CHESS PLAYERS from Lithuania

Top 4

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

1. Viktorija Čmilytė (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 40.47, Viktorija Čmilytė is the most famous Lithuanian Chess Player.  Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages on wikipedia.

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen (born 6 August 1983) is a Lithuanian politician and chess Grandmaster who was the speaker of the Seimas in 2024. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010, she was European women's champion in 2011, and is a two-time Lithuanian champion. Čmilytė-Nielsen began her career in politics in 2015, when she was selected to replace Remigijus Šimašius in the Seimas for the Liberal Movement, and later was reelected in the 2016 parliamentary election. She began to gradually rise in the ranks of the Liberal Movement, becoming the Seimas opposition leader in 2019, and being elected chairperson of the Liberal Movement later that year. She led the party into the 2020 parliamentary election, where they won 13 seats.

2. Eduardas Rozentalis (b. 1963)

With an HPI of 39.96, Eduardas Rozentalis is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Chess Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Eduardas Rozentalis (born 27 May 1963 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian chess grandmaster.

3. Aloyzas Kveinys (1962 - 2018)

With an HPI of 39.00, Aloyzas Kveinys is the 3rd most famous Lithuanian Chess Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Aloyzas Kveinys (9 July 1962 – 26 July 2018) was a Lithuanian chess player who was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1992.

4. Salomėja Zaksaitė (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 34.69, Salomėja Zaksaitė is the 4th most famous Lithuanian Chess Player.  Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Salomėja Zaksaitė (born 25 July 1985 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian chess player with the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), scholar of criminal law and criminologist. She was 2014 and 2016 Lithuanian Women's champion, 1999 and 2013 Lithuanian Women's vice-champion.