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- Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine, born 1989)
- Bogdan Lalić (Yugoslavia/Croatia, England, born 1964)
- Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands, born 1985)
- Frank Lamprecht (Germany, born 1968)
- Konstantin Landa (Russia, born 1972)
- Salo Landau (Poland, Netherlands, 1903–1944)
- Gary Lane (England, Australia, born 1964)
- Lisa Lane (USA, born 1938)
- Max Lange (Germany, 1832–1899)
- Salomon Langleben (Poland, 1862–1939)
- Bent Larsen (Denmark, born 1935)
- Ernst Larsson (Sweden, 1897–1963)
- Baron Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (Prussia/Germany, 1818–1899)
- Berthold Lasker (Germany, 1860–1928)
- Edward Lasker (Poland, Germany, USA, 1885–1981)
- Emanuel Lasker (Germany, Russia, USA, 1868–1941)
- Milda Lauberte (Latvia, born 1918)
- Leho Laurine (Estonia, Sweden, 1904–1998)
- Joël Lautier (Canada, France, born 1973)
- Darwin Laylo (Philippines, born 1980)
- Frédéric Lazard (France, 1883–1948)
- Gustave Lazard (France, 1876–1949)
- Milunka Lazarević (Serbia, born 1932)
- Viktor Laznicka (Czech Republic, born 1988)
- Le Quang Liem (Vietnam, born 1991)
- Sergey Lebedev (Russia, 1868–1942)
- Peter Lee (England, born 1943)
- Peter Leepin (Switzerland, 1920–1995)
- Legall de Kermeur (France, 1702–1792)
- Anatoly Lein (Russia, USA, born 1931)
- Péter Lékó (Hungary, born 1979)
- Norman van Lennep (Netherlands, 1872–1897)
- Giovanni Leonardo (Italy, 1542–1587)
- Paul Saladin Leonhardt (Poland, Germany, 1877–1934)
- Alex Lenderman (USA, born 1989)
- James A. Leonard (USA, 1841–1862)
- Konstantin Lerner (Ukraine, born 1950)
- Alexandre Lesiege (Canada, born 1975)
- Norman Lessing (USA, 1911–2001)
- René Letelier (Chile, 1915–2006)
- Grigory Levenfish (Poland, Russia, 1889–1961)
- Alexander Levin (Russia, 1871–1929)
- Jacob Levin (USA, 1904–?)
- Naum Levin (Ukraine, Australia, born 1933)
- Irina Levitina (Russia, USA, born 1954)
- Stepan Levitsky (Russia, 1876–1924)
- David Levy (Scotland, born 1945)
- Jerzy Lewi (Poland, Sweden, 1949–1972)
- Moritz Lewitt (Germany, 1863–1936)
- Li Chao (China, born 1989)
- Li Ruofan (Singapore, born 1978)
- Li Shilong (China, born 1977)
- Li Shongjian (China, born 1939)
- Li Wenliang (China, born 1967)
- Li Zunian (China, born 1958)
- Liang Chong (China, born 1980)
- Liang Jinrong (China, born 1960)
- Vladimir Liberzon (Russia, Israel, born 1937)
- Theodor Lichtenhein (Germany, USA, 1829–1874)
- Espen Lie (Norway, born 1984)
- Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway, born 1980)
- Andor Lilienthal (Hungary, Russia, born 1911)
- Darcy Lima (Brazil, born 1962)
- Lin Ta (China, born 1963)
- Lin Weiguo (China, born 1970)
- Paul Lipke (Germany, 1870–1955)
- Isaac Lipnitsky (Ukraine, 1923–1959)
- Samuel Lipschütz (Hungary, USA, 1863–1905)
- Georgy Lisitsin (Russia, 1909–1972)
- Paul List (Ukraine, Germany, England, 1887–1954)
- Marta Litinskaya-Shul (Ukraine, born 1949)
- John Littlewood (England, 1931)
- Liu Shilan (China, born 1962)
- Liu Wenzhe (China, born 1940)
- Ljubomir Ljubojević (Serbia, born 1950)
- Eric Lobron (USA, Germany, born 1960)
- Josef Lokvenc (Austria, 1899–1974)
- Giambattista Lolli (Italy, 1698–1769)
- Rudolf Loman (Netherlands, 1861–1932)
- William Lombardy (USA, born 1937)
- Ruy López de Segura (Spain, c. 1530 – c. 1580)
- Edward Löwe (England, 1794–1880)
- Otto Löwenborg (Sweden, 1888–1969)
- Johann Löwenthal (Hungary, England, 1810–1876)
- Leopold Löwy, Jr (Austria, 1871–after 1909)
- Leopold Löwy, Sr (Austria, 1840–after 1904)
- Moishe Lowtzky (Ukraine, Poland, 1881–1940)
- Sam Loyd (USA, 1841 – 1911)
- Smbat Lputian (Armenia, born 1958)
- Luis Ramirez Lucena (Spain, c. 1465 – c. 1530)
- Markas Luckis (Lithuania, Argentina, 1905–1973)
- Andrey Lukin (Russia, born 1948)
- Stig Lundholm (Sweden, born 1917)
- Erik Lundin (Sweden, 1904–1988)
- Francisco Lupi (Portugal, before 1910–1954)
- Constantin Lupulescu (Romania, born 1984)
- Thomas Luther (Germany, born 1969)
- Christopher Lutz (Germany, born 1971)
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