The Most Famous
Chess Players from Germany
This page contains a list of the greatest Germans Chess Players. The pantheon dataset contains 461 Chess Players, 18 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 9th most number of Chess Players behind Poland and United Kingdom.
Top 10 Chess Players
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Germans Chess Players of all time. This list of famous Germans Chess Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Germans Chess Players.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Germans Chess Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2000s(1)
1980s(1)
1970s(1)
1960s(1)
1940s(2)
1930s(1)
1920s(1)
1910s(1)
1900s(1)
1890s(1)
1860s(1)
1830s(1)
1820s(1)
1800s(1)
1760s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Chess Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 13 most globally memorable Chess Players since 1700.
