Chees player
Meet the extraordinary individuals who have captivated the world with their exceptional skills in chees playing. From world champions to Hollywood icons, explore the list of famous celebrities who have left an indelible mark in this beloved game of chance and strategy.
Viktor Laznicka
Czech
CzechCzech chess player, grandmaster.
Sigmund Herland
Romania
RomaniaRomanian chess player
Florin Gheorghiu
Romania
RomaniaRomanian chess player
Joshua Friedel
USA
USAAmerican chess player, grandmaster.
Donatas Lapenis
Lithuania
LithuaniaLithuanian chess player, ICCF Grandmaster
Vitaliy Golod
Israel
IsraelIsraeli chess player, grandmaster.
Lars Karlsson
Sweden
SwedenSwedish chess player, grandmaster.
Alexey Ermolinskiy
USA
USASoviet and American chess player, coach.
Anatoliy Vaiser
France
FranceFrench chess player, grandmaster
Karlis Betins
Latvia
LatviaLatvian chess player and chess composer
Narmin Kyazimova
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani chess player
Nino Kirov
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian chess player, grandmaster.
Milan Radoe Vukcevich
USA
USAAmerican, formerly Yugoslavian, chess player and chess composer.
Martyn Kravtsiv
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player, grandmaster
Johannes Kohtz
Germany
GermanyGerman chess composer and outstanding theorist.
Viorel Bologan
Moldova
MoldovaMoldavian chess player, grandmaster.
Otto Wurzburg
USA
USAAmerican chess composer
Zbigniew Doda
Poland
PolandPolish chess player
Yehuda Gruenfeld
Israel
IsraelIsraeli chess player, grandmaster
Andrey Zontah
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player, grandmaster.
Friedrich Samisch
Germany
GermanyGerman chess player, grandmaster.
Zvonko Vranesic
Canada
CanadaCanadian chess player.
Teimur Radzhabov
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanChess player
Bozidar Dzhurashevich
Serbia
SerbiaSerbian, chess player
Uzi Geller
Israel
IsraelIsraeli chess player, champion of Israel.
Victor Kupreichik
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian, formerly Soviet, chess player, grandmaster
Alexander Kovchan
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player, grandmaster (2002).
Imants Dulbergs
Latvia
LatviaLatvian, formerly Soviet, chess composer
Krum Georgiev
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian chess player, grandmaster.
Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez
Cuba
CubaCuban chess player, grandmaster.
Larry Christiansen
USA
USAAmerican chess player, grandmaster.
Tigran Kotanjyan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian chess player, grandmaster.
Mario Bertok
Croatia
CroatiaCroatian, formerly Yugoslavian, chess player.
Karen Asryan
Armenia
ArmeniaArmenian chess player, grandmaster
Lajos Asztalos
Hungary
HungaryHungarian chess player
Gennadiy Zaychik
USA
USAAmerican chess player, grandmaster
Andrey Zhigalko
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian chess player, grandmaster
Leonard Barden
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish chess player, columnist, author and promoter
Gleb Zahodyakin
Ukraine
UkraineSoviet chess composer.
Arthur William Dake
USA
USAAmerican chess player
Yan Dobruisky
Czech
CzechChess composer.
Boris Avruh
Israel
IsraelIsraeli chess player, grandmaster.
Yuriy Krivoruchko
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player, grandmaster
Levon Aronian
Armenia
ArmeniaChess player, grandmaster from Armenia, winner of the 2005 World Chess Cup
Vyacheslav Dydyshko
Belarus
BelarusBelarusian, formerly Soviet, chess player
Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso
Philippines
PhilippinesFilipino chess player, International Master.
Silvio Danailov
Bulgaria
BulgariaBulgarian chess player
Mir Sultan-Han
India
IndiaAn outstanding Indian chess player, one of the strongest chess players in the world in the early 1930s.
Fedor Bogatirchuk
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian chess player, physician, active participant in Ukrainian collaborationism.
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
Great Britain
Great BritainStlandian chess player of Georgian origin