Emanuel Lasker
German chess player, mathematician, & philosopher born in 1868. World Chess Champion for 27 years.
Savielly Tartakower
Polish & French chess player, chess journalist, & author born in 1887. First ever International Grandmaster.
Bobby Fischer
American chess child prodigy, grandmaster, & 11th World Chess Champion, born in 1943.
Max Euwe
Dutch World Chess Champion, mathematician, author, & President of the World Chess Federation, born in 1901.
Gary Kasparov
Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, & political activist.