Articles

Everything we have written about characters: who they are, what they are known for, who they are tied to. Most known first.

• Emanuel LaskerEmanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who held the world chess championship for decades.
• Fabiano CaruanaFabiano Caruana is an American-Italian chess grandmaster and World Championship challenger, known for his 2018 match against Magnus Carlsen.
• François-André Danican PhilidorFrançois-André Danican Philidor was an 18th-century French chess player, composer, and actor, best known for his chess treatise and his opera Tom Jones.
• Gioachino GrecoGioachino Greco was a 17th-century Italian chess player and writer whose games and treatises shaped early modern chess.
• Gukesh DGukesh D is an Indian chess grandmaster and world junior champion who became the youngest challenger for the world championship.
• Hikaru NakamuraHikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, and YouTuber known for his fast playing style and rivalry with Magnus Carlsen.
• Ian NepomniachtchiIan Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster who competed for the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren.
• José Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess world champion (1921–1927) renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and natural talent.
• Judit PolgárJudit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time, who also works as a sports commentator.
• Levon AronianLevon Aronian is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his creative style, multiple tournament wins, and representing Armenia, Germany, and the US.
• Max EuweMax Euwe was a Dutch chess player, mathematician, and former World Chess Champion who also contributed to computer science.
• Maxime Vachier-LagraveMaxime Vachier-Lagrave is a French chess grandmaster and world blitz champion, born in 1990 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
• Mikhail BotvinnikMikhail Botvinnik was a Soviet chess grandmaster, the 6th World Chess Champion, an engineer, and a scientist who also coached and wrote.
• Mikhail TalMikhail Tal, the 8th World Chess Champion, was a Soviet and Latvian grandmaster famous for his dazzling attacking style and tactical brilliance.
• Nodirbek AbdusattorovNodirbek Abdusattorov is an Uzbek chess grandmaster from Tashkent, one of the youngest talents in world chess.
• Paul MorphyPaul Morphy was a 19th-century American chess player and unofficial world champion, known for his aggressive style and theoretical contributions.
• PraggnanandhaaPraggnanandhaa is an Indian chess grandmaster and Arjuna Awardee, born in 2005 in Chennai, known for his achievements in chess.
• Ruy López de SeguraRuy López de Segura was a 16th-century Spanish chess player and priest who wrote one of the first chess books, shaping modern chess theory.
• Tigran PetrosianTigran Petrosian, the ninth World Chess Champion, was a Soviet grandmaster famed for his impenetrable defense and positional mastery.
• Vasily SmyslovVasily Smyslov was a Soviet chess player, 7th World Chess Champion, and also a singer and writer.
• Viswanathan AnandViswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, known for his rapid play and multiple world titles.
• Vladimir KramnikVladimir Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, known for defeating Garry Kasparov in London 2000.
• Wesley SoWesley So is an American chess grandmaster of Filipino origin, one of the top players in the world, born in Bacoor, Philippines.
• Wilhelm SteinitzWilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian-American chess player and the first official World Chess Champion, known as the founder of modern chess theory.