David Howell

male, 19 years old
Old Eastbournian, Rilton Cup, British Chess Federation, blitzchess, British Chess Championship, International Grandmaster…blitz, British chess Grandmaster, chess, chess player
David Howell (b. November 14, 1990) is the youngest FIDE Grandmaster of chess in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during...
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

male
Universal Chess Interface, blitzchess, ssdf, shredder, computer chess, World Computer Chess Championship…World Computer Chess Champion, blitz championships
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen is a German programmer of the computer chess program "Shredder". His program had won 10 titles as World Computer Chess Champion...
Joshua Waitzkin

Joshua Waitzkin

male, 32 years old
martial arts, checkmate, The Dalton School, International Master, Washington Square Park, International Grandmaster…blitzchess, chess player, chess
Joshua Waitzkin (born December 4 1976, New York City) is a chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child he was recognized as a...
Kateryna Lahno

Kateryna Lahno

female, 20 years old
chess player, International Grandmaster, Chişinău, ELO rating system, Fédération Internationale des Échecs, Women's World Chess Championship…blitzchess, World Chess Championship, chess, Chess woman grandmaster
Kateryna Lahno is a Ukrainian chess player. She earned the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) at the age of 12 years and 4 months, breaking...

Bernard Zuckerman

male
Omaha, US Open Chess Championship, blitzchess, U.S. Chess Championship, International Grandmaster, International Master…chess, chess player, Class B Chess Player
Bernard Zuckerman (b. March 31 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an International Master of chess. For more than forty years Zuckerman has been a well...
Bill Robertie

Bill Robertie

male
Systems Analyst, Speed Chess, Texas hold'em, no-limit, blitzchess, Two Plus Two Publishing…chess
Bill Robertie is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. He is one of two backgammon players who's ever won the Monte Carlo World...
Leif Erlend Johannessen

Leif Erlend Johannessen

male, 29 years old
Norwegian championship, Norwegian chess championship, Slav Defense, chess, bermuda, Malmö…blitzchess, Chess grandmaster, chess player
Leif Erlend Johannessen, born 1980, is a Norwegian chess player, and Norway's fifth International Grandmaster. He received his title in 2002. He...
Abe Turner

Abe Turner

male, deceased (1962)
Al Horowitz, American military personnel of World War II, Times Square, hustler, world war ii veteran, endgame…chess master, U.S. Chess Championship, Chess Review, Manhattan Chess Club, chess rating
Abe Turner (1924-1962) was an American chess master. He had a chess rating over 2400 and played several times in the U.S. Chess Championship. He...
Michael Valvo

Michael Valvo

male, deceased (2004)
death by myocardial infarction, blitz, chess player, chess, fide, ussr…computer chess, U.S. Chess Championship, blitzchess, World Computer Chess Championship
Michael Valvo (April 19 1942 in New York - September 18 2004 in Chanhassen, Minnesota) was an International Master of chess. By 1962, he was one of...