HemmersChess

• Ildar Ibragimov (Russia, USA, born 1967)
• Juan Iliesco (Romania, Argentina, 1898–1968)
• Rolando Illa (USA, Cuba, Argentina, 1880–1937)
• Miguel Illescas Cordoba (Spain, born 1965)
• Alexander Ilyin-Zhenevsky (Russia, 1894–1941)
• Ernesto Inarkiev (Kyrgyzstan, Russia, born 1985)
• Nana Ioseliani (Georgia, born 1962)
• Andrei Istratescu (Romania, born 1985)
• Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, born 1969)
• Ivan Ivanisevic (Serbia, born 1977)
• Alexander Ivanov (USA, born 1956)
• Igor Ivanov (Russia, Canada, USA, 1947–2005)
• Bozidar Ivanovic (Yugoslavia, Montenegro, born 1949)
• Borislav Ivkov (Serbia, born 1933)
• Zviad Izoria (Georgia, born 1984)

 J

• Carl Jaenisch (Finland, Russia, 1813–1872)
• Charles Jaffe (Russia, USA, 1883–1941)
• Jerzy Jagielski (Poland, Germany, 1897–1955)
• Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia, born 1983)
• Lora Jakovleva (Russia, born 1932)
• Dragoljub Janošević (Serbia, born 1923)
• Dawid Janowski (Poland, France, 1868–1927)
• Vlastimil Jansa (Czech Republic, born 1942)
• Nicolai Jasnogrodsky (Ukraine, England, USA, 1859–1914)
• Carlos Jauregui (Chile, Canada, born 1932)
• Florian Jenni (Switzerland, born 1980)
• Eleazar Jimenez (Cuba, born 1928)
• Baadur Jobava (Georgia, born 1983)
• Leif Erlend Johannessen (Norway, born 1980)
• Svein Johannessen (Norway, 1937–2007)
• Darryl Johansen (Australia, born 1959)
• Walter John (Poland, Germany, 1879–1940)
• Hans Johner (Switzerland, 1889–1975)
• Paul Johner (Switzerland, 1887–1938)
• Gawain Jones (England, born 1987)
• Ju Wenjun (China, born 1991)
• Max Judd (Poland, USA, 1851–1906)
• Klaus Junge (Chile, Germany, 1924–1945)
• Otto Junge (Chile, Germany, 1887–1968)
• Miervaldis Jursevskis (Latvia, Canada, born 1921)

 K

• Bernhard Kagan (Poland, Germany, 1866–1932)
• Shimon Kagan (Israel, born 1942)
• Victor Kahn (Russia, France, 1889–1971)
• Gregory Kaidanov (Ukraine, Russia, USA, born 1959)
• Osmo Kaila (Finland, 1916–1991)
• Charles Kalme (Latvia, Germany, USA, 1939–2003)
• Gata Kamsky (Russia, USA, born 1974)
• Ilya Kan (Russia, 1909–1978)
• Albert Kapengut (Belarus, born 1945)
• Julio Kaplan (Argentina, Puerto Rico, USA, born 1950)
• Darja Kapš (Slovenia, born 1981)
• Mona May Karff (Moldova, Russia, Palestine, USA, 1914–1998)
• Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, born 1990)
• Anatoly Karpov (Russia, born 1951)
• Isaac Kashdan (USA, 1905–1985)
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, born 1979)
• Garry Kasparov (Azerbaijan, Russia, born 1963)

TIME Article "The Master's Next Move" (29 March 2007) 

TIME Article by Michael Elliot "Garry Kasparov" (Heroes and Pioneers, TIME 100, 2007) 

TIME Article "Kasparov's World War", by Chris Taylor (28 June 1999) 

TIME Article by Garry Kasparov "IBM Owes Mankind a Rematch" (26 May 1996) 

TIME Article by Garry Kasparov "The Day That I Sensed a New Kind of Intelligence" (25 March 1996) 

TIME Article by Jane Walker "Virtuoso Performance in Sevilla" (28 December 1987) 

TIME Article by J.D. Reed "Bitterness and Brilliance in Moscow"

 TIME Article by Nancy Traver "The Longest Drawn-Out Draw Ever" (25 Februari 1985)

• Genrikh Kasparyan (Armenia, 1910–1995)
• Miroslav Katětov (Czechoslovakia, 1918–1995)
• Arthur Kaufmann (Romania, Austria, 1872–1940)
• Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia, USA, born 1943)
• Raymond Keene (England, born 1948)
• Hermann Keidanski (Poland, Germany, 1865–1938)
• Dieter Keller (Switzerland, born 1936)
• Edith Keller-Herrmann (Germany, born 1921)
• Brian Kelly (Ireland, born 1978)
• Edvins Kengis (Latvia, born 1959)
• Hugh Alexander Kennedy (Ireland, England, 1809–1878)
• Paul Keres (Estonia, 1916–1975)
• Alexander Kevitz (USA, 1902–1981)
• Rohini Khadilkar (India, born 1963)
• Alexander Khalifman (Russia, born 1966)
• Mir Sultan Khan (India, Pakistan, 1905–1966)
• Andrei Kharlov (Russia, born 1968)
• Abram Khavin (Ukraine, 1914–1974)
• Igor Khenkin (Russia, Germany, born 1968)
• Ratmir Kholmov (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, 1925–2006)
• Natalia Khoudgarian (Russia, Canada, born 1975)
• Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia, born 1975)
• Feliks Kibbermann (Estonia, before 1914)
• Georg Kieninger (Germany, 1902–1975)
• Lionel Kieseritzky (Estonia, France, 1806–1853)
• Daniel King (England, born 1963)
• Jan Kleczyński, Jr. (Poland, 1875–1939)
• Jan Kleczyński, Sr. (Poland, 1837–1895)
• Ernst Klein (Austria, England, 1910–1990)
• Paul Klein (Germany, Ecuador, born 1930)
• Jānis Klovāns (Latvia, born 1935)
• Gyula Kluger (Hungary, 1914–1994)
• Hans Kmoch (Austria, Netherlands, USA, 1894–1973)
• Rainer Knaak (Germany, born 1953)
• Viktor Knorre (Russia, 1840–1919)
• Alexander Koblencs (Latvia, 1916–1993)
• Berthold Koch (Germany, 1899–1988)
• Artur Kogan (Ukraine, Israel, born 1974)
• Boris Kogan (Russia, USA, 1940–1993)
• Anton Kohler (Germany, born before 1914)
• Stanisław Kohn (Poland, 1895–1940)
• Atanas Kolev (Bulgaria, born 1967)
• Henrijeta Konarkowska-Sokolov (Poland, Serbia, born 1938)
• Alexander Konstantinopolsky (Ukraine, 1910–1990)
• Ignác Kolisch (Slovakia, Austria-Hungary, 1837–1899)
• Jakub Kolski (Poland, 1900–1941)
• Georges Koltanowski (Belgium, USA, 1903–2000)
• Koneru Humpy (India, born 1987)
• Imre König (Hungary, Yugoslavia, England, USA, 1899–1992)
• Danny Kopec (USA, born 1954)
• Viktor Korchnoi (Russia, Switzerland, born 1931)
• Anton Korobov (Ukraine, born 1985)
• Yona Kosashvili (Georgia, Israel, born 1970)
• Gary Koshnitsky (Moldova, Australia, 1907–1999)
• Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia, born 1985)
• Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia, born 1986)
• Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, born 1984)
• Borislav Kostić (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, 1887–1963)
• Vassilios Kotronias (Greece, born 1964)
• Alexander Kotov (Russia, 1913–1981)
• Cenek Kottnauer (Czechoslovakia, England, 1910–1996)
• Bachar Kouatly (Syria, Liban, France, born 1958)
• Vladimir Kovacevic (Croatia, born 1942)
• Zdenko Kozul (Croatia, born 1966)
• Jesse Kraai (USA, born 1972)
• Yair Kraidman (Israel, born 1932)
• Adolf Kraemer (Germany, 1898–1972)
• Adolf Kramer (Germany, 1871–1934)
• Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, born 1975)
• Michal Krasenkow (Russia, Poland, born 1963)
• Orla Hermann Krause (Denmark, 1867–1935)
• Boris Kreiman (Russia, USA, born 1976)
• Leon Kremer (Poland, 1901–1940)
• Martin Kreuzer (Germany, born 1962)
• Ljuba Kristol (Russia, Israel, born 1944)
• Stanislav Kriventsov (Russia, USA, born 1973)
• Nikolai Krogius (Russia, born 1930)
• Paul Krüger (Germany, 1871–1939)
• Irina Krush (Ukraine, USA, born 1983)
• Arvid Kubbel (Russia, 1889–1938)
• Leonid Kubbel (Russia, 1891–1942)
• Adam Kuligowski (Poland, born 1955)
• Abraham Kupchik (Belarus, USA, 1892–1970)
• Viktor Kupreichik (Belarus, born 1949)
• Bojan Kurajica (Bosnia and Herzegovina, born 1947)
• Alla Kushnir (Russia, Israel, born 1941)
• Gennady Kuzmin (Russia, born 1946)
• Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine, born 1990)

 L

• Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, born 1989)
• Bogdan Lalic (Yugoslavia/Croatia, England, born 1964)
• Frank Lamprecht (Germany, born 1968)
• Konstantin Landa (Russia, born 1972)
• Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903–1944)
• Gary Lane (England, Australia, born 1964)
• Lisa Lane (USA, born 1938)
• Max Lange (Germany, 1832–1899)
• Salomon Langleben (Poland, 1862–1939)
• Bent Larsen (Denmark, born 1935)
• Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia/Germany, 1818–1899)
• Berthold Lasker (Germany, 1860–1928)
• Edward Lasker (Poland, Germany, USA, 1885–1981)
• Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, USA, 1868–1941)
• Milda Lauberte (Latvia, born 1918)
• Leho Laurine (Estonia, Sweden, 1904–1998)
• Joel Lautier (Canada, France, born 1973)
• Darwin Laylo (Philippines, born 1980)
• Viktor Laznicka (Czech Republic, born 1988)
• Peter Lee (England, born 1943)
• Peter Leepin (Switzerland, 1920–1995)
• Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792)
• Anatoly Lein (Russia, USA, born 1931)
• Péter Lékó (Hungary, born 1979)
• Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587)
• Paul Saladin Leonhardt (Poland, Germany, 1877–1934)
• Alex Lenderman (USA, born 1989)
• Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, born 1950)
• Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, born 1975)
• Norman Lessing (USA, 1911–2001)
• René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006)
• Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961)
• Irina Levitina (Russia, USA, born 1954)
• Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876–1924)
• David Levy (Scotland, born 1945)
• Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972)
• Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863–1936)
• Li Chao (China, born 1989)
• Li Shilong (China, born 1977)
• Li Shongjian (China, born 1939)
• Li Wenliang (China, born 1967)
• Li Zunian (China, born 1958)
• Liang Chong (China, born 1980)
• Liang Jinrong (China, born 1960)
• Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, born 1937)
• Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, USA, 1829–1874)
• Espen Lie (Norway, born 1984)
• Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, born 1980)
• Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, born 1911)
• Lin Ta born (China, born 1963)
• Lin Weiguo (China, born 1970)
• Paul Lipke (Germany, 1870–1955)
• Isaac Lipnitsky (Ukraine, 1923–1959)
• Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, USA, 1863–1905)
• Georgy Lisitsin (Russia, 1909–1972)
• Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887–1954)
• Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, born 1949)
• John Littlewood (England, 1931)
• Liu Shilan (China, born 1962)
• Liu Wenzhe (China, born 1940)
• Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia, born 1950)
• Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899–1974)
• Giambattista Lolli (Italy, 1698–1769)
• Rudolf Loman (Netherlands, 1861–1932)
• William Lombardy (USA, born 1937)
• Ruy López de Segura (Spain, c.1530–c.1580)
• Edward Löwe (England, 1794–1880)
• Otto Löwenborg (Sweden, 1888–1969)
• Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, England, 1810–1876)
• Leopold Löwy, Jr (Austria, 1871–after 1909)
• Leopold Löwy, Sr (Austria, 1840–after 1904)
• Moishe Lowtzky (Ukraine, Poland, 1881–1940)
• Smbat Lputian (Armenia, born 1958)
• Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c.1465–c.1530)
• Markas Luckis (Lithuania, Argentina, 1905–1973)
• Andrey Lukin (Russia, born 1948)
• Stig Lundholm (Sweden, born 1917)
• Erik Lundin (Sweden, 1904–1988)
• Francisco Lupi (Portugal, before 1910–1954)
• Thomas Luther (Germany, born 1969)
• Christopher Lutz (Germany, born 1971)