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| 55 Famous People That Play Chess |
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| Written by Yury Markushin |
| Wednesday, 11 July 2012 20:18 |
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The numbers may not be exact and in some cases such as with Lenin, the rating may be given just as representation of the chess strength, not as the actual rating published by chess federation. Anyway, enjoy the list and feel free to comment about other famous people of known chess strength. Name Occupation Rating Akins, Claude actor 1500 Alda, Alan actor 1400 Amory, Cleveland writer 1700 Archer, Jeffrey writer 1000 Ardiles, Ossie soccer 1700 Ayers, Lew actor 1500 Barnes, Julian writer 1100 Bellamy, Guy writer 1100 Bogart, Humphrey actor 1950 Bonar Law, Andrew politics 2100 Boyer, Charles actor 1900 Brando, Marlon actor 1100 Bronowski, Jacob writer 2000 Buchwald, Art humorist 2000 Burton, Tony actor 1642 Cage, Nicholas actor 1500 Cartwright, Bill NBA 1400 Casillas, Graciella karate 1100 Castro, Fidel president 1900 Chamberlain, Wilt NBA 1300 Chang, Michael tennis 1400 Chaplin, Charlie actor 1400 Charles, Ray musician 1600 Che Guevara, Ernesto revolutionary 1950 Churchill, Randolph politics 1800 Cooke, Alistair TV 1600 Cornforth, John nobel 2200 Crane, Les talk show 1500 Danson, Ted actor 1400 Darin, Bobby musician 1500 Darrow, Henry actor 1700 Davis, Steve sports 1500 Dee, Sandra actress 1500 Diamond, Dustin actor 1369 Duchamp, Marcel artist 2300+ Dunsany, Lord writer 2000 Elman, Mischa violinist 2100 Estrada, Erik actor 1400 Falk, Peter actor 1400 Fry, Stephen comedian 1200 Garcia, Carlos president 1700 Kissinger, Henry politics 1400 Klitschko, Vitaly boxer 1800 Klitschko, Vladimir boxer 1800 Koestler, Arthur journalist 1500 Komack, James producer 1500 Krauthammer, Charles columnist 1630 Kubrick, Stanley director 2000 LaGuardia, Fiorello NY mayor 1100 Landsbergis, Vytautas president 2300 Ledger, Heath actor 1800 Lenin, Vladimir Russian leader 1900 Letterman, David TV talk host 1100 Levin, Bernard writer 1100 Marks, Johnny writer 1700 If you are interesting in chess statistics I suggest also checking out 40 Facts About Chess Most People Don't Know , 31 Yet Other Chess Facts Most People Don't Know ,and 23 Funny Chess Aphorisms. Resources Used: Famous People Who Play/ed Chess |
| Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 July 2012 21:07 |
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....this is the Memorial in West Australia where we can play Chess and remember Heath...RIP#!!
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