List of Chess Players - B

B

• Alexander Baburin (Russia, Ireland, born 1967)
• Étienne Bacrot (France, born 1983)
• Paul Baender (Germany, Bolivia, 1906–1985)
• Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia, born 1964)
• Amir Bagheri (Iran, born 1978)
• Camilla Baginskaite (Soviet Union, Lithuania, U.S.A., born 1967)
• Vladimir Bagirov (USSR, Latvia, 1936–2000)
• Mary Bain (USA, 1904–1972)
• David Graham Baird (USA, 1854–1913)
• Vladimir Baklan (Ukraine, born 1978)
• Yuri Balashov (Russia, born 1949)
• Rosendo Balinas, Jr. (Philippines, 1941–1998)
• Zoltán von Balla (Hungary, 1883–1945)
• Csaba Balogh (Hungary, born 1987)
• János Balogh (Romania, Hungary, 1892–1980)
• Julio Balparda (Uruguay, ?–1942)
• Amikam Balshan (Israel, born 1948)
• Hristos Banikas (Greece, born 1978)
• Anatoly Bannik (Ukraine, born 1921)
• David Baramidze (Georgia, Germany, born 1988)
• Zsigmond Barász (Hungary, 1878–1935)
• Abraham Baratz (Romania, France, 1895–1975)
• Gerardo Barbero (Argentina, Hungary, 1961–2001)
• Gedeon Barcza (Hungary, 1911–1986)
• Olaf Barda (Norway, 1909–1971)
• Curt von Bardeleben (Germany, 1861–1924)
• Leonard Barden (England, born 1929)
• Evgeny Bareev (Russia, born 1966)
• Robert Henry Barnes (England, New Zealand 1849–1916)
• Thomas Wilson Barnes (England, 1825–1874)
• Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan, born 1966)
• Mateusz Bartel (Poland, born 1985)
• Dibyendu Barua (India, born 1966)
• Cerdas Barus (Indonesia, born 1961)
• Michael Basman (England, born 1946)
• Christian Bauer (France, born 1977)
• Johann Hermann Bauer (Bohemia, Austria, 1861–1891)
• Friedrich Baumbach (Germany, born 1935)
• Albert Becker (Austria, Germany, Argentina 1896–1984)
• Anjelina Belakovskaia (Ukraine, USA, born 1969)
• Liudmila Belavenets (Russia, born 1940)
• Sergey Belavenets (Russia, 1910–1942)
• Alexander Beliavsky (Ukraine, Slovenia, born 1953)
• Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia, born 1962)
• Jana Bellin (Czechoslovakia, England, born 1947)
• Zdzisław Belsitzmann (Poland, circa 1890–1920)
• Levi Benima (Netherlands, 1837–1922)
• Clarice Benini (Italy, 1905–1976)
• Joel Benjamin (USA, born 1964)
• Francisco Benkö (Germany, Argentina, born 1910)
• Pal Benko (France, Hungary, USA, born 1928)
• David Berczes (Hungary, born 1990)
• Emanuel Berg (Sweden, born 1981)
• Bela Berger (Hungary, Australia, 1931–2005)
• Johann Berger (Austria, 1845–1933)
• Victor Berger (Ukraine, England, 1904–1996)
• Nils Bergkvist (Sweden, 1900–?)
• Teodors Bergs (Latvia, 1902–1966)
• Hans Berliner (Germany, USA, born 1929)
• Ivar Bern (Norway, born 1967)
• Karl Berndtsson (Sweden, 1892–1943)
• Jacob Bernstein (USA, ?–1958)
• Ossip Bernstein (Ukraine, France, 1882–1962)
• Sidney Norman Bernstein (USA, 1911–1992)
• Yaacov Bernstein (Israel, born 1939)
• Mario Bertok (Croatia, born 1929)
• Katarina Beskow (Sweden, 1867–1939)
• Louis Betbeder Matibet (France, born 1901)
• Karlis Betinš (Latvia, 1867–1943)
• Siegmund Beutum (Austria, 1890–1966)
• Vinay Bhat (USA, born 1984)
• Carlos Bielicki (Argentina, born 1940)
• Martin Bier (Germany, 1854–1934)
• Horace Bigelow (USA, 1898–1980)
• István Bilek (Hungary, born 1932)
• Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (Germany, 1815–1840)
• Maurice Billecard (France, 1876–?)
• Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, born 1974)
• Henry Bird (England, 1830–1908)
• Nathan Birnboim (Israel, born 1950)
• Klaus Bischoff (Germany, born 1961)
• Arthur Bisguier (USA, born 1929)
• Peter Biyiasas (Greece, Canada, born 1950)
• Dimitrije Bjelica (Serbia, born 1935)
• Roy Turnbull Black (USA, 1888–1962)
• Joseph Henry Blackburne (England, 1841–1924)
• Armand Blackmar (USA, 1826–1888)
• Joseph Henry Blake (England, 1859–1951)
• Abram Blass (Poland, Israel, 1895–?)
• Ottó Bláthy (Hungary, 1860–1939)
• Max Blau (Germany, Switzerland, 1918–1984)
• Ludwig Bledow (Germany, 1795–1846)
• Paweł Blehm (Poland, born 1980)
• Dirk Bleijkmans (Netherlands, Indonesia, 1875–?)
• Yaacov Bleiman (Lithuania, Israel, born 1947)
• Claude Bloodgood (USA, 1937–2001)
• Oscar Blum (Lithuania, France, born before 1910)
• Benjamin Blumenfeld (Belarus, Russia, 1884–1947)
• Max Blümich (Germany, 1886–1942)
• Boris Blumin (Russia, Canada, USA, 1907–1998)
• Milko Bobotsov (Bulgaria, born 1931)
• Dmitry Bocharov (Russia, born 1982)
• Samuel Boden (England, 1826–1882)
• Fedor Bogatyrchuk (Ukraine, Canada, 1892–1984)
• Efim Bogoljubov (Ukraine, Germany, 1889–1952)
• Paolo Boi (Italy, 1528–1598)
• Jácobo Bolbochán (Argentina, 1906–1984)
• Julio Bolbochán (Argentina, 1920–1996)
• Isaac Boleslavsky (Ukraine, 1919–1977)
• Victor Bologan (Moldova, born 1971)
• Igor Bondarevsky (Russia, 1913–1979)
• Eero Böök (Finland, 1910–1990)
• Tea Bosboom-Lanchava (Netherlands, Georgia, born 1974)
• Johannes van den Bosch (Netherlands, 1906–1994)
• George Botterill (England, Wales, born 1949)
• Mikhail Botvinnik (Russia, 1911–1995)
• Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (France, 1795–1840)
• César Boutteville (Vietnam, France, born 1917)
• Olena Boytsun (Ukraine, born 1983)
• Julius Brach (Czechoslovakia, 1881–1938)
• Gyula Breyer (Hungary, 1893–1921)
• Alfred Brinckmann (Germany, 1891–1967)
• Mirko Bröder (Hungary, Serbia, 1911–1943)
• Miklós Bródy (Hungary, Romania, 1877–1949)
• Vladimir Bron (Ukraine, 1909–1985)
• David Bronstein (Ukraine, 1924–2006)
• Walter Browne (Australia, USA, born 1949)
• Agnieszka Brustman (Poland, born 1962)
• Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba, born 1982)
• Stellan Brynell (Sweden, born 1962)
• Bu Xiangzhi (China, born 1985)
• Henry Thomas Buckle (England, 1821–1862)
• Gerardo Budowski (Germany, France, Venezuela, Costa Rica, born 1925)
• Wincenty Budzyński (Poland, France, 1815–1866)
• Constant Ferdinand Burille (France, USA, 1866–1914)
• Amos Burn (England, 1848–1925)
• Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania, born 1946)
• Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)
• Donald Byrne (USA, 1930–1976)
• Robert Byrne (USA, born 1928)
• Elisabeth Bykova (Russia, 1913–1989)