This is a list of chess players.

Chess players by vocation

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The people in this list are men and women who are primarily known as chess players.

A

• Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
• Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, 1988– )
• Michael Adams (England, 1971– )
• Utut Adianto (Indonesia, 1965– )
• Andras Adorjan (Hungary, 1950– )
• Simen Agdestein (Norway, 1967– )
• James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983)
• Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, USA, 1957– )
• Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, 1971– )
• Semyon Alapin (Lithuania 1856–1923)
• Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
• Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, 1945– )
• Alexander Alekhine (Russia, 1892–1946)
• Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974)
• Zoltan Almasi (Hungary, 1976– )
• Boris Alterman (Israel, 1970– )
• Friedrich Amelung (Latvia, 1842–1909)
• Viswanathan Anand (India, 1969– )
• Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
• Ulf Andersson (Sweden, 1951– )
• Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, 1986– )
• Levon Aronian (Armenia, 1982– )
• Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960– 2004)
• Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, 1966– )
• Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980– )
• As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, circa 880–946)
• Suat Atalik (Turkey, 1964– )
• Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
• Yuri Averbakh (Russia, 1922– )
• Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, 1960– )
• Hipólito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, 1986– )

B

• Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, 1967– )
• Etienne Bacrot (France, 1983– )
• Rosendo Balinas, Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
• Hristos Banikas (Greece, 1978– )
• Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001)
• Gideon Barcza (Hungary, 1911–1986)
• Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861–1924)
• Leonard Barden (England, 1929– )
• Evgeny Bareev (Russia, 1966– )
• Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874)
• Michael Basman (England, 1946– )
• Johann Bauer (Czechoslovakia, 1861–1891)
• Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, 1935– )
• Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, 1969– )
• Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, 1940– )
• Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1953– )
• Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, 1947– )
• Joel Benjamin (USA, 1964– )
• Pal Benko (Hungary, USA, 1928– )
• Hans Berliner (USA, 1929– )
• Ivar Bern (Norway, 1967– )
• Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
• Istvan Bilek (Hungary, 1932– )
• Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
• Arthur Bisguier (USA, 1929– )
• Roy Turnbull Black (USA, 1888–1962)
• Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
• Dr Ludwig E Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
• Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937–2001)
• Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, 1931– )
• Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
• Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Russia, 1892–1984)
• Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952)
• Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598)
• Julio Bolbochan (Argentina, 1920–1996)
• Isaac Boleslavsky (Russia, 1919–1977)
• Victor Bologan (Moldova, 1971– )
• Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979)
• Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990)
• Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995)
• Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840)
• Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, 1983– )
• Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921)
• David Bronstein (Russia, 1924– )
• Walter Browne (Australia, USA, 1949– )
• Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, 1982– )
• Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925)
• Donald Byrne (USA, 1930–1976)
• Robert Byrne (USA, 1928– )
• Elizaveta Ivanovna Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)

C

• Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981)
• José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942)
• Ruth Cardoso (Brazil, 1934–2000)
• Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 1990– )
• Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647)
• Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England, 1960– )
• Rudolf Charousek (Hungary, 1873–1900)
• Zhu Chen (China, 1976– )
• Irving Chernev (USA, 1900–1981)
• Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, 1961– )
• Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908)
• Larry Christiansen (USA, 1956– )
• John Cochrane (England, 1798–1878)
• Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897–1932)
• Anya Corke (England, Hong Kong, 1990– )
• Juan Corzo (Cuba, 1873–1941)
• Pia Cramling (Sweden, 1963– )

D

• Arthur Dake (USA, 1910– )
• Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544)
• Klaus Darga (Germany, 1934– )
• Nigel Davies (England, 1960– )
• Nick de Firmian (USA, 1957– )
• Boris De Greiff (Colombia, 1930– )
• Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, 1914– )
• Arnold Denker (USA, 1914–2005)
• Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847)
• Rune Djurhuus (Norway, 1970– )
• Maxim Dlugy (Russia, USA, 1966– )
• Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, 1959– )
• Elena Donaldson (Russia, USA, 1957– )
• John W. Donaldson (USA, 1958– )
• Ivo Donev (Austria, 1959– )
• Jan Hein Donner (Netherlands, 1927–1988)
• Alexey Dreev (Russia, 1969– )
• Leroy Dubeck (USA, 1939– )
• Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899)
• Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829–1893)
• Oldrich Duras (Czechoslovakia, 1882–1957)
• Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, 1947– )
• Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 1987– )
• Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, USA, 1944– )

E

• James Eade (USA, 1957– )
• Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, 1962– )
• Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997)
• John Emms (England, 1967– )
• Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897)
• Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987)
• Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901–1981)
• Larry Evans (USA, 1932– )
• Captain William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790–1872)

F

• Ernst Falkbeer (Austria, 1819–1885)
• John Fedorowicz (USA, 1958– )
• Florin Felecan (Romania, USA, 1980– )
• Martha Fierro (Ecuador, 1977– )
• Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, 1928– )
• Reuben Fine (USA, 1914–1993)
• Ben Finegold (USA, 1969– )
• Bobby Fischer (USA, 1943– )
• Glenn Flear (England, 1959– )
• János Flesch (Hungary, England, 1933–1983)
• Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1983)
• Gyozo Forintos (Hungary, 1935– )
• Lubomir Ftacnik (Slovakia, 1957– )
• Semen Furman (Russia, 1920–1978)

G

• Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, 1964– )
• Alisa Galliamova (Russia, 1972– )
• Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, 1941– )
• Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, 1988– )
• Einar Gausel (Norway, 1963– )
• Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, 1968– )
• Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998)
• Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, 1965– )
• Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, 1982– )
• Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, 1944– )
• Ellen E. Strong Gilbert (USA)
• Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000)
• Svetozar Gligoric (Yugoslavia, 1923– )
• Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, USA, 1980– )
• Harry Golombek (England, 1911–1995)
• David S. Goodman (England, USA, 1958– )
• Stephen J. Gordon (England, 1986– )
• Danny Gormally (England, 1976– )
• Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, USA, 1908–1965)
• Gioacchino Greco (Italy, 1600–c.1634)
• Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906–2000)
• Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 1983– )
• Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955)
• Efstratios Grivas (Greece, 1966– )
• Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893–1962)
• Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936–2002)
• Boris Gulko (Russia, USA, 1947–)
• Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930)
• Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)

H

• Anna Hahn (Latvia, USA, 1976– )
• Tunc Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, 1946– )
• Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, 1944– )
• Curt Hansen (Denmark, 1964– )
• Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850)
• Pentala Harikrishna (India, 1986– )
• Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907)
• Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884)
• William Hartston (England, 1947– )
• Jonny Hector (Sweden, 1964– )
• Wolfgang Heidenfeld (Germany, South Africa, Ireland, 1911–1981)
• Dan Heisman (USA, 1950– )
• Ron Henley (USA, 1956– )
• Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, 1970– )
• Julian Hodgson (England, 1963– )
• Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1944– )
• Israel Horowitz (USA, 1907–1973)
• Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885)
• David Howell (England, 1990– )
• Karel Hromádka (Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956)
• Robert Hübner (Germany, 1948– )
• Werner Hug (Switzerland, 1952– )

I

• Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, 1962– )
• Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, 1965– )
• Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941)
• Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 1969– )
• Alexander Ivanov (USA, 1956– )
• Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, USA, 1947–2005)
• Sergei Ivanov (Russia, 1960– )
• Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia, 1933– )

J

• Carl Jaenisch (Russia, 1813–1872)
• Lora Jakovleva (Russia, 1932– )
• David Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927)
• Florian Jenni (Switzerland, 1980– )
• Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, 1980– )
• Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937– )
• Darryl Johansen (Australia, 1959– )
• Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887–1938)

K

• Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, 1959– )
• Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, USA, 1939–2003)
• Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, 1974– )
• Qin Kanying (China, 1974– )
• Darja Kapš (Slovenia, 1981– )
• Mona May Karff (Palestine, USA, 1914–1998)
• Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, 1990– )
• Anatoly Karpov (Russia, 1951– )
• Isaac Kashdan (USA, 1905–1985)
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, 1979– )
• Garry Kasparov (Russia, 1963– )
• Genrikh Kasparyan (Armenia, 1910–1995)
• Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, US, 1943– )
• Raymond Keene (England, 1948– )
• Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916–1975)
• Alexander Khalifman (Russia, 1966– )
• Georg Kieninger (Germany, 1902–1975)
• Lionel Kieseritzky (Poland, Germany, 1806–1853)
• Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, 1925–2006)
• Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, 1975– )
• Ernst Klein (England, 1910–1990)
• Janis Klovans (Latvia, 1935– )
• Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, USA 1894–1973)
• Alexander Koblentz (Latvia, 1916–1993)
• Boris Kogan (Russia, USA, 1940–1993)
• Ignác Kolisch (Hungary, 1837–1899)
• Georges Koltanowski (Belgium, USA, 1903–2000)
• Koneru Humpy (India, 1987– )
• Danny Kopec (USA, 1954– )
• Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, 1931– )
• Anton Korobov (Ukraine, 1985– )
• Yona Kosashvili (Georgia, Israel, 1970– )
• Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia, 1985– )
• Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia, 1986– )
• Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 1984– )
• Borislav Kostić (Yugoslavia, 1887–1963)
• Vassilios Kotronias (Greece, 1964– )
• Alexander Kotov (Russia, 1913–1981)
• Vladimir Kovacevic (Croatia, 1942– )
• Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 1975– )
• Michal Krasenkow (Poland, 1963– )
• Ljuba Kristol (Russia, Israel, 1944– )
• Stanislav Kriventsov (Russia, USA, 1973– )
• Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, 1983– )
• Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia & Herzegovenia, 1947– )
• Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine, 1990– )

L

• Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, 1989– )
• Salo Landau (Netherlands, 1903–1944)
• Gary Lane (England, Australia, 1964 – )
• Lisa Lane (USA, 1938– )
• Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935– )
• Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia, 1818–1899)
• Frank Lamprecht (Germany, 1968– )
• Edward Lasker (Germany, USA, 1885–1981)
• Emanuel Lasker (Germany, USA, 1868–1941)
• Joel Lautier (France, 1973– )
• Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792)
• Péter Lékó (Hungary, 1979– )
• Alex Lenderman (USA, 1989– )
• Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587)
• Paul Leonhardt (Germany, 1877–1934)
• Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, 1975– )
• Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961)
• David Levy (Scotland, 1945– )
• Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, 1980 – )
• Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, 1911– )
• Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, USA, 1863–1905)
• John Littlewood (England, 1931– )
• Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Yugoslavia, 1950– )
• William Lombardy (USA, 1937– )
• Ruy López de Segura (Spain, c.1530 – c.1580)
• Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, 1810–1876)
• Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c.1465 – c.1530)
• Andrey Lukin (Russia, 1948– )
• Thomas Luther (Germany, 1969– )
• Christopher Lutz (Germany, 1971– )

M

• George Henry Mackenzie (Scotland, 1837–1891)
• Vladimir Malakhov (Russia, 1980– )
• Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 1985– )
• Maria Manakova (Serbia, 1974– )
• Georg Marco (Austria, 1863–1923)
• Beatriz Marinello (Chile, 1964– )
• Geza Maroczy (Hungary, 1870–1951)
• Frank Marshall (USA, 1877–1944)
• James Mason (Ireland, USA, England, 1849–1905)
• Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894–1932)
• Milan Matulovic (Yugoslavia, 1935– )
• Svetlana Matveeva (Russia, 1969– )
• Karl Mayet (Germany, 1810–1868)
• Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798–1835)
• Colin McNab (Scotland, 1961– )
• Luke McShane (England, 1984– )
• Henrique Mecking (Brazil, 1952– )
• Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, 1987– )
• Vera Menchik-Stevenson (Czech Republic, England, 1906–1944)
• Jacques Mieses (Germany, England, 1865–1954)
• Vladas Mikenas (Lithuania, 1910–1992)
• Tony Miles (England, 1955–2001)
• Dragoljub Minić (Yugoslavia, 1937–2005)
• Kamil Miton (Poland, 1984– )
• Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, 1982– )
• Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807–1888)
• Iván Morovic (Chile, 1963– )
• Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 1977– )
• Paul Morphy (USA, 1837–1884)
• Niaz Morshed (Bangladesh, 1966– )
• Paul Motwani (Scotland, 1962– )
• Alexander Motylev (Russia, 1979– )
• Sergei Movsesian (Armenia, Slovakia, 1978– )
• Karsten Müller (Germany, 1970– )
• Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1990– )

N

• Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, 1985– )
• Miguel Najdorf (Poland, Argentina, 1910–1997)
• Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1987– )
• Renato Naranja (Philippines)
• David Navara (Czech Republic, 1985– )
• Gastón Needleman (Argentina, 1990– )
• Parimarjan Negi (India, 1993– )
• Jaime Sunye Neto (Brazil, 1957– )
• Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Russia, 1912–1974)
• Arno Nickel (Germany, 1952– )
• Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, 1973– )
• Aaron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, 1886–1935)
• Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, 1976– )
• John Nunn (England, 1955– )

O

• Leif Ogaard (Norway, 1952– )
• Tonu Oim (Estonia, 1941– )
• Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland, 1935– )
• Helgi Olafsson (Iceland, 1956– )
• John Owen (England, 1827–1901)
• Berge Ostenstad (Norway, 1964– )

P

• Luděk Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1929–2003 )
• Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany, 1985– )
• Victor Palciauskas (Lithuania, 1941– )
• Ryan Palmer (Jamaica)
• Davor Palo (Denmark, 1985– )
• Oscar Panno (Argentina, 1935– )
• Vasily Panov (Russia, 1906–1973)
• Mark Paragua (Philippines, 1984– )
• Bruno Parma (Slovenia, 1941– )
• Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833–1891)
• Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland, 1976– )
• Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933– )
• Zhang Pengxiang (China, 1980– )
• David Penkalski (USA, 1962– )
• John Peters (USA, 1951– )
• Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984)
• Alexander Petrov (Russia, 1794–1867)
• Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943)
• Helmut Pfleger (Germany, 1943– )
• François-André Danican Philidor (France, 1726–1795)
• Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, 1969– )
• Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA, 1872–1906)
• Hermann Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981)
• Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907–1980)
• James Plaskett (England, Spain, 1960– )
• Giulio Polerio (Italy, c.1550–c.1610)
• Judit Polgar (Hungary, 1976– )
• Susan Polgar (Hungary, USA, 1969– )
• Zsófia Polgár (Hungary, Israel, 1974– )
• Ekaterina Polovnikova (Russia, 1982– )
• Lev Polugaevsky (Russia, 1934–1995)
• Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983– )
• Stepan Popel (Poland, France, USA, 1909–1987)
• Lajos Portisch (Hungary, 1937– )
• David Przepiorka (Poland, 1880–1942)
• Lev Psakhis (Russia, Israel, 1958– )
• Cecil Purdy (Australia, 1906–1979)

Q

• Miguel Quinteros (Argentina, 1947– )

R

• Abram Rabinovich (Russia, 1878–1943) ^*
• Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 1987– )
• Ivan Radulov (Bulgaria, 1939– )
• Viacheslav Ragozin (Russia, 1908–1962)
• Ramachandran Ramesh (India, 1976– )
• Alejandro Ramirez (Costa Rica, 1988– )
• Yuri Razuvayev (Russia, 1945– )
• Hans Ree (Netherlands, 1944– )
• Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910–1964)
• Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, USA, 1911–1992)
• Richard Réti (Czechoslovakia, 1889–1929)
• Zoltan Ribli (Hungary, 1951– )
• Isaac Rice (USA, 1850– 1915)
• Horst Rittner (Germany, 1930– )
• Jules Arnous de Rivière (France, 1830–1905)
• Ian Rogers (Australia, 1960– )
• Kenneth Rogoff (USA, 1953– )
• Michael Rohde (USA, 1959– )
• Nancy Roos (USA, 1905–1957)
• Laura Ross (USA, 1988– )
• Héctor Rossetto (Argentina, 1922– )
• Nicolas Rossolimo (Ukraine, France, USA, 1910–1975)
• Eugéne Rousseau (France, c.1810 – c.1870)
• Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, 1977– )
• Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, 1882–1961)
• Sergei Rublevsky (Russia, 1974– )
• Olga Rubtsova (Russia, 1909–1994)
• Lyudmila Rudenko (Russia, 1904–1986)

S

• Pierre St. Amant (France, 1800–1872)
• Jaroslav Šajtar (Czechoslovakia, 1921–2003)
• Valery Salov (Russia, 1964– )
• Alessandro Salvio (Italy, c.1570– c.1640)
• Friedrich (Fritz) Sämisch (Germany, 1896–1975)
• Grigory Sanakoev (Russia, 1935– )
• Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924–1999)
• Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand, 1964– )
• Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia, 1983– )
• Krishnan Sasikiran (India, 1981– )
• Vladimir Savon (Ukraine, 1940–2005)
• Gyula Sax (Hungary, 1951– )
• Emanuel Schiffers (Russia, 1850–1904)
• Carl Schlechter (Austria, 1874–1918)
• Yasser Seirawan (Syria, USA, 1960– )
• Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, USA, 1967– )
• Jennifer Shahade (USA, 1980– )
• Leonid Shamkovich (Russia, USA, 1923–2005)
• Gauri Shankar (India, 1992– )
• Elizabeth Shaughnessy (Ireland, USA)
• James Sherwin (USA, England, 1933– )
• Kamran Shirazi (Iran, France, 1952– )
• Alexei Shirov (Latvia, Spain, 1972– )
• Nigel Short (England, 1965– )
• Jackson Showalter (USA, 1860–1935)
• Yuri Shulman (Belarus, 1975– )
• Almira Skripchenko (France, 1976– )
• Jorn Sloth (Denmark, 1944– )
• Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, 1946– )
• Ilia Smirin (Israel, 1968– )
• Vasily Smyslov (Russia, 1921– )
• Andrei Sokolov (Russia, France, 1963– )
• Ivan Sokolov (Yugoslavia, Netherlands, 1968– )
• Andrew Soltis (USA, 1947– )
• Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937– )
• Jon Speelman (England, 1956– )
• Rudolf Spielmann (Austria, 1883–1942)
• Kevin Spraggett (Canada, 1954– )
• Ana Srebrnic (Slovenia, 1984– )
• Gideon Stahlberg (Sweden, 1908–1967)
• Phillip Stamma (Syria, England, France, 1705–1755)
• Charles Stanley (England, USA, 1819–1901)
• Nava Starr (Latvia, Canada, 1949– )
• Howard Staunton (England, 1810–1874)
• Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 1979– )
• Leonid Stein (Ukraine, 1934–1973)
• Herman Steiner (USA, 1905–1955)
• Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, USA, 1836–1900)
• Daniel Stellwagen (Netherlands, 1987– )
• Gosta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904–1963)
• Alexey Suetin (Russia, 1926–2001)
• Mir Sultan Khan (Pakistan, 1905–1966)
• Emil Sutovsky (Israel, 1977– )
• Duncan Suttles (Canada, 1945– )
• Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia, 1950– )
• Peter Svidler (Russia, 1976– )
• László Szabó (Hungary, 1917–1998)

T

• Mark Taimanov (Russia, 1926– )
• Mikhail Tal (Latvia, 1936– 1992)
• Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862–1934)
• Ksawery Tartakower (Poland, France, 1887–1956)
• Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868–1925)
• Murugan Thiruchelvam (England, 1988– )
• George Alan Thomas (Turkey, England, 1881–1972)
• Jan Timman (Netherlands, 1951– )
• Gert Jan Timmerman (Netherlands, 1956– )
• Sergei Tiviakov (Russia, Netherlands, 1973– )
• Jonathan Tisdall (USA, Norway, 1958– )
• Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910–1969)
• Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 1975– )
• Eugenio Torre (Philippines, 1951– )
• Carlos Torre Repetto (México,1902–1978)
• Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936)
• Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885–1941)
• Petar Trifunovic (Croatia, 1910–1980)
• Georgi Tringov (Bulgaria, 1937–2000)
• Paul Truong (Vietnam, USA, 1965– )
• Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944– )
• Theodore Tylor (England, 1900–1968)

U

• Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany, 1935– )
• Mikhail Umansky (Russia, 1952– )
• Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925–2006)

V

• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 1990– )
• Rafael Vaganian (Armenia, 1951– )
• Povilas Vaitonis (Lithuania, Canada, 1911–1983)
• Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, 1982– )
• Michael Valvo (USA, 1942–2004)
• Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 1972– )
• Zoltan Varga (Hungary, 1970– )
• Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885–1962)
• Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, 1957– )
• Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, 1986– )
• Larisa Volpert (Russia, 1926– )
• Ignatz von Popiel (Poland, 1863–1941)
• Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960–2000)

W

• Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, 1921– )
• Miyoko Watai (Japan, 1945– )
• Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005)
• Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
• Norman Tweed Whitaker (USA, 1890–1975)
• Peter Winston (USA, 1958– )
• Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
• William Winter (England, 1898–1955)
• Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Poland, USA, 1963– )
• Patrick Wolff (USA, 1968– )
• Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989)
• Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)

X

• Bu Xiangzhi (China, 1985– )
• Jun Xie (China, 1970– )
• Jun Xu (China, 1962– )
• Zhao Xue (China, 1985– )

Y

• Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925–2000)
• Frederick Yates (England, 1884–1932)
• Jiangchuan Ye (China, 1960– )
• Alex Yermolinsky (USA, 1958– )
• Hou Yifan (China, 1994– )
• Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, 1959– )
• Wang Yue (China, 1987– )
• Xu Yuhua (China, 1976– )
• Leonid Yurtaev (Kyrgyzstan, 1959– )
• Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, 1960– )

Z

• Vladimir Zagorovsky (Russia, 1925– )
• Alexander Zaitsev (Russia, 1935–1971)
• Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, USA, 1978– )
• Zhong Zhang (China, 1978– )
• Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884–1954)
• Bernard Zuckerman (USA, 1943– )
• Johannes Zukertort (Poland, 1842–1888)

Ø

• Leif Øgaard (Norway, 1952– )
• Berge Østenstad (Norway, 1967– )

Famous people who were/are avid chess players

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The people in this list are famous in other areas of activity, but are known to have played chess or maintain a current interest in chess.

• Woody Allen
• Atahualpa
• George Airy
• Martin Amis
• LaVar Arrington
• Newell Banks (USA, World American Checkers (English Draughts) Champion 1887–1977)
• Humphrey Bogart
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Bono
• Henry Thomas Buckle (English historian)
• John Cage
• Lewis Carroll
• Charlemagne
• Aleister Crowley (occultist)
• Steve Davis
• Anurag Dikshit
• Marcel Duchamp
• Albert Einstein
• Paul Erdős
• Leonhard Euler
• Chris Evans
• Richard Feynman
• Benjamin Franklin
• Carl Friedrich Gauss
• Stephen Fry
• Dominik Hašek
• Thomas Jefferson
• Ephraim Kishon (satirist, Kishon Chesster chess computer)
• Alfred Kreymborg
• Stanley Kubrick
• Yosef Lapid
• Pope Leo XIII
• Lennox Lewis
• Samuel Loyd
• Madonna
• Steve Martin
• Abraham de Moivre
• Vladimir Nabokov (Russian writer)
• Alexander Pushkin (Russian writer)
• Sergei Prokofiev (Russian composer & pianist)
• Saladin
• Sting
• Jonathan Sarfati (Australian scientist and author)
• George C. Scott (U.S. actor)
• Nathan Sharansky
• Juan Maria Solare (Argentine composer & pianist)
• Raymond Smullyan
• Josip Broz Tito
• Leo Tolstoy
• Queen Victoria
• George Washington
• John Wayne

Computers

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• Deep Blue, the IBM chess playing computer, was victorious in a 1997 match against then-world champion Garry Kasparov. (Deep Thought was an earlier, similar machine.)
• Deep Fritz achieved a draw in the 2002 match, "Brains in Bahrain", against Vladimir Kramnik. A variant, X3D Fritz, drew against Kasparov.
• Hydra (chess), currently the strongest chess player in the world.
• Shredder is another strong program, having won the World Computer Chess Championship eight times.

See also

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• World Chess Championship
• International Grandmaster
• World Junior Chess Championship
• List of national chess championships
• List of Israeli chess players
• List of female chess players

External links

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• http://www.fide.com
• http://www.uschess.org
• http://www.muljadi.org
• http://www.iccf.com

Chess players

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