Chess player celebrities
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Bu Xiangzhi (Chinese: 卜祥志; pinyin: Bǔ Xiángzhì; born December 10, 1985) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and former Chinese Chess Champion.
Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein (20 September 1882 at Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) – 30 November 1962 in the French Pyrenees) was a Russian chess grandmaster and a financial lawyer.
Kola Kwariani (Georgian: კოლა (კოლია) ქვარიანი) (January 16, 1903 – February 1980), known by the ring name Nicholas Kwariani or Nick the Wrestler, was a Georgian professional wrestler and chess player.
Mesgen Amanov (born September 6, 1986) is a chess grandmaster from Turkmenistan. He is the highest rated player in his country, and has represented Turkmenistan in Chess Olympiads. Amanov is also a prominent chess teacher, working closely with fellow
Alisa Marić, PhD (Serbian Cyrillic: Алиса Марић, born January 10, 1970) is a Serbian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master.
Yosef Porat (Hebrew: יוסף פורת; 7 June 1909, Breslau, Germany – 18 May 1996, Ramot HaShavim, Isra
David Enoch (1901 – 1949) was an Israeli chess player.
Milan Velimirović, (21 April 1952 – 25 February 2013) was a Serbian chess problemist and publisher.
Mona May Karff (20 October 1908 or 1911 or 20 October 1914 – 10 January 1998) was an American competitive ch
Konstantin Zaivelevich Lerner (28 February 1950, Odessa, Ukraine, former USSR – 24 September 2011, Herzlia,
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров, born Garik Kimovich Weinst
Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich (Russian: Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Шамко́вич; Jun