Chennai: Magnus Carlsen of Norway during the sixth match against Viswanathan Anand of India at FIDE World Chess Championship in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo R Senthil(PTI11_16_2013_000160A)
Blackmar Diemer
Johannes Minckwitz
M.L Lowcki
G H Mackenzie 1837-1891
G.Marco 1863-1923
V.Alatortsev 1909-1987
A.Albin 1848-1920
G.Barcza 1911-1986
O.Bernstein 1882-1962
J.H Blake 1859-1951
Bogatyrchuk 1892-1984
G.Breyer 1893-1921
O.Chajes 1873-1928
O.Duras 1882-1957
Chotimirsky 1879-1965
H.Farhni 1874-1939
Charles the Bold 1460-1477.
Had a reputation as the best and most skillful chess player of his time.
Luis Ramirez de Lucena 1506-1530
Pedro Damiano 1530-1544
Ruy Lopez de Segura 1559-1574
Ruy Lopez de Segura 1559-1574
Leonardo di Bona da Cutri 1574-1587
Paolo Boi 1587-1598.
Defeated Lopez de Segura in 1575
Allesandro Salvio 1598-1620
Dominico Ercole Del Rio 1795-1802.
Had a reputation as “the devil who could never be beaten.
Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais 1823-1836
Jozsef Szen (aka the Hungarian Philidor) 1836-1839
Karl Mayet 1839-1843.
Defeated Szen in match in 1839.
Howard Staunton 1843-1845
Charles Saint Amant 1800-1872
Charles Henry Stanley 1845-1853
E.A Znosko-Borovsky 1884-1954
Swiderski 1878-1909
E.Steiner 1901-1944
Révérent A.B Skipworth 1830-1898
Selezniev 1888-1967
G.Salwe 1862-1920
Rabinovich 1891-1942
