highest rating |
player name |
Years |
# of Games |
| 2617 |
 | L'AMI, Erwin |
1999-2008 |
338 |
| |
| L'HERMET, Rudolf |
1888-1927 |
15 |
| |
| LAASER, Werner |
1947 |
17 |
| 2416 |
| LABIB, Ibrahim |
2000-2003 |
39 |
| 2429 |
 | LABOLLITA, Martin |
1992-2005 |
43 |
| 2356 |
| LABUCKAS, Aidas |
1995-2007 |
32 |
| 2102 |
| LACHAUX, Jerome |
2000-2006 |
15 |
| |
 | LACHMANN, Hans Georg |
1940-1961 |
19 |
| 2154 |
| LACO, Giuseppe |
1957-2006 |
63 |
| 2257 |
| LACOURRELLE, Augusto Menvielle |
1964-1993 |
43 |
| 2313 |
 | LACROSSE, Marc |
1984-2007 |
32 |
| 2122 |
  | LADANYIKE-KARAKAS, Dr. Eva |
1959-1993 |
135 |
| 2529 |
| LAFARGA-SANTORROMAN, David |
2002-2003 |
17 |
| 2489 |
 | LAFUENTE, Pablo |
2000-2007 |
75 |
| 2205 |
| LAGHA, Khelil |
1958-1970 |
22 |
| 2393 |
| LAGOWSKI, Patryk |
2001-2006 |
78 |
| 2637 |
  | LAGRAVE, Maxime Vachier |
1998-2008 |
541 |
| 2214 |
| LAGROTTERIA, Salvatore |
1988-2001 |
15 |
| 2391 |
| LAHIRI, Atanu |
1999-2006 |
39 |
| 1851 |
| LAHLUM, Ida |
2003-2007 |
17 |
| 2264 |
| LAHLUM, Hans Olav |
1990-2007 |
63 |
| 2509 |
  | LAHNO, Kateryna |
1998-2008 |
562 |
| 2041 |
 | LAIGHLEIS, Gearoidin Ui |
2001-2005 |
12 |
| 2274 |
| LAIHONEN, Petteri |
2000-2005 |
19 |
| 2297 |
 | LAIRD, Craig |
1978-1999 |
34 |
| 2519 |
| LAJTHAJM, Borko |
1999-2006 |
38 |
| 2440 |
 | LAKDAWALA, Cyrus |
1987-2006 |
51 |
| 2479 |
| LAKETIC, Gojko |
1990-2003 |
66 |
| 2347 |
 | LAKOS, Nikoletta |
1993-2005 |
63 |
| 2356 |
  | LALIC, Susan Arkell |
1987-2007 |
83 |
| 2590 |
  | LALIC, Bogdan |
1980-2008 |
451 |
| 2353 |
 | LALITH, Babu M R |
2006-2007 |
26 |
| 2287 |
 | LALLEMAND, Roza |
1996-2007 |
31 |
| 2431 |
| LAMBERS, Gerrit Hans |
1969-1999 |
18 |
| |
| LAMBERT, Glenn E F |
1948-1978 |
24 |
| 2345 |
| LAMBERT, Hans |
1950-1967 |
28 |
| |
| LAMBSHIRE, Michael V |
1962-1968 |
24 |
| 2369 |
| LAMOUREUX, Charles |
1986-2006 |
20 |
| 2345 |
| LAMPEN, Timo |
1994-2007 |
28 |
| 2419 |
 | LAMPRECHT, Frank |
1993-2001 |
20 |
| 2445 |
| LANC, Alois |
1969-2001 |
111 |
| 2304 |
 | LAND, Chris |
1988-2006 |
28 |
| 2678 |
 | LANDA, Konstantin |
1985-2008 |
305 |
| |
  | LANDAU, Salo |
1926-1941 |
172 |
| 2458 |
| LANDENBERGUE, Claude |
1983-2007 |
132 |
| |
  | LANE, Lisa |
1961-1966 |
25 |
| 2464 |
  | LANE, Gary W |
1979-2006 |
137 |
| |
  | LANGE, Max |
1851-1890 |
59 |
| |
| LANGE, Wilfried |
1934-1955 |
37 |
| 2286 |
 | LANGER, Mikhail |
1996-2008 |
41 |
| |
| LANGERAK, Dick A |
1981-1991 |
18 |
| 2455 |
  | LANGEWEG, Kick |
1959-2002 |
409 |
| 2421 |
| LANGHEINRICH, Ferenc |
1994-2002 |
36 |
| 2398 |
| LANGNER, Ladislav |
1988-2005 |
50 |
| |
  | LANGOS, Jozsa |
1946-1950 |
17 |
| 2199 |
| LANGRECK, John |
1995-2004 |
121 |
| 2475 |
| LANIN, Alexsej |
2001-2007 |
25 |
| 2540 |
 | LANKA, Zigurd |
1976-2001 |
105 |
| 2510 |
 | LANKA, Zigurds |
1973-2005 |
54 |
| 2399 |
| LANZANI, Mario |
1981-2007 |
102 |
| 2311 |
| LAPIENIS, Donatas |
1961-2007 |
30 |
| 2452 |
 | LAPSHUN, Yurij |
1992-2007 |
79 |
| 2067 |
| LARDOT, Derik |
1995-2007 |
31 |
| 2335 |
 | LARGE, Peter G |
1978-1992 |
25 |
| 2342 |
| LARREA, Manuel |
1997-2006 |
31 |
| 2625 |
  | LARSEN, Bent |
1939-2004 |
2,510 |
| |
  | LARSEN, Ingrid |
1939-1966 |
20 |
| 2580 |
| LARSEN, Karsten |
1988-2007 |
49 |
| |
| LARSSON, Erik |
1963-1991 |
15 |
| 1968 |
| LARUSDOTTIR, Aldis |
2000-2001 |
15 |
| |
  | LASA, Baron Tassilo Heydebrand und der |
1837-1890 |
131 |
| |
  | LASKER, Edward |
1902-1976 |
91 |
| |
  | LASKER, Emanuel |
1881-1940 |
1,076 |
| 2630 |
 | LASTIN, Alexander |
1995-2008 |
269 |
| 2554 |
 | LATT, Moun Moun |
1999 |
13 |
| 2540 |
  | LAU, Ralf |
1979-2006 |
155 |
| 2434 |
| LAUBER, Arnd |
1996-2001 |
18 |
| 2404 |
| LAURENT, Bruno |
1998-2007 |
59 |
| 2223 |
| LAURIDSEN, Jesper Morck |
1991-2003 |
16 |
| 2392 |
| LAURSEN, Niels Norskov |
2000-2007 |
21 |
| 2216 |
| LAUSTSEN, Lars |
2000-2001 |
15 |
| 2205 |
| LAUTERBACH, Ingrid |
1987-2007 |
74 |
| 2687 |
 | LAUTIER, Joel |
1986-2007 |
1,249 |
| 2380 |
 | LAW, Andrew |
1974-2007 |
33 |
| 2288 |
 | LAWLESS, Kerry |
1969-1987 |
18 |
| |
 | LAWRENCE, Thomas Francis |
1896-1904 |
17 |
| 2244 |
 | LAWSON, David |
1981-1994 |
10 |
| 2393 |
 | LAWSON, Eric |
2001-2006 |
77 |
| |
  | LAWTON, Geoffrey W |
1978-1994 |
22 |
| 2417 |
 | LAXMAN, R R |
1998-2008 |
32 |
| 2574 |
 | LAY, Zaw Win |
1999-2001 |
52 |
| 2508 |
 | LAYLO, Darwin |
2001-2007 |
60 |
| 2278 |
| LAZAR, Ales |
2001-2005 |
22 |
| |
  | LAZARD, Frederic |
1903-1933 |
11 |
| 2522 |
 | LAZAREV, Vladimir |
1960-2005 |
100 |
| 2175 |
 | LAZAREVIC, Milunka |
1959-2007 |
29 |
| 2539 |
| LAZIC, Miroljub |
1983-2004 |
103 |
| 2610 |
 | LAZNICKA, Viktor |
2001-2008 |
159 |
| 2568 |
 | LE, Quang Liem |
2002-2007 |
24 |
| 2428 |
| LEAL, D Alsina |
2006-2007 |
24 |
| 2483 |
| LEAL, Daniel Alsina |
2001-2005 |
16 |
| 2113 |
| LEANDRO, Jhonny |
2001-2005 |
19 |
| |
| LEBEDEV, Sergey Fedorovich |
1900-1923 |
27 |
| 2190 |
| LEBEL, Patrick |
1990-2007 |
20 |
| 2075 |
  | LEBEL-ARIAS, Julia |
1986-2007 |
42 |
| 2311 |
  | LEBREDO, Gerardo |
1966-2003 |
54 |
| 2470 |
  | LECHTYNSKY, Jiri |
1967-2006 |
1,368 |
| 1300 |
| LECHUGO, Francisco Garcia |
2005-2008 |
24 |
| 2488 |
| LECONTE, Jean-Olivier |
1991-2003 |
19 |
| 2296 |
 | LECONTE, Maria Nepeina |
1990-2007 |
90 |
| 2570 |
| LECROQ, Michel |
1994-2002 |
43 |
| 2415 |
| LEDERMAN, Leon S |
1975-2002 |
18 |
| 2443 |
 | LEDGER, Andrew |
1989-2006 |
98 |
| 2312 |
| LEDGER, David |
1988-2008 |
109 |
| 2250 |
| LEDGER, Stephen |
1995-2007 |
68 |
| 2313 |
| LEE, Graham |
1964-2005 |
56 |
| |
  | LEE, Francis Joseph |
1888-1907 |
78 |
| 2390 |
  | LEE, Peter N |
1964-1969 |
47 |
| 2394 |
| LEENHOUTS, Koen |
1996-2007 |
26 |
| |
 | LEEPIN, Peter |
1941-1951 |
16 |
| 2392 |
| LEER-SALVESEN, Bjarte |
1992-2007 |
53 |
| |
| LEFFMANN, Karl |
1877-1883 |
29 |
| 2525 |
| LEGKY, Nikolay Anatolievich |
1984-2007 |
98 |
| 2217 |
 | LEHIKOINEN, Pertti Ilari |
1977-2004 |
29 |
| 2395 |
  | LEHMANN, Dr. Heinz |
1940-1994 |
80 |
| 2437 |
| LEHNER, Oliver |
1991-2006 |
54 |
| 2420 |
| LEHTINEN, Heikki |
1995-2007 |
49 |
| 2370 |
| LEHTIVAARA, P |
1986-2007 |
44 |
| 2509 |
 | LEI, Wang |
1992-2005 |
63 |
| 2239 |
| LEIB, Agripa |
1999-2005 |
16 |
| 2224 |
| LEIBER, Bernd |
1985-2007 |
32 |
| 2555 |
  | LEIN, Anatoly |
1955-2007 |
433 |
| |
 | LEISEBEIN, Peter |
1982-2002 |
81 |
| 2604 |
 | LEITAO, Rafael Duailibe |
1991-2007 |
249 |
| 2237 |
| LEITE, Catarina |
1994-2007 |
51 |
| 2430 |
| LEKIC, Dusan |
1990-2007 |
47 |
| 2763 |
  | LEKO, Peter |
1989-2008 |
1,403 |
| 2411 |
| LELCHUK, Zoja |
1980-2001 |
27 |
| 2230 |
| LELEKOVA, Olga |
2001-2007 |
24 |
| 2155 |
| LELUMEES, Brait |
2001-2005 |
18 |
| 2200 |
| LEMATSCHKO, Tatjana |
1968-2008 |
65 |
| 2425 |
| LEMMERS, Oscar |
1993-2006 |
27 |
| |
 | LEMON, Richard C |
1970-1972 |
13 |
| 2460 |
| LEMOS, Damian |
2003-2008 |
45 |
| 2459 |
| LEMPERT, Igor |
1990-1996 |
15 |
| 2435 |
  | LENDERMAN, Alex |
2003-2008 |
38 |
| 2435 |
| LENDWAI, Reinhard |
1987-2005 |
79 |
| 2350 |
| LENGYEL, Bela |
1973-2007 |
79 |
| 2214 |
| LENGYEL, Laszlo |
1963-1999 |
40 |
| 2490 |
  | LENGYEL, Levente |
1952-1997 |
299 |
| 2386 |
| LENIART, Arkadiusz |
2001-2006 |
28 |
| 2584 |
 | LENIC, Luka |
2001-2008 |
109 |
| |
 | LENTON, Alfred |
1936-1961 |
10 |
| |
  | LEONHARDT, Paul Saladin |
1903-1976 |
316 |
| |
  | LEOTARD, Christophe |
1983-2004 |
92 |
| 2470 |
 | LEPELLETIER, Benoit |
1992-2007 |
47 |
| 2350 |
| LEPESHKIN, Vladimir |
1963-1971 |
17 |
| 2575 |
  | LERNER, Konstantin Zaivelevich |
1971-2007 |
338 |
| 2613 |
 | LESIEGE, Alexandre |
1988-2004 |
156 |
| 2420 |
| LESKI, Marc |
1983-2003 |
52 |
| 2324 |
| LESKIEWICZ, Maksymilian |
1995-1999 |
15 |
| 2379 |
| LESKOVAR, Mario Leopoldo |
1973-2001 |
17 |
| 2486 |
| LESKUR, Dejan |
1992-2006 |
17 |
| 2322 |
| LETTIERI, Giuseppe |
2005-2006 |
24 |
| 1824 |
 | LETTSOME, Maurice |
2004-2006 |
24 |
| |
 | LEUSSEN, Benjamin |
1901-1919 |
67 |
| 2480 |
 | LEV, Ronen |
1976-2007 |
55 |
| 2382 |
| LEVACIC, Patrik |
1991-2005 |
25 |
| 2261 |
| LEVEILLE, Francois |
1979-1998 |
27 |
| |
  | LEVENFISH, Grigory |
1910-1954 |
368 |
| 2509 |
| LEVENTIC, Ivan |
1990-2007 |
54 |
| 2337 |
 | LEVERETT, Bruce W |
1977-2004 |
14 |
| 2258 |
| LEVI, Eddy |
1974-2006 |
59 |
| 2200 |
| LEVIN, Eugene |
1946-2001 |
26 |
| 2563 |
 | LEVIN, Felix |
1946-2008 |
87 |
| |
| LEVIN, Naum L |
1941-1970 |
21 |
| |
| LEVIN, A M |
1891-1902 |
18 |
| 2103 |
| LEVINA, Anna |
2001-2007 |
31 |
| 2275 |
 | LEVIT, Roman Izrailevich |
1954-1995 |
24 |
| |
  | LEVITINA, Irina |
1975-1995 |
96 |
| |
  | LEVITSKY, Stefan |
1896-1914 |
53 |
| 2485 |
  | LEVITT, Jonathan |
1981-2006 |
136 |
| 2308 |
| LEVUSHKINA, Elena |
2001-2008 |
46 |
| 2320 |
  | LEVY, David Neil Lawrence |
1963-1989 |
65 |
| 2275 |
 | LEVY, Louis |
1941-1989 |
15 |
|
| |
highest rating |
player name |
Years |
# of Games |
| |
  | LEWI, Jerzy |
1965-1971 |
29 |
| 2296 |
| LEWIS, Andrew P |
1981-2007 |
19 |
| |
  | LEWIS, William |
1813-1840 |
16 |
| 2428 |
| LEYVA, Hector |
1989-2006 |
36 |
| 2400 |
| LEYVA, Ricardo |
1995-2001 |
33 |
| 2405 |
| LEZCANO-JAEN, Pedro |
1989-2001 |
20 |
| 2212 |
| LI, Georgiy |
2001 |
18 |
| |
| LI, Wang |
2001-2008 |
30 |
| 2581 |
| LIANG, Chong |
1996-2008 |
103 |
| 2510 |
| LIANG, Jirong |
1982-2001 |
69 |
| 2376 |
| LIANG, Qiao |
2001-2008 |
15 |
| 2365 |
| LIARDET, Fabrice |
1990-2001 |
22 |
| 2432 |
 | LIASCOVICH, Lucas |
2000-2008 |
42 |
| 2312 |
| LIAVDANSKY, Vladimir |
1949-1997 |
31 |
| 2555 |
  | LIBERZON, Vladimir Mikhailovich |
1959-1989 |
315 |
| 2486 |
 | LIBISZEWSKI, Fabien |
1999-2007 |
46 |
| 2126 |
| LICHMAN, Petr |
2000-2005 |
25 |
| |
 | LICHTENHEIN, Theodore |
1857-1865 |
25 |
| 2195 |
| LICINA, Anita |
1994-2001 |
24 |
| 2563 |
  | LIE, Kjetil A |
1996-2008 |
211 |
| 2440 |
 | LIE, Espen |
2000-2008 |
48 |
| |
 | LIE, Odd |
1954-1988 |
42 |
| 2010 |
| LIE, Terje |
2001-2007 |
21 |
| 2301 |
 | LIEB, Harald |
1979-2005 |
24 |
| 2400 |
  | LIEBERT, Heinz |
1871-1992 |
112 |
| 2488 |
 | LIEM, Le Quang |
2004-2008 |
64 |
| 2470 |
  | LIGTERINK, Gert |
1966-2002 |
216 |
| 2460 |
 | LIIVA, Riho |
1992-2007 |
44 |
| 2428 |
| LIKAVSKY, T |
2000-2007 |
126 |
| 2514 |
 | LIKAVSKY, Tomas |
1996-2007 |
29 |
| |
  | LILIENTHAL, Andre |
1930-1977 |
491 |
| |
| LILIENTHAL, Siegfried |
1969-1987 |
35 |
| 2144 |
| LILJA, Richard |
1995-2006 |
22 |
| 2315 |
| LILJEDAHL, Lennart |
1965-1974 |
31 |
| 2105 |
| LILLEOREN, Morten |
2001-2008 |
19 |
| 2171 |
| LILLEY, Graham |
1976-2007 |
18 |
| 2385 |
| LILOV, Valeri |
2001-2008 |
20 |
| 2550 |
 | LIMA, Darcy |
1987-2007 |
146 |
| 2369 |
| LIMAYO, Edgardo V |
1997-2000 |
34 |
| 2480 |
| LIMP, Eduardo |
1985-2003 |
38 |
| 2410 |
 | LIN, Ta |
1984-2001 |
31 |
| 2495 |
| LIN, Weiguo |
1988-2005 |
42 |
| 2443 |
| LINDBERG, Bengt |
1984-2007 |
58 |
| 2392 |
| LINDBERG, Bosse |
2001-2007 |
44 |
| |
| LINDBLOM, Per |
1954-1965 |
17 |
| |
 | LINDEHN, Hans |
1857-1874 |
11 |
| 2330 |
| LINDFELDT, Jan Magnus |
1994-2005 |
19 |
| 2241 |
| LINDGREN, Fredrik |
1991-2001 |
24 |
| 2145 |
| LINDIAWATI, Evi |
2004-2007 |
16 |
| 2043 |
| LINDSOE, Fredrik Aunan |
2007-2008 |
19 |
| 2423 |
| LINGNAU, Carsten |
1992-2003 |
30 |
| |
| LINNA, Asko |
1999-2002 |
32 |
| 2150 |
| LINQVIST, Grels |
1996-2001 |
18 |
| 2455 |
| LINTCHEVSKI, Daniil |
2005-2008 |
71 |
| |
  | LIONG, Tan Hiong |
1958-1963 |
25 |
| 2395 |
| LIPINSKY, Fabian |
1996-2002 |
27 |
| 2438 |
| LIPKA, Juraj |
1991-2005 |
42 |
| |
  | LIPKE, Paul |
1889-1898 |
63 |
| |
  | LIPNITSKY, Isaac |
1947-1955 |
54 |
| 2309 |
 | LIPNOWSKI, Irvin |
1978-2003 |
24 |
| 2247 |
| LIPNOWSKI, Samuel |
2001-2006 |
23 |
| |
  | LIPSCHUTZ, Samuel |
1886-1902 |
79 |
| 2351 |
| LIPTAY, Laszlo |
1962-1988 |
20 |
| 2381 |
| LIRINDZAKIS, Timotheos |
1982-2006 |
16 |
| 2347 |
| LISENKO, Alexander |
1968-1994 |
15 |
| |
  | LISITSIN, Georgy |
1930-1967 |
216 |
| 2525 |
| LISS, Eran |
1989-1999 |
33 |
| |
 | LIST, Paul M |
1910-1946 |
73 |
| |
| LISTENGARTEN, Leonid |
1953-1976 |
9 |
| 2374 |
  | LITINSKAYA-SHUL, Marta I |
1968-2003 |
656 |
| |
 | LITMANOWICZ, Wladyslaw |
1952-1964 |
13 |
| |
 | LITTLETON, Michael Flannan |
1960-1974 |
76 |
| 2410 |
  | LITTLEWOOD, Paul E |
1976-2005 |
116 |
| 2380 |
 | LITTLEWOOD, John Eric |
1952-2006 |
145 |
| |
| LITTLEWOOD, Norman |
1962-1978 |
56 |
| 2348 |
| LITVINOV, Vladimir |
1948-2002 |
28 |
| 2402 |
 | LIU, Dede |
1992-2004 |
64 |
| 2140 |
 | LIU, Elliott |
2001-2008 |
33 |
| 2249 |
 | LIU, Shilan |
1980-2001 |
30 |
| |
| LIUBLINSKY, Victor |
1943-1968 |
60 |
| |
| LIVSHIN, Iosif |
1953-1966 |
| |
|