HemmersChess

• 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)

TIME Article "Peregrinating Chess" (On Alekhine's win over Euwe in their match in 1937), 20 December 1937

TIME Article "Slow Motion" (On Alekhine's match with Bogoljubow in 1929), 25 November 1929

• 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)

TIME Article "The Indian Defense", by Viswanathan Anand (On the origins of Chess)

TIME Article "India's Great Chess Hope", by Simon Robinson, 22 October 2007

• 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)

 B

• 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)
• Tea Bosboom-Lanchava (Netherlands, Georgia, born 1974)
• 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)
• Mirko Bröder (Hungary, Serbia, 1911–1943)
• 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)

 C

• 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)

TIME Article "Capa", 23 Februari 1931

• 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)

 D

• 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)