Top 20 Chess Player celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Chess Player celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
Bobby Fischer was born
on March 9, 1943
in Chicago, United States.
Regarded by many as the greatest chess player of all time who, starting at age 14, played in and won eight US Chess Championships. He infamously disappeared from the spotlight only several years after winning the infamous Cold War confrontation against Boris Spassky from the USSR in 1972.
He won the 1963-64 U.S. Championship with the only perfect score in the history of the tournament and his 1969 book, My 60 Memorable Games, is a must-read for any aspiring chess player.
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Eric Hansen was born
on May 24, 1992
in Irvine, United States.
He has taken first-place finishes at tournaments like the 2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship and the 2013 Cappelle-la-Grande Open.
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant was born
on July 19, 1968
in United States.
She was a chess champion in both Georgia and the United Kingdom.
Sam Loyd was born
on January 30, 1841
in United States.
He is considered by many to be one of the greatest puzzle authors in American chess history and he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame for his contributions to the game.
Nana Dzagnidze was born
on January 1, 1987
in United States.
She is considered to be the second best active female Georgian chess master and she helped the Georgia's Women's Olympiad team win a gold medal in 2008.
Awonder Liang was born
on April 9, 2003
in United States.
He achieved the rank of Expert at eight years and seven days old.
Fabiano Caruana was born
on July 30, 1992
in United States.
He is the youngest Grandmaster in both United States and Italian history and in 2010 he won the Italian Championship for the third time with a score of 9 points out of 11 games.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury was born
on December 5, 1872
in Somerville, United States.
In spite of his ill health, he beat American champion
Jackson Showalter in 1897 to win the U.S. Chess Championship, a title he held until his death in 1906.
Samuel Sevian was born
on December 26, 2000
in United States.
He was the youngest person ever invited to the U.S. Chess Championships in Missouri.
Isaac Kashdan was born
on November 19, 1905
in United States.
Despite playing five times for the U.S. team in the Chess Olympiad he lost most of his money during the Great Depression and resorted to earning a living as an insurance agent and administrator in order to support his family.
Arthur Bisguier was born
on October 8, 1929
in United States.
He was a six-time chess champion and played for the United States in five chess Olympiads.
Baadur Jobava was born
on November 26, 1983
in United States.
One of his most notable victories came against Norwegian World Champion
Magnus Carlsen in 2010.
Maia Chiburdanidze was born
on January 17, 1961
in Kutaisi, United States.
She was the youngest player to ever win the Women's World Championship in 1977 and in 1984 she became only the second woman ever to achieve the ranking of Grandmaster.
William Lombardy was born
on December 4, 1937
in New York City, United States.
He was first board for the U.S. Team that won the 1960 World Student Team Championship.
Viktors Pupols was born
on July 31, 1934
in United States.
His well known nickname is "Uncle Vik" and he plays at the Tacoma Chess Club, where he won the Club Championshop in 1955.
Vinay Bhat was born
on June 4, 1984
in United States.
He was ranked number 16 in the United States in the year 2010 and is the only player to have multiple wins in the US Chess League against the highest-ranked US player
Hikaru Nakamura.
Robert Byrne was born
on April 20, 1928
in United States.
He represented the US nine times in Chess Olympiads, winning seven medals.
Richard Hopkins was born
on June 22, 1863
in United States.
It is rumored that he learned to play on a chess board that formerly belonged to
George Washington.
Lisa Lane was born
on April 25, 1938
in United States.
She won the women's championship of Philadelphia in 1958 and the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1959 at the age of 21, just two years after she began playing the game.
Larry Evans was born
on March 22, 1932
in United States.
He won or shared the U.S. Chess Championship five times and the U.S. Open Chess Championship four times and wrote a long-running syndicated chess column.
