Chess Players from Czechia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Czechs Chess Players of all time. This list of famous Czechs Chess Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Wilhelm Steinitz

   1836 - 1900

   HPI 79.3165 langs

   Wilhelm Steinitz is most famous for being the first world chess champion. He defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886 to become the first world...Read moreShow less

   Wilhelm Steinitz is most famous for being the first world chess champion. He defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886 to become the first world champion, and defended his title against all comers until 1894.

2. #2

   

   Vlastimil Hort

   1944 - 2025

   HPI 65.5124 langs

   Czech-German chess player

3. #3

   

   Luděk Pachman

   1924 - 2003

   HPI 59.2919 langs

   Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster (1924-2003)

4. #4

   

   Rudolf Charousek

   1873 - 1900

   HPI 59.0818 langs

   Hungarian chess player

5. #5

   

   Ernst Falkbeer

   1819 - 1885

   HPI 56.7021 langs

   Austria-Hungarian chess player (1819-1885)

6. #6

   

   Miroslav Filip

   1928 - 2009

   HPI 56.6820 langs

   Czech chess player

7. #7

   

   Lubomir Kavalek

   1943 - 2021

   HPI 54.3518 langs

   Czech-American chess player

8. #8

   

   Jana Bellin

   b. 1947

   HPI 48.9515 langs

   Czech chess player

9. #9

   

   David Navara

   b. 1985

   HPI 44.3925 langs

   Czech chess player