List of chess players

{{Short description|None}} This '''list of chess players''' includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia. {{Horizontal TOC|nonum=y}}

== 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) * 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) * 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)

== 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, {{circa|1811/1812}}–1882)

== Computers == {{Further|Chess engine}} {{Update|section|reason=Is this list from 2010?|date=March 2021}} * 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.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{cite web|url=https://www.fide.com|title=World Chess Federation|website=FIDE|access-date=2018-01-05}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.uschess.org|title=Home|website=US Chess|access-date=2018-01-05}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.iccf.com|website=iccf.com|title=ICCF|access-date=2018-01-05}}

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