List of chess players

Template:Short description This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. Template:Horizontal TOC

A

• Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
• Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935)
• Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan, born 1995)
• István Abonyi (Hungary, 1886–1942)
• Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
• Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, US, born 1988)
• Hasan Abbasifar (Iran, born 1972)
• Farid Abbasov (Azerbaijan, born 1979)
• Jude Acers (US, born 1944)
• Péter Ács (Hungary, born 1981)
• Weaver Adams (US, 1901–1963)
• Tanitoluwa Adewumi (Nigeria, US, born 2010)
• Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965)
• András Adorján (Hungary, 1950–2023)
• 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)
• Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born 1957)
• Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, US, born 1983)
• Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971)
• Mohammed Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974)
• Semyon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923)
• Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987)
• Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
• Lev Alburt (Russia, US, born 1945)
• Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946)
• Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939)
• Grace Alekhine (US, England, France 1876–1956)
• Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973)
• Kirill Alekseenko (Russia, born 1997)
• 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)
• Yoel Aloni (Israel, 1937–2019)
• Boris Alterman (Israel, born 1970)
• Friedrich Amelung (Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909)
• Bassem Amin (Egypt, born 1988)
• Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, born 1978)
• Bruce Amos (Canada, born 1946)
• An Yangfeng (China, born 1963)
• Viswanathan Anand (India, born 1969)
• Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938)
• Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980)
• Hope Arthurine Anderson (Jamaica, 1950–2016)
• Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
• Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951)
• Dmitry Andreikin (Russia, born 1990)
• Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989)
• Dejan Antić (Serbia, born 1968)
• Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962)
• Vladimir Antoshin (Russia, 1929–1994)
• Oskar Antze (Germany, 1878–1962)
• Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970)
• Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941)
• Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941)
• Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
• José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971)
• Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968)
• Mehrdad Ardeshi (Iran, born 1979)
• Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967)
• Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Keith Arkell (England, born 1961)
• Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, 1917–2009)
• Jón Árnason (Iceland, born 1960)
• Dagur Arngrímsson (Iceland, born 1987)
• Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982)
• Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983)
• Vladislav Artemiev (Russia, born 1998)
• Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896)
• Jacob Ascher (England, Canada, 1841–1912)
• Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004)
• Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, US, born 1966)
• Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008)
• Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, Russia, born 2004)
• Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946)
• Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956)
• Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982)
• Suat Atalık (Turkey, born 1964)
• Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
• Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, c.1888–1952)
• Yuri Averbakh (Russia, c.1922–2022)
• Valeriy Aveskulov (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Herbert Avram (US, 1913–2006)
• Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)

B

• Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967)
• Étienne Bacrot (France, born 1983)
• Paul Baender (Germany, Bolivia, 1906–1985)
• Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia, born 1964)
• Amir Bagheri (Iran, born 1978)
• Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, US, born 1967)
• Vladimir Bagirov (USSR, Latvia, 1936–2000)
• Mary Bain (US, 1904–1972)
• David Graham Baird (US, 1854–1913)
• Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978)
• Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949)
• Rosendo Balinas Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
• Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945)
• Csaba Balogh (Hungary, born 1987)
• János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980)
• Julio Balparda (Uruguay, c. 1900–1942)
• Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948)
• Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978)
• Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, 1921–2013)
• David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988)
• Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935)
• Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975)
• Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001)
• Oliver Barbosa (Philippines, born 1986)
• 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)
• Robert Henry Barnes (England, New Zealand 1849–1916)
• Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874)
• Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966)
• Mateusz Bartel (Poland, born 1985)
• John Bartholomew (US, born 1986)
• 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, 1935–2025)
• Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984)
• Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, US, born 1969)
• Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, 1940–2021)
• Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942)
• Dina Belenkaya (Russia, Israel, born 1993)
• Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953)
• Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia, born 1962)
• Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947)
• Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, c. 1890–1920)
• Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922)
• Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976)
• Joel Benjamin (US, born 1964)
• Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, 1910–2010)
• Pal Benko (France, Hungary, US, 1928–2019)
• Dávid Bérczes (Hungary, born 1990)
• Emanuel Berg (Sweden, born 1981)
• Béla Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005)
• Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933)
• Victor Buerger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996)
• Nils Bergkvist (Sweden, 1900–?)
• Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966)
• Hans Berliner (Germany, US, 1929–2017)
• Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967)
• Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943)
• Jacob Bernstein (US, 1885–1959)
• Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
• Sidney Norman Bernstein (US, 1911–1992)
• Mario Bertok (Croatia, 1929–2008)
• Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939)
• Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, 1901–1986)
• Kārlis Bētiņš (Latvia, 1867–1943)
• Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890–1966)
• Vinay Bhat (US, born 1984)
• Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940)
• Martin Bier (Germany, 1854–1934)
• Horace Bigelow (US, 1898–1980)
• István Bilek (Hungary, 1932–2010)
• Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840)
• Maurice Billecard (France, 1876–?)
• Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974)
• Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
• Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950)
• Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961)
• Arthur Bisguier (US, 1929–2017)
• Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950)
• Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935)
• Roy Turnbull Black (US, 1888–1962)
• Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
• Armand Blackmar (US, 1826–1888)
• Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951)
• Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1895–1971)
• Ottó Bláthy (Hungary, 1860–1939)
• Max Blau (Germany, Switzerland, 1918–1984)
• Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
• Paweł Blehm (Poland, born 1980)
• Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875–?)
• Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, 1947–2004)
• Calvin Blocker (US, born 1955)
• Claude Bloodgood (US, 1937–2001)
• Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910)
• Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947)
• Max Blümich (Germany, 1886–1942)
• Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, US, 1907–1998)
• Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, 1931–2000)
• Dmitry Bocharov (Russia, born 1982)
• Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
• Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984)
• Efim Bogoljubow (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)
• Alexandra Botez (US, Canada, born 1995)
• Andrea Botez (US, Canada, born 2002)
• 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 (US, 1928–2013)
• Bhupendra Niraula (Nepal, born 1981)

C

• Kler Çaku (Albania, born 2010)
• Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927–2010)
• Daniel 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 (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 (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)
• Anna Cramling (Spain, Sweden, born 2002)
• 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, 1931–2022)
• Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961)
• Hieronim Czarnowski (Poland, France, Austria-Hungary, 1834–1902)
• Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)

D

• 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, 1842–1891)
• 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)
• 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)
• Erald Dervishi (Albania, born 1979)
• Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847)
• Andrei Deviatkin (Russia, born 1980)
• Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911–1981)
• André Diamant (Brazil, born 1990)
• Alvaro Dias Huizar (Venezuela, born 1980)
• Emil Josef Diemer (Germany, 1908–1990)
• Mark Diesen (US, 1957–2008)
• Julius Dimer (Germany, 1871–1945)
• Ding Liren (China, born 1992)
• 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)
• Stefan Docx (Belgium, born 1974)
• 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)

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 (England, born 1967)
• Peter Enders (Germany, 1963–2025)
• Lūcijs Endzelīns (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909–1981)
• Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907–1980)
• Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967)
• Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897)
• Thomas Engqvist (Sweden, born 1963)
• 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 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 (Germany, Australia, born 1937)
• Glenn Flear (England, born 1959)
• Ernst Flechsig (Germany, 1852–1890)
• Bernhard Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1853–1931)
• Max Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1845–1919)
• 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 (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 1964)
• 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 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (Germany, 1810–1886)
• 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, 1983–2025)
• 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 (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 (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)
• 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 (England, born 1990)
• 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, 1948–2025)
• Werner Hug (Switzerland, born 1952)
• Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, 1951–2015)
• Koneru Humpy (India, born 1987)
• Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978)
• Niclas Huschenbeth (Germany, born 1992)
• 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 1975)
• Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela, Spain, born 1989)
• Saidali Iuldachev (Uzbekistan, born 1968)
• Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969)
• Ivan Ivanišević (Serbia, born 1977)
• Alexander Ivanov (US, born 1956)
• Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, US, 1947–2005)
• Božidar Ivanović (Montenegro, born 1946)
• 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, 1889–1963)
• 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 (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)
• Sultan Khan (British India, 1903–1966)
• 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 (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 1973)
• 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 (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)
• Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910–1990)
• 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 (Russia, born 1982)
• Atanas Kolev (Bulgaria, born 1967)
• Ignác Kolisch (Slovakia, Austria-Hungary, 1837–1899)
• Jakub Kolski (Poland, 1899–1941)
• George 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, born 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 (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 (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 (US, born 1980)
• 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 (Russia, 1868–1942)
• 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 (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 (Russia, 1871–1929)
• Jacob Levin (US, 1904–1992)
• Naum Levin (Ukraine, Australia, born 1933)
• Caleb Levitan (South Africa, born 2010)
• Yuliya Levitan (USA, born 1973)
• Irina Levitina (Russia, US, born 1954)
• Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876–1924)
• David Levy (Scotland, born 1945)
• Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972)
• 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 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 (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, 1871–1940)
• 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, 1920–1954)
• 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 (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 (Poland, born 1975)
• Robert Markuš (Serbia, born 1983)
• Géza Maróczy (Hungary, 1870–1951)
• Davide Marotti (Italy, 1881–1940)
• Dražen Marović (Croatia, born 1938)
• 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 (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 (England, born 1967)
• Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798–1835)
• Colin McNab (Scotland, born 1961)
• Luke McShane (England, born 1984)
• Henrique Mecking (Brazil, born 1952)
• 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 (Germany, Argentina, 1905–1977)
• Walter Michel (Switzerland, 1888–1969)
• 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 (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)
• Fatos Muço (Albania, born 1949)
• André Muffang (France, 1897–1989)
• 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, born 1996)
• 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 Napier (England, US, 1881–1952)
• Mario Napolitano (Italy, 1910–1995)
• Renato Naranja (Philippines, born 1940)
• Srinath Narayanan (India, born 1994)
• Daniel Naroditsky (US, 1995–2025)
• 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 1964)
• 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 (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)
• Bhupendra Niraula (Nepal, born 1981)
• Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, born 1976)
• Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856–1903)
• Jesús Nogueiras (Cuba, born 1959)
• Federico Norcia (Italy, 1904–1985)
• Henry Norman (US, born 2010)
• Holger Norman-Hansen (Denmark, 1899–1984)
• David Norwood (England, born 1968)
• Daniël Noteboom (Netherlands, 1910–1932)
• 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 (England, Ireland, born 1949)
• Handszar Odeev (Turkmenistan, born 1972)
• Leif Øgaard (Norway, born 1952)
• 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, 1935–2025)
• Helgi Ólafsson (Iceland, born 1956)
• Mikhailo Oleksienko (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Lembit Oll (Estonia, 1966–1999)
• Adolf Georg Olland (Netherlands, 1867–1933)
• Anton Olson (Sweden, 1881–1967)
• 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 (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 (Argentina, 1897–1971)
• Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, US, born 1941)
• Richard Palliser (England, born 1981)
• Rudolf Palme (Austria, 1910–2005)
• Ryan Palmer (Jamaica, born 1974)
• Davor Palo (Denmark, born 1985)
• Eero Paloheimo (Finland, born 1936)
• Ethan Pang (England, born 2015)
• Oscar Panno (Argentina, born 1935)
• Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973)
• Mark Paragua (Philippines, born 1984)
• 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 1976)
• Max Pavey (US, 1918–1957)
• Rahul Srivatshav Peddi (US, born 2002)
• 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 (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 (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 (United Kingdom, 1859–1896)
• Lev Polugaevsky (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995)
• Arturo Pomar (Spain, 1931–2016)
• Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, born 1983)
• Domenico Ponziani (Italy, 1719–1796)
• Stepan Popel (Poland, France, US, 1909–1987)
• Ignatz von Popiel (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863–1941)
• 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 (Denmark, 1912–1981)
• Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iran, born 1988)
• R Praggnanandhaa (India, born 2005)
• Borki Predojević (Bosnia, born 1987)
• Edith Charlotte Price (England, 1872–1952)
• Lodewijk Prins (Netherlands, 1913–1999)
• Luca Protopopescu (France, born 2016)
• 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 (Australia, 1935–2011)

Q

• Qi Jingxuan (China, born 1947)
• Qin Kanying (China, born 1974)
• 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 (Bangladesh, born 1974)
• Maurice Raizman (Moldova/Russia, France, 1905–1974)
• Iweta Rajlich (Poland, born 1981)
• Ramachandran Ramesh (India, born 1976)
• 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 (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 (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, 1929–2000)
• 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 (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 (US, born 1959)
• Michael Roiz (Russia, Israel, born 1983)
• Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine, born 1952)
• 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, 1876–1942)
• Jacob Rosenthal (US, 1881–1954)
• Samuel Rosenthal (Poland, France, 1837–1902)
• 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)
• Eugéne Rousseau (France, 1805–1870)
• Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, born 1977)
• Shreyas Royal (India, England, born 2009)
• 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, 1880–1961)
• Emanuel Rubinstein (Poland, 1897–?)
• José Rubinstein (Argentina, 1940–1997)
• 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)
• Tania Sachdev (India, born 1986)
• 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 (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 (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 (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 (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)
• Eglantina Shabanaj (Albania, born 1979)
• Greg Shahade (US, born 1978)
• Jennifer Shahade (US, born 1980)
• Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, Israel, US, 1923–2005)
• Gauri Shankar (India, born 1992)
• Samuel Shankland (US, born 1991)
• Andrey Shariyazdanov (Russia, born 1976)
• Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Ireland, US, born 1937)
• 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)
• Roman Shogdzhiev (Russia, born 2015)
• 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, 1954–2023)
• 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)
• Bodhana Sivanandan (England, born 2015)
• 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 (Bosnia, Netherlands, born 1968)
• Alexey Sokolsky (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, 1908–1969)
• Dragan Šolak (Serbia, born 1980)
• Alexander Solovtsov (Russia, 1847–1923)
• Andrew Soltis (US, born 1947)
• Julien Song (France, born 1993)
• 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 (Bulgaria, born 1971)
• Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937–2025)
• 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, before 1899–1905)
• Philipp Stamma (Syria, England, France, 1705–1755)
• Fabian Stanach (Poland, born 1980)
• Nikolaus Stanec (Austria, born 1968)
• 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 (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 (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 1959)
• 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 (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 (England, US, 1804–1870)
• Theophilus Thompson (US, 1855–1881)
• 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)
• 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, 1904–1978)
• 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 (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 (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, 1899–1931)
• 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 (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 (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 (England, 1803–1879)
• Max Walter (Slovakia, 1896–1940)
• Wang Hao (China, born 1989)
• Wang Lei (China, born 1975)
• Wang Pin (China, born 1974)
• Puchen Wang (China, New Zealand, born 1990)
• Wang Rui (China, born 1978)
• Wang Yu (China, born 1982)
• Wang Yue (China, born 1987)
• 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 (England, born 1962)
• 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)
• Wei Yi (China, born 1999)
• Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912–1945)
• Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
• Peter Wells (England, born 1965)
• Carl Wemmers (Germany, 1845–1882)
• 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 (England, 1810–1854)
• Simon Williams (England, born 1979)
• Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
• Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, 1725–1793)
• Peter Winston (US, born 1958)
• 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, born 1969)
• Wu Wenjin (China, born 1976)
• Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)

X

• 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)

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, 1937–2021)
• Trotzky Yepez (Ecuador, 1940–2010)
• Alex Yermolinsky (US, born 1958)
• Betül Cemre Yıldız (Turkey, born 1989)
• Yin Hao (China, born 1979)
• Carissa Yip (US, born 2003)
• 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 (Russia, Germany, born 1960)

Z

• 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 (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)
• Patrick Zelbel (Germany, born 1993)
• Elmārs Zemgalis (Latvia, US, 1923–2014)
• Zhang Jilin (China, born 1986)
• Zhang Pengxiang (China, born 1980)
• Zhang Weida (China, born 1949)
• Zhang Xiaowen (China, born 1989)
• 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)
• 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, c. Template:Trim–1882)

Computers

• HAL 9000, fictional AI (see "Poole versus HAL 9000")
• 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 an engine. As of December 2006, Rybka has topped all chess engine rating lists and won the 2007 WCCC.
• Shredder is another strong program, having won the WCCC twice.

See also

• List of Armenian chess players
• List of Indian chess players
• List of Israeli chess players
• List of Russian chess players
• List of female chess players
• List of chess grandmasters
• List of amateur chess players
• List of chess players by peak FIDE rating