List of Chess Players - A

A

• Jacob Aagaard (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
• Manuel Aaron (India, born 1935)
• István Abonyi (Hungary, 1886–1942)
• Gerald Abrahams (England, 1907–1980)
• Tatev Abrahamyan (Armenia, USA, born 1988)
• Leonardas Abramavičius (Lithuania, before 1912–1960)
• Jude Acers (USA, born 1944)
• Peter Acs (Hungary, born 1981)
• Michael Adams (England, born 1971)
• Weaver Adams (USA, 1901–1963)
• Utut Adianto (Indonesia, born 1965)
• András Adorján (Hungary, born 1950)
• Yochanan Afek (Israel, born 1952)
• Vladimir Afromeev (Russia, born 1954)
• Simen Agdestein (Norway, born 1967)
• Evgeny Agrest (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966)
• Georgy Agzamov (Uzbekistan, 1954–1986)
• Carl Ahues (Germany, 1883–1968)
• James Macrae Aitken (Scotland, 1908–1983)
• Ralf Åkesson (Sweden, born 1961)
• Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, USA, born 1957)
• Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, USA, born 1983)
• Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971)
• Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar, born 1974)
• Simon Alapin (Lithuania, 1856–1923)
• Vladimir Alatortsev (Russia, 1909–1987)
• Adolf Albin (Romania, 1848–1920)
• Lev Alburt (Russia, USA, born 1945)
• Alexander Alekhine (Russia, France 1892–1946)
• Alexei Alekhine (Russia, 1888–1939)
• Grace Alekhine (USA, England, France 1876–1956)
• Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus, born 1973)
• Evgeny Alekseev (Russia, born 1985)
• Hugh Alexander (England, 1899–1974)
• Aaron Alexandre (Germany, France, England 1765–1850)
• Nana Alexandria (Georgia, born 1949)
• Johann Baptist Allgaier (Germany, Austria, 1763–1823)
• Zoltán Almási (Hungary, born 1976)
• Izak Aloni (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985)
• Yoel Aloni (Israel, born 1937)
• Boris Alterman (Israel, born 1970)
• Friedrich Amelung (Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909)
• Bassem Amin (Egypt, born 1988)
• Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan, born 1978)
• Bruce Amos (Canada, born 1946)
• An Yangfeng (China, born 1963)
• Viswanathan Anand (India, born 1969)
• Erik Andersen (Denmark, 1904–1938)
• Frank Anderson (Canada, 1928–1980)
• Adolf Anderssen (Germany, 1818–1879)
• Ulf Andersson (Sweden, born 1951)
• Dmitry Andreikin (Russia, born 1990)
• Zaven Andriasian (Armenia, born 1989)
• Dejan Antic (Serbia, born 1968)
• Rogelio Antonio Jr. (Philippines, born 1962)
• Vladimir Antoshin (Russia, 1929–1994)
• Oskar Antze (Germany, born 1878)
• Manuel Apicella (France, born 1970)
• Izaak Appel (Poland, 1905–1941)
• Fricis Apšenieks (Latvia, 1894–1941)
• Lev Aptekar (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
• José Joaquin Araiza (Mexico, 1900–1971)
• Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Georgia, born 1968)
• Walter Arencibia (Cuba, born 1967)
• Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Keith Arkell (England, born 1961)
• Romanas Arlauskas (Lithuania, Australia, born 1917)
• Jon Arnason (Iceland, born 1960)
• Dagur Arngrímsson (Iceland, born 1987)
• Levon Aronian (Armenia, born 1982)
• Lev Aronin (Russia, 1920–1983)
• Andreas Ascharin (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896)
• Jacob Ascher (England, Canada, 1841–1912)
• Konstantin Aseev (Russia, 1960–2004)
• Maurice Ashley (Jamaica, USA, born 1966)
• Hipólito Asis Gargatagli (Spain, born 1986)
• Karen Asrian (Armenia, 1980–2008)
• As-Suli (Abbasid Caliphate, c. 880 – 946)
• Lajos Asztalos (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956)
• Ekaterina Atalik (Russia, Turkey, born 1982)
• Suat Atalık (Turkey, born 1964)
• Henry Atkins (England, 1872–1955)
• Arnold Aurbach (Poland, France, c. 1888 – 1952)
• Yuri Averbakh (Russia, born 1922)
• Valeriy Aveskulov (Ukraine, born 1986)
• Herbert Avram (USA, 1913–2006)
• Boris Avrukh (Israel, born 1978)
• Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, born 1960)