A

• Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907�1980)
• Michael Adams (England, 1971� )
• Utut Adianto (Indonesia, 1965� )
• Andras Adorjan (Hungary, 1950� )
• Simen Agdestein (Norway, 1967� )
• Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, 1971� )
• Semyon Alapin, (Lithuania 1856�1923)
• Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848�1920)
• Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, 1945� )
• Alexander Alekhine (Russia, 1892�1946)
• Hugh Alexander (England, 1899�1974)
• Boris Alterman (Israel, 1970� )
• Friedrich Amelung (Latvia, 1842�1909)
• Viswanathan Anand (India, 1969� )
• Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818�1879)
• Ulf Andersson (Sweden, 1951� )
• Levon Aronian (Armenia, 1982� )
• Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960� 2004)
• Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, 1966� )
• As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, circa 880�946)
• Henry Atkins (England, 1872�1955)
• Yuri Averbakh (Russia, 1922� )
• Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, 1960� )
• Hip�lito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, 1986� )

B

• Etienne Bacrot (France, 1983� )
• Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961�2001)
• Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861�1924)
• Leonard Barden (England, 1929� )
• Evgeny Bareev (Russia, 1966� )
• Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825�1874)
• Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, 1969� )
• Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, 1953� )
• Joel Benjamin (USA, 1964� )
• Pal Benko (Hungary, USA, 1928� )
• Hans Berliner (USA, 1929� )
• Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882�1962)
• Istvan Bilek (Hungary, 1932� )
• Henry Bird (England, 1830�1908)
• Arthur Bisguier (USA, 1929� )
• Roy Turnbull Black (USA)
• Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841�1924)
• Dr Ludwig E Bledow (Germany, 1795�1846)
• Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937�2001)
• Samuel Boden, (England, 1826�1882)
• Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889�1952)
• Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528�1598)
• Julio Bolbochan (Argentina, 1920�1996)
• Isaac Boleslavsky (Soviet Union, 1919�1977)
• Eero B��k (Finland, 1910�1990)
• Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911�1995)
• Louis Charles de la Bourdonnais (France, 1795�1840)
• Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893�1921)
• David Bronstein (Russia, 1924� )
• Walter Browne (Australia/USA, 1949� )
• Xiangzhi Bu (China, 1985� )
• Amos Burn (England, 1848�1925)
• Donald Byrne (USA, 1930�1976)
• Robert Byrne (USA, 1928� )
• Elizaveta Ivanovna Bykova (Russia, 1913�1989)

C

• Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896�1981)
• Jos� Ra�l Capablanca (Cuba, 1888�1942)
• Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 1990� )
• Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573�1647)
• Murray Chandler (New Zealand, England 1960� )
• Rudolf Charousek (Hungary, 1873�1900)
• Zhu Chen (China, 1976� )
• Irving Chernev (USA, 1900�1981)
• Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, USSR, 1961� )
• Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850 - 1908)
• Larry Christiansen (USA, 1956� )
• John Cochrane (England, 1798�1878)
• Edgard Colle (Belgium, 1897�1932)
• Juan Corzo (Cuba, 1873�1941)
• Pia Cramling (Sweden, 1963� )

D

• Arthur Dake (USA, 1910� )
• Pedro Damiano (Portugal, �1544)
• Nigel Davies (England, 1960� )
• Nick de Firmian (USA, 1957� )
• Boris De Greiff (Colombia, 1930� )
• Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, 1914� )
• Arnold Denker (USA, 1914�2005)
• Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780�1847)
• Rune Djurhuus (Norway, 1970� )
• Sergey Dolmatov (USSR, 1959� )
• "Jan Hein" Donner (Netherlands, 1927�1988)
• Alexey Dreev (Russia, 1969� )
• Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817�1899)
• Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829�1893)
• Oldrich Duras (Czechoslovakia, 1882�1957)
• Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, )
• Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, 1987� )
• Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, USA, 1944� )

E

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

F

• Ernst Falkbeer (Austria, 1819�1885)
• John Fedorowicz (USA, 1958� )
• Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, 1928� )
• Reuben Fine (USA, 1914�1993)
• Bobby Fischer (USA, 1943� )
• Salo Flohr (Czechoslovakia, 1908�1983)
• Gyozo Forintos (Hungary, )
• Lubomir Ftacnik (Slovakia, 1957� )
• Semen Furman (USSR, 1920�1978)

G

• Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, 1964� )
• Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, USSR, 1941� )
• Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, 1988� )
• Einar Gausel (Norway, 1963� )
• Boris Gelfand (Belarus, USSR, Israel, 1968� )
• Efim Geller (Ukraine, USSR, 1925�1998)
• Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, 1965� )
• Ehsan Ghaemmaghami (Iran, 1981� )
• Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, 1944� )
• Ellen E Strong Gilbert (USA)
• Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937�2000)
• Svetozar Gligoric (Yugoslavia, 1923� )
• Harry Golombek (England, 1911�1995)
• Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, USA, 1908�1965)
• Gioacchino Greco (Italy, 1600�c.1634)
• Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906�2000)
• Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 1983� )
• Richard Griffith (England, 1872�1955)
• Ernst Gr�nfeld (Austria, 1893�1962)
• Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936�2002)
• Boris Gulko (USSR, USA, 1947�)
• Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854�1930)

H

• Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811�1850)
• Pentala Harikrishna (India, 1986� )
• Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864�1907)
• Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823�1884)
• William Hartston (England, 1947� )
• Jonny Hector (Sweden, 1964� )
• Julian Hodgson (England, 1963� )
• Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1944� )
• Israel Horowitz (US, 1907�1973)
• Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807�1885)
• Robert H�bner (Germany, 1948� )

I

• Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, 1962� )
• Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, )
• Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 1969� )
• Sergey Ivanov (Russia, 1960� )
• Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia, 1933� )

J

• Carl Jaenisch (Russia, 1813�1872)
• David Janowski (Poland, France 1868�1927)
• Darryl Johansen (Australia, 1959� )
• Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887�1938)

K

• Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, 1974� )
• Mona May Karff (Palestine, USA, 1914�1998)
• Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, 1990� )
• Anatoly Karpov (Russia, 1951� )
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, 1979� )
• Garry Kasparov (Russia, 1963� )
• Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, US, 1943� )
• Raymond Keene (England, 1948� )
• Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916�1975)
• Alexander Khalifman (Russia, 1966� )
• Lionel Kieseritzky (Poland and Germany, 1806�1853)
• Ernst Klein (England, 1910�1990)
• Janis Klovans (Latvia, 1935� )
• Georges Koltanowski (Belgian and American, 1903�2000)
• Koneru Humpy (India, 1987� )
• Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, 1931� )
• Yona Kosashvili (Georgia, Israel, 1970� )
• Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia, 1985� )
• Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 1984� )
• Borislav Kostić (Yugoslavia, 1887�1963)
• Vassilios Kotronias (Greece, 1964� )
• Alexander Kotov (USSR, 1913�1981)
• Vladimir Kovacevic (Croatia, 1942� )
• Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 1975� )
• Michal Krasenkow (Poland, 1963� )
• Irina Krush (Ukraine, USSR, USA, 1983� )
• Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia & Herzegovenia, 1947� )

L

• Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, 1989� )
• Bent Larsen (Denmark, 1935� )
• Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia, 1818�1899)
• Edward Lasker (Germany, USA, 1885�1981)
• Emanuel Lasker (Germany, USA, 1868�1941)
• Joel Lautier (France, 1973� )
• Legall de Kermeur (1702�1792)
• P�ter L�k� (Hungary, 1979� )
• Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542�1587)
• Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, 1975� )
• Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889�1961)
• Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, 1980 � )
• Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, 1911� )
• John Littlewood (England, 1931� )
• Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Yugoslavia, 1950� )
• William Lombardy (USA, 1937� )
• Ruy L�pez de Segura (Spain, c.1530 � c.1580)
• Johann L�wenthal (Hungary, 1810�1876)
• Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c.1465 � c.1530)

M

• Georg Marco (Austria, 1863�1923)
• Geza Maroczy (Hungary, 1870�1951)
• Frank Marshall (USA, 1877�1944)
• Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894�1932)
• Karl Mayet (Germany, 1810�1868)
• Alexander McDonnell (Ireland, 1798�1835)
• Colin McNab (Scotland, 1961� )
• Luke McShane (England, 1984� )
• Henrique Mecking (Brazil, 1952� )
• Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, 1987� )
• Vera Menchik-Stevenson (Czech Republic, England, 1906�1944)
• Jacques Mieses (Germany, England 1865�1954)
• Vladas Mikenas (Lithuania, 1910�1992)
• Tony Miles (England, 1955�2001)
• Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807�1888)
• Iv�n Morovic (Chile, 1963� )
• Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 1977� )
• Paul Morphy (USA, 1837�1884)
• Paul Motwani (Scotland, 1962� )
• Alexander Motylev (Russia, 1979�)
• Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 1990� )

N

• Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany, 1985� )
• Miguel Najdorf (Argentina, 1910�1997)
• Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 1987� )
• Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Russia, 1912�1974)
• Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, 1973� )
• Aaron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, 1886�1935)
• Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, 1976� )
• John Nunn (England, 1955� )

O

• Fridrik Olafsson (Iceland, 1935� )
• John Owen (England, 1827�1901)
• Berge Ostenstad (Norway, 1964� )
• Paul O'Flaherty (Ireland, 1988� 2004 )
• Kevin O'Flaherty (Ireland, 1988� 2003 )

P

• Luděk Pachman (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1929�2003 )
• Oscar Panno (Argentina, 1935� )
• Vasily Panov (USSR, 1906�1973)
• Mark Paragua (Philippines, 1984� )
• Bruno Parma (Slovenia, 1941� )
• Louis Paulsen (Germany, 1833�1891)
• Jonathan Penrose (England, 1933� )
• Tigran Petrosian (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929�1984)
• Helmut Pfleger (Germany, 1943� )
• Fran�ois-Andr� Danican Philidor (France, 1726�1795)
• Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, 1969� )
• Harry Nelson Pillsbury (USA, 1872�1906)
• Hermann Pilnik (Germany, Argentina, 1914�1981)
• Vasja Pirc (Slovenia, 1907�1980)
• Giulio Polerio (Italy, c.1550�c.1610)
• Judit Polgar (Hungary, 1976� )
• Susan Polgar (Hungary, USA, 1969� )
• Zs�fia Polg�r (Hungary, Israel, 1974� )
• Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, 1983� )
• Lajos Portisch (Hungary, 1937� )
• C.J.S. Purdy (Australia, 1906�1979)

Q

• Miguel Quinteros (Argentina, 1947� )

R

• Abram Rabinovich (Russia, 1878�1943)
• Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 1987� )
• Yuri Razuvayev (Russia, 1945� )
• Hans Ree (Netherlands, 1944� )
• Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910�1964)
• Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, USA, 1911�1992)
• Richard R�ti (Czechoslovakia, 1889�1929)
• Zoltan Ribli (Hungary, 1951� )
• Jules Arnous de Rivi�re (France, 1830�1905)
• Ian Rogers (Australia, 1960� )
• Michael Rohde (USA, 1959� )
• Nicolas Rossolimo (France, USA, 1910�1975)
• Eug�ne Rousseau (France, c.1810 � c.1870)
• Jonathan Rowson (Scotland, 1977� )
• Akiba Rubinstein (Poland, 1882�1961)
• Sergei Rublevsky (Russia, 1974� )
• Olga Rubtsova (Russia, 1909�1994)
• Lyudmila Rudenko (Russia, 1904�1986)

S

• Pierre St. Amant (France, 1800�1872)
• Valery Salov (Russia, 1964� )
• Friedrich (Fritz) S�misch (Germany, 1896�1975)
• Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand, 1964� )
• Krishnan Sasikiran (India, 1981� )
• Gyula Sax (Hungary, 1951� )
• Emmanuel Schiffers (Russia, 1850�1904)
• Carl Schlechter (Austria, 1874�1918)
• Yasser Seirawan (Syria, USA, 1960� )
• Alexander Shabalov (Latvia, USA, 1967� )
• Jennifer Shahade (USA, 1980� )
• Leonid Shamkovich (Russian, USA, 1923�2005)
• Alexei Shirov (Latvia, Spain, 1972� )
• Nigel Short (England, 1965� )
• Jackson Showalter (USA, 1860�1935)
• Yury Shulman (Belarus, 1975
• Almira Skripchenko (France, 1976� )
• Jan Smejkal (Czechoslovakia, 1946 � )
• Vasily Smyslov (Russia, 1921� )
• Ivan Sokolov (Yugoslavia, Netherlands, 1968� )
• Andrew Soltis (USA, 1947� )
• Boris Spassky (Russia, France, 1937� )
• Jon Speelman (England, 1956� )
• Rudolf Spielmann (Austria, 1883�1942)
• Kevin Spraggett (Canada, 1954� )
• Gideon Stahlberg (Sweden, 1908�1967)
• Phillip Stamma (Syria, England, France, 1705�1755)
• Charles Stanley (England,USA 1819�1901)
• Nava Starr (Latvia, Canada, 1949� )
• Howard Staunton (England, 1810�1874)
• Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 1979� )
• Leonid Stein (Ukraine, 1934�1973)
• Herman Steiner (USA, 1905�1955)
• Wilhelm Steinitz (Bohemia, USA, 1836�1900)
• Daniel Stellwagen (Netherlands, 1987� )
• Gosta Stoltz (Sweden, 1904�1963)
• Alexey Suetin (USSR, 1926�2001)
• Mir Sultan Khan (Pakistan, 1905�1966)
• Emil Sutovsky (Israel, 1977� )
• Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia, 1950� )
• Peter Svidler (Russia, 1976� )
• Laszlo Szabo (Hungary, 1917�1998)

T

• Mark Taimanov (Russia, 1926� )
• Mikhail Tal (Latvia, USSR, 1936� 1992)
• Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany, 1862�1934)
• Ksawery Tartakower (Poland, France, 1887�1956)
• Richard Teichmann (Germany, 1868�1925)
• Jan Timman (Netherlands, 1951� )
• Alexander Tolush (Russia, 1910�1969)
• Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 1975� )
• Eugenio Torre (Philippines, 1951� )
• Carlos Torre Repetto (M�xico,1902�1978)
• Karel Traxler (Czechoslovakia, 1866�1936)
• Karel Treybal (Czechoslovakia, 1885�1941)
• Petar Trifunovic (Croatia, 1910�1980)
• Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia, 1944� )
• Theodore Tylor (England, 1900�1968)

U

• Wolfgang Uhlmann (GDR, 1935� )
• Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925� )

V

• Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, 1982� )
• Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 1972� )
• Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885�1962)
• Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, 1957� )
• Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960�2000)

W

• Peter Winston (USA)
• Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838�1920)
• Patrick Wolff (USA, 1968� )
• Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814�1896)

X

• Bu Xiangzhi (China, 1985� )
• Jun Xie (China, 1970� )
• Jun Xu (China, 1962� )

Y

• Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925�2000)
• Frederick Yates (England, 1884�1932)
• Jiangchuan Ye (China, 1960� )
• Alex Yermolinsky (USA, 1958� )
• Leonid Yudasin.htm (USSR, Israel, 1959� )
• Leonid Yurtaev (Kyrgyzstan, 1959� )
• Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, 1960� )

Z

• Alexander Zaitsev (USSR, 1935�1971)
• Zhong Zhang (China, 1978� )
• Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France 1884�1954)
• Johannes Zukertort (Poland, 1842�1888)

�

• Berge �stenstad (Norway, 1967� )