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List of chess players

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This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia.

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D

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E

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F

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G

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H

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I

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J

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K

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L

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M

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N

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O

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P

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Q

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R

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S

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T

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U

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V

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

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Famous people connected with chess

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Main article: List of amateur chess players

The people in this list are famous in other areas of activity, but are known to have played chess, or have declared an interest in the game, or created works of art and literature in which the game is prominently featured.

Fictional characters

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The people in this list are characters in fictional media depicted playing chess.

Computers

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Further information: Chess engine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wall, Bill (2010-06-28). "Humphrey Bogart and Chess". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  2. ^ Murray, H.J.R. A History of Chess (London: Oxford University Press), 1913, p. 877.
  3. ^ Winter, Edward. "Napoleon Bonaparte and Chess by Edward Winter". Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ^ Routledge's Every Boy's Annual. 1877. p. 341.
  5. ^ Routledge's Every Boy's Annual. 1877. p. 341.
  6. ^ "Albert Einstein – physicist and chess player". Chess News. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. ^ "Benjamin Franklin: Diplomat, Libertine, Chess Master". HistoryNet. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ de Lucas, Miguel (2022-08-01). "La última partida de Ernesto Guevara (III)". Contexto y Acción (CTXT) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  9. ^ McTaggart, India (2024-01-26). "Inmate to checkmate: Woody Harrelson plays chess at British prison". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  10. ^ Kate Jackson interview by David Brenner. The Tonight Show, January 29, 1982
  11. ^ "Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency". World Chess Hall of Fame. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ^ Routledge's Every Boy's Annual. 1877. p. 341.
  13. ^ Walker, George (1850). Chess and Chess-players: Consisting of Original Stories and Sketches. C.J. Skeet. p. 107.
  14. ^ Reinfeld, Fred (1963). Great Moments in Chess. Pitman. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8128-2187-1.
  15. ^ "Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency". World Chess Hall of Fame. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  16. ^ Hồ, Chí Minh (1971). The Prison Diary of Ho Chi Minh. Bantam Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-552-67165-1.
  17. ^ Murray, Harold James Ruthven (1913). A History of Chess. Clarendon Press. p. 839.
  18. ^ Murray, Harold James Ruthven (1913). A History of Chess. Clarendon Press. p. 862.
  19. ^ Innocenzi, Plinio (2018-06-27). The Innovators Behind Leonardo: The True Story of the Scientific and Technological Renaissance. Springer. p. 228. ISBN 978-3-319-90449-8.
  20. ^ Moote, A. Lloyd (1989-02-15). Louis XIII, the Just. University of California Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-520-91158-1.
  21. ^ Karpov, Anatoly; Phelizon, Jean-Fran; Kouatly, Bachar (2006-09-30). Chess and the Art of Negotiation: Ancient Rules for Modern Combat. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-313-08099-9.
  22. ^ Tracy, Kathleen (2005). Robert Koch and the Study of Anthrax. Mitchell Lane Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-58415-261-3.
  23. ^ Smith, Phillip R (21 August 2012). "William Windom (1923–2012)". uschess.org. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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