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I'm not so sure Bobby should be on the list what with all the ant-semitic remarks he made
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* '''[[Ruben Felgaer]]''', Argentine grandmaster, 2624{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
* '''[[Ruben Felgaer]]''', Argentine grandmaster, 2624{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
* [[Reuben Fine]], US grandmaster<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wu4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ecoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2604,167937&dq=jewish+chess&hl=en |title=. |publisher=The Jewish Record |author= |date= |accessdate=March 28, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Reuben Fine]], US grandmaster<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wu4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ecoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2604,167937&dq=jewish+chess&hl=en |title=. |publisher=The Jewish Record |author= |date= |accessdate=March 28, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Bobby Fischer 1960 in Leipzig.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Bobby Fischer]] at the age of 17 playing world champion [[Mikhail Tal]]]]
* [[Bobby Fischer]], US grandmaster & World champion<ref name="google17"/>
* [[Alexander Flamberg]], Polish<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=edEZAQAAIAAJ&q=jewish+chess+%22flamberg%22&dq=jewish+chess+%22flamberg%22&hl=en&ei=KV8ITObOHsKBlAf8kOiXDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ |title=The Oxford companion to chess |publisher= |date=September 10, 2009 |accessdate=June 4, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Flamberg]], Polish<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=edEZAQAAIAAJ&q=jewish+chess+%22flamberg%22&dq=jewish+chess+%22flamberg%22&hl=en&ei=KV8ITObOHsKBlAf8kOiXDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ |title=The Oxford companion to chess |publisher= |date=September 10, 2009 |accessdate=June 4, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Salo Flohr]], Ukrainian-born [[Czech Republic|Czech]] & Soviet grandmaster<ref name="google16">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EhBHW9C34zoC&pg=PA170&dq=jewish+chess+%22flohr%22&hl=en&ei=T18ITImSE4Wclgf0q_3_Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw |title=Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World|publisher= |date= |accessdate=June 4, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Salo Flohr]], Ukrainian-born [[Czech Republic|Czech]] & Soviet grandmaster<ref name="google16">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=EhBHW9C34zoC&pg=PA170&dq=jewish+chess+%22flohr%22&hl=en&ei=T18ITImSE4Wclgf0q_3_Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw |title=Alekhine's Anguish: A Novel of the Chess World|publisher= |date= |accessdate=June 4, 2010}}</ref>

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Jewish chess players refers to chess players who are Jews and have attained outstanding achievements in chess. Bold face denotes current competitor.

The topic of Jewish participation in chess is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. One such book devoted to the topic is The Great Jewish Chess Champions by Harold U. Ribalow and Meir Z. Ribalow, Hippocrene Books, 1987, ISBN 0870523058. Others include Chess, Jews, and history, by Victor Keats, 1994, Oxford Academia Publishers, ISBN 1899237003, Chess Among the Jews: A Translation and Explanation of the Work of Moritz Steinschneider, by Victor Keats, 1995, ISBN 189923702X, Chess in Jewish history and Hebrew literature, by Victor Keats, 1995, Magnes Press, ISBN 9652239151, and Can I Play Chess on Shabbas, by Joe Bobker, 2008, ISBN 9652294225. See also Jewish chess masters on stamps, by Felix Berkovich and N. J. Divinsky, McFarland, 2000, ISBN 0786406836. In addition, the Museum of Jewish Heritage is developing a special gallery relating to Jews in sports and chess, which will recognize "major Jewish chess players such as Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Tal, and Judith Polgar".[1]

List

Boris Gelfand
Garry Kasparov
Alexander Khalifman
Judit Polgár
File:Teimour Radjabov grandmaster.jpg
Teymour Radjabov
Maxim Rodshtein

See also

References

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  45. ^ Game of Kings: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

Books

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