List of chess families
Siblings
[edit]Brothers
[edit]- Espen Agdestein and Simen Agdestein
- Alexander Alekhine and Alexei Alekhine
- Dávid Bérczes and Csaba Bérczes
- Jacobo Bolbochán and Julio Bolbochán
- Olexandr Bortnyk and Mykola Bortnyk
- Donald Byrne and Robert Byrne
- Andrey Drygalov and Sergey Drygalov
- Hans Duhm, Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm
- Arnold van Foreest and Dirk van Foreest
- Jorden van Foreest and Lucas van Foreest
- Daniel Fridman and Rafael Fridman
- Celso Golmayo Torriente and Manuel Golmayo Torriente
- Mirosław Grabarczyk and Bogdan Grabarczyk
- Karen Grigorian and Levon Grigorian
- Jozsef Horvath and Csaba Horváth
- Baadur Jobava and Beglar Jobava
- Paul Johner and Hans Johner
- Arvid Kubbel and Leonid Kubbel
- Emanuel Lasker and Berthold Lasker
- Gustave Lazard and Frédéric Lazard
- Kjetil Aleksander Lie and Espen Lie
- John Littlewood and Norman Littlewood
- Athanasios Mastrovasilis and Dimitrios Mastrovasilis
- Nelson Mariano II and Nelson Mariano III
- Yoav Milikow and Elie Milikow
- Iivo Nei and Mati Nei
- Vignesh N. R. and Visakh N. R.
- Nicholas Pert and Richard Pert
- Lajos Portisch and Ferenc Portisch
- Yuniesky Quesada Perez and Yasser Quesada Perez
- Alexander Romanovsky and Peter Romanovsky
- Kevin Spraggett and Grant Spraggett
- Endre Steiner and Lajos Steiner
- Rasmus Svane and Frederik Svane
- Artur Sygulski and Bogusław Sygulski
- Jan Timman and Ton Timman
- Bragi Thorfinnsson and Bjorn Thorfinnsson
- František Treybal and Karel Treybal
- Yuri Vovk and Andrey Vovk
- Andrey Zhigalko and Sergei Zhigalko
Sisters
[edit]- Sabina Francesca Foisor and Mihaela-Veronica Foisor
- Elvira Berend and Gulnar Sachs (née Sakhatova)
- Anita Gara and Ticia Gara
- Aleksandra Goryachkina and Oksana Goriachkina
- Vasanti Khadilkar, Jayshree Khadilkar and Rohini Khadilkar
- Nadezhda Kosintseva and Tatiana Kosintseva
- Alexandra Kosteniuk and Oxana Kosteniuk
- Alisa Marić and Mirjana Marić
- Vera Menchik and Olga Menchik
- Anna Muzychuk and Mariya Muzychuk
- Mai Narva and Triin Narva
- Gülümser Öney (née Yılmaz) and Gülsevil Yılmaz
- Živilė Šarakauskienė (née Čiukšytė) and Dagnė Čiukšytė
- Vilma Paulauskienė and Renata Turauskienė (née Domkutė)
- Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgár
- Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Nafisa Muminova, and Hulkar Tohirjonova
- Benita Vēja (née Vilerte) and Tamāra Vilerte
- Shrook Wafa and Shahenda Wafa
- Hanna Zboroń and Joanna Sadkiewicz (née Jagodzińska)
- Alexandra Botez and Andrea Botez
Brother and sister
[edit]- Zhansaya Abdumalik and Sanzhar Ashirov
- Jorge Cori and Deysi Cori
- Fidel Corrales Jimenez and Zenia Corrales Jiménez
- Dan Cramling and Pia Cramling
- Paweł Czarnota and Dorota Kika
- Przemysław Ereński and Hanna Ereńska-Barlo
- Adam Hunt and Harriet Hunt
- Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Zeinab Mamedyarova and Turkan Mamedyarova
- Nelson Mariano II and Cristine Rose Mariano
- Greg Shahade and Jennifer Shahade
- Levente Vajda and Szidonia Vajda
- Turhan Yılmaz, Gülümser Öney and Gülsevil Yılmaz
- Stanisław Zawadzki and Jolanta Zawadzka
- Jorden van Foreest, Lucas van Foreest and Machteld van Foreest
- Jovanka Houska and Miroslav Houska
- Vaishali Rameshbabu and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
- Marcin Szymański and Maria Mickiewicz
- Tomasz Warakomski and Anna Warakomska
- Nodirbek Yakubboev and Nilufar Yakubbaeva
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Bakhora Egamberdieva (née Abdusattorova)
Parent and child
[edit]Father and son
[edit]- Peter Biyiasas and Theodore Biyiasas
- Vladimir Eljanov and Pavel Eljanov
- Celso Golmayo Zúpide and Celso Golmayo Torriente
- Sergiu-Henric Grünberg and Mihai-Lucian Grünberg
- Wolfgang Heidenfeld and Mark Heidenfeld
- Dmitry Kayumov and Sergey Kayumov
- Larry Kaufman and Raymond Kaufman
- Bogdan Lalic and Peter Lalic
- John Littlewood and Paul Littlewood
- Cecil Purdy and John Purdy
- Mike Shahade and Gregory Shahade
- Sam Sloan and Peter Aravena Sloan
- Vladimir Smirnov and Anton Smirnov
- Vasily Osipovich Smyslov and Vasily Smyslov
- Evgeny Sveshnikov and Vladimir Sveshnikov
- Milan Vidmar and Milan Vidmar Jr.
- Mikhail Yudovich and Mikhail Yudovich Jr.
- Viacheslav Zakhartsov and Vladimir Zakhartsov
- Anatoly Donchenko and Alexander Donchenko
- Tahir Vakhidov and Jahongir Vakhidov
- Fabian Fiorito and Joaquín Fiorito and Francisco Fiorito
Father and daughter
[edit]- Evgeny Agrest and Inna Agrest
- Sergey Belavenets and Liudmila Belavenets
- Ovidiu-Doru Foișor and Sabina Francesca Foisor
- Waldemar Jagodziński and Joanna Sadkiewicz and Hanna Zboroń
- Baruch Harold Wood and Peggy Clarke
- Thomas Pähtz and Elisabeth Pähtz
- Mike Shahade and Jennifer Shahade
- Sam Sloan and Julia Elizabeth Sloan
- Viacheslav Stjazhkin and Anna Styazhkina
- Yuri Goryachkin and Aleksandra Goryachkina
- Juan Manuel Bellón López and Anna Cramling Bellón
- Dragisa Blagojevic and Tijana Mandura
Mother and daughter
[edit]- Naira Agababean and Almira Skripchenko
- Svetlana Agrest and Inna Agrest
- Maria Albuleț and Marina Makropoulou
- Pia Cramling and Anna Cramling Bellón
- Cristina Adela Foișor and Sabina Francesca Foisor, Mihaela-Veronica Foisor
- Nonna Karakashyan and Narine Karakashian
- Regina Narva and Mai Narva, Triin Narva
- Olga Rubtsova and Elena Fatalibekova
- Olga Stjazhkina and Anna Styazhkina
- Lidija Blagojevic and Tijana Mandura
- Xu Yuanyuan and Lu Miaoyi
Mother and son
[edit]Grandfather and grandson
[edit]Husband and wife
[edit]- Evgeny Agrest and Svetlana Agrest
- Alexander Alekhine and Grace Alekhine
- Mohammed Al-Modiahki and Zhu Chen
- Keith Arkell and Susan Arkell
- Sergey Arkhipov and Natalia Alekhina
- Levon Aronian and Arianne Caoili
- Suat Atalık and Ekaterina Atalik
- Algirdas Bandza and Rasa Bandzienė
- Mateusz Bartel and Marta Bartel
- Robert Bellin and Jana Bellin
- Juan Manuel Bellón López and Pia Cramling
- István Bilek and Edit Bilek
- Peter Biyiasas and Ruth Haring
- Milko Bobotsov and Antonia Ivanova
- Igor Bondarevsky and Valentina Kozlovskaya
- Bu Xiangzhi and Huang Qian
- Graeme Buckley and Susan Arkell-Lalic
- Pascal Charbonneau and Irina Krush
- Egor Chukaev and Klavdiya Chukaeva
- William John Donaldson and Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
- Pavel Eljanov and Olena Dvoretska
- Lūcijs Endzelīns and Milda Lauberte
- Vladimir Feldman and Irina Berezina
- Alexandr Fier and Nino Maisuradze
- Bobby Fischer and Miyoko Watai
- Glenn Flear and Christine Flear
- Ovidiu-Doru Foișor and Cristina Adela Foișor
- Robert Fontaine and Kateryna Lahno
- Laurent Fressinet and Almira Skripchenko
- Daniel Fridman and Anna Zatonskih
- Grzegorz Gajewski and Joanna Majdan-Gajewska
- Valeriya Gansvind and Sergey Kalinitschew
- Petar Genov and Lyubka Genova
- Anish Giri and Sopiko Guramishvili
- Alexander Grischuk and Natalia Zhukova
- Boris Gulko and Anna Akhsharumova
- Aidyn Guseinov and Elmira Alieva
- Zoltan Gyimesi and Nóra Medvegy
- Hichem Hamdouchi and Adina-Maria Hamdouchi
- William Hartston and Jana Hartston
- Helgi Grétarsson and Lenka Ptáčníková
- Sergey Grigoriants and Petra Papp
- Gilberto Hernández Guerrero and Claudia Amura
- Miguel Illescas and Olga Alexandrova
- Alexander Ivanov and Esther Epstein
- Artur Jakubiec and Edyta Jakubiec
- Paweł Jaracz and Barbara Jaracz
- Sriram Jha and Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
- Gawain Jones and Sue Maroroa
- Toms Kantans and Anna Kantane
- Sergey Karjakin and Kateryna Dolzhykova
- Sergey Kasparov and Tatiana Kasparova
- Andrei Kharlov and Elena Zaiatz
- Jānis Klovāns and Astra Klovāne
- Jānis Kļaviņš and Ilga Kļaviņa
- Oleg Korneev and Tatiana Kononenko
- Yona Kosashvili and Sofia Polgar
- Leonid Kritz and Nadezhda Kosintseva
- Erwin l'Ami and Alina l'Ami
- Bogdan Lalić and Susan Lalic
- Gary Lane and Nancy Lane
- Vladimir Lazarev and Anda Šafranska
- Christopher Lutz and Anke Lutz
- Igor Lysyj and Olga Girya
- Marat Makarov and Julia Demina
- Vadim Malakhatko and Anna Zozulia
- Vidmantas Mališauskas and Marina Mališauskienė
- Rauf Mamedov and Nataliya Buksa
- Robert Markuš and Ana Srebrnič
- Viesturs Meijers and Agnese Meijere
- Reginald Pryce Michell and Edith Michell
- Igor Miladinović and Anna-Maria Botsari
- Tony Miles and Jana Miles
- Sergei Movsesian and Julia Movsesian (formerly with Petra Krupková)
- Martin Mrva and Alena Mrvová
- Arkadij Naiditsch and Yuliya Shvayger
- Jaan Narva and Regina Narva
- Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên
- Peter Heine Nielsen and Viktorija Čmilytė
- Srećko Nedeljković and Verica Nedeljković
- John Nunn and Petra Fink
- Suat Rıza Öney and Gülümser Öney
- Arman Pashikian and Maria Kursova
- Peng Xiaomin and Qin Kanying
- Jovan Petronic and Sanja Petronic
- Vasik Rajlich and Iweta Rajlich
- Ramachandran Ramesh and Aarthie Ramaswamy
- Igors Rausis and Olita Rause
- Zoltán Ribli and Maria Grosch
- Maxim Rodshtein and Tereza Olsarova
- Ian Rogers and Cathy Rogers
- Vidrik Rootare and Salme Rootare
- Gennadij Sagalchik and Olga Sagalchik
- Bjarke Sahl and Sheila Barth Berntsen
- Gediminas Sarakauskas and Zivile Sarakauskiene
- Yasser Seirawan and Yvette Nagel
- Miron Sher and Alla Grinfeld
- Alexei Shirov and Viktorija Čmilytė
- Alexei Shirov and Olga Dolgova
- Alexei Shirov and Anastasia Travkina
- Yuri Shulman and Viktorija Ni
- Luca Shytaj and Elisabeth Pähtz
- Bartosz Soćko and Monika Soćko
- Alexey Suetin and Kira Zvorykina
- Praveen Thipsay and Bhagyashree Thipsay
- Pavel Tregubov and Alexandra Kosteniuk
- Paul Truong and Susan Polgar
- Maxim Turov and Irina Slavina Turova
- Dennis Wagner and Dinara Wagner
- Radosław Wojtaszek and Alina Kashlinskaya
- Wu Shaobin and Xie Jun
- Wu Xibin and Lou Hongyu
- Alex Yermolinsky and Camilla Baginskaite
- Stanisław Zawadzki and Beata Zawadzka
- Zhang Zhong and Li Ruofan
- Georg Meier and Inna Agrest
- Alexander Grischuk and Kateryna Lagno
- Matthieu Cornette and Deimante Daulyte-Cornette
- Jan Werle and Iozefina Paulet
- Nijat Abasov and Khayala Abdulla
- Misratdin Iskandarov and Narmin Kazimova
- Twan Burg and Nargiz Umudova
- Atousa Pourkashiyan and Hikaru Nakamura
- Dragisa Blagojevic and Lidija Blagojevic
- Richárd Rapport and Jovana Rapport
- Lei Tingjie and Raymond Song[1]
See also
[edit]- List of professional sports families
- List of family relations in American football
- List of association football (soccer) families
- List of Australian rules football families
- List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
- List of second-generation National Basketball Association players
- List of boxing families
- List of International cricket families
- List of family relations in the National Hockey League
- List of family relations in rugby league
- List of international rugby union families
- List of professional wrestling families
References
[edit]- ^ "Lei Tingjie speaks about her husband". Youtube. Norway Chess. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martins Press (2nd ed.), ISBN 978-0-7091-4697-1
- ChessBase.com - Chess News - Kateryna and Robert – pour la vie à jamais unis...
External links
[edit]- Relatives and Spouses of Chess Masters by Bill Wall
- Chess players and their spouses by Bill Wall
- Strongest Chess Couples by Natalia Pogonina