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Satrancı meslek edinenler
A
- Michael Adams (İngiltere, 1971–)
- Simen Agdestein (Norveç, 1967–)
- Semyon Alapin, (Letonya 1856–1923)
- Alexander Alekhine (Rusya, 1892–1946)
- Viswanathan Anand (Hindistan, 1969–)
- Adolf Anderssen (Almanya, 1818–1879)
- Ulf Andersson (İsveç, 1951–)
- Yuri Averbakh (Rusya, 1922–)
- Suat Atalık(Türkiye-Bosna-Hersek 1964)
- Lev Alburt(ABD 1945)
B
- Etienne Bacrot (Fransa, 1983–)
- Evgeny Bareev (Rusya, 1966–)
- Alexander Beliavsky (Ukrayna, Slovenya, 1953–)
- Joel Benjamin (ABD, 1964–)
- Pal Benko (ABD, 1928–)
- Hans Berliner (ABD, 1929–)
- Henry Bird (İngiltere, 1830–1908)
- Arthur Bisguier (ABD, 1929–)
- Joseph Henry Blackburne (İngiltere, 1841–1924)
- Efim Bogoljubov (Ukrayna, 1889–1952)
- Isaac Boleslavsky (SSCB, 1919–1977)
- Mikhail Botvinnik (SSCB, 1911–1995)
- Gyula Breyer (Macaristan, 1893–1921)
- David Bronstein (Rusya, 1924–)
- Walter Browne (ABD, 1949–)
C
- Jose Raul Capablanca (Küba, 1888–1942)
- Magnus Carlsen (Norveç, 1990–)
- Maia Chiburdanidze (SSCB, 1961–)
- Mikhail Chigorin (Rusya, 1850 - 1908)
- Larry Christiansen (ABD, 1956–)
- Pia Cramling (İsveç, 1963–)
D
- Alexey Dreev (Rusya, 1969–)
- Oldrich Duras (Çekoslovakya, 1882–1957)
E
- Erich Eliskases (Almanya, Arjantin, 1913–1997)
- Max Euwe (Hollanda, 1901–1981)
- Larry Evans (ABD, 1932–)
F
- Salo Flohr (Çekoslovakya, 1908–1983)
- Reuben Fine (ABD, 1914–1993)
- Bobby Fischer (ABD, 1943–)
G
- Nona Gaprindashvili (Gürcistan, SSCB, 1941–)
- Boris Gelfand (Belarus, SSCB, İsrail, 1968–)
- Efim Geller (SSCB, 1925–1998)
- Florin Gheorghiu (Romanya, 1944–)
- Svetozar Gligoric (Yugoslavya, 1923–)
- Harry Golombek (İngiltere, 1911–1994)
- Ernst Grünfeld (Avusturya, 1893–1962)
- Boris Gulko (SSCB, ABD, 1947–)
H
- Vlastimil Hort (Çekoslovakya, Almanya, 1944–)
- Robert Hübner (Almanya, 1948–)
I
- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukrayna, 1969–)
- Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavya, 1933–)
J
- David Janowski (Polonya, Fransa 1868–1927)
K
- Gata Kamsky (Rusya, ABD, 1974–)
- Sergey Karjakin (Ukrayna)
- Anatoly Karpov (Rusya, 1951–)
- Gary Kasparov(Rusya, 1963–)
- Lubomir Kavalek (Çekoslovakya, US, 1943–)
- Rustam Kasımdzhanov (Özbekistan, 1979–)
- Raymond Keene (İngiltere, 1948–)
- Paul Keres (Estonya, 1916–1975)
- Alexander Khalifman (Rusya, 1966–)
- Viktor Korchnoi (Rusya, İsviçre, 1931–)
- Alexandra Kosteniuk (Rusya, 1984–)
- Alexander Kotov (SSCB, 1913–1981)
- Vladimir Kramnik (Rusya, 1975–)
L
- Bent Larsen (Danimarka, 1935–)
- Edward Lasker (Almanya, ABD, 1885–1981)
- Emanuel Lasker (Almanya, ABD, 1868–1941)
- Joel Lautier (Fransa, 1973–)
- Pí©ter Lí©kó (Macaristan, 1979–)
- Andrei Lilienthal (Macaristan, Rusya, 1911–)
- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Yugoslavya, 1950–)
- William Lombardy (ABD, 1937–)
- Ruy López de Segura (İspanya, c.1530 – c.1580)
- Luis Ramirez Lucena (İspanya, c.1465 – c.1530)
M
- Geza Maroczy (Macaristan, 1870–1951)
- Frank Marshall (ABD, 1877–1944)
- Henrique Mecking (Brezilya, 1952–)
- Jacques Mieses (Almanya, İngiltere 1865–1954)
- Tony Miles (İngiltere, 1955–2001)
- Alexander Morozevich (Rusya, 1977–)
- Paul Morphy (ABD, 1837–1884)
N
- Miguel Najdorf (Arjantin, 1910–1997)
- Rashid Nezhmetdinov (Rusya, 1912–1974)
- Aaron Nimzowitsch (Latvia, 1886–1935)
- John Nunn (İngiltere, 1955–)
O
- Fridrik Olafsson (İzlanda, 1935–)
P
- Tigran Petrosian (Ermenistan, SSCB, 1929–1984)
- François-Andrí© Danican Philidor (Fransa, 1726–1795)
- Harry Nelson Pillsbury (ABD, 1872–1906)
- Judit Polgar (Macaristan, 1976–)
- Susan Polgar (Macaristan, ABD, 1969–)
- Zsófia Polgár (Macaristan, İsrail, 1974–)
- Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukrayna, 1983–)
- Lajos Portisch (Macaristan, 1937–)
R
- Timur Radjabov (Azerbaycan, 1987–)
- Samuel Reshevsky (Poland, ABD, 1911–1992)
- Richard Rí©ti (Çekoslovakya, 1889–1929)
- Akiba Rubinstein (Polonya, 1882–1961)
S
- Carl Schlechter (Avusturya, 1874–1918)
- Yasser Seirawan (Suriye, ABD, 1960–)
- Alexei Shirov (Latvia, İspanya, 1972–)
- Nigel Short (İngiltere, 1965–)
- Vasily Smyslov (Rusya, 1921–)
- Ivan Sokolov (Yugoslavya, Netherlands, 1968–)
- Boris Spassky (Rusya, Fransa, 1937–)
- Jon Speelman (İngiltere, 1956–)
- Howard Staunton (İngiltere, 1810–1874)
- Leonid Stein (SSCB, 1934–1973)
- Wilhelm Steinitz (Avusturya, ABD, 1836–1900)
- Nevzat Süer (Türkiye)
- Peter Svidler (Rusya, 1976–)
T
- Mark Taimanov (Rusya, 1926–)
- Mikhail Tal (Latvia, SSCB, 1936– 1992)
- Siegbert Tarrasch (Almanya, 1862–1934)
- Ksawery Tartakower (Polonya, Fransa, 1887–1956)
- Jan Timman (Hollanda, 1951–)
- Veselin Topalov (Bulgaristan, 1975–)
U
- Wolfgang Unzicker (Almanya, 1925–)
V
- Milan Vidmar (Slovenya, 1885–1962)
Y
- Artur Yusupov (Rusya, Almanya, 1960–)
Z
- Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Rusya, Fransa 1884–1954)
- Johannes Zukertort (Polonya, 1842–1888)
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- Richard Feynman
- Benjamin Franklin
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Thomas Jefferson
- Stanley Kubrick
- Papa Leo XIII
- Lennox Lewis
- Abraham de Moivre
- Vladimir Nabokov (Rus yazar)
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