav Tkachiev (Russia, Kazakhstan, France born 1973) * Miodrag Todorcevic (Serbia, France, born 1940) * Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910–1969) * Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia, born 1987) * Vasilije Tomović (Montenegro, 1906–?) * Tong Yuanming (China, born 1972) * Alice Tonini (Italy, ?) * Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, born 1975) * Eugenio Torre (Philippines, born 1951) * Carlos Torre Repetto (México, 1902–1978) * Yury Toshev (Bulgaria, 1907–1974) * Izaak Towbin (Ukraine, Poland, 1899–1941) * Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936) * Lawrence Trent (England, born 1986) * František Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1882–1942) * Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885–1941) * George Treysman (US, 1881–1959) * Petar Trifunović (Croatia, Serbia, 1910–1980) * Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937–2000) * Paul Truong (Vietnam, US, born 1965) * Cindy Tsai (US, born 1985) * Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland, 1871–1942) * Mark Tseitlin (Russia, Israel, born 1943) * Mikhail Tseitlin (Belarus, Russia, born 1947) * Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944–2011) * Alexander Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, 1914–1990) * Leon Tuhan-Baranowski (Poland, Germany, 1907–1954) * Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine, born 1946) * Johannes Türn (Estonia, 1899–1993) * Abe Turner (US, 1924–1962) * Maxim Turov (Russia, born 1979) * Isador Samuel Turover (Belgium, US, 1892–1978) * Theodore Tylor (England, 1900–1968) * Dimitri Tyomkin (Canada, born 1977) * Alexandru Tyroler (Romania, 1891–1990)

U

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

V

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

W

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

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

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

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

Famous people connected with chess

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

Computers

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

References

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