This list of chess players includes people who are primarily known as chess players and have an article on the English Wikipedia.
A Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973) Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935) Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan, born 1995) István Abonyi (Hungary, 1886–1942) Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980) Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, US, born 1988) Hasan Abbasifar (Iran, born 1972) Farid Abbasov (Azerbaijan, born 1979) Jude Acers (US, born 1944) Péter Ács (Hungary, born 1981) Weaver Adams (US, 1901–1963) Tanitoluwa Adewumi (Nigeria, US, born 2010) Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965) András Adorján (Hungary, 1950–2023) Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954) Simen Agdestein (Norway, born 1967) Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966) Georgy Agzamov (Uzbekistan, 1954–1986) Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968) James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983) Ralf Åkesson (Sweden, born 1961) Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born 1957) Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, US, born 1983) Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971) Mohammed Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974) Semyon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923) Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987) Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920) Lev Alburt (Russia, US, born 1945) Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946) Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939) Grace Alekhine (US, England, France 1876–1956) Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973) Kirill Alekseenko (Russia, born 1997) Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985) Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974) Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765–1850) Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949) Johann Baptist Allgaier (Germany, Austria, 1763–1823) Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976) Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985) Yoel Aloni (Israel, 1937–2019) 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) Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938) Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980) Hope Arthurine Anderson (Jamaica, 1950–2016) Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879) Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951) Dmitry Andreikin (Russia, born 1990) Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989) Dejan Antić (Serbia, born 1968) Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962) Vladimir Antoshin (Russia, 1929–1994) Oskar Antze (Germany, 1878–1962) Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970) Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941) Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941) Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936) José Joaquín Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968) Mehrdad Ardeshi (Iran, born 1979) Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967) Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986) Keith Arkell (England, born 1961) Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, 1917–2009) Jón Árnason (Iceland, born 1960) Dagur Arngrímsson (Iceland, born 1987) Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982) Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983) Vladislav Artemiev (Russia, born 1998) Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896) Jacob Ascher (England, Canada, 1841–1912) Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004) Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, US, born 1966) Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008) Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, Russia, born 2004) Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946) Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956) Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982) Suat Atalık (Turkey, born 1964) Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955) Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, c.1888–1952) Yuri Averbakh (Russia, c.1922–2022) Valeriy Aveskulov (Ukraine, born 1986) Herbert Avram (US, 1913–2006) Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)
B Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967) Étienne Bacrot (France, born 1983) Paul Baender (Germany, Bolivia, 1906–1985) Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia, born 1964) Amir Bagheri (Iran, born 1978) Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, US, born 1967) Vladimir Bagirov (USSR, Latvia, 1936–2000) Mary Bain (US, 1904–1972) David Graham Baird (US, 1854–1913) Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978) Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949) Rosendo Balinas Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998) Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945) Csaba Balogh (Hungary, born 1987) János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980) Julio Balparda (Uruguay, c. 1900–1942) Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948) Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978) Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, 1921–2013) David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988) Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935) Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975) Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001) Oliver Barbosa (Philippines, born 1986) 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) Mateusz Bartel (Poland, born 1985) John Bartholomew (US, born 1986) Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966) Cerdas Barus (Indonesia, born 1961) Michael Basman (England, born 1946) Christian Bauer (France, born 1977) Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891) Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, 1935–2025) Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984) Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, US, born 1969) Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, 1940–2021) Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942) Dina Belenkaya (Russia, Israel, born 1993) Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953) Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia, born 1962) Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947) Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, c. 1890–1920) Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922) Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976) Joel Benjamin (US, born 1964) Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, 1910–2010) Pal Benko (France, Hungary, US, 1928–2019) Dávid Bérczes (Hungary, born 1990) Emanuel Berg (Sweden, born 1981) Béla Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005) Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933) Victor Buerger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996) Nils Bergkvist (Sweden, 1900–?) Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966) Hans Berliner (Germany, US, 1929–2017) Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967) Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943) Jacob Bernstein (US, 1885–1959) Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962) Sidney Norman Bernstein (US, 1911–1992) Mario Bertok (Croatia, 1929–2008) Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939) Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, 1901–1986) Kārlis Bētiņš (Latvia, 1867–1943) Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890–1966) Vinay Bhat (US, born 1984) Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940) Martin Bier (Germany, 1854–1934) Horace Bigelow (US, 1898–1980) István Bilek (Hungary, 1932–2010) Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840) Maurice Billecard (France, 1876–?) Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974) Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908) Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950) Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961) Arthur Bisguier (US, 1929–2017) Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950) Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935) Roy Turnbull Black (US, 1888–1962) Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924) Armand Blackmar (US, 1826–1888) Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951) Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1895–1971) Ottó Bláthy (Hungary, 1860–1939) Max Blau (Germany, Switzerland, 1918–1984) Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846) Paweł Blehm (Poland, born 1980) Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875–?) Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, 1947–2004) Calvin Blocker (US, born 1955) Claude Bloodgood (US, 1937–2001) Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910) Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947) Max Blümich (Germany, 1886–1942) Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, US, 1907–1998) Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, 1931–2000) Dmitry Bocharov (Russia, born 1982) Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882) Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984) Efim Bogoljubow (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952) Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598) Jacobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984) Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996) Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, 1919–1977) Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971) Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979) Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990) Valentina Borisenko (Russia, 1920–1993) Olexandr Bortnyk (Ukraine, born 1996) Alexandra Botez (US, Canada, born 1995) Andrea Botez (US, Canada, born 2002) 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, 1917–2015) Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983) Julius Brach (Czechoslovakia, 1881–1938) Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921) Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967) Mirko Bröder (Hungary, Serbia, 1911–1943) Miklós Bródy (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949) Vladimir Bron (Ukraine, 1909–1985) David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006) Walter Browne (Australia, US, 1949–2015) Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962) Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982) Stellan Brynell (Sweden, born 1962) Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985) Henry Thomas Buckle (England, 1821–1862) Gerardo Budowski (Germany, France, Venezuela, Costa Rica, 1925–2014) Wincenty Budzyński (Poland, France, 1815–1866) Nataliya Buksa (Ukraine, born 1996) Constant Ferdinand Burille (France, US, 1866–1914) Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925) Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania, 1946–2017) Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989) Donald Byrne (US, 1930–1976) Robert Byrne (US, 1928–2013) Bhupendra Niraula (Nepal, born 1981)
C Kler Çaku (Albania, born 2010) Florencio Campomanes (Philippines, 1927–2010) Daniel Cámpora (Argentina, born 1957) Esteban Canal (Peru, Italy, 1896–1981) Arianne Caoili (Australia, 1986–2020) José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba, 1888–1942) Rodolfo Tan Cardoso (Philippines, 1937–2013) Ruth 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, 1914–2013) Pietro Carrera (Sicily, 1573–1647) Fabiano Caruana (Dual citizenship: US and Italy, born 1992) Vincenzo Castaldi (Italy, 1916–1970) Mariano Castillo (Chile, 1905–1970) Mišo Cebalo (Croatia, born 1945) Giovanni Cenni (Italy, 1881–1957) Alfonso Ceron (Spain, 1535–?) Oscar Chajes (Ukraine, Austria, US, 1873–1928) Ferenc Chalupetzky (Hungary, 1886–1951) Edward Chamier (England, France, 1840–1892) Chan Peng Kong (Singapore, born 1956) 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 Chaudé 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, 1920–2009) Irving Chernev (Russia, US, 1900–1981) Tykhon Cherniaiev (Ukraine, born 2010) Alexander Chernin (Ukraine, Hungary, born 1960) Konstantin Chernyshov (Russia, born 1967) André Chéron (France, 1895–1980) Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia, born 1961) Mikhail Chigorin (Russia, 1850–1908) Larry Christiansen (US, born 1956) Vladimir Chuchelov (Russia, Belgium, born 1969) Slavko Cicak (Montenegro, Sweden, born 1969) Roberto Cifuentes (Chile, Netherlands, Spain, born 1957) Victor Ciocâltea (Romania, 1932–1983) Hermann Clemenz (Estonia, 1846–1908) Albert Clerc (France, 1830–1918) Viktorija Čmilytė (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 (US, 1912–2001) Eugene Ernest Colman (England, 1878–1964) Camila Colombo (Uruguay, born 1990)