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Pronounce that Chess word title

List of Chess terms, personalities, and their pronunciation
by Bill Wall

 

Name / Term

 Pronunciation

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Adorjan

“A-door-yan”

Andras, - Hungarian Grandmaster

Alekhine

“Al-YECK-in”

Alexander, - Former World Champion

Barcza

“BAR-tza”

Gedeon, - Hungarian Grandmaster

Bernstein

“BERN-shtyne”

Ossip, - Russian Grandmaster

Bisguier

“BIS-gire”

Arthur, - American Grandmaster

Bogojubow

“Bo-go-LYU-bov”

Efim, - German Grandmaster

Book

“Bek”

Eero, -Finnish Grandmaster

Botvinnik

“Bot-VIN-ik”

Mikhail, - Former World Champion

Caro Kann

“KAH-ro KAHN”

 Opening named after
Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann

Charousek

“Kha-ROO-sek”

Rudolf, - Hungarian Master

Chiburdanidze

“Tchee-boor-
dah-NID-zay”

Maya, - Former Women’s World Champion

Colle

“KAW-lee”

Edgard, - Belgium Champion

Csom

“Chom”

Istvan, - Hungarian Grandmaster

En passant

“Ahn pah-SAHNT“

Special method of capturing by Pawns

En prise

“Ahn preez”

Piece hanging

Euwe

“UHR-vuh”

Max, - Former World Champion

Fedorowicz

“Fe-do-RO-vich”

John, - American Grandmaster

Fianchetto

“Fee-an-KET-toe”

Development of the
Bishop on b2, g2, b7, or g7

Gligoric

“Glee-GO-rich”

Svetozar, - Yugoslav Grandmaster

Gruenfeld

“GREWN-feld”

Ernst, - Austrian Grandmaster

Giuoco Piano

“JOKE-o Pee-AH-no”

Italian Opening

J’adoube

“Zha-DOOB”

“I adjust“

Jaenisch

“YAY-nish”

Carl, - Russian player and Author

Janowsky

“Yan-OF-sky”

Dawid, - Polish Master

Kasparov

“Kahs-SPAHR-off”

Garry, - PCA World Champion

Kavalek

“Kuh-VAHL-ek”

Lubomir, - American Grandmaster

Keres

“KEHR-uhs”

Paul, - Soviet Grandmaster

Kortchnoi

“KORCH-noy”

Viktor, - Swiss Grandmaster

Labourdonnais

“Lah-boor-do-NAY”

Louis, - 19th Century player

Lange

“LAHN-guh”

Max, - German player and Author

Lein

“Lane”

Anatoly, - American Grandmaster

Ljubojevic

“Luh-BOY-yuh-vitch”

Ljubomir, - Yugoslav Grandmaster

Lucena

“Lou-CHAYN-uh”

Luis, - 15th Century Chess Author

Maroczy

“Muh-ROT-see”

Geza, - Hungarian Grandmaster

Najdorf

“NIGH-dorf”

Miguel, - Argentine Grandmaster

Nimzovitch

“Neem-TSO-vitsh”

Aron, - Lavtian Grandmaster

Petroff

“PEHT-roff”

Alexander, - Russian Master

Petrosian

“Pye-tro-SSIAN”

Tigran, - Former World Champion

Pirc

“Peerts”

Vasja, - Yugoslav Grandmaster

Planinc

“PLAN-ints”

Albin, - Yugoslav Grandmaster

Reti

“RAY-tee”

Richard, - Czech Master

Robatsch

“RO-bahtsch”

Karl, - Austrian Grandmaster

Ruy Lopez

“Rue-y Lopeth”

16th Century Spanish Priest and player

Saemisch

“SAME-ish”

Friedrich - German Grandmaster

Schevenigen

“SXAYH-ve-ning-en”

 Pairing system and Sicilian Defense var.

Schliemann

“SHLEE-mon”

Adolf, - German player and opening analyst

Spassky

“SPAHS-kee”

Boris, - Former World Chess Champion

Stean

“Steen”

Michael, - British Grandmaster

Stein

“Shtayne”

Leonid, - Soviet Grandmaster

Steinitz

“Styne-itz”

William, - Former World Champion

Suba

“SHOO-ba”

Mihai, - Romanian Grandmaster

Tal

“Tahl”

Mikhail, - Former World Champion

Tarrasch

“TUH-rosh”

Siegbert, - German Master

Timman

“TEE-mahn”

Jan, - Dutch Grandmaster

Winawer

“WIN-ah-wer”

Szymon, - Polish Master

Zugzwang

“TSOOKS-vahng”

Position in which any move a
player makes, it worsens
his position.

Zukertort

“SOOK-er-tort”

Johann, - German Master

Zwischenzug

“TSVEYE-shun-tsook”

In-between move

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