List of chess players
This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article.
A
- Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
- Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935)
- István Abonyi (Hungary, 1886-1942)
- Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907-1980)
- Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, born 1988)
- Leonardas Abramavičius (Lithuania, before 1912-1960)
- Jude Acers (USA, born 1944)
- Michael Adams (England, born 1971)
- Weaver Adams (USA, 1901-1963)
- Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965)
- András Adorján (Hungary, born 1950)
- Yochanan Afek (Israel, born 1952)
- Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954)
- Simen Agdestein (Norway, born 1967)
- Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966)
- Georgy Agzamov (Uzbekistan, 1954-1986)
- Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883-1968)
- James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908-1983)
- Ralf Åkesson (Sweden, born 1961)
- Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, USA, born 1983)
- Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971)
- Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909-1987)
- Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848-1920)
- Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, born 1945)
- Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892-1946)
- Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888-1939)
- Grace Alekhine (USA, England, France 1876-1956)
- Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973)
- Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985)
- Hugh Alexander (England, 1899-1974)
- Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765-1850)
- Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949)
- Johann Baptist Allgaier (Germany, Austria, 1763-1823)
- Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976)
- Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905-1985)
- Boris Alterman (Israel, born 1970)
- Bassem Amin (Egypt, born 1988)
- Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, born 1978)
- Bruce Amos (Canada, born 1946)
- Viswanathan Anand (India, born 1969)
- Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904-1938)
- Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928-1980)
- Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818-1879)
- Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951)
- Dmitry Andreikin (Russia, born 1990)
- Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989)
- Vladimir Antoshin (Russia, 1929-1994)
- Oskar Antze (Germany, born 1878)
- Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970)
- Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905-1941)
- Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894-1941)
- Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
- Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968)
- Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986)
- Keith Arkell (England, born 1961)
- Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, born 1917)
- Jon Arnason (Iceland, born 1960)
- Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982)
- Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920-1983)
- Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843-1896)
- Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960-2004)
- Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, born 1966)
- Mohammad Ashraf
- Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980-2008)
- Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889-1956)
- Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982)
- Suat Atalık (Turkey, born 1964)
- Henry Atkins (England, 1872-1955)
- Yuri Averbakh (Russia, born 1922)
- Valeriy Aveskulov (Ukraine, born 1986)
- Herbert Avram (USA, 1913-2006)
- Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, born 1960)
B
- Étienne Bacrot (France, born 1983)
- Paul Baender (Germany, Bolivia, 1906-1985)
- Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia, born 1964)
- Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, U.S.A., born 1967)
- Vladimir Bagirov (USSR, Latvia, 1936-2000)
- Mary Bain (USA, 1904-1972)
- David Graham Baird (USA, 1854-1913)
- Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978)
- Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949)
- Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883-1945)
- Csaba Balogh (Hungary, born 1987)
- János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892-1980)
- Julio Balparda (Uruguay, ?-1942)
- Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948)
- Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978)
- Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, born 1921)
- David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988)
- Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878-1935)
- Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895-1975)
- Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961-2001)
- Gedeon Barcza (Hungary, 1911-1986)
- Olaf Barda (Norway, 1909-1971)
- Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861-1924)
- Leonard Barden (England, born 1929)
- Evgeny Bareev (Russia, born 1966)
- Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825-1874)
- Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966)
- Mateusz Bartel (Poland, born 1985)
- Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966)
- Cerdas Barus (Indonesia, born 1961)
- Michael Basman (England, born 1946)
- Christian Bauer (France, born 1977)
- Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861-1891)
- Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, born 1935)
- Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896-1984)
- Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, born 1969)
- Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, born 1940)
- Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910-1942)
- Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953)
- Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia, born 1962)
- Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947)
- Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837-1922)
- Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905-1976)
- Joel Benjamin (USA, born 1964)
- Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, born 1910)
- Pal Benko (France, Hungary, USA, born 1928)
- Emanuel Berg (Sweden, born 1981)
- Johann Berger (Austria, 1845-1933)
- Victor Berger (Ukraine, England, 1904-1996)
- Nils Bergkvist (Sweden, 1900-?)
- Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902-1966)
- Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967)
- Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892-1943)
- Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882-1962)
- Sidney Norman Bernstein (USA, 1911-1992)
- Mario Bertok (Croatia, born 1929)
- Kārlis Bētiņš (Latvia, 1867-1943)
- Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890-1966)
- Vinay Bhat (USA, born 1984)
- Horace Bigelow (USA, 1898-1980)
- István Bilek (Hungary, born 1932)
- Henry Bird (England, 1830-1908)
- Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950)
- Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961)
- Arthur Bisguier (USA, born 1929)
- Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950)
- Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935)
- Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841-1924)
- Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859-1951)
- Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1895-?)
- Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795-1846)
- Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875-?)
- Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, 1947-2004)
- Calvin Blocker (USA, born 1955)
- Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937-2001)
- Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884-1947)
- Max Blümich (Germany, 1886-1942)
- Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, USA, 1907-1998)
- Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, born 1931)
- Dmitry Bocharov (Russia, born 1982)
- Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889-1952)
- Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920-1996)
- Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, 1919-1977)
- Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971)
- Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913-1979)
- Eero Böök (Finland, 1910-1990)
- Valentina Borisenko (Russia, 1920-1993)
- George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911-1995)
- Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795-1840)
- César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, born 1917)
- Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983)
- 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)
- David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924-2006)
- Walter Browne (Australia, USA, 1949-2015)
- Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962)
- Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982)
- Stellan Brynell (Sweden, born 1962)
- Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985)
- Gerardo Budowski (Germany, France, Venezuela, Costa Rica, born 1925)
- Wincenty Budzyński (Poland, France, 1815-1866)
- Constant Ferdinand Burille (France, USA, 1866-1914)
- Amos Burn (England, 1848-1925)
- Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania, born 1946)
- Donald Byrne (USA, 1930-1976)
- Robert Byrne (USA, born 1928)
C
- Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927-2010)
- Daniel Hugo Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957)
- Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896-1981)
- Arianne Caoili (Australia, born 1986)
- José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888-1942)
- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, born 1937)
- Ruth Volgl Cardoso (Brazil, 1934-2000)
- Carl Carls (Germany, 1880-1958)
- Magnus Carlsen (Norway, born 1990)
- Pontus Carlsson (Sweden, born 1982)
- Horatio Caro (England, Germany, 1862-1920)
- Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573-1647)
- Fabiano Caruana (Dual citizenship: USA and Italy, born 1992)
- Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905-1970)
- Mišo Cebalo (Croatia, born 1945)
- Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, USA, 1873-1928)
- Ferenc Chalupetzky (Hungary, 1886-1951)
- Sandipan Chanda (India, born 1983)
- 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, born 1920)
- 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 (USA, 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)
- Albert Clerc (France, 1830-1918)
- Viktorija Čmilytė (Lithuania, born 1983)
- John Cochrane (England, 1798-1878)
- Erich Cohn (Germany, 1884-1918)
- Wilhelm Cohn (Germany, 1859-1913)
- Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897-1932)
- John W. Collins (USA, 1912-2001)
- Eugene Ernest Colman (England, 1878-1964)
- Stuart Conquest (England, born 1967)
- Anya Corke (England, Hong Kong, born 1990)
- Nicolaas Cortlever (Netherlands, 1915-1995)
- Juan Corzo (Cuba, 1873-1941)
- Pia Cramling (Sweden, born 1963)
- Walter Cruz (Brazil, 1910-1967)
- István Csom (Hungary, born 1940)
- Miguel Cuéllar (Colombia, 1916-1985)
- Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900-1941)
- John Curdo (USA, born 1931)
- Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961)
- Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910-1984)
D
- Arthur Dake (USA, 1910-2000)
- Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480-1544)
- Mato Damjanović (Croatia, 1927-2011)
- Gösta Danielsson (Sweden, 1912-1978)
- Silvio Danailov (Bulgaria, born 1961)
- Dawid Daniuszewski (Poland, 1885-1944)
- Klaus Darga (Germany, born 1934)
- Alberto David (Luxembourg, born 1970)
- Jacques Davidson (Netherlands, 1890-1961)
- Nigel Davies (England, born 1960)
- Chakkravarthy Deepan (India, born 1987)
- Nick de Firmian (USA, born 1957)
- Aleksander Delchev (Bulgaria, born 1971)
- Yelena Dembo (Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece, born 1983)
- Arnold Denker (USA, 1914-2005)
- Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780-1847)
- Andrei Deviatkin (Russia, born 1980)
- Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911-1981)
- André Diamant (Brazil, born 1990)
- Emil Josef Diemer (Germany, 1908-1990)
- Mark Diesen (USA, 1957-2008)
- Nathan Divinsky (Canada, born 1925)
- Rune Djurhuus (Norway, born 1970)
- Maxim Dlugy (Russia, USA, born 1966)
- Josef Dobiáš (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1886-1981)
- Yury Dokhoian (Russia, born 1964)
- Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, born 1959)
- Zadok Domnitz (Israel, born 1933)
- Ivo Donev (Austria, born 1959)
- Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927-1988)
- Alexey Dreev (Russia, born 1969)
- Leonids Dreibergs (Latvia, USA, 1908-1969)
- Tihomil Drezga (Croatia, USA, 1903-1981)
- Martin Dreyer
- Yuri Drozdovskij (Ukraine, born 1984)
- Leroy Dubeck (USA, born 1939)
- Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817-1899)
- Daniil Dubov (Russia, born 1996)
- Andreas Dückstein (Hungary, Austria, born 1927)
- 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)
- Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, born 1947)
- Joanna Dworakowska (Poland, born 1978)
- Viacheslav Dydyshko (Belarus, born 1949)
- Semen Dvoirys (Russia, born 1958)
- Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, born 1987)
- Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, USA, born 1944)
- Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan, born 1976)
E
- James Eade (USA, born 1957)
- Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine, born 1985)
- Marsel Efroimski (Israel, born 1995)
- Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, born 1962)
- Vereslav Eingorn (Ukraine, born 1956)
- Louis Eichborn
- Louis Eisenberg (Ukraine, USA, 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)
- Lucijs Endzelins (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909-1981)
- Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907-1980)
- Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905-1967)
- David Enoch (Israel, born 1900)
- Vladimir Epishin (Russia, born 1965)
- Stefan Erdélyi (Hungary, Romania, 1905-1968)
- Evgenij Ermenkov (Bulgaria, Palestine, born 1949)
- John Angus Erskine (New Zealand, Australia, 1873-1960)
- Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923-1987)
- Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901-1981)
- William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790-1872)
- Győző Exner (Hungary, 1864-1945)
F
- Samuel Factor (Poland, USA, 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)
- Ernst Falkbeer (Austria-Hungary, 1819-1885)
- Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine, born 1981)
- Alexei Fedorov (Belarus, born 1972)
- John Fedorowicz (USA, born 1958)
- Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia, born 1995)
- Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908-1950)
- Florin Felecan (Romania, USA, born 1980)
- Virgilio Fenoglio (Argentina, 1902-1990)
- Arthur Feuerstein (USA, born 1935)
- Alexandr Fier (Brazil, born 1988)
- Martha Fierro (Ecuador, born 1977)
- Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, born 1928)
- Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan, born 1986)
- Ben Finegold (USA, born 1969)
- Julius Finn (Poland, USA, 1871-1931)
- Nick de Firmian (USA, born 1957)
- Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880-1926)
- Glenn Flear (England, born 1959)
- János Flesch (Hungary, 1933-1983)
- Salo Flohr (Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908-1983)
- Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913-2007)
- Alberto Foguelman (Argentina, born 1923)
- Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908-1952)
- George Salto Fontein (Netherlands, 1890-1963)
- Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881-1930)
- Győző Forintos (Hungary, born 1935)
- Albert Fox (USA, 1881-1964)
- Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898-1988)
- Michael Freeman (England, New Zealand, born 1960)
- Laurent Fressinet (France, born 1981)
- Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882-1946)
- Daniel Fridman (Latvia, Germany, born 1976)
- Gunnar Friedemann (Estonia, 1909-1943)
- 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)
G
- Merab Gagunashvili (Georgia, born 1985)
- 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 Garcia (Argentina, born 1936)
- Eldar Gasanov (Ukraine, born 1982)
- Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan, 1986-2014)
- Anna Gasik (Poland, born 1988)
- Einar Gausel (Norway, born 1963)
- Viktor Gavrikov (Lithuania, Switzerland, born 1957)
- Tamaz Gelashvili (Georgia, born 1978)
- Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, born 1968)
- Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925-1998)
- Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1965)
- Ernő Gereben (Hungary, Switzerland 1907-1988)
- Theodor Germann (Latvia, 1879-1935)
- Alik Gershon (Israel, born 1980)
- Edward Gerstenfeld (Poland, Ukraine 1915-1943)
- Tigran Gharamian (France, born 1984)
- Ameet Ghasi (England, born 1987)
- Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, born 1944)
- Johannes Giersing (Denmark, 1872-1954)
- Ellen Gilbert (USA 1837-1900)
- 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)
- Michele Godena (Italy, born 1967)
- Leonid Gofshtein (Israel, born 1953)
- Alexander Goldin (Russia, born 1965)
- Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, USA, born 1980)
- 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)
- Valentina Golubenko (Estonia, Croatia, born 1990)
- Mikhail Golubev (Ukraine, born 1970)
- Gong Qianyun (China, born 1985)
- Jayson Gonzales (Philippines, born 1969)
- David S. Goodman (England, USA, born 1958)
- Stephen J. Gordon (England, born 1986)
- George H. D. Gossip (USA, 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, USA, 1908-1965)
- Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900-1944)
- Gioachino Greco (Italy, 1600 - c. 1634)
- Alon Greenfeld (USA, Israel, born 1964)
- John Grefe (USA, born 1947)
- Bernhard Gregory (Estonia, Germany, 1879-1939)
- Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906-2000)
- Richard Griffith (England, 1872-1955)
- 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, born 1909)
- Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893-1962)
- Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1956)
- James Grundy (England, USA, 1855-1919)
- Gu Xiaobing (China, born 1985)
- Ion Gudju (Romania, 1897-1988)
- Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936-2002)
- Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913-1998)
- Boris Gulko (Russia, USA, born 1947)
- Gunnar Gundersen (France, Norway, Australia, 1882-1943)
- Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854-1930)
- Abhijeet Gupta (India, born 1989)
- Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, USA, born 1956)
- Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, born 1959)
- Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Georgia, 1933-2008)
- Marina Guseva
- Jan Gustafsson (Germany, born 1979)
- Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, born 1945)
- Fritz Gygli (Switzerland, 1896-1980)
H
- Vitaly Halberstadt (Ukraine, France, 1903-1967)
- Alexander Halprin (Russia, Austria, 1868-1921)
- Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco, born 1972)
- Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, born 1944)
- Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway, born 1990)
- Carl Hamppe (Switzerland, Austria, 1814-1876)
- James Hanham (USA, 1840-1923)
- Curt Hansen (Denmark, born 1964)
- Khosro Harandi (Iran, born 1950)
- 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, born 1900)
- Stewart Haslinger (England, born 1981)
- Arnaud Hauchard (France, born 1971)
- Cécile Haussernot (France, born 1998)
- Kornél Havasi (Hungary, 1892-1945)
- Mark Hebden (England, born 1958)
- Hans-Joachim Hecht (Germany, born 1939)
- Jonny Hector (Sweden, born 1964)
- Fenny Heemskerk (Netherlands, 1919-2007)
- Wolfgang Heidenfeld (Germany, South Africa, Ireland, 1911-1981)
- Herbert Heinicke (Brazil, Germany, 1905-1988)
- Arved Heinrichsen (Lithuania, 1879-1900)
- Dan Heisman (USA, born 1950)
- Karl Helling (Germany, 1904-1937)
- Johan Hellsten (Sweden, born 1975)
- Hermann Helms (USA, 1870-1963)
- Ron Henley (USA, born 1956)
- Walter Henneberger (Switzerland, 1883-1969)
- Deen Hergott (Canada, born 1962)
- Róża Herman (Poland, 1902-1995)
- Gilberto Hernández Guerrero (Mexico, born 1970)
- Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, born 1970)
- Wilhelm Hilse (Germany, 1878-1940)
- Moses Hirschel (Germany, 1754 - c. 1823)
- Philipp Hirschfeld (Germany, 1840-1896)
- Jóhann Hjartarson (Iceland, born 1963)
- Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam, Hungary, born 1980)
- Albert Hodges (USA, 1861-1944)
- Julian Hodgson (England, born 1963)
- Philip Hogarty
- 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 (USA, British Virgin Islands, 1925-2010)
- Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, born 1944)
- Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807-1885)
- Henry Hosmer (USA, 1837-1892)
- Enamul Hossain (Bangladesh, born 1981)
- Hou Yifan (China, born 1994)
- Jovanka Houska (England, born 1980)
- David Howell (England, born 1990)
- Zbyněk Hráček (Czech Republic, born 1970)
- Karel Hromádka (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1887-1956)
- Huang Qian (China, born 1986)
- Robert Hübner (Germany, born 1948)
- Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, born 1951)
- Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978)
- Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, born 1962)
I
- Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, USA, born 1967)
- Bella Igla (Russia, Israel, born 1985)
- Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898-1968)
- Rolando Illa (USA, Cuba, Argentina, 1880-1937)
- Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985)
- Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, born 1962)
- Saidali Iuldachev (Uzbekistan, born 1968)
- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969)
- Ivan Ivanišević (Serbia, born 1977)
- Alexander Ivanov (USA, born 1956)
- Božidar Ivanović (Montenegro, born 1949)
- Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, born 1933)
- Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)
J
- Jana Jacková (Czech Republic, born 1982)
- Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813-1872)
- Charles Jaffe (Russia, USA, 1883-1941)
- Jerzy Jagielski (Poland, Germany, 1897-1955)
- Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983)
- Dragoljub Janošević (Serbia, born 1923)
- Chaim Janowski (Poland, Germany, Japan, c. 1868 - 1935)
- Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868-1927)
- Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942)
- Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, USA, 1859-1914)
- Carlos Jauregui (Chile, Canada, born 1932)
- Eleazar Jiménez (Cuba, born 1928)
- Baadur Jobava (Georgia, born 1983)
- Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, born 1980)
- Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937-2007)
- Darryl Johansen (Australia, born 1959)
- Walter John (Poland, Germany, 1879-1940)
- Hans Johner (Switzerland, 1889-1975)
- Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887-1938)
- Gawain Jones (England, born 1987)
- Paul Journoud (France, 1821-1882)
- Ju Wenjun (China, born 1991)
- Max Judd (Poland, USA, 1851-1906)
- Klaus Junge (Chile, Germany, 1924-1945)
- Miervaldis Jursevskis (Latvia, Canada, born 1921)
K
- Bernhard Kagan (Poland, Germany, 1866-1932)
- Shimon Kagan (Israel, born 1942)
- Victor Kahn (Russia, France, 1889-1971)
- Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, born 1959)
- Osmo Kaila (Finland, 1916-1991)
- Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, USA, 1939-2003)
- Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, born 1974)
- Ilya Kan (Russia, 1909-1978)
- Marcus Kann (Austria, 1820-1886)
- Albert Kapengut (Belarus, born 1945)
- Julio Kaplan (Argentina, Puerto Rico, USA, born 1950)
- Darja Kapš (Slovenia, born 1981)
- Mona May Karff (Moldova, Russia, Palestine, USA, 1914-1998)
- Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, born 1990)
- Anastasiya Karlovich (Ukraine, born 1982)
- Anatoly Karpov (Russia, born 1951)
- Isaac Kashdan (USA, 1905-1985)
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, born 1979)
- Garry Kasparov (Azerbaijan, Russia, born 1963)
- Genrikh Kasparyan (Armenia, 1910-1995)
- Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, USA, born 1943)
- Raymond Keene (England, born 1948)
- Hermann Keidanski (Poland, Germany, 1865-1938)
- Dieter Keller (Switzerland, born 1936)
- Edith Keller-Herrmann (Germany, born 1921)
- Rudolf Keller (Germany, 1917-1993)
- Brian Kelly (Ireland, born 1978)
- Emil Kemény (Hungary, USA, 1860-1925)
- Edvīns Ķeņģis (Latvia, born 1959)
- Hugh Alexander Kennedy (Ireland, England, 1809-1878)
- Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916-1975)
- Alexander Kevitz (USA, 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)
- Igor Khenkin (Russia, Germany, born 1968)
- Denis Khismatullin (Russia, born 1984)
- Michael Khodarkovsky
- Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, 1925-2006)
- Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, born 1975)
- Feliks Kibbermann (Estonia, before 1914)
- Lionel Kieseritzky (Estonia, France, 1806-1853)
- Daniel King (England, born 1963)
- Olof Kinnmark (Sweden, 1897-1970)
- Marko Klasinc
- Georg Klaus (Germany, 1912-1974)
- Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910-1990)
- Jānis Klovāns (Latvia, 1935-2010)
- Gyula Kluger (Hungary, 1914-1994)
- Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, USA, 1894-1973)
- Rainer Knaak (Germany, born 1953)
- 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)
- Dmitry Kokarev (Russia, born 1982)
- Atanas Kolev (Bulgaria, born 1967)
- Jakub Kolski (Poland, 1899-1941)
- Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov (Poland, Serbia, born 1938)
- Humpy Koneru (India, born 1987)
- Imre König (Hungary, Yugoslavia, England, USA, 1899-1992)
- Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Ukraine, 1910-1990)
- Danny Kopec (USA, born 1954)
- Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, born 1931)
- Akshayraj Kore (India 1988)
- Anton Korobov (Ukraine, born 1985)
- 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)
- Vlatko Kovačević (Croatia, born 1942)
- Alexander Kovchan (Ukraine, born 1983)
- Boris Koyalovich (Russia, 1867-1941)
- Valentina Kozlovskaya (Russia, born 1938)
- Jesse Kraai (USA, born 1972)
- Yair Kraidman (Israel, born 1932)
- 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, USA, 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, USA, born 1973)
- Nikolai Krogius (Russia, born 1930)
- Paul Krüger (Germany, 1871-1939)
- Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, born 1983)
- Arvid Kubbel (Russia, 1889-1938)
- Leonid Kubbel (Russia, 1891-1942)
- Sergey Kudrin (Russia, USA, born 1959)
- Adam Kuligowski (Poland, born 1955)
- Kaido Külaots (Estonia, born 1976)
- Abhijit Kunte (India, born 1977)
- Abraham Kupchik (Belarus, USA, 1892-1970)
- Viktor Kupreichik (Belarus, born 1949)
- Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1947)
- Igor Kurnosov (Russia, 1985-2013)
- Alla Kushnir (Russia, Israel, 1941-2013)
- Gennady Kuzmin (Russia, born 1946)
- Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine, born 1990)
L
- Bogdan Lalić (Yugoslavia/Croatia, England, born 1964)
- Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands, born 1985)
- Frank Lamprecht (Germany, born 1968)
- Konstantin Landa (Russia, born 1972)
- Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903-1944)
- Gary Lane (England, Australia, born 1964)
- Lisa Lane (USA, born 1938)
- Max Lange (Germany, 1832-1899)
- Salomon Langleben (Poland, 1862-1939)
- Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935-2010)
- Ernst Larsson (Sweden, 1897-1963)
- Berthold Lasker (Germany, 1860-1928)
- Edward Lasker (Poland, Germany, USA, 1885-1981)
- Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, USA, 1868-1941)
- Leho Laurine (Estonia, Sweden, 1904-1998)
- Joël Lautier (Canada, France, born 1973)
- Darwin Laylo (Philippines, born 1980)
- Frédéric Lazard (France, 1883-1948)
- Gustave Lazard (France, 1876-1949)
- Milunka Lazarević (Serbia, born 1932)
- Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam, born 1991)
- Sergey Lebedev (Russia, 1868-1942)
- Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702-1792)
- Anatoly Lein (Russia, USA, born 1931)
- Paul Saladin Leonhardt (Poland, Germany, 1877-1934)
- James A. Leonard (USA, 1841-1862)
- Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, 1950-2011)
- René Letelier (Chile, 1915-2006)
- Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889-1961)
- Irina Levitina (Russia, USA, born 1954)
- Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876-1924)
- David Levy (Scotland, born 1945)
- Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863-1936)
- Li Chao (China, born 1989)
- Li Ruofan (Singapore, born 1978)
- Li Shilong (China, born 1977)
- Li Shongjian (China, born 1939)
- Li Zunian (China, born 1958)
- Liang Chong (China, born 1980)
- Liang Jinrong (China, born 1960)
- Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, born 1937)
- Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, USA, 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)
- Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887-1954)
- Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, born 1949)
- John Littlewood (England, 1931)
- Liu Shilan (China, born 1962)
- Liu Wenzhe (China, born 1940)
- Ljubomir Ljubojević (Serbia, born 1950)
- Eric Lobron (USA, Germany, born 1960)
- Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899-1974)
- Giambattista Lolli (Italy, 1698-1769)
- William Lombardy (USA, born 1937)
- Edward Löwe (England, 1794-1880)
- Otto Löwenborg (Sweden, 1888-1969)
- Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, England, 1810-1876)
- Moishe Lowtzky (Ukraine, Poland, 1881-1940)
- Sam Loyd (USA, 1841 - 1911)
- Smbat Lputian (Armenia, born 1958)
- Markas Luckis (Lithuania, Argentina, 1905-1973)
- Andrey Lukin (Russia, born 1948)
- 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, USA, 1837-1891)
- Nicholas MacLeod (Canada, 1870-1965)
- Norman Macleod
- Carlos Maderna (Argentina, 1910-1976)
- Ildikó Mádl (Hungary, born 1969)
- Elmar Magerramov (Azerbaijan, born 1958)
- Kazimierz Makarczyk (Poland, 1901-1972)
- Vladimir Makogonov (Azerbaijan, 1904-1993)
- Vadim Malakhatko (Ukraine, Belgium, born 1977)
- Vidmantas Mališauskas (Lithuania, born 1963)
- Vladimir Malaniuk (Russia, Ukraine, born 1957)
- Boris Maliutin (Russia, 1883-1920)
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, born 1985)
- Karmen Mar (Slovenia, born 1987)
- Napoleon Marache (France, USA, 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)
- Sergio Mariotti (Italy, born 1946)
- Ján Markoš (Slovakia, born 1985)
- Tomasz Markowski (Poland, born 1975)
- Géza Maróczy (Hungary, 1870-1951)
- Davide Marotti (Italy, 1881-1940)
- Dražen Marović (Croatia, born 1938)
- Frank Marshall (USA, 1877-1944)
- Giovanni Martinolich (Italy, 1884-1910)
- James Mason (Ireland, USA, England, 1849-1905)
- Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (Greece, born 1983)
- Aleksandar Matanović (Serbia, born 1930)
- Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894-1932)
- Milan Matulović (Serbia, born 1935)
- Svetlana Matveeva (Russia, born 1969)
- Carl Mayet (Germany, 1810-1868)
- Neil McDonald (England, born 1967)
- Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798-1835)
- Colin McNab (Scotland, born 1961)
- Luke McShane (England, born 1984)
- Henrique Mecking (Brazil, born 1952)
- Edmar Mednis (Latvia, USA, 1937-2002)
- Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, born 1987)
- Philipp Meitner (Austria, 1838-1910)
- Vera Menchik (Russia, Czechoslovakia, England, 1906-1944)
- Julius Mendheim (Germany, 1788-1836)
- Jonathan Mestel (England, born 1957)
- Johannes Metger (Germany, 1850-1926)
- Paul Michel (Germany, Argentina, 1905-1977)
- Walter Michel (Switzerland, 1888-after 1935)
- Jacques Mieses (Germany, England, 1865-1954)
- 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)
- 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, USA, born 1931)
- Dragoljub Minić (Montenegro, 1936-2005)
- Evgenij Miroshnichenko (Ukraine, born 1978)
- Azer Mirzoev (Azerbaijan, born 1978)
- Vesna Mišanović (Bosnia, born 1964)
- Kamil Mitoń (Poland, born 1984)
- Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, born 1982)
- Stasch Mlotkowski (USA, 1881-1943)
- Abram Model (Latvia, Russia, 1896-1976)
- Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine, born 1980)
- Julius du Mont (France, England, 1881-1956)
- Mario Monticelli (Italy, 1902-1995)
- Elshan Moradi (Iran, born 1985)
- Luciana Morales Mendoza (Peru, born 1987)
- Kalikst Morawski (Poland, 1859 - c. 1939)
- Bruno Moritz (Germany, Ecuador, 1900- ?)
- Iván Morovic (Chile, born 1963)
- Alexander Moroz (chess player) (Ukraine, 1961-2009)
- Alexander Morozevich (Russia, born 1977)
- Paul Morphy (USA, 1837-1884)
- Paul Motwani (Scotland, born 1962)
- Alexander Motylev (Russia, born 1979)
- Sergei Movsesian (Armenia, Slovakia, born 1978)
- Paul Mross (Poland, Germany, born 1910)
- André Muffang (France, 1897-1989)
- Hans Müller (Austria, 1896-1971)
- Karsten Müller (Germany, born 1970)
- César Muñoz (Ecuador, born 1929)
- Piotr Murdzia (Poland, born 1975)
- Jacob Murey (Russia, Israel, born 1941)
- Phiona Mutesi (Uganda, birthdate unknown)
- Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1990)
- Lkhamsürengiin Myagmarsüren (Mongolia, born 1938)
- Hugh Myers (USA, 1930-2008)
N
- Ashot Nadanian (Armenia, born 1972)
- Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, born 1985)
- Oskar Naegeli (Switzerland, 1885-1959)
- Miguel Najdorf (Poland, Argentina, 1910-1997)
- Hikaru Nakamura (Japan, USA, born 1987)
- William Napier (England, USA, 1881-1952)
- Mario Napolitano (Italy, 1910-1995)
- Renato Naranja (Philippines, born 1940)
- Daniel Naroditsky (USA, born 1995)
- David Navara (Czech Republic, born 1985)
- Vera Nebolsina (Russia, born 1989)
- 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)
- Walter Niephaus (Germany, 1923-1992)
- Yuri Nikolaevsky (Ukraine, born 1937)
- Ioannis Nikolaidis (Greece, born 1971)
- Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1960)
- Allan Nilsson (Sweden, 1899-1949)
- Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, Denmark, 1886-1935)
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, born 1976)
- Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856-1903)
- Jesus Nogueiras (Cuba, born 1959)
- Federico Norcia (Italy, 1904-1985)
- David Norwood (England, born 1968)
- Daniël Noteboom (Netherlands, 1910-1932)
- Igor Novikov (Ukraine, USA, born 1962)
- Heinz Nowarra (Germany, 1897-1945 ?)
- Friedrich Nürnberg (Germany, 1909 -1984)
- Gustaf Nyholm (Sweden, 1880-1957)
- Illya Nyzhnyk (Ukraine, born 1996)
O
- Kevin O'Connell (England, Ireland, born 1949)
- Handszar Odeev (Turkmenistan, born 1972)
- John O'Hanlon (Ireland, 1876-1960)
- Tõnu Õim (Estonia, born 1941)
- Kaarle Ojanen (Finland, born 1918)
- 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, USA born 1975)
- Menachem Oren (Poland, Israel, 1901-1962)
- Gerard Oskam (Netherlands, 1880-1952)
- John Owen (England, 1827-1901)
- Karlis Ozols (Latvia, Australia, 1912-2001)
P
- Nikola Padevsky (Bulgaria, born 1933)
- Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, born 1985)
- Mladen Palac (Croatia, born 1971)
- Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, USA, born 1941)
- Rudolf Palme (Austria, 1910-2005)
- Oscar Panno (Argentina, born 1935)
- Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906-1973)
- Mark Paragua (Philippines, born 1984)
- 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 (USA, 1918-1957)
- 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 1978)
- Jonathan Penrose (England, born 1933)
- Corina Peptan (Romania, born 1978)
- Julius Perlis (Poland, Austria, 1880-1913)
- Raaphi Persitz (England, Israel, Switzerland, born 1934)
- 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 (Russia, 1794-1867)
- Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907-1943)
- Gerhard Pfeiffer (Germany, 1923-2000)
- François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726-1795)
- Luis Piazzini (Argentina, 1905-1980)
- Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, born 1969)
- Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA, 1872-1906)
- Karol Piltz (Poland, 1903-1939)
- Albert Pinkus (USA, 1903-1984)
- József Pintér (Hungary, born 1953)
- Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907-1980)
- Rudolf Pitschak (Czechoslovakia, USA, born 1902)
- Karl Pitschel (Austria, 1829-1883)
- Albin Planinc (Slovenia, 1944-2008)
- James Plaskett (England, Spain, born 1960)
- Kazimierz Plater (Poland, 1915-2004)
- Igor Platonov (Ukraine, 1934-1995)
- Joseph Platz (Germany, USA, 1905-1981)
- Isaias Pleci (Argentina, 1907-1979)
- David Podhorzer (Austria, born before 1916)
- Natalia Pogonina (Russia, born 1985)
- Henryk Pogorieły (Poland, 1908-1943)
- Amos Pokorný (Czechoslovakia, 1890-1949)
- Rudolph Pokorny (Bohemia, Mexico, USA, 1880-after 1920)
- Judit Polgár (Hungary, born 1976)
- Elisabeta Polihroniade (Romania, born 1935)
- Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934-1995)
- Arturo Pomar (Spain, born 1931)
- Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983)
- Stepan Popel (Poland, France, USA, 1909-1987)
- Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863-1941)
- Petar Popović (Yugoslavia, Serbia, born 1959)
- Lajos Portisch (Hungary, born 1937)
- Evgeny Postny (Israel, born 1981)
- Peter Potemkine (Russia, France, 1886-1926)
- Vladimir Potkin (Russia, born 1982)
- Christian Poulsen (Denmark, 1912-1981)
- Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, born 1988)
- Borki Predojević (Bosnia, born 1987)
- Lodewijk Prins (Netherlands, born 1913)
- Svetlana Prudnikova (Russia, born 1967)
- Dawid Przepiórka (Poland, 1880-1942)
- Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, born 1958)
- Stojan Puc (Slovenia, 1921-2004)
- Viktors Pupols (Latvia, USA, born 1935)
- Cecil Purdy (New Zealand, Australia, 1906-1979)
- John Purdy (Australia, born 1935)
Q
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)
- Maurice Raizman (Moldova/Russia, France 1905-1974)
- Iweta Rajlich (Poland, born 1981)
- 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)
- Damian Reca (Argentina, 1894-1937)
- Hans Ree (Netherlands, born 1944)
- Brian Reilly (France, England, Ireland, 1901-1991 )
- Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910-1964)
- Heinrich Reinhardt (Germany, Argentina, 1903-1990)
- Teodor Regedziński (Poland, 1894-1954)
- Arturo Reggio (Italy, 1863-1917)
- Ludwig Rellstab (Germany, 1904-1983)
- Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, USA, 1911-1992)
- Pál Réthy (Hungary, 1905-1962)
- Richard Réti (Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, 1889-1929)
- Ramón Rey Ardid (Spain, 1903-1988)
- Alexander Riazantsev (Russia, born 1985)
- Zoltán Ribli (Hungary, born 1951)
- Pablo Ricardi (Argentina, born 1962)
- Isaac Rice (USA, 1850-1915)
- Kurt Richter (Germany, 1900-1969)
- Alessandra Riegler (Italy, born 1961)
- Fritz Riemann (Germany, 1859-1932)
- Friedl Rinder (Germany, 1905-2001)
- Horst Rittner (Germany, born 1930)
- Nikolai Riumin (Russia, 1908-1942)
- Jules Arnous de Rivière (France, 1830-1905)
- Karl Robatsch (Austria, 1928-2000)
- Ray Robson (USA, born 1994)
- Ludwig Rödl (Germany, 1907-1970)
- Maxim Rodshtein (Israel, born 1989)
- Ian Rogers (Australia, born 1960)
- Dorian Rogozenko (Romania, born 1973)
- Ivan Vladimir Rohaček (Slovakia, 1909-1977)
- Michael Roiz (Russia, Israel born 1983)
- Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine, born 1952)
- Peter Romanovsky (Russia, 1892-1964)
- Max Romih (Croatia, Italy, 1893-1979)
- Catharina Roodzant (Netherlands, 1896-1999)
- Vidrik Rootare (Estonia, c. 1900 - 1985)
- Bernardo Roselli (Uruguay, born 1965)
- Leon Rosen (Poland, USA, 1869-1942)
- Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz (Latvia, Russia, 1876-after 1928)
- Samuel Rosenthal (Poland, France 1837-1902)
- Laura Ross (USA, born 1988)
- Stefano Rosselli del Turco (Italy, 1877-1947)
- Héctor Rossetto (Argentina, born 1922)
- Nicolas Rossolimo (Ukraine, France, USA, 1910-1975)
- Gersz Rotlewi (Poland, 1889-1920)
- Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, born 1977)
- Eduardas Rozentalis (Lithuania, born 1963)
- Vesna Rožič (Slovenia, 1987-2013)
- Ruan Lufei (China, born 1987)
- Jorge Rubinetti (Argentina, born 1945)
- Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, Germany, Belgium, 1882-1961)
- 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)
- Anna Rudolf (Hungary, born 1987)
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)
- Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (France, 1800-1872)
- Jaroslav Šajtar (Czechoslovakia, 1921-2003)
- Konstantin Sakaev (Russia, born 1974)
- Valery Salov (Russia, born 1964)
- Gersz Salwe (Poland, 1862-1920)
- Friedrich (Fritz) Sämisch (Germany, 1896-1975)
- Sergiu Samarian (Romania, Germany, 1923-1991)
- Grigory Sanakoev (Russia, born 1935)
- Luis Augusto Sánchez (Colombia, 1917-1981)
- Raúl Sanguineti (Argentina, 1933-2000)
- Anthony Santasiere (USA, 1904-1977)
- Emmanuel Sapira (Romania, Belgium, 1900-1943)
- Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924-1999)
- Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia, born 1983)
- Ivan Šarić (Croatia, born 1990)
- Jacob Sarratt (England, 1772-1819)
- Jeff Sarwer (Canada, born 1978)
- Krishnan Sasikiran (India, born 1981)
- Harold Saunders (England, 1875-1950)
- Stanislav Savchenko (Ukraine, born 1967)
- Vladimir Savon (Ukraine, 1940-2005)
- Gyula Sax (Hungary, born 1951)
- Emil Schallopp (Germany, 1843-1919)
- 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)
- Lothar Schmid (Germany, born 1928)
- Paul Felix Schmidt (Estonia, Germany, USA, 1916-1984)
- Ludwig Schmitt (Germany, born before 1910)
- Wilhelm Schönmann (Germany, 1889-1970)
- Georg Schories (Germany, 1874-1934)
- Arnold Schottländer (Germany, 1854-1909)
- František Schubert (Czechoslovakia, 1894-1940)
- John William Schulten (USA, 1821-1875)
- Jan Schulz (Czechoslovakia, 1899-1953)
- Gabriel Schwartzman (Romania, USA, born 1976)
- Leon Schwartzmann (Poland, France, 1887-1942)
- Paulette Schwartzmann (Latvia, France, Argentina, born 1910)
- Samuel Schweber (Argentina, born 1936)
- Marie Sebag (France, born 1986)
- Yasser Seirawan (Syria, USA, born 1960)
- Adolf Seitz (Germany, Argentina 1898-1970)
- Alexey Selezniev (Russia, France, 1888-1967)
- Lidia Semenova (Ukraine, born 1951)
- Edward Guthlac Sergeant (England, 1881-1961)
- Philip Walsingham Sergeant (England, 1872-1952)
- Aleksandr Sergeyev (Russia, 1897-1970)
- Gregory Serper (Uzbekistan, USA, born 1969)
- Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, USA, born 1967)
- Greg Shahade (USA, born 1978)
- Jennifer Shahade (USA, born 1980)
- Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, Israel, USA, 1923-2005)
- Gauri Shankar (India, born 1992)
- Andrey Shariyazdanov (Russia, born 1976)
- Shen Yang (China, born 1989)
- Kamran Shirazi (Iran, USA, France, born 1952)
- Alexei Shirov (Latvia, Spain, born 1972)
- Nigel Short (England, born 1965)
- Jackson Showalter (USA, 1860-1935)
- Yury Shulman (Belarus, USA, born 1975)
- Ilya Shumov (Russia, 1819-1881)
- Bruno Edgar Siegheim (Germany, South Africa, 1875-1952)
- Guðmundur Sigurjónsson (Iceland, born 1947)
- Vladimir Simagin (Russia, 1919-1968)
- Albert Simonson (USA, 1914-1965)
- Amon Simutowe (Zambia, born 1982)
- 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)
- Jan Smeets (Netherlands, born 1985)
- Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, born 1946)
- David Smerdon (Australia, born 1984)
- Ilya Smirin (Belarus, Israel, born 1968)
- Pavel Smirnov (Russia, born 1982)
- Stephen Francis Smith (Canada, England, 1861-1928)
- 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 (Bosnia, Netherlands, born 1968)
- Alexey Sokolsky (Ukraine, Belarus, 1908-1969)
- Alexander Solovtsov (Russia, 1847-1923)
- Andrew Soltis (USA, born 1947)
- Ariel Sorin (Argentina, born 1967)
- Victor Soultanbeieff (Russia, Belgium, 1895-1972)
- Vladimir Sournin (Russia, USA, 1875-1942)
- 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)
- Nava Starr (Latvia, Canada, born 1949)
- Howard Staunton (England, 1810-1874)
- Michael Stean (England, born 1953)
- Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, born 1979)
- Leonid Stein (Ukraine, 1934-1973)
- Endre Steiner (Hungary, 1901-1944)
- Lajos Steiner (Hungary, Australia 1903-1975)
- Herman Steiner (Slovakia/Hungary, USA, 1905-1955)
- Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, Austria, England, USA, 1836-1900)
- Károly Sterk (Hungary, 1881-1946)
- Agnes Stevenson (England, before 1901-1935)
- Lara Stock (Croatia, born 1992)
- Gösta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904-1963)
- Zurab Sturua (Georgia, born 1964)
- Mihai Suba (Romania, born 1947)
- Mladen Šubarić (Croatia, born 1920)
- 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)
- Jaime Sunye Neto (Brazil, born 1957)
- Emil Sutovsky (Azerbaijan, Israel, born 1977)
- Duncan Suttles (Canada, born 1945)
- Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia, born 1950)
- Dmitry Svetushkin (Moldova, born 1980)
- Peter Svidler (Russia, born 1976)
- Rudolf Swiderski (Germany, 1878-1909)
- Eugenio Szabados (Hungary, Italy, 1898-1974)
- László Szabó (Hungary, 1917-1998)
- Gedali Szapiro (Poland, Israel, born 1929)
- Salomon Szapiro (Poland, 1882-1944)
- Rudolph Sze (China, USA, c. 1890 - 1938)
- József Szén (Hungary, 1805-1857)
- József Szily (Hungary, 1913-1976)
- Jorge Szmetan (Argentina, born 1950)
- Aleksander Sznapik (Poland, born 1951)
- Abram Szpiro (Germany, Poland, 1912-1943)
T
- Mark Taimanov (Ukraine, Russia, born 1926)
- Sándor Takács (Hungary, 1893-1932)
- Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936-1992)
- Hiong Liong Tan (Indonesia, Netherlands, born 1938)
- László Tapasztó (Hungary, Venezuela, USA, born 1930)
- James Tarjan (USA, born 1952)
- Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862-1934)
- Savielly Tartakower (Austria/Poland, France, 1887-1956)
- Jean Taubenhaus (Poland, France, 1850-1919)
- Povilas Tautvaišas (Lithuania, USA, 1916-1980)
- Jan Willem te Kolsté (Netherlands, 1874-1936)
- Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868-1925)
- Oscar Tenner (Germany, USA, 1880-1948)
- Rudolf Teschner (Germany, 1922-2006)
- Praveen Thipsay (India, born 1959)
- Murugan Thiruchelvam (England, born 1988)
- Theophilus Thompson (USA, born 1855)
- 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 (Russia, born 1985)
- Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, born 1973)
- Vladislav Tkachiev (Russia, Kazakhstan, France born 1973)
- Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910-1969)
- Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia, born 1987)
- Vasilije Tomović (Montenegro, 1906-?)
- Tong Yuanming (China, born 1972)
- Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, born 1975)
- Eugenio Torre (Philippines, born 1951)
- Carlos Torre Repetto (México, 1902-1978)
- Izaak Towbin (Ukraine, Poland, 1899-1941)
- Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866-1936)
- František Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1882-1942)
- Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885-1941)
- George Treysman (USA, 1881-1959)
- Petar Trifunović (Croatia, Serbia, 1910-1980)
- Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937-2000)
- Paul Truong (Vietnam, USA, born 1965)
- Anatol Tschepurnoff (Finland, 1871-1942)
- Mark Tseitlin (Russia, Israel, born 1943)
- Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944-2011)
- Alexander Tsvetkov (Bulgaria, born 1914)
- Leon Tuhan-Baranowski (Poland, Germany, 1907-1954)
- Vladimir Tukmakov (Ukraine, born 1946)
- Myroslav Turiansky (Ukraine, USA, 1912-1998)
- Johannes Türn (Estonia, 1899-1993)
- Abe Turner (USA, 1924-1962)
- Maxim Turov (Russia, born 1979)
- Isador Samuel Turover (Belgium, USA, 1892-1978)
- Dimitri Tyomkin (Canada, born 1977)
- Alexandru Tyroler (Romania, 1891-1990)
U
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 (USA, 1942-2004)
- Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands, born 1956)
- John van der Wiel (Netherlands, born 1959)
- Arnold van Foreest (Netherlands, 1863-1954)
- 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)
- Rita Varnienė
- Evgeni Vasiukov (Russia, born 1933)
- Petr Velička
- 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)
- Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India, born 1979)
- Benito Villegas, (Argentina, 1877-1952)
- Yakov Vilner (Ukraine, 1899 - c. 1930)
- Isakas Vistaneckis (Lithuania, Israel, 1910-2000)
- Nikita Vitiugov (Russia, born 1987)
- Erwin Voellmy (Switzerland, 1886-1951)
- Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, born 1986)
- Andrey Vovk (Ukraine, born 1991)
- Yuri Vovk (Ukraine, born 1988)
- Zvonko Vranesic (Croatia, Canada, born 1938)
- Milan Vukcevich (Serbia, USA, 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 (New Zealand, England, 1921-2008)
- Alexander Wagner (Poland, 1868-1942)
- Heinrich Wagner (Germany, 1888-1959)
- Victor Wahltuch (England, 1875-1953)
- Carl August Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871-1902)
- George Walker (England, 1803-1879)
- Max Walter (Slovakia, 1896-1940)
- Wang Lei (China, born 1975)
- Wang Pin (China, born 1974)
- Wang Puchen (China, New Zealand, born 1990)
- Richard Wang
- Wang Rui (China, born 1978)
- Wang Yu (China, born 1982)
- Wang Yue (China, born 1987)
- Preston Ware (USA, 1821-1891)
- Cathy Warwick (England, born 1968)
- Miyoko Watai (Japan, born 1945)
- William Wayte (England, 1829-1898)
- Simon Webb (England, 1949-2005)
- Tom Wedberg (Sweden, born 1953)
- Henri Weenink (Netherlands, 1892-1931)
- Otto Wegemund (Germany, 1870-1928)
- Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912-1945)
- Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857-1927)
- 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)
- Michael Wiedenkeller (Sweden, born 1963)
- Arthur Wijnans (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1920-1945)
- Elijah Williams (England, 1810-1854)
- Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838-1920)
- Peter Winston (USA, born 1958)
- William Winter (England, 1898-1955)
- Victor Winz (Germany, Israel, Argentina, born 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, USA, 1963-2006)
- Heinrich Wolf (Austria, 1875-1943)
- Siegfried Reginald Wolf (Austria, Israel, 1867-1951)
- Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria, 1881-1931)
- Patrick Wolff (USA, born 1968)
- Wu Mingqian (China, born 1961)
- Wu Shaobin (Singapore, 1969)
- Wu Wenjin (China, born 1976)
- Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814-1896)
X
Y
- Yuri Yakovich (Russia, born 1962)
- Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925-2000)
- Frederick Yates (England, 1884-1932)
- Ye Jiangchuan (China, born 1960)
- Ye Rongguang (China, born 1963)
- Olavo Yépez (Ecuador, born 1937)
- Trotzky Yepez (Ecuador, 1940-2010)
- Alex Yermolinsky (USA, born 1958)
- Mustafa Yilmaz
- Yin Hao (China, born 1979)
- Yu Shaoteng (China, born 1979)
- Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, born 1959)
- Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, born 1960)
Z
- Vladimir Zagorovsky (Russia, 1925-1994)
- Sergey Zagrebelny (Uzbekistan, born 1965)
- Igor Zaitsev (Russia, born 1938)
- Lazar Zalkind (Ukraine, 1886-1945)
- Abram Zamikhovsky (Ukraine, 1908-1978)
- Alonso Zapata (Colombia, born 1958)
- Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina, born 1972)
- Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, USA, born 1978)
- Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, born 1935)
- Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland, born 1987)
- Elmārs Zemgalis (Latvia, USA, born 1923)
- Zhang Jilin (China, born 1986)
- Zhang Pengxiang (China, born 1980)
- Zhang Weida (China, born 1949)
- Zhang Zhong (China, Singapore, born 1978)
- Zhao Jun (China, born 1986)
- Zhao Lan (China, born 1963)
- Zhao Xue (China, born 1985)
- Zhao Zong-Yuan (China, Australia, born 1986)
- Peng Zhaoqin (China, born 1968)
- Viktor Zheliandinov (Ukraine, born 1935)
- Zhou Jianchao (China, born 1988)
- Qiyu Zhou
- Zhou Weiqi (China, born 1986)
- Zhu Chen (China, born 1976)
- Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine, born 1979)
- Adolf Zinkl (Bohemia, Austria, 1871-1944)
- Emil Zinner (Czechoslovakia, 1909-1942)
- František Zíta (Czechoslovakia, 1909-1977)
- Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884-1954)
- Alexander Zubarev (Ukraine, born 1979)
- Nikolai Zubarev (Russia, 1894-1951)
- Bernard Zuckerman (USA, born 1943)
- Johannes Zukertort (Poland, Germany, England, 1842-1888)
- Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia, born 1976)
- Kira Zvorykina (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, 1919-2014)
- Adolf Zytogorski (Poland, England, 1807-1882)
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, the IBM chess playing computer, was victorious in a 1997 match against then-world champion Garry Kasparov.
- Deep Thought, an earlier version of Deep Blue, won many computer chess championships.
- Deep Fritz achieved a draw in the 2002 match, "Brains in Bahrain", against Vladimir Kramnik. A variant, X3D Fritz, drew against Kasparov in 2004, and the version Deep Fritz 10 defeated the world champion Vladimir Kramnik in 2006.
- 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 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.
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