SettingsChess writers
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911, Brussels–3 October 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian chess Grandmaster (1956), and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), most famous for b...
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (17 May 1911, Brussels–3 October 1980, Brussels) was a Belgian chess Grandmaster (1956), and an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1962), most famous for b...
Aleksander Delchev
Aleksander Delchev (Александър Делчев; born July 15, 1971) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.
Aleksander Delchev (Александър Делчев; born July 15, 1971) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.
Alexander Shakarov
Alexander Shakarov (born 8 March 1948 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is a Soviet chess player, coach and author of Armenian descent.
Alexander Shakarov (born 8 March 1948 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is a Soviet chess player, coach and author of Armenian descent.
Alik Gershon
Alik Gershon is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Alik Gershon is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
André Chéron
André Chéron (September 25, 1895 - September 12, 1980) was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies.
André Chéron (September 25, 1895 - September 12, 1980) was a French chess player, endgame theorist, and a composer of endgame studies.
Ariah Mohiliver
Ariah (Aryeh) Lev Mohiliver (Mohilever) (born May 16, 1904, Białystok) was an Israeli chess master and editor.
Ariah (Aryeh) Lev Mohiliver (Mohilever) (born May 16, 1904, Białystok) was an Israeli chess master and editor.
Aron Nimzowitsch
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer.
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Latvian-born Danish unofficial chess grandmaster and a very influential chess writer.
Arturo Reggio
Arturo Reggio (9 January 1863, Gorizia, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire - 17 July 1917, Milan) was an Italian chess master.
Arturo Reggio (9 January 1863, Gorizia, then the Austro-Hungarian Empire - 17 July 1917, Milan) was an Italian chess master.
Bent Larsen
Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 19359 September 2010) was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author.
Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 19359 September 2010) was a Danish chess Grandmaster and author.
Boris Avrukh
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך; Борис Леонидович Аврух; born 10 February 1978, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, former Soviet Union) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Boris Leonidovich Avrukh (בוריס ליאונידוביץ' אברוך; Борис Леонидович Аврух; born 10 February 1978, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, former Soviet Union) is an Israeli chess grandmaster.
Borislav Milic
Borislav Milić (cyrillic Борислав Милић) (20 October 1925 – May 28, 1986) was a Yugoslav Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer, organizer, promoter, and administrator.
Borislav Milić (cyrillic Борислав Милић) (20 October 1925 – May 28, 1986) was a Yugoslav Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer, organizer, promoter, and administrator.
Brian Reilly
Brian Patrick Reilly (12 December 1901, Menton, France – 29 December 1991, Hastings, England) was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor.
Brian Patrick Reilly (12 December 1901, Menton, France – 29 December 1991, Hastings, England) was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor.
Carsten Hansen
Carsten Hansen (born 1971) is a Danish chess player and writer.
Carsten Hansen (born 1971) is a Danish chess player and writer.
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani (9 November 1719 – 15 July 1796) was an 18th-century Italian law professor, priest, chess player, composer and theoretician.
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani (9 November 1719 – 15 July 1796) was an 18th-century Italian law professor, priest, chess player, composer and theoretician.
Ercole del Rio
Domenico Ercole del Rio (c.
Domenico Ercole del Rio (c.
Ernst Falkbeer
Ernst Karl Falkbeer was a german speaking Austo-Hungarian chess master and journalist.
Ernst Karl Falkbeer was a german speaking Austo-Hungarian chess master and journalist.
Ernst Grünfeld
Ernst Franz Grünfeld (November 21, 1893, Josefstadt – April 3, 1962, Ottakring), an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First W...
Ernst Franz Grünfeld (November 21, 1893, Josefstadt – April 3, 1962, Ottakring), an Austrian grandmaster and writer specializing in opening theory, was for a brief period after the First W...
Evgeny Agrest
Evgeny Agrest (born 15 August 1966, Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian–Swedish chess grandmaster (1997).
Evgeny Agrest (born 15 August 1966, Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian–Swedish chess grandmaster (1997).
Francesc Vicent
Francesc Vicent was a Valencian, later Spanish, author who wrote the first treatise about chess using the present-day moves for the queen and the bishop.
Francesc Vicent was a Valencian, later Spanish, author who wrote the first treatise about chess using the present-day moves for the queen and the bishop.
Gaguik Oganessian
Gaguik Oganessian (Գագիկ Հովհաննիսյան; born 1947) is an Armenian chess FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media (CHIPS) Commission, FIDE Executive Board Member, Gener...
Gaguik Oganessian (Գագիկ Հովհաննիսյան; born 1947) is an Armenian chess FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media (CHIPS) Commission, FIDE Executive Board Member, Gener...
Genrikh Kasparyan
Genrikh Kasparyan is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies.
Genrikh Kasparyan is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies.
George Koltanowski
George Koltanowski (also "Georges"; 17 September 1903 – 5 February 2000) was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer.
George Koltanowski (also "Georges"; 17 September 1903 – 5 February 2000) was a Belgian-born American chess player, promoter, and writer.
Gia Nadareishvili
Gia Nadareishvili (Georgian გია ნადარეიშვილი; September 22, 1921 – October 3, 1991) was a Soviet chess composer of Georgian nationality, and author of many books on chess studies.
Gia Nadareishvili (Georgian გია ნადარეიშვილი; September 22, 1921 – October 3, 1991) was a Soviet chess composer of Georgian nationality, and author of many books on chess studies.
Giambattista Lolli
Giambattista Lolli (1698 in Nonantola, Italy – 4 June 1769) was an Italian chess player.
Giambattista Lolli (1698 in Nonantola, Italy – 4 June 1769) was an Italian chess player.
Gideon Ståhlberg
Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg (or Stahlberg) (26 January 1908, Gothenburg – 26 May 1967, Leningrad) was a Swedish chess grandmaster.
Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg (or Stahlberg) (26 January 1908, Gothenburg – 26 May 1967, Leningrad) was a Swedish chess grandmaster.
Hans Kmoch
Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch (July 25, 1894, Vienna – February 13, 1973, New York City) was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess ...
Johann "Hans" Joseph Kmoch (July 25, 1894, Vienna – February 13, 1973, New York City) was an Austrian-Dutch-American chess International Master (1950), International Arbiter (1951), and a chess ...
Jan Hein Donner
Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner (July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988) was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer.
Johannes Hendrikus (Hein) Donner (July 6, 1927 – November 27, 1988) was a Dutch chess grandmaster (GM) and writer.
Jesús de la Villa
Jesús María de la Villa Garcia (born June 30, 1958) is a chess Grandmaster born in Spain.
Jesús María de la Villa Garcia (born June 30, 1958) is a chess Grandmaster born in Spain.
Johan Hellsten
Johan Hellsten (born 25 December 1975) is a Swedish chess grandmaster (2004).
Johan Hellsten (born 25 December 1975) is a Swedish chess grandmaster (2004).
John Bartlett (publisher)
John Bartlett (June 14, 1820 – December 3, 1905) was an American writer and publisher whose best known work, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, has been continually revised and reissued for a c...
John Bartlett (June 14, 1820 – December 3, 1905) was an American writer and publisher whose best known work, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, has been continually revised and reissued for a c...
Jonathan Tisdall
Jonathan D. Tisdall (born August 26, 1958 in Buffalo, New York) is a grandmaster of chess (title awarded 1995) and works as a freelance journalist.
Jonathan D. Tisdall (born August 26, 1958 in Buffalo, New York) is a grandmaster of chess (title awarded 1995) and works as a freelance journalist.
José Raúl Capablanca
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
Ján Markoš
Ján Markoš is a Slovakia chess Grandmaster.
Ján Markoš is a Slovakia chess Grandmaster.
József Pintér
József Pintér (born 9 November 1953 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster and chess writer.
József Pintér (born 9 November 1953 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster and chess writer.
Karel Traxler
Karel Traxler (1866, Vlachovo Březí – 1936, Volyně) was a Czech chess master and composer of chess problems.
Karel Traxler (1866, Vlachovo Březí – 1936, Volyně) was a Czech chess master and composer of chess problems.
Milan Vidmar
Milan Vidmar (22 June 1885 – 9 October 1962) was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer.
Milan Vidmar (22 June 1885 – 9 October 1962) was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer.
Milunka Lazarević
Milunka Lazarević (later Milunka Marković, born 1 December 1932 in Šantarovac, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian chess player and journalist.
Milunka Lazarević (later Milunka Marković, born 1 December 1932 in Šantarovac, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian chess player and journalist.
Moses Hirschel
Maskil Moses Hirschel was a German writer and chess author.
Maskil Moses Hirschel was a German writer and chess author.
Murray Chandler
Murray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s.
Murray Graham Chandler is a New Zealand chess grandmaster who has played internationally for that nation and for England, after gaining citizenship there in the early 1980s.
Nick Aplin
Nick Aplin is an Associate Professor at the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group at the National Institute of Education.
Nick Aplin is an Associate Professor at the Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group at the National Institute of Education.
Olimpiu G. Urcan
Olimpiu G. Urcan (born February 28, 1977 in Alba Iulia) is a Romanian chess historian, author and editor.
Olimpiu G. Urcan (born February 28, 1977 in Alba Iulia) is a Romanian chess historian, author and editor.
Paul Keres
Paul Keres (January 7, 1916 June 5, 1975), was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer.
Paul Keres (January 7, 1916 June 5, 1975), was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer.
Pedro Damiano
Pedro Damiano (in Portuguese, Pedro Damião; Damiano is the Italian form, much like the Latin Damianus) was a Portuguese chess player who lived from 1480 to 1544.
Pedro Damiano (in Portuguese, Pedro Damião; Damiano is the Italian form, much like the Latin Damianus) was a Portuguese chess player who lived from 1480 to 1544.
Raaphi Persitz
Raaphi (Raaphy, Rafi, Raphael, Rafael) Joseph Arie Persitz (26 July 1934 – 4 February 2009) was an English–Israeli–Swiss chess master, financial analyst, financial journalist, and chess writer.
Raaphi (Raaphy, Rafi, Raphael, Rafael) Joseph Arie Persitz (26 July 1934 – 4 February 2009) was an English–Israeli–Swiss chess master, financial analyst, financial journalist, and chess writer.
Richard Réti
Richard Réti (28 May 1889, Bösing (now Pezinok) – 6 June 1929, Prague) was an ethnic Jewish, Austrian-Hungarian, later Czechoslovakian chess player, chess author, and composer of endgame s...
Richard Réti (28 May 1889, Bösing (now Pezinok) – 6 June 1929, Prague) was an ethnic Jewish, Austrian-Hungarian, later Czechoslovakian chess player, chess author, and composer of endgame s...
Robert Wade (chess player)
Robert Graham Wade OBE, was a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter.
Robert Graham Wade OBE, was a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter.
Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann (5 May 1883, Vienna – 20 August 1942, Stockholm) was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
Rudolf Spielmann (5 May 1883, Vienna – 20 August 1942, Stockholm) was an Austrian-Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
Salo Flohr
Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia ...
Salomon Mikhailovich Flohr (November 21, 1908 – July 18, 1983) was a leading Czech and later Soviet chess grandmaster of the mid-20th century, who became a national hero in Czechoslovakia ...
Sergei Movsesian
Sergei Movsesian is an Armenian-born chess Grandmaster who used to play for Czech republic for most of his career, later he represents Slovakia for better condition and citizenship certificate t...
Sergei Movsesian is an Armenian-born chess Grandmaster who used to play for Czech republic for most of his career, later he represents Slovakia for better condition and citizenship certificate t...
Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969.
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969.
Vasilios Kotronias
Vasilios Kotronias (Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled Vasilios, born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess grandmaster and chess author.
Vasilios Kotronias (Βασίλειος Κοτρωνιάς; first name sometimes spelled Vasilios, born 25 August 1964) is a Greek chess grandmaster and chess author.
Viswanathan Anand
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently fourth highest rated player in t...
V. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently fourth highest rated player in t...
Vladas Mikėnas
Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian International Master of chess, an Honorary Grandmaster, and a journalist.
Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian International Master of chess, an Honorary Grandmaster, and a journalist.
Vladimir Okhotnik
Vladimir Ilyich Okhotnik is a French Grandmaster of chess of Ukrainian origin.
Vladimir Ilyich Okhotnik is a French Grandmaster of chess of Ukrainian origin.
Vlastimil Jansa
Vlastimil Jansa (born November 27, 1942 in Prague) is a Chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).
Vlastimil Jansa (born November 27, 1942 in Prague) is a Chess Grandmaster from the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia).
Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and then American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894.
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and then American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894.
Yelena Dembo
Yelena Dembo (born December 8, 1983, in Penza, Russia) is a Greek International Master of chess.
Yelena Dembo (born December 8, 1983, in Penza, Russia) is a Greek International Master of chess.
Ľubomír Ftáčnik
Ľubomír Ftáčnik (born Bratislava October 30, 1957) is a Slovak chess player and a former European Junior Champion.
Ľubomír Ftáčnik (born Bratislava October 30, 1957) is a Slovak chess player and a former European Junior Champion.