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Mr. Raymundo Armagnac
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Famous Chess Players (A-M)
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A brief introduction to some of the most famous players of the royal game.
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This register is an introduction to many of the recognized masters of the royal game. It includes only over-the-board (OTB) players. Correspondence players, composers, writers, teachers, organizers, politicians, and other personalities who have had a profound impact on chess are not yet included.
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Name
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Nationality
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b.
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Adams, Michael
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England
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1971
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Adorjan, Andras
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Hungary
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1950
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Akhmilovskaya, Elena
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Russia
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1957
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Akopian, Vladimir
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Armenia
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1971
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Alburt, Lev O.
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United States
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1946
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Alekhine, Alexander
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Russia/France
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1892
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1946
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Aleksandrov, Aleksej
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Belarus
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1973
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Alexandria, Nana
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Georgia
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1949
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Almasi, Zoltan
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Hungary
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1976
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Anand, Viswanathan
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India
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1969
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Anderssen, Adolph
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Germany
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1818
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1879
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Andersson, Ulf
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Sweden
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1951
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Aronian, Levon
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Armenia
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1982
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Averbakh, Yuri
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Soviet Union
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1922
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Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
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Georgia
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1960
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Bacrot, Etienne
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France
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1983
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Balashov,Yuri
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Soviet Union
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1949
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Bareev, Evgeny
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Russia
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1966
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Beliavsky, Alexander
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Ukraine
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1953
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Benko, Pal
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Hungary/USA
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1928
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Bernstein, Ossip
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Russia/France
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1882
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1962
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Bikova, Elizaveta
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Russia
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1913
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1989
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Blackburne, Joseph
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England
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1841
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1924
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Bogoljubow, Ewfim
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Russia/Germany
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1889
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1952
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Boi, Paolo
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Italy
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1528
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1598
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Boleslavsky, Isaak
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Soviet Union
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1919
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1977
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Bologan, Viktor
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Moldavia
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1971
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Botvinnik, Mikhail
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Soviet Union
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1911
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1995
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Bronstein, David
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Soviet Union
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1924
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2006
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Browne, Walter
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United States
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1949
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Burn, Amos
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England
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1848
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1925
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Byrne, Robert
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United States
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1928
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Capablanca, Jose
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Cuba
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1888
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1942
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Carlsen, Magnus
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Norway
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1990
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Carrera, Pietro
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Italy
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1573
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1647
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Ceron, Alfonso
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Spain
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15xx
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15xx
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Chandler, Murray
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England
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1960
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Charousek, Rudolph
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Bohemia/Hungary
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1873
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1900
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Chernin, Alexander
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Hungary
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1960
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Chiburdanidze, Maia
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Georgia
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1961
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Chigorin, Mikhail
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Russia
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1850
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1908
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Christiansen, Larry
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United States
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1956
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Cochrane, John
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Scotland
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1798
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1878
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Damiano, Pedro
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Portugal/Italy
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15xx
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1544
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del Rio, Domenico Ercole
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Italy
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1718?
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1802?
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Deschapelles, Alexandre
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France
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1780
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1847
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Dolmatov, Sergey
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Russia
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1959
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Dorfman, Josef
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Soviet Union
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1952
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Dreev, Alexey
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Russia
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1969
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Duras, Oldrich
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Czechoslovakia
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1882
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1957
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Dzindzichashvili, Roman
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United States
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1944
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Ehlvest, Jaan
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Estonia
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1962
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Englisch, Berthold
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Austria
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1851
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1897
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Epishin, Vladimir
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Russia
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1965
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Euwe, Max
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Holland
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1901
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1981
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Fedorov, Alexei
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Belarus
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1972
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Filip, Miroslav
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Czechoslovakia
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1928
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Fine, Reuben
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United States
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1914
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1993
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Fischer, Robert
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United States
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1943
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Flohr, Salo
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Poland/USSR
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1908
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1983
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Galliamova, Alisa
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Russia
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1972
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Gaprindashvili, Nona
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Georgia
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1941
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Gelfand, Boris
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Israel
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1968
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Geller, Yefim
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Soviet Union
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1925
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1998
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Georgiev, Kiril
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Bulgaria
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1965
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Gheorghiu, Florin
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Romania
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1944
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Gianutio della Mantia, Orazio
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Italy
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15xx
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16xx
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Gligoric, Svetozar
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Yugoslavia
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1923
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Graf-Stevenson, Sonja
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Germany/USA
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1914
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1965
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Greco, Gioacchino
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Italy
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1600
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1634?
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Grischuk, Alexander
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Russia
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1983
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Gufeld, Edward Y.
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Soviet Union
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1936
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Gulko, Boris
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Soviet Union
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1947
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Gunsberg, Isidor
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Hungary/England
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1854
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1930
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Gurevich, Mikhail
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Belgium
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1959
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Harrwitz, Daniel
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Germany/France
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1823
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1884
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Hjartarson, Johann
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Iceland
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1963
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Hort, Vlastimil
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Czechoslovakia
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1944
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Hracek, Zbynek
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Czech Rep
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1970
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Huebner, Robert
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West Germany
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1948
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Ioseliani, Nana
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Georgia
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1962
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Ivanchuk, Vassili
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Ukraine
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1969
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Ivkov, Borislav
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Yugoslavia
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1933
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Janowsky, Dawid
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Poland/France
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1868
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1927
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Jussupow, Arthur
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Germany
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1960
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Kamsky, Gata
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United States
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1974
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Karpov, Anatoly
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Russia
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1951
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Kashdan, Isaac
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United States
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1905
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1985
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Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
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Uzbekistan
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1979
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Kasparov, Garry
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Russia
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1963
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Kavalek, Lubomir
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United States
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1943
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Keres, Paul
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Estonia/USSR
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1916
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1977
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Khalifman, Alexander
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Russia
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1966
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Kieseritzky, Lionel
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Germany/France
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1806
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1853
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Knaak, Rainer
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East Germany
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