Famous chess players
individual who takes part in chess tournaments
1,161 people
Benjamin Franklin
1706
– 1790
· Age 84
Deceased
Vladimir Nabokov
1899
– 1977
· Age 78
Deceased
Garry Kasparov
1963
· Age 62
Alive
Bobby Fischer
1943
– 2008
· Age 64
Deceased
Magnus Carlsen
1990
· Age 35
Alive
Viswanathan Anand
1969
· Age 56
Alive
Sergei Prokofiev
1891
– 1953
· Age 61
Deceased
José Raúl Capablanca
1888
– 1942
· Age 53
Deceased
Marcel Duchamp
1887
– 1968
· Age 81
Deceased
Anatoly Karpov
1951
· Age 74
Alive
Emanuel Lasker
1868
– 1941
· Age 72
Deceased
Alexander Alekhine
1892
– 1946
· Age 53
Deceased
Mikhail Botvinnik
1911
– 1995
· Age 83
Deceased
Boris Spassky
1937
– 2025
· Age 88
Deceased
Boris Becker
1967
· Age 58
Alive
Mikhail Tal
1936
– 1992
· Age 55
Deceased
Aleister Crowley
1875
– 1947
· Age 72
Deceased
Max Euwe
1901
– 1981
· Age 80
Deceased
Tigran Petrosian
1929
– 1984
· Age 55
Deceased
Vladimir Kramnik
1975
· Age 50
Alive
Wilhelm Steinitz
1836
– 1900
· Age 64
Deceased
Judit Polgár
1976
· Age 49
Alive
Veselin Topalov
1975
· Age 50
Alive
Bonar Law
1858
– 1923
· Age 65
Deceased
Vasily Smyslov
1921
– 2010
· Age 89
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q10873124