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　　Print print Print Please select which sections you would like to print: Table Of Contents Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-chess-players Feedback Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 15, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents This is a list of notable chess players ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. The years of their lifespans are given in parentheses, as well as, if they were world champions, the year they held the title.

　　American Maurice Ashley (1966– )Bobby Fischer (1943–2008; world champion 1972–75)Sam Loyd (1841–1911)Paul Charles Morphy (1837–84)Susan Polgar (1969– ; women’s world champion 1996–99)Samuel Herman Reshevsky (1911–92) Armenian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosyan (1929–84; world champion 1963–69) Austrian Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900; world champion 1886–94) British Howard Staunton (1810–74)Vera Francevna Menchik-Stevenson (1906–44; women’s world champion 1927–44) Bulgarian Antoaneta Stefanova (1979– ; women’s world champion 2004–06) Chinese Ding Liren (1992– ; world champion 2023– )Hou Yifan (1994– ; women’s world champion 2010–12, 2013–15, 2016–17)Ju Wenjun (1991– ; women’s world champion 2018– )Xie Jun (1970– ; women’s world champion 1991–96, 1999–2001)Xu Yuhua (1976– ; women’s world champion 2006–08)Zhu Chen (1976– ; women’s world champion 2001–04) Cuban José Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942; world champion 1921–27) Danish Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935) Dutch Max Euwe (1901–81; world champion 1935–37) Estonian Paul Keres (1916–75) French Alexander Alekhine (1892–1946; world champion 1927–35, 1937–46)François-André Philidor (1726–95) Georgian Maya Chiburdanidze (1961– ; women’s world champion 1978–91)Nona Gaprindashvili (1941– ; women’s world champion 1962–78) German Adolf Anderssen (1818–79)Emanuel Lasker (1868–1941; world champion 1894–1920)Siegbert Tarrasch (1862–1934) Hungarian Judit Polgár (1976– )Richard Réti (1889–1929) Indian Viswanathan Anand (1969– ; world champion 2007–13) Latvian Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal (1936–92; world champion 1960–61) Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (1990– ; world champion 2013–23) Russian Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (1911–95; world champion 1948–57, 1958–60, 1961–63)Elizaveta Ivanovna Bykova (1913–89; women’s world champion 1953–56, 1958–62)Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (1951– ; world champion 1975–85) Garry Kasparov (1963– ; world champion 1985–2000)Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (1984– ; women’s world champion 2008–10)Vladimir Kramnik (1975– ; world champion 2000–07)Olga Nikolayevna Rubtsova (1909–94; women’s world champion 1956–58)Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (1921–2010; world champion 1957–58)Boris Spassky (1937– ; world champion 1969–72) Spanish Ruy López de Segura (flourished 1560) Swiss Viktor Korchnoi (1931–2016) Ukrainian Ludmilla Vladimirovna Rudenko (1904–86; women’s world champion 1950–53)