1. Akshayraj Kore (1988)

Chess Player

Indian chess master and child prodigy who became India's 32nd Grandmaster in 2013.

2. William Davies Evans (1790)

Chess Player

William Davies Evans is a famous Chess Player, who was born on January 27, 1790 in United Kingdom. A Welsh inventor and skilled chess player who most notably invented the...

3. Adolf Anderssen (1818)

Chess Player

Adolf Anderssen is a famous Chess Player, who was born on July 6, 1818 in Germany. German chess master who was considered to be the greatest player in the world...

4. Johannes Zukertort (1842)

Chess Player

Polish-born English chess master who is most notable for having lost in the final of what is regarded to be the first international chess championship in 1886.

5. Joseph Blackburne (1841)

Chess Player

English chess master who dominated chess in Britain for much of the late 19th century.

6. Sam Loyd (1841)

Chess Player

American chess master, author, and chess composer who was considered to be one of the top players in the world during his prime.

7. Mikhail Chigorin (1850)

Chess Player

Russian chess legend who is perhaps most responsible for chess' immense popularity in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union.

8. Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872)

Chess Player

Harry Nelson Pillsbury is a famous Chess Player, who was born on December 5, 1872 in United States. American chess legend whose early death from syphilis prevented him from challenging...

9. Walther Vonholzhausen (1876)

Chess Player

German chess master and author who is known as a great strategist and problemist.

10. Boris Verlinsky (1888)

Chess Player

Ukrainian-Russian International Master of chess who was one of the top Soviet players of the 1920s.

11. José Raúl Capablanca (1888)

Chess Player

José Raúl Capablanca is a famous Chess Player, who was born on November 19, 1888 in Cuba. Cuban chess champion who is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess...

12. Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897)

Chess Player

Qazi Motahar Hossain is a famous Chess Player, who was born on July 30, 1897 in Bangladesh. A chess legend who was a 7-time Indian champion, as well as a...

13. Weaver Adams (1901)

Chess Player

American chess master and author who is best known for being a strong theoretician.

14. Isaac Kashdan (1905)

Chess Player

Chess Grandmaster who was one of the most successful American players of his time and the U.S. Open champion in 1938 and 1947.

15. Alexander Kotov (1913)

Chess Player

Soviet chess Grandmaster and author who won the USSR Championship in 1948 and 1950.

16. Humpy Koneru (1987)

Chess Player

Female chess Grandmaster and rising star who has been ranked as highly as second in the world.

17. Jan Hein Donner (1927)

Chess Player

Jan Hein Donner is a famous Chess Player, who was born on July 6, 1927 in Netherlands. Dutch chess master who was a three time Dutch National Champion and played...

18. Amon Simutowe (1982)

Chess Player

Zambian chess player who became the first ever Grandmaster from sub-Saharan Africa in 2007.

19. Arthur Bisguier (1929)

Chess Player

American chess Grandmaster and writer who was one of the great American players of the 20th century. 

20. Alexandra Kosteniuk (1984)

Chess Player

Chess Grandmaster from Russia who won the Women's World Champion in 2008.

21. Anatoly Lein (1931)

Chess Player

After becoming a Grandmaster in 1968, this champion chess player competed in the 1976 U.S. Open Chess Tournament and in the 1978 Chess Olympiad.

22. Viktor Korchnoi (1931)

Chess Player

Viktor Korchnoi is a famous Chess Player, who was born on March 23, 1931 in Russia. Master of aggressive counter-attacks and considered one of the greatest players to never win...

23. Larry Evans (1932)

Chess Player

American chess Grandmaster, author and coach who won several U.S. Championships and at one point was widely considered to be the greatest American chess player ever.

24. Awonder Liang (2003)

Chess Player

Chess prodigy from Wisconsin who made news by becoming the youngest Chess Expert ever accepted into the U.S. Chess Federation. He also became the youngest person ever to defeat a...

25. Leonid Stein (1934)

Chess Player

Soviet chess master who was perhaps the best player in the Soviet Union during the 1960s.

26. Le Quang Liem (1991)

Chess Player

Le Quang Liem is a famous Chess Player, who was born on March 13, 1991 in Vietnam. Vietnamese chess Grandmaster and highly ranked international player who was the Under-14 World...

27. Vladimir Bagirov (1936)

Chess Player

Soviet chess master who won the World Senior Championship in 1998 and is best remembered for suffering a heart attack and passing away during a chess match.

28. Eduard Gufeld (1936)

Chess Player

Eduard Gufeld is a famous Chess Player, who was born on March 19, 1936 in Ukraine. One of the greatest chess masters of the Soviet era who defeated many great...

29. Aivars Gipslis (1937)

Chess Player

A Latvian chess Grandmaster and chess writer who represented Latvia in tournaments for many years.

30. Lajos Portisch (1937)

Chess Player

Hungarian chess Grandmaster who, in his younger days, was among the greatest players in the world.

31. Kayden Troff (1998)

Chess Player

International chess master who was the 2012 Under 14 World Youth chess champion. He was tutored by the Grandmaster, Igor Ivanov.

32. Ron Henley (1956)

Chess Player

Ron Henley is a famous Chess Player, who was born on December 5, 1956 in United States. Chess master who won the world chess Grandmaster title in 1982. According to...

33. Shen Yang (1989)

Chess Player

Highly ranked Women's Chess Grandmaster who plays for Jiangsu chess club in the China Chess League.

34. Reefat Binsattar (1974)

Chess Player

A chess champion who became an International Grandmaster in 2006. He has represented Bangladesh in 7 Chess Olympiads.

35. Sofia Polgar (1974)

Chess Player

One of the famed Polgar sisters, and one of the world's top women's chess players.

36. Abhijit Kunte (1977)

Chess Player

Indian chess Grandmaster who competed in many Indian Chess Championships, winning two gold medals.

37. John Bartholomew (1986)

Chess Player

John Bartholomew is a famous Chess Player, who was born on September 5, 1986 in United States. International Master chess player who runs a popular YouTube channel where he posts...

38. Wen Yang (1988)

Chess Player

A Chinese chess player who was only the 25th Grandmaster in Chinese history.

39. Zhu Chen (1976)

Chess Player

A Chinese chess Grandmaster and one of the top women's chess players in the world.

40. Watu Kobese (1973)

Chess Player

International master and FIDE trainer who won his first South African Chess Championship in 1998.

41. Alisa Maric (1970)

Chess Player

Alisa Maric is a famous Chess Player, who was born on January 10, 1970 in Serbia. Serbian chess Grandmaster widely considered to be one of the greatest female chess players...

42. Miyoko Watai (1945)

Chess Player

Japanese chess champion and secretary of the Japan Chess Association who was most notably married to chess legend Bobby Fischer.

43. Yuri Razuvayev (1945)

Chess Player

A Russian chess master and trainer who coached some of the top players in Russian chess.

44. Robert Hubner (1948)

Chess Player

German chess Grandmaster who was one of the top players in the world in the mid-1970s.

45. Judit Polgár (1976)

Chess Player

Hungarian chess grandmaster who is indisputably the greatest female chess player of all time.

46. Anna Rudolf (1987)

Chess Player

Hungarian Twitch star famous for streaming gaming and chess content. She often plays Dead By Daylight and The Sims. Her anna_chess account has gained 270,000 followers. 

47. Vugar Gashimov (1986)

Chess Player

Widely considered to be one of the top chess players from the nation of Azerbaijan as well as one of the most highly rated current players world wide.

48. Vidit Gujrathi (1994)

Chess Player

Vidit Gujrathi is a famous Chess Player, who was born on October 24, 1994 in India. According to Astrologers, Vidit Gujrathi's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
He was born in Nashik on...

49. Anatoly Karpov (1951)

Chess Player

Chess Grandmaster from Russia widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. He held the title of World Champion from 1975 to 1985.

50. Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati (2002)

Chess Player

Known for patenting a version of the game of chess involving six players, this Indian inventor earned several prestigious honors, including the Sri Balaji Society's Child Innovator Award and the...