List of Chess Players - W

W

• Robert Wade (New Zealand, England, 1921–2008)
• Alexander Wagner (Poland, 1868–1942)
• Heinrich Wagner (Germany, 1888–1959)
• Victor Wahltuch (England, 1875–1953)
• Josh Waitzkin (United States, born 1976)
• Carl August Walbrodt (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902)
• George Walker (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)
• William Wayte (England, 1829–1898)
• Simon Webb (England, 1949–2005)
• Tom Wedberg (Sweden, born 1953)
• Henri Weenink (Netherlands, 1892–1931)
• Otto Wegemund (Germany, 1870–1928)
• Wolfgang Weil (Austria, 1912–1945)
• Max Weiss (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
• Peter Wells (England, born 1965)
• Loek van Wely (Netherlands, born 1972)
• Carl Wemmers (Germany, 1845–1882)
• 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)
• Kasimir de Weydlich (Poland, 1859–1913)
• Norman Tweed Whitaker (USA, 1890–1975)
• Michael Wiedenkeller (Sweden, born 1963)
• John van der Wiel (Netherlands, born 1959)
• Arthur Wijnans (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1920–1945)
• Elijah Williams (England, 1810–1854)
• Szymon Winawer (Poland, 1838–1920)
• Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, 1725–1793)
• 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)
• Aleksandar Wohl (Australia, born 1963)
• Antoni Wojciechowski (Poland, 1905–1938)
• Radosław 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)
• Balduin Wolff (Germany, 1819–1907)
• Patrick Wolff (USA, born 1968)
• Wong Meng Kong (Singapore, born 1963)
• Baruch Harold Wood (England, 1909–1989)
• Wu Mingqian (China, born 1961)
• Wu Shaobin (Singapore, 1969)
• Wu Wenjin (China, born 1976)
• Marmaduke Wyvill (England, 1814–1896)