This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia.
A
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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)
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- Jackson Showalter (US, 1860–1935)
- Yury Shulman (Belarus, US, born 1975)
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- 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)
- Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistani, born 2005)
- 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)
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edit- 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)
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edit- 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)
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edit- 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)
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edit- 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)
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edit- Xie Jun (China, born 1970)
- Jeffery Xiong (US, born 2000)
- Xu Jun (China, born 1962)
- Xu Yuanyuan (China, born 1981)
- Xu Yuhua (China, born 1976)
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edit- 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)
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edit- 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. 1811/1812–1882)
Computers
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- 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
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References
editExternal links
edit- "World Chess Federation". FIDE. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- "Home". US Chess. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- "ICCF". iccf.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.