This listofchessplayers includes people who are primarily known as chessplayers and have an article on the English Wikipedia. Jacob Aagaard (Denmark...
Nijat Azad oglu Abasov (Azerbaijani: Nicat Azad oğlu Abasov; born 14 May 1995) is an Azerbaijanichess grandmaster. In October 2023, he reached his all-time-highest...
Jewish players and theoreticians have long been involved in the game ofchess and have significantly contributed to the development ofchess, which has...
This is the listof top-ranked chess grandmasters, ordered by their peak Elo rating. The cut-off value is 2700 for men (players with a rating at or above...
lists female chessplayers who have received FIDE (International Chess Federation) titles or have other significant achievements in chess. There are 42...
Chess is one of the most popular sports in Azerbaijan, where it is governed by the AzerbaijanChess Federation (ACF). On May 5, 2009 Azerbaijani president...
The Chess World Cup 2023 was a 206-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 July to 24 August 2023. It was...
The 42nd Chess Olympiad (Azerbaijani: 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des...
Teymur Rajabov; Azerbaijani: Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, pronounced [tejˈmuɾ boˈɾis oɣˈlu ɾæˈdʒæbof]; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijanichess grandmaster...
The AzerbaijanChess Federation (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Şahmat Federasiyası, AŞF) is the governing chess organization in Azerbaijan and is affiliated...
American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy,...
won by Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov. He and the runner-up, Ding Liren, both qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship...
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) ofchess. The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing...
World Chess Championship 2012 was a chess match between the defending World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the...
This is a listof notable Azerbaijani Armenians. Azerbaijani Armenians are people born, raised, or who reside in Azerbaijan, with origins in the area...
11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the...
The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit ofchess tournaments where players compete for multiple prize pools. Major tournaments that have been featured...
Chess is a board game for two players, each controlling a set ofchess pieces, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king, i.e. threaten it with...
2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800, beating the previous record...
The 44th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India, from 28 July to...
This is a listofAzerbaijani Jews who are notable. The first mention of the Jews in the territory of what is now Azerbaijan is dated to the 7th century...
Spanish-Swedish chessplayer, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She had a peak FIDE rating of 2175 in March...
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women"...
1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He is the world #1 ranked player (FIDE world chess rankings). He is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning...
1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the grandmaster title in 2009 at the age of 14 years, 7 months...
referred to as the 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Top grandmasters compete in the tournament, but regular club players are welcome to play as well. The...
chess grandmaster who is the reigning three-time United States Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana is the third-highest-rated player in...