New and updated (1 Feb. 2023)
** Players and events that are newly added since the previous update
* Players and events whose information or references have been revised since the previous update

Update notes  

Players

 * Abraham, A.  
 * Abrahams, G.  
 * Abramavicius, L.  
 * Adcock, D.J.  
 * Agrachev  
 * Agthe, H.  
 * Aguilera, J.  
 * Alemany, J.  
 * Alexander, F.F.L.  
 * Alexander, L.  
 * Aliev  
 * Almirall, V.  
 * Ambrasas, W.  
 * Anderson, Ms. G.A.B.  
 * Andresen, O.  
 * Apsenieks, F.  
 * Ardevol, E.  
 * Arlauskas, R.  
** Aronavicius  
** Artlow  
 * Asch, C.  
** Austin, J.  
 * Balla, Z.  
 * Balta, C.  
 * Barbier, G.E.  
 * Barcza, G.  
 * Barlow, A.D.  
** Barons, I.  
 * Barron, T.S.  
 * Bash, S.  
** Battell, J.S.  
 * Bauer, R.  
** Baumanis, E.  
 * Baxter, H.T.  
 * Baxter, J.D.  
 * Belakovsky, I.  
 * Belchikov  
 * van den Berg, F.  
 * Bergs, T.  
 * Bertram, W.F.  
 * Bertran, J.  
 * Berwick, A.  
 * Beyfus, M.  
** Bezrucko, G.  
 * Billington, T.H.  
** Birch, L.C.  
 * Black, W.  
 * Blasco, A.  
** Blaszczak, C.  
** Blomfield, R.H.  
 * Blums, R.  
 * Boase, C.M.  
** Bochenski, A.  
** Boff, F.W.  
** Bokshitsky  
** Boleslavsky, I.E.  
 * Bolland, C.F.  
 * Bondarevsky, I.Z.  
 * Borthwick, J.  
 * Boultbee, W.H.  
 * Brach, J.  
 * Brakmanis, M.  
** Brock, W.  
** Brooke, W.M.  
** Broughton, S.  
** Bruce, R.M.  
 * Budo, A.  
** Bull, H.B.  
** Burgan, T.  
 * Burian, L.  
 * Burille, C.F.  
 * Butcher, A.J.G.  
 * Calduch, J.  
 * Campbell, John  
 * Canal, E.  
** Carter, E.S.  
 * Casanovas, V.  
** Case, H.N.  
 * Castella, A.G.  
 * Catala, X.  
 * Chajes, O.  
 * Chambers, J.D.  
 * Chapman, C. (1)  
 * Chapman, C.F.  
 * Cherta, P.  
 * Chibor  
 * Chistiakov, A.N.  
 * Clissold, J.H.N.  
 * Coderch, L.  
** Coggan, S.S.  
 * Cohen, S.S.  
 * Cole, H.H.  
 * Collins, F.G.T.  
 * Comas, J.  
 * Connor, J.  
 * Cordingley, E.G.R.  
 * Corke, C.F.  
** Cornetz, V.  
** Cornish, R.C.  
 * Cortes, L.G.  
 * Craddock, J.M.  
 * Crane, H.V.  
** Crewdson, M.D.  
 * Cross, A.R.N.  
** Crothers, A.H.  
 * Crum, Ms. A.M.  
** Cura, V.  
 * Curt, C.  
 * Cusido, F.  
** Day, W.J.  
 * Demetriescu, T.  
 * Denker, A.S.  
 * Densham, A.L.  
** Diemer, E.J.  
 * Dietze, M.  
 * Disleris, S.  
** Dixon, W.B.  
 * Dobias, J.  
 * Dod, A.  
 * Doktorsky  
 * Domenech, R.  
 * Dresel, E.L.  
 * Drucker, J.  
 * Dubinin, P.V.  
** Duncan, John (2)  
** Dunster, G.E.  
 * Duran, J.  
** Dusek (1)  
 * Ebralidze, A.S.  
 * Eklons, A.  
** Ellinger, M.  
 * Elliott, T.  
 * Elstner, R.  
 * Emmrich, K.  
 * Endzelins, L.  
** Evans, H.C.  
 * Evans, J.  
 * Evill, W.E.  
 * Fabrega, B.  
 * Fagan, Ms. L.M.  
 * Fairhurst, W.A.  
** Fando  
 * Feigins, M.  
 * Fernandez Avellan, P.  
 * Fernandez, Au.  
** Fieldwick, J.  
 * Finlayson, J.M.  
 * Finn, Ms. K.B.  
** Fismeisters, R.  
 * Fleet, C.T.  
** Fletcher, G.  
 * Fogelevich, F.L.  
 * Foltys, J.  
 * Font, J.M.  
** Fores, J.  
** Forgacs (1)  
 * Forsyth, D.  
** Foster (2)  
 * Fox, Ms. R.  
 * Frank, H.  
 * Frankel, H.L.  
 * Fraser, G.B.  
 * Freiman, S.N.  
 * Fride, J.  
 * Friedmann, H.  
** Fuchs (2)  
** Fuks  
** Funnell, H.B.  
 * Fyfe, P.  
 * Galloway, G.P.  
 * Gasque, J.  
 * van Gelder, G.J.  
 * Geldyev  
 * Genese, R.W.  
 * Gereben, E.  
** Gershkovich  
** Gertsman  
 * Gibson, W.  
 * Gilchrist, Jo.  
 * Gilg, K.  
 * Gize, E.  
** Gladsteinas, G.  
 * Gloag, J.A.L.  
 * Goldberg, G.A.  
 * Goldenov, B.P.  
 * Goldstein, S. (2)  
 * Golmayo, M.  
 * Gomez, A.  
 * Gomez, E.  
** Goodman, J.B.  
 * Gordon, S.  
** Gostishchev  
 * Gothilf, S.B.  
 * Govett, E.  
 * Graf, Ms. S.  
 * Grant, C.M.  
 * Grau, R.G.  
 * Gray, A.U.  
** Green, E. (1)  
 * Grigoriev, L.G.  
 * Grinberg, A.S.  
 * Grob, H.  
** Grossinger  
** Grosz, J.  
 * Guerra, A.  
 * Guglielmetti, A.  
 * Hammond, C.P.  
** Harris, T.B.  
 * Hartenheim, F.  
 * Hasek, J.  
 * Hasenfuss, W.R.  
 * Hawke, A.H.  
 * Heath, C.B.  
 * Heftye, J.G.  
 * Heins, E.  
 * Helms, H.  
** Heneage, H.W.F.  
** Henriques, H.A.  
 * Herzog, F.  
** Holden  
 * Hooke, Ms. A.E.  
 * Hromadka, K.  
 * Hruska, J.  
 * Huber, R.  
 * Hunter, A.  
 * Hurlburt, J.B.  
 * Hutton, G.D.  
 * Hynd, G.B.  
 * Imandt, P.J.  
 * Israel, Ha.  
 * Ivanoff, V.  
 * Ivanov, A.V.  
 * Izmailov, P.N.  
 * Jackson, E.M.  
 * Jackson, E.S.  
** Janotka  
** Jeglinas, A.  
** Jellie, E.M.  
** Jez  
** Jirka  
** Jirousek, J.  
** Jones, R. (2)  
 * Judd, Max  
 * Judd, W.H.  
 * Juncosa, J.  
 * Jurgens, E.  
 * Kaiev, L.A.  
 * Kalina, V.M.  
 * Kalinin, A.K.  
 * Kalnins, A.  
 * Kalnins, I.  
 * Karjakin  
 * Kashdan, I.I.  
 * Kashipov  
** Kats  
 * Kepes, F.  
 * Kevitz, A.  
** Khavin, A.L.  
 * Khodzhaev, A.M.  
** Khodzhibekov, S.  
 * Kholodkevich, K.I.  
 * Khvilivitsky, S.I.  
 * Kirillov, V.G.  
** Kjolstad, T.  
 * Klein, E.L.  
 * Klisser, C.L.  
** Kmicic  
 * Knoppers, A.T.  
** Knowles, P.W.  
 * Koblencs, A.N.  
 * Kofman, A.R.  
 * Kogan, S.  
** Kolodnas, A.  
 * Kolodnas, Z.  
** Komlos  
 * Konstantinopolsky, A.M.  
 * Koska, J.  
 * Kotov, A.A.  
 * Kots, A.  
 * Krumins, E.R.  
 * Kubanek, J.  
 * Kubbel, A.O.H.I.  
** Kupidlovsky  
 * Kuzminikh, E.F.  
 * Landau, S. (1)  
** Lane (4)  
 * Lasker, Em.  
** Lassen, L.  
 * Latta, D.M.  
 * Laughton, A.J.  
 * Lean, R.E.  
** Leech, W.  
 * Lenton, A.  
** Lewis, C. (3)  
 * Lewis, C.F. (2)  
** Lewis, H.C.  
** Lifshits  
** Linker  
** Lipson  
 * Liska, A.  
 * List, P.M.  
 * Llorens, R.  
 * Longwill, J.R.  
 * Lorch, C.H.  
 * Louma, J.  
 * Lovas, G.  
 * Luckis, M.  
 * Ludecke, K.  
** Lundgren, J.  
 * Lupton, T.  
 * Macbean, W.P.  
 * Macdonald, D.F.  
 * Macfie, J.  
 * Machin, T.F.  
 * Macht, A.Z.  
 * MacIsaac, D.M.  
 * Mackenzie, A.J.  
 * Madsen, C.  
 * Makogonov, M.A.  
** Malcolm, E.  
** Malejs, V.  
** Mallison, H.V.  
 * Manevich, A.I.  
 * Mann, John  
 * Mansfield, C.  
 * Marach, I.  
 * Marcoff, B.  
 * Marin, V.  
 * Maristany, J.  
** Marples, T.E.B.  
 * Marshall, J. (1)  
 * Marsky, M.L.  
 * Martinson, E.  
** Marvan  
** Matheser  
 * Maximovic, E.  
** May, C.H.  
 * McKee, J.A.  
 * Meikle, C.  
 * Meiners, W.H.B.  
 * Melliet, L.  
 * Melnbardis, A.  
 * Melngailis, E.  
 * Melngailis, T.V.  
** Melvin, W.  
 * Menchik, Ms. O.  
 * Menchik, Ms. V.F.  
** Meyer, E.  
 * Michal  
 * Michell, Ms. E.M.A.  
 * Michell, R.P.  
 * Michelsen, E.  
 * Mikenas, V.I.  
 * Milner-Barry, P.S.  
 * Minguez, S.  
** Mitchell, H.B.  
 * Mitchell, W.W.  
 * Model, A.Y.  
 * Models, M.  
** Moe, M.H.  
 * Moffat, R.S.  
** Mohyla  
 * Moir (1)  
** Moir, J.  
 * Molla, S.  
** Monov  
 * Morrison, E.M.  
 * Morry, W.R.  
 * Muller, Osc.C.  
 * Muller, P.  
 * Munk (1)  
 * Murray, Ar. (1)  
 * Musgrave, Ms. M.  
** Muus, D.  
 * Newman, R.H.  
 * Nogues Acuna, A.  
 * Novotelnov, N.A.  
 * Nyholm, G.  
 * O'Hanlon, J.J.  
 * Olland, A.G.  
 * Opocensky, K.  
 * Osipov, Y.  
** Oszkar  
 * Ozols, K.  
 * Palau, L.A.  
** Park, S.  
 * Parr, F.  
** Peach, J.L.  
 * Pecher, E.  
 * de Pedro, A.  
 * Pelikan, J.  
 * Perevoznikov  
 * Petkevic  
 * Petrovs, V.  
 * Pillsbury, H.N.  
 * Pitschak, R.  
 * Platz, J.  
 * Podhorzer, D.  
 * Podolny, G.A.  
 * Pogrebissky, I.B.  
 * Poisl, A.  
 * Pokorny, A.  
 * Poliak, E.I.  
 * Poltoranov  
** Popham, A.F.  
 * von Popiel, I.  
 * Prokop, F.J.  
 * Puig i Puig, E.  
** Putnins, A.  
** Quelch, R.J.  
 * Rada, J.  
** Rath  
 * Ratner, B.Y.  
 * Ravinsky, G.I.  
 * Reiter, H.E.  
 * Rejfir, J.  
 * Rellstab, L.A.F.H.  
** Renter, R.  
** Revay  
** Reynolds, A.  
 * Ribera, A.  
 * Richter, Bern.  
 * Ritzen, A.  
 * Robertson, Wa.W.  
 * Rodriguez Lasala, J.  
 * Rodriguez, C.  
 * Rokhlin, Y.G.  
 * Romanovsky, P.A.  
 * Rovner, D.O.  
 * Rubtsova, Ms. O.N.  
 * Rumelis, V.  
 * Runza, V.  
 * Russell, J. (1)  
 * Ruth, J.E.  
** Saidkhanov, P.  
 * Samisch, F.  
 * Sandeman, P.  
 * Sanz, J.  
 * Sardana, E.  
** Sargent, H.  
 * Saunders, H.  
 * Scheffer (1)  
** Scheffer, J.C.  
** Scheier  
 * Schonmann, W.  
 * Schrader, E.F.  
 * Schwartz, E.  
 * Scott, W. (4)  
 * Scott, W.D.  
 * Scrimgeour, E.J.  
** Segalis, V.  
** Seidl (1)  
 * Semenova-Tian-Shanskaya, Ms. O.I.  
 * Sepp, L.  
 * Sererols, M.  
 * Sergeant, E.G.  
 * Shainswit, G.  
 * Sherrard, C.H.  
 * Shumilin, P.  
 * Shuttleworth, C.J.S.  
 * Silbermann, H.  
 * Silich, V.I.  
 * Simerda  
** Simon (3)  
 * Simonson, A.C.  
** Simpson, J. (1)  
 * Skalicka, C.  
** Skema, K.  
 * Skibiniauskas, J.  
 * Skripkin  
 * Skuja, R.  
 * Smith, M.M.  
 * Smyslov, V.O.  
 * Snow, C.B.  
 * Sokolsky, A.P.  
 * Soler, P.  
** Sorenzonas, M.  
 * Sorokin, N.T.  
** Sosnicki  
 * Soudakoff, J.  
 * Spens, W.C.  
 * Spitz, R.  
** Stabins, A.  
 * Stacey, C.H.  
** Stalioraitis  
** Stanton, J.M.  
 * Stashevsky, N.E.  
 * Steele, R.M.  
 * Steinitz, W.  
 * Stepanov, G.  
 * Stephenson, H.J.F.S.  
 * Sterk, K.  
 * Stevenson, A.L.  
** Stockens, E.E.  
** Stone, H.J.  
 * Stone, H.N.  
 * Storr-Best, L.  
 * Strautmanis, A.  
 * Subira, M.  
 * Suren, A.  
** Swinhoe, A.T.  
 * Szapiro, S.  
 * Tackholm, R.V.  
 * Taubenhaus, J.  
** Taylor, Ms. A.A.  
 * Teichmann, R.  
** Teplov  
 * Terrill, F.H.  
 * Thomas, G.A.  
 * Thoms, H.J.M.  
 * Thomson, G.A.  
** Thomson, M.  
 * Thomson, W.G.  
 * Tikhenko, S.I.  
** Tinovskis, J.  
 * Tipary, L.  
** Tomy  
 * Torne  
 * Tsukerman, I.I.  
 * Tyrrell, S.  
 * Uedemann, L.  
 * Ufimtsev, A.G.  
 * Vaitonis, P.  
 * del Valle, A.  
 * Vallve, J.  
** Varshaver  
 * Veitch, W.  
 * Vezer, E.  
 * Vigodchikov, K.A.  
 * Vilardebo, J.  
 * Vistaneckis, I.  
** Vulfsons, S.  
 * Walker, R.C.J.  
 * Walker, W.N.  
** Ward, H. (4)  
 * Wardhaugh, C.  
 * Watts, W.H.  
 * Wauchope, G.A.  
** Webb, C.J.  
 * Webb, D.G.  
 * Weinstock, K.  
 * Weiser, B.  
** Weissberg  
** Wetenhall  
** Wewiorka  
 * Wheatcroft, G.S.A.  
** Whiteman, G.F.  
 * Widmeyer, W.  
 * Willman, R.  
 * Wilmot, B.D.  
 * Winser, W.A.  
** Wise, J.H.  
 * Wood, A.W.  
 * Wood, B.H.  
** Wren, C.W.  
** Yeates, A.  
 * Young, F.K.  
 * Young, Ja.  
 * Yurdanski, P.K.  
 * Zagoriansky, E.A.  
 * Zamikhovsky, A.D.  
 * Zaragoza, M.  
 * Zarumba, J.  
 * Zeids, T.  
 * Zhukhovitsky, S.M.  
** Zilevicius, D.  
 * Zita, F.  
Events

Matches
 
 *  Pillsbury, H.N. - Stone, H.N. 1890    Boston, Massachusetts
 *  Pillsbury, H.N. - Burille, C.F. 1892    Boston, Massachusetts
**  Pecher, E. - Cornetz, V. 1897    Algiers
**  Lasker, Em. - Schrader, E.F. 1902    Saint Louis
**  Lasker, Em. - Judd, Max 1902    Saint Louis
**  Teichmann, R. - Pecher, E. 1902    unknown location
**  Pecher, E. - Taubenhaus, J. 1902    unknown location
**  Judd, Max - Schrader, E.F. 1902    Saint Louis
**  Guglielmetti, A. - Pecher, E. 1906    Rome, Italy
**  Smith, M.M. - Curt, C. 1908    New York
**  Uedemann, L. - Chajes, O. 1908    Chicago
**  Chajes, O. - Uedemann, L. 1910    Chicago
**  Subira, M. - Juncosa, J. 1921    Zaragoza
 *  Alekhine, A.A. - Juncosa, J. 1922    Zaragoza
 *  Alekhine, A.A. - Rey Ardid, R. 1922    Zaragoza
 *  Macht, A.Z. - Mikenas, V.I. 1932    Kaunas
 *  Mikenas, V.I. - Macht, A.Z. 1933    Kaunas
**  Mikenas, V.I. - Vaitonis, P. 1934    Kaunas
 *  Vistaneckis, I. - Mikenas, V.I. 1935    Lithuania
**  Rubtsova, Ms. O.N. - Semenova-Tian-Shanskaya, Ms. O.I. 1935    Moscow
 
Tournaments
 
**  Hamilton 1858 (1)    Hamilton Tournament
**  Hamilton 1858 (2)    Hamilton Club Tournament
 *  Adelaide 1876    Adelaide Club Handicap Tournament
 *  Cambridge 1877    Cambridge University Club Tournament
 *  London, England 1878 (1)    6th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
 *  Adelaide 1878 (1)    Adelaide Handicap Tournament
**  Adelaide 1878 (2)    Adelaide Handicap Tournament - Play-offs
 *  London, England 1879 (4)    7th Oxford - Cambridge University Match
 *  Amsterdam 1889 (1)    Amsterdam International - Hauppturnier
**  Dundee 1890 (2)    Scottish Chess Association Congress - Minor Tournament
**  Dundee 1890 (3)    Scottish Chess Association Congress - Handicap Tournament
**  Boston, Massachusetts 1891    Massachusetts Chess Association Tournament
**  Glasgow (?) 1891    West of Scotland Challenge Cup
 *  Llandudno 1901 (1)    10th Craigside Congress - Cup Tournament
**  Llandudno 1901 (2)    10th Craigside Congress - 1st Class Tournament
**  Llandudno 1901 (3)    10th Craigside Congress - 2nd Class Tournament
**  London, England 1901 (2)    Ladies' Club Championship
 *  Folkestone 1901 (1)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section I
 *  Folkestone 1901 (2)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section II
 *  Folkestone 1901 (3)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Section I and II play-off
**  Folkestone 1901 (4)    Kent Championship
**  Folkestone 1901 (5)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Extra Tournament, Section A
**  Folkestone 1901 (6)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Extra Tournament, Section B
**  Folkestone 1901 (7)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Extra Tournament, Section C
**  Folkestone 1901 (8)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Extra Tournament, Section D
**  Folkestone 1901 (9)    3nd Kent County Chess Association Congress - Extra Tournament, Play-off
 *  Chicago 1903    4th Western Chess Association Tournament
**  Kristiania 1903 (1)    Nordic Chess Federation - 2nd Class Tournament
 *  Kristiania 1903 (2)    Nordic Tourney
 *  Stirling 1905    22nd Scottish Championship
 *  Edinburgh 1907    24th Scottish Championship
 *  Dundee 1908    25th Scottish Championship
 *  Glasgow 1909    26th Scottish Championship
 *  Edinburgh 1910    27th Scottish Championship
 *  Edinburgh 1912    29th Scottish Championship
 *  Mannheim 1914 (3)    19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B1
 *  Mannheim 1914 (4)    19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B2
 *  Mannheim 1914 (5)    19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B3
 *  Mannheim 1914 (7)    19th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier B5
 *  Mannheim 1914 (8)    19th German Chess Federation Congress - Seigergruppe A
 *  Zaragoza 1919    Zaragoza National Tournament
 *  Zaragoza 1920    Zaragoza National Tournament
**  Zaragoza 1926    Zaragoza National Tournament
**  Buenos Aires 1926 (1)    Circulo de Ajedrez First Category Tournament
**  Barcelona 1926 (1)    Club Barcelona - Peña Graciense Match
**  Barcelona 1926 (2)    Club Barcelona - Peña Graciense Match
**  Barcelona 1926 (3)    Club Barcelona - Club Ruy López Match
 *  Barcelona 1926 (4)    Barcelona National Tournament
 *  Lodz 1930    Lodz Championship
**  Kaunas 1931 (1)    Lithuanian Championship
 *  Kaunas 1931 (2)    Lithuanian Championship Candidates Tournament
**  Jelgava 1932 (1)    Latvian Congress - Section 2
**  Jelgava 1932 (2)    Latvian Congress - Section 1
**  Riga 1932 (2)    Latvian Congress - Section 1-Section 2 play-off
**  Kaunas 1932    Lithuanian Championship Candidates Tournament
**  Kaunas 1934    Lithuanian Championship Candidates Tournament
**  Kaunas 1935    Lithuanian Championship Candidates Tournament
**  Kiev 1935    Kiev Championship
**  Hastings 1936 (4)    16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major A
**  Hastings 1936 (5)    16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major B
**  Hastings 1936 (6)    16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major C
**  Leningrad 1936 (1)    2nd USSR Junior Championship
**  Riga 1936    5th Riga Championship
**  Reus 1936    Reus Tournament
**  Barcelona 1936    Barcelona Tournament
**  Liberec 1936    15th Congress of the German Chess Federation in Czechoslovakia
**  Nottingham 1936 (2)    Nottingham Major Open A
**  Nottingham 1936 (3)    Nottingham Major Open B
**  Poughkeepsie 1936    58th New York State Chess Association Tournament
**  London, England 1936    46th City of London Club Championship
**  New York 1936 (7)    Manhattan Club Championship
**  Prague 1936 (1)    12th Kautsky Memorial Tournament
**  Budapest 1936 (3)    Lederer Memorial Tournament
**  Kiev 1936 (2)    Kiev Championship
**  Krakow 1936    Krakow Championship
**  Leningrad 1936 (5)    Leningrad 1st Category - Group 1
**  Leningrad 1936 (6)    Leningrad 1st Category - Group 2
**  Leningrad 1936 (7)    Leningrad 1st Category - Group 3
**  Moravska Ostrava 1936    Moravska Ostrava Championship
**  Prague 1936 (2)    Prague Tournament
**  Samarkand 1936    Uzbekistan Championship