HemmersChess

• Louis Uedemann (USA, 1854–1912)
• Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany, born 1935)
• Tüdeviin Üitümen (Mongolia, born 1939)
• Mikhail Umansky (Russia, born 1952)
• Wolfgang Unzicker (Germany, 1925–2006)
• Anna Ushenina (Ukraine, born 1985)

 V

• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, born 1990)
• Rafael Vaganian (Armenia, born 1951)
• Samuil Vainshtein (Russia, 1894–1942)
• Anatoly Vaisser (Kazakhstan, France, born 1949)
• Povilas Vaitonis (Lithuania, Canada, 1911–1983)
• Arpad Vajda (Hungary, 1896–1967)
• Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain, born 1982)
• Michael Valvo (USA, 1942–2004)
• Zoltan Varga (Hungary, born 1970)
• Egon Varnusz (Hungary, born 1933)
• Evgeni Vasiukov (Russia, born 1933)
• Dragoljub Velimirovic (Serbia, born 1942)
• Gavriil Veresov (Russia, 1912–1979)
• Beniamino Vergani (Italy, 1863–1927)
• Giovanni Vescovi (Brazil, born 1978)
• Boris Verlinsky (Ukraine, Russia, 1888–1950)
• Milan Vidmar (Slovenia, 1885–1962)
• Milan Vidmar, Jr. (Slovenia, 1909–1980)
• Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (India, born 1979)
• Benito Villegas, (Argentina, 1877–1952)
• Yakov Vilner (Ukraine, 1899–c.1930)
• William Samuel Viner (Australia, 1881–1933)
• Isakas Vistaneckis (Lithuania, Israel, 1910–2000)
• Alvis Vitolinš (Latvia, 1946–1997)
• Evgeny Vladimirov (Kazakhstan, born 1957)
• Louis van Vliet (Netherlands, 1870–1932)
• Erwin Voellmy (Switzerland, 1886–1951)
• Sergey Volkov (Russia, born 1974)
• Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Larisa Volpert (Russia, born 1926)
• Zvonko Vranesic (Croatia, Canada, born 1938)
• Milan Vukcevich (Serbia, USA, 1937–2003)
• Vladimir Vuković (Croatia, 1898–1975)
• Konstantin Vygodchikov (Belarus, Russia, 1892–1941)
• Alexey Vyzmanavin (Russia, 1960–2000)

 W

• Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, born 1921)
• Heinrich Wagner (Germany, 1888–1959)
• Victor Wahltuch (England, 1875–1953)
• Josh Waitzkin (United States, born 1977)
• Carl August Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902)
• George Walker (chess player) (England, 1803–1879)
• Max Walter (Slovakia, 1896–1940)
• Wang Hao (China, born 1989)
• Wang Lei (China, born 1975)
• Wang Pin (China, born 1974)
• Wang Puchen (China, New Zealand, born 1990)
• Wang Rui (China, born 1978)
• Wang Yu (China, born 1982)
• Wang Yue (China, born 1987)
• Chris Ward (England, born 1968)
• Preston Ware (USA, 1821–1891)
• Cathy Warwick (England, born 1968)
• Miyoko Watai (Japan, born 1945)
• John L. Watson (USA, born 1951)
• William Watson (England, born 1962)
• Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005)
• Henri Weenink (Netherlands, 1892–1931)
• Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912–1945)
• Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
• Peter Wells (England, born 1965)
• Loek van Wely (Netherlands, born 1972)
• Wen Yang (China, born 1988)
• Jan Werle (Netherlands, born 1984)
• Guy West (Australia, born 1958)
• Heikki Westerinen (Finland, born 1944)
• Bernardo Wexler (Romania, Argentina, 1925–1992)
• Norman Tweed Whitaker (USA, 1890–1975)
• John van der Wiel (Netherlands, born 1959)
• Arthur Wijnans (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1920–1945)
• Elijah Williams (England, 1810–1854)
• Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
• Peter Winston (USA, born 1958)
• William Winter (England, 1898–1955)
• Victor Winz (Germany, Israel, Argentina, born 1906)
• John Wisker (England, 1846–1884)
• Alexander Wittek (Croatia, Austria, 1852–1894)
• Antoni Wojciechowski (Poland, 1905–1938)
• Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland, born 1987)
• Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (Latvia, Poland, USA, 1963–2006)
• Heinrich Wolf (Austria, 1875–1943)
• Siegfried Reginald Wolf (Austria, Israel, 1867–1951)
• Paula Wolf-Kalmar (Austria, 1881–1931)
• Patrick Wolff (USA, born 1968)
• Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989)
• Wu Mingqian (China, born 1961)
• Wu Wenjin (China, born 1976)
• Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)

 X

• Xie Jun (China, born 1970)
• Xu Jun (China, born 1962)
• Xu Yuanyuan (China, born 1981)
• Xu Yuhua (China, born 1976)

 Y

• Daniel Yanofsky (Poland, Canada, 1925–2000)
• Frederick Yates (England, 1884–1932)
• Ye Jiangchuan (China, born 1960)
• Ye Rongguang (China, born 1963)
• Olavo Yepez (Ecuador, born 1937)
• Alex Yermolinsky (USA, born 1958)
• Betul Cemre Yildiz (Turkey, born 1989)
• Yin Hao (China, born 1979)
• Yu Shaoteng (China, born 1979)
• Leonid Yudasin (Russia, Israel, born 1959)
• Mikhail Yudovich (Russia, 1911–1987)
• Peter Yurdansky (Russia, 1891–1937)
• Artur Yusupov (Russia, Germany, born 1960)

 Z

• Józef Żabiński (Poland, 1860–1928)
• Aldo Zadrima (Albania, born 1948)
• Vladimir Zagorovsky (Russia, 1925–1994)
• Alexander Zaitsev (Russia, 1935–1971)
• Igor Zaitsev (Russia, born 1938)
• Lazar Zalkind (Ukraine, 1886–1945)
• Abram Zamikhovsky (Ukraine, 1908–1978)
• Alonso Zapata (Colombia, born 1958)
• Pablo Zarnicki (Argentina, born 1972)
• Anna Zatonskih (Ukraine, USA, born 1978)
• Tatiana Zatulovskaya (Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, born 1935)
• Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland, born 1987)
• Elmars Zemgalis (Latvia, USA, born 1923)
• Zhang Jilin (China, born 1986)
• Zhang Pengxiang (China, born 1980)
• Zhang Weida (China, born 1949)
• Zhang Zhong (China, Singapore, born 1978)
• Zhao Jun (China, born 1986)
• Zhao Lan (China, born 1963)
• Zhao Xue (China, born 1985)
• Zhao Zong-Yuan (China, Australia, born 1986)
• Zhou Jianchao (China, born 1988)
• Zhou Weiqi (China, born 1986)
• Zhu Chen (China, born 1976)
• Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine, born 1979)
• Yaacov Zilberman (Israel, born 1954)
• Adolf Zinkl (Bohemia, Austria, 1871–1944)
• Emil Zinner (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1942)
• František Zita (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1977)
• Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (Russia, France, 1884–1954)
• Nikolai Zubarev (Russia, 1894–1951)
• Bernard Zuckerman (USA, born 1943)
• Johannes Zukertort (Poland, Germany, England, 1842–1888)
• Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia, born 1976)
• Kira Zvorykina (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, born 1919)
• Adolf Zytogorski (Poland, England, 1807–1882)