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This list of chess players depicts men and women who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia.
- Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
- Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935)
- Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
- Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, born 1988)
- Leonardas Abramavičius (Lithuania, before 1912–1960)
- Jude Acers (USA, born 1944)
- Peter Acs (Hungary, born 1981)
- Michael Adams (England, born 1971)
- Weaver Adams (USA, 1901–1963)
- Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965)
- András Adorján (Hungary, born 1950)
- Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954)
- Simen Agdestein (Norway, born 1967)
- Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966)
- Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968)
- James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983)
- Ralf Akesson (Sweden, born 1961)
- Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, USA, born 1957)
- Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, USA, born 1983)
- Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971)
- Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974)
- Simon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923)
- Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987)
- Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
- Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, born 1945)
- Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946)
- Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939)
- Grace Alekhine (USA, England, France 1876–1956)
- Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973)
- Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985)
- Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974)
- Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765–1850)
- Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949)
- Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976)
- Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985)
- Yoel Aloni (Israel, born 1937)
- 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)
- Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
- Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951)
- Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989)
- Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962)
- Oskar Antze (Germany, born 1878)
- Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970)
- Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941)
- Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941)
- Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
- José Joaquin Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971)
- Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968)
- Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967)
- Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986)
- Keith Arkell (England, born 1961)
- Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, born 1917)
- Jon Arnason (Iceland, born 1960)
- Dagur Arngrimsson (Iceland, born 1987)
- Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982)
- Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983)
- Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896)
- Jacob Ascher (England, Canada, 1841–1912)
- Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004)
- Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, born 1966)
- Hipólito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, born 1986)
- Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008)
- As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946)
- Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956)
- Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982)
- Suat Atalik (Turkey, born 1964)
- Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
- Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, c.1888–1952)
- Yuri Averbakh (Russia, born 1922)
- Herbert Avram (USA, 1913–2006)
- Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)
- Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, born 1960)
- Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967)
- Etienne Bacrot (France, born 1983)
- Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, U.S.A., born 1967)
- Vladimir Bagirov (Azerbaijan, Latvia, 1936–2000)
- Mary Bain (USA, 1904–1972)
- David Graham Baird (USA, 1854–1913)
- Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978)
- Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949)
- Rosendo Balinas, Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
- Zoltan von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945)
- János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980)
- Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948)
- Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978)
- Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, born 1921)
- David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988)
- Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935)
- Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975)
- Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001)
- 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)
- Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966)
- Michael Basman (England, born 1946)
- Christian Bauer (France, born 1977)
- Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891)
- Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, born 1935)
- Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984)
- Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, born 1969)
- Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, born 1940)
- Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942)
- Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953)
- Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947)
- Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, circa 1890–1920)
- Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922)
- Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976)
- Joel Benjamin (USA, born 1964)
- Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, born 1910)
- Pal Benko (France, Hungary, USA, born 1928)
- Bela Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005)
- Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933)
- Victor Berger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996)
- Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966)
- Hans Berliner (Germany, USA, born 1929)
- Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967)
- Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943)
- Jacob Bernstein (USA, ?–1958)
- Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
- Sidney Norman Bernstein (USA, 1911–1992)
- Yaacov Bernstein (Israel, born 1939)
- Mario Bertok (Croatia, born 1929)
- Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939)
- Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, born 1901)
- Karlis Betinš (Latvia, 1867–1943)
- Vinay Bhat (USA, born 1984)
- Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940)
- Martin Bier (Germany, 1854–1934)
- Istvan Bilek (Hungary, born 1932)
- Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840)
- Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974)
- Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
- Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950)
- Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961)
- Arthur Bisguier (USA, born 1929)
- Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950)
- Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935)
- Roy Turnbull Black (USA, 1888–1962)
- Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
- Armand Blackmar (USA, 1826–1888)
- Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951)
- Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1900–?)
- Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
- Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, born 1947)
- Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937–2001)
- Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910)
- Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947)
- Max Blümich (Germany, 1886–1942)
- Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, USA, 1907–1998)
- Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, born 1931)
- Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
- Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984)
- Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952)
- Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598)
- Jácobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984)
- Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996)
- Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, 1919–1977)
- Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971)
- Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979)
- Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990)
- George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995)
- Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840)
- César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, born 1917)
- Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983)
- Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921)
- Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967)
- Miklos Brody (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949)
- David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006)
- Walter Browne (Australia, USA, born 1949)
- Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962)
- Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982)
- Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985)
- Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925)
- Donald Byrne (USA, 1930–1976)
- Robert Byrne (USA, born 1928)
- Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)
- Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, born 1927)
- Daniel Hugo Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957)
- Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981)
- Arianne Caoili (Australia, born 1986)
- José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942)
- Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, born 1937)
- Ruth Volgl 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, born 1914)
- Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647)
- Fabiano Caruana (USA, Hungary, born 1992)
- Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905–1970)
- Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, USA, 1873–1928)
- Edward Chamier (England, France, 1840–1892)
- 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 Chaude 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, born 1920)
- Irving Chernev (Russia, USA, 1900–1981)
- Alexander Chernin (Ukraine, Hungary, born 1960)
- André Chéron (France, 1895–1980)
- Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, born 1961)
- Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908)
- Larry Christiansen (USA, born 1956)
- Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983)
- Albert Clerc (France, 1830–1918)
- Viktorija Cmilyte (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 (USA, 1912–2001)
- 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)
- Pia Cramling (Sweden, born 1963)
- Robert Crépeaux (France, 1900–1994)
- Walter Cruz (Brazil, 1910–1967)
- Istvan Csom (Hungary, born 1940)
- Miguel Cuellar (Colombia, 1916–1985)
- Josef Cukierman (Poland, France, 1900–1941)
- John Curdo (USA, born 1931)
- Ognjen Cvitan (Croatia, born 1961)
- Hieronim Czarnowski (Poland, France, Austria-Hungary, 1834–1902)
- Moshe Czerniak (Poland, Israel, 1910–1984)
- Arthur Dake (USA, 1910–2000)
- Pedro Damiano (Portugal, 1480–1544)
- Mato Damjanović (Croatia, born 1927)
- Gösta Danielsson (Sweden, 1912–1978)
- Silvio Danailov (Bulgaria, born 1961)
- A. Polak Daniels (Netherlands, before 1855–after 1883)
- 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, born 1930)
- Frederic Deacon (Belgium, 1829–1875)
- Aleksander Delchev (Bulgaria, born 1971)
- Eugene Delmar (USA, 1841–1909)
- Yelena Dembo (Russia, Israel, Hungary, Greece, born 1983)
- Arnold Denker (USA, 1914–2005)
- Alexandre Deschapelles (France, 1780–1847)
- Paul Devos (Belgium, 1911–1981)
- Emil Josef Diemer (Germany, 1908–1990)
- Mark Diesen (USA, born 1957)
- Julius Dimer (Germany, 1871–1945)
- Nathan Divinsky (Canada, born 1925)
- Rune Djurhuus (Norway, born 1970)
- Maxim Dlugy (Russia, USA, born 1966)
- Yosef Dobkin (Russia, Israel, born 1909)
- Sergey Dolmatov (Russia, born 1959)
- Lenier Dominguez (Cuba, born 1983)
- Józef Dominik (Poland, 1894–1920)
- Zadok Domnitz (Israel, born 1933)
- Elena Donaldson (Russia, Georgia, USA, born 1957)
- John W. Donaldson (USA, 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, USA, 1908–1969)
- Kurt Dreyer (Germany, South Africa, 1909–1981)
- Tihomil Drezga (Croatia, USA, 1903–1981)
- Leroy Dubeck (USA, born 1939)
- Serafino Dubois (Italy, 1817–1899)
- Andreas Dückstein (Hungary, Austria, born 1927)
- Jean Dufresne (Germany, 1829–1893)
- Arthur Dunkelblum (Poland, Belgium, 1906–1979)
- Oldrich Duras (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1882–1957)
- Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky (Ukraine, 1879–1965)
- Mark Dvoretsky (Russia, born 1947)
- Joanna Dworakowska (Poland, born 1978)
- Eduard Dyckhoff (Germany, 1880–1949)
- Viacheslav Dydyshko (Belarus, born 1949)
- Boruch Israel Dyner (Poland, Belgium, Israel, 1903–1979)
- Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia, born 1987)
- Roman Dzindzichashvili (Georgia, Israel, USA, born 1944)
- James Eade (USA, born 1957)
- Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine, born 1985)
- Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, born 1962)
- Louis Eisenberg (Ukraine, USA, 1876–after 1909)
- Folke Ekström (Sweden, 1906–2000)
- Erich Eliskases (Austria, Germany, Argentina, 1913–1997)
- Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, born 1983)
- John Emms (England, born 1967)
- Lucijs Endzelins (Estonia, Latvia, Australia, 1909–1981)
- Jens Enevoldsen (Denmark, 1907–1980)
- Ludwig Engels (Germany, Brazil, 1905–1967)
- Berthold Englisch (Austria, 1851–1897)
- David Enoch (Israel, born 1900)
- Vladimir Epishin (Russia, born 1965)
- Stefan Erdélyi (Hungary, Romania, 1905–1968)
- Hanna Ereńska (Poland, born 1946)
- Evgenij Ermenkov (Bulgaria, Palestine, born 1949)
- Wilhelm Ernst (Germany, 1905–1952)
- Yakov Estrin (Russia, 1923–1987)
- Max Euwe (Netherlands, 1901–1981)
- Larry Evans (USA, born 1932)
- William Davies Evans (Wales, 1790–1872)
- Alexander Evensohn (Ukraine, 1892–1919)
- Samuel Factor (Poland, USA, 1883–1949)
- 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)
- John Fedorowicz (USA, born 1958)
- Movsas Feigins (Latvia, Argentina, 1908–1950)
- Rafal Feinmesser (Poland, born before 1906)
- Florin Felecan (Romania, USA, born 1980)
- Virgilio Fenoglio (Argentina, 1902–?)
- Arthur Feuerstein (USA, born 1935)
- Martha Fierro (Ecuador, born 1977)
- Miroslav Filip (Czech Republic, born 1928)
- Reuben Fine (USA, 1914–1993)
- Ben Finegold (USA, born 1969)
- Nick de Firmian (USA, born 1957)
- Robert James Fischer (USA, Iceland, 1943–2008)
- Alex Fishbein (USA, born 1968)
- Alexander Flamberg (Poland, 1880–1926)
- Glenn Flear (England, born 1959)
- Ernst Flechsig (Germany, 1852–1890)
- Bernhard Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1853–1931)
- Max Fleissig (Hungary, Austria, 1845–after 1882)
- János Flesch (Hungary, 1933–1983)
- Salo Flohr (Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Russia, 1908–1983)
- Rodrigo Flores (Chile, 1913–2007)
- Alberto Foguelman (Argentina, born 1923)
- Jan Foltys (Czechoslovakia, 1908–1952)
- Arnold van Foreest (Netherlands, 1863–1954)
- Dirk van Foreest (Netherlands, 1862–1956)
- Leó Forgács (Hungary, 1881–1930)
- Győző Forintos (Hungary, born 1935)
- Albert Fox (USA, 1881–1964)
- Maurice Fox (Ukraine, Canada, 1898–1988)
- Selim Franklin (England, USA, 1814–1884)
- Zenon Franco (Paraguay, born 1956)
- Michael Freeman (England, New Zealand, born 1960)
- Laurent Fressinet (France, born 1981)
- Sergey von Freymann (Russia, Uzbekistan, 1882–1946)
- Joel Fridlizius (Sweden, 1869–1963)
- 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)
- Achilles Frydman (Poland, 1905–1940)
- Paulino Frydman (Poland, Argentina, 1905–1982)
- Lubomir Ftáčnik (Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, born 1957)
- Andrija Fuderer (Vojvodina, Belgium, born 1931)
- Semyon Furman (Russia, 1920–1978)
- Ivana Maria Furtado (India, born 1999)
- Géza Füster (Hungary, Canada, born 1910)
- Roy Fyllingen (Norway, born 1975)
- Alexander Galkin (Russia, born 1979)
- Joseph Gallagher (England, Switzerland, born 1964)
- Alisa Galliamova (Russia, born 1972)
- Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia, born 1941)
- Raimundo Garcia (Argentina, born 1936)
- Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, born 1988)
- Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan, born 1986)
- Anna Gasik (Poland, born 1988)
- Einar Gausel (Norway, born 1963)
- Viktor Gavrikov (Lithuania, Switzerland, born 1957)
- Tamaz Gelashvili (Georgia, born 1978)
- Boris Gelfand (Belarus, Israel, born 1968)
- Efim Geller (Ukraine, 1925–1998)
- Uzi Geller (Israel, born 1931)
- Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1965)
- Krum Georgiev (Bulgaria, born 1958)
- Ernő Gereben (Hungary, Switzerland 1907–1988)
- Regina Gerlecka (Poland, 1913–1983)
- Eugenio German (Brazil, 1930–2001)
- Edward Gerstenfeld (Poland, Ukraine 1915–1943)
- Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Iran, born 1982)
- Ameet Ghasi (England, born 1987)
- Florin Gheorghiu (Romania, born 1944)
- Johannes Giersing (Denmark, 1872–1954)
- Jessie Gilbert (England, 1987–2006)
- Karl Gilg (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1901–1981)
- Aivars Gipslis (Latvia, 1937–2000)
- Igor Glek (Russia, Germany, born 1961)
- Svetozar Gligoric (Serbia, born 1923)
- Michele Godena (Italy, born 1967)
- Carl Goering (Germany, 1841–1879)
- Alphonse Goetz (France, 1865–1934)
- Rusudan Goletiani (Georgia, USA, born 1980)
- Celso Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1879–1924)
- Celso Golmayo Zupide (Spain, Cuba, 1820–1898)
- Manuel Golmayo Torriente (Cuba, Spain, 1883–1973)
- Vitali Golod (Ukraine, Israel born 1971)
- Harry Golombek (England, 1911–1995)
- Alexey Goncharov (Russia, 1879–1913)
- Gong Qianyun (China, born 1985)
- Jose Gonzalez Garcia (Mexico, born 1973)
- Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora (Mexico, born 1968)
- David S. Goodman (England, USA, born 1958)
- Stephen J. Gordon (England, born 1986)
- Danny Gormally (England, born 1976)
- Hermann von Gottschall (Germany, 1862–1933)
- Alexander Graf (Uzbekistan, Germany, born 1962)
- Sonja Graf (Germany, Argentina, USA, 1908–1965)
- Julio Granda Zuniga (Peru, born 1967)
- Roberto Grau (Argentina, 1900–1944)
- Gioachino Greco (Italy, 1600–c.1634)
- Alon Greenfeld (USA, Israel, born 1964)
- John Grefe (USA, born 1947)
- Bernhard Gregory (Estonia, Germany, 1879–1939)
- Gisela Kahn Gresser (USA, 1906–2000)
- Helgi Gretarsson (Iceland, born 1977)
- Richard Griffith (England, 1872–1955)
- Nikolay Grigoriev (Russia, 1895–1935)
- Vincent Grimm (Austria, Hungary, 1800–1872)
- Alexander Grischuk (Russia, born 1983)
- Efstratios Grivas (Greece, born 1966)
- Henri Grob (Switzerland, 1904–1974)
- Aristide Gromer (France, born 1909)
- Adriaan de Groot (Netherlands, born 1914)
- Ernst Grünfeld (Austria, 1893–1962)
- Yehuda Gruenfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1956)
- Izaak Grynfeld (Poland, Israel, born 1920)
- Gu Xiaobing (China, born 1985)
- Eduard Gufeld (Ukraine, USA, 1936–2002)
- Ilse Guggenberger (Colombia, born 1942)
- Carlos Guimard (Argentina, 1913–1998)
- Boris Gulko (Russia, USA, born 1947)
- Isidor Gunsberg (Hungary, England, 1854–1930)
- Dmitry Gurevich (Russia, USA, born 1956)
- Ilya Gurevich (Ukraine, USA, born 1972)
- Mikhail Gurevich (Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey, born 1959)
- Bukhuti Gurgenidze (Georgia, 1933–2008)
- Jan Gustafsson (Germany, born 1979)
- Emanuel Guthi (Israel, born 1930)
- Lev Gutman (Latvia, Israel, Germany, born 1945)
- Fritz Gygli (Switzerland, 1896–1980)
- Alfred William Gyles (New Zealand, 1888–1967)
- Anna Hahn (Latvia, USA, born 1976)
- Vitaly Halberstadt (Ukraine, France, 1903–1967)
- Alexander Halprin (Russia, Austria, 1868–1921)
- Tunc Hamarat (Turkey, Austria, born 1946)
- Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco, born 1972)
- Rani Hamid (Bangladesh, born 1944)
- Carl Hamppe (Switzerland, Austria, 1814–1876)
- Milton Hanauer (USA, 1908–1988)
- Curt Hansen (Denmark, born 1964)
- Wilhelm Hanstein (Germany, 1811–1850)
- Khosro Harandi (Iran, born 1950)
- Pentala Harikrishna (India, born 1986)
- Max Harmonist (Germany, 1864–1907)
- Daniel Harrwitz (Germany, France, 1823–1884)
- William Hartston (England, born 1947)
- Wolfgang Hasenfuss (Latvia, born 1900)
- Kornel Havasi (Hungary, 1892–1945)
- Mark Hebden (England, born 1958)
- Jean Hebert (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)
- Dan Heisman (USA, born 1950)
- Karl Helling (Germany, 1904–1937)
- Hermann Helms (USA, 1870–1963)
- Ron Henley (USA, 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 Hernandez Guerrero (Mexico, born 1970)
- Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden, born 1970)
- Wilhelm Hilse (Germany, 1878–1940)
- Johann Hjartarson (Iceland, born 1963)
- Hoang Thanh Trang (Vietnam, Hungary, born 1980)
- Albert Hodges (USA, 1861–1944)
- Julian Hodgson (England, born 1963)
- Leopold Hoffer (Hungary, France, England, 1842–1913)
- Edith Holloway (England, 1868–1956)
- Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (Poland, 1931–2006)
- Baldur Hönlinger (Austria, Germany, 1905–1990)
- William Hook (USA, British Virgin Islands, born 1925)
- Vlastimil Hort (Czechoslovakia, Germany, born 1944)
- Israel Horowitz (USA, 1907–1973)
- Bernhard Horwitz (Germany, England, 1807–1885)
- Enamul Hossain (Bangladesh, born 1981)
- Hou Yifan (China, born 1994)
- Jovanka Houska (England, born 1980)
- David Howell (England, born 1990)
- Zbynek Hracek (Czech Republic, born 1970)
- Karel Hromádka (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, 1887–1956)
- Vincenz Hruby (Bohemia, Austria, Italy, 1856–1917)
- Huang Qian (China, born 1986)
- Robert Hübner (Germany, born 1948)
- Werner Hug (Switzerland, born 1952)
- Krunoslav Hulak (Croatia, born 1951)
- Koneru Humpy (India, born 1987)
- Harriet Hunt (England, born 1978)
- Alexander Huzman (Ukraine, Israel, born 1962)
- Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, USA, born 1967)
- Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898–1968)
- Rolando Illa (USA, Cuba, Argentina, 1880–1937)
- Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, born 1965)
- Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941)
- Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985)
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- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969)
- Alexander Ivanov (USA, born 1956)
- Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, USA, 1947–2005)
- Bozidar Ivanovic (Yugoslavia, Montenegro, born 1949)
- Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, born 1933)
- Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)
- Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813–1872)
- Charles Jaffe (Russia, USA, 1883–1941)
- Jerzy Jagielski (Poland, Germany, 1897–1955)
- Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983)
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- Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927)
- Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942)
- Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, USA, 1859–1914)
- Carlos Jauregui (Chile, Canada, born 1932)
- Florian Jenni (Switzerland, born 1980)
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- Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, born 1959)
- Osmo Kaila (Finland, 1916–1991)
- Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, USA, 1939–2003)
- Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, born 1974)
- Ilya Kan (Russia, 1909–1978)
- Albert Kapengut (Belarus, born 1945)
- Julio Kaplan (Argentina, Puerto Rico, USA, born 1950)
- Darja Kapš (Slovenia, born 1981)
- Mona May Karff (Moldova, Russia, Palestine, USA, 1914–1998)
- Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, born 1990)
- Anatoly Karpov (Russia, born 1951)
- Isaac Kashdan (USA, 1905–1985)
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, born 1979)
- Garry Kasparov (Azerbaijan, Russia, born 1963)
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- Alexander Kevitz (USA, 1902–1981)
- Rohini Khadilkar (India, born 1963)
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- Martin Kreuzer (Germany, born 1962)
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- Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, born 1983)
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- Viktor Kupreichik (Belarus, born 1949)
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- René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006)
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- Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863–1936)
- Li Chao (China, born 1989)
- Li Shilong (China, born 1977)
- Li Shongjian (China, born 1939)
- Li Wenliang (China, born 1967)
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- Liang Chong (China, born 1980)
- Liang Jinrong (China, born 1960)
- Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, born 1937)
- Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, USA, 1829–1874)
- Espen Lie (Norway, born 1984)
- Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, born 1980)
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- Smbat Lputian (Armenia, born 1958)
- Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c.1465–c.1530)
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- Gottlieb Machate (Germany, 1904–1974)
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- Vladimir Makogonov (Azerbaijan, 1904–1993)
- Gyula Makovetz (Hungary, 1860–1903)
- Vladimir Malakhov (Russia, born 1980)
- Vladimir Malaniuk (Russia, Ukraine, born 1957)
- Boris Maliutin (Russia, 1883–1920)
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, born 1985)
- Maria Manakova (Serbia, born 1974)
- Max Marchand (Netherlands, 1888–1957)
- Georg Marco (Romania, Austria, 1863–1923)
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- Drazen Marovic (Croatia, born 1938)
- Frank Marshall (USA, 1877–1944)
- Dion Martinez (Cuba, USA, 1837–1928)
- Rico Mascarinas (Philippines, born 1954)
- James Mason (Ireland, USA, England, 1849–1905)
- Aleksandar Matanović (Serbia, born 1930)
- Hermanis Matisons (Latvia, 1894–1932)
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- Carl Mayet (Germany, 1810–1868)
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- Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, born 1987)
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- Johannes Metger (Germany, 1850–1926)
- Voldemars Mežgailis (Latvia, born 1912)
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- Zdravko Milev (Bulgaria, 1929–1984)
- Borislav Milic (Yugoslavia, 1925–1986)
- Sophie Milliet (France, born 1983)
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- Vadim Milov (Russia, Israel, Switzerland, born 1972)
- Artashes Minasian (Armenia, born 1987)
- Johannes Minckwitz (Germany, 1843–1901)
- Nikolay Minev (Bulgaria, USA, born 1931)
- Dragoljub Minić (Croatia, 1936–2005)
- Evgenij Miroshnichenko (Ukraine, born 1978)
- Vesna Misanovic (Bosnia, born 1964)
- Kamil Miton (Poland, born 1984)
- Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, born 1982)
- Stasch Mlotkowski (USA, 1881–1943)
- Abram Model (Latvia, Russia, 1896–1976)
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- Ariah Mohiliver (Poland, Israel, born 1904)
- Stefan Mohr (Germany, born 1967)
- Alexander Moiseenko (Ukraine, born 1980)
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- Augustus Mongredien (England, 1807–1888)
- Léon Monosson (Belarus, France, 1892–1943)
- Julius du Mont (France, England, 1881–1956)
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- Elshan Moradiabadi (Iran, born 1985)
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- Paul Morphy (USA, 1837–1884)
- John Morrison (Canada, 1889–1975)
- Niaz Morshed (Bangladesh, born 1966)
- Paul Motwani (Scotland, born 1962)
- Alexander Motylev (Russia, born 1979)
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- Paul Mross (Poland, Germany, born 1910)
- Martin Mrva (Slovakia, born 1971)
- André Muffang (France, 1897–1989)
- Hans Müller (Austria, 1896–1971)
- Karsten Müller (Germany, born 1970)
- César Muñoz (Ecuador, born 1929)
- Piotr Murdzia (Poland, born 1975)
- Jacob Murey (Russia, Israel, born 1941)
- Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1990)
- Lkhamsürengiin Myagmarsüren (Mongolia, born 1938)
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- Arkadij Naiditsch (Latvia, Germany, born 1985)
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- William Napier (England, USA, 1881–1952)
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- Daniel Naroditsky (USA, born 1995)
- Edmund Nash (Canada, USA, 1909–2006)
- David Navara (Czech Republic, born 1985)
- Vera Nebolsina (Russia, born 1989)
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- Oleg Neikirch (Georgia, Bulgaria, 1914–1985)
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- Augustin Neumann (Austria, 1879–1906)
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- Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1960)
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- Aron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, Denmark 1886–1935)
- Ning Chunhong (China, born 1968)
- Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania, born 1976)
- Josef Noa (Hungary, 1856–1903)
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- Eero Paloheimo (Finland, born 1936)
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- Peng Xiaomin (China, born 1973)
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- Vladimirs Petrovs (Latvia, 1907–1943)
- Gerhard Pfeiffer (Germany, 1923–2000)
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- Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh, born 1974)
- Maurice Raizman (Moldova/Russia, France 1905–1974)
- Iweta Rajlich (Poland, born 1981)
- Ramachandran Ramesh (India, born 1976)
- Alejandro Ramirez (Costa Rica, born 1988)
- Ilmar Raud (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941)
- Vsevolod Rauzer (Ukraine, 1908–1941)
- Yuri Razuvayev (Russia, born 1945)
- Damian Reca (Argentina, 1894–1937)
- Hans Ree (Netherlands, born 1944)
- Brian Reilly (France, England, Ireland, 1901–1991 )
- Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands, born 1972)
- Fred Reinfeld (USA, 1910–1964)
- Heinrich Reinhardt (Germany, Argentina, 1903–1990)
- Salome Reischer (Austria, Palestine, USA, 1899–1980)
- Teodor R
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