List of chess families

Siblings

Brothers

• Alexander Alekhine and Alexei Alekhine
• David Berczes and Csaba Berczes
• Jacobo Bolbochán and Julio Bolbochán
• Donald Byrne and Robert Byrne
• Hans Duhm, Dietrich Duhm and Andreas Duhm
• Arnold van Foreest and Dirk 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 Horvath
• 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
• Nicholas Pert and Richard Pert
• Lajos Portisch and Ferenc Portisch
• Alexander Romanovsky and Peter Romanovsky
• Kevin Spraggett and Grant Spraggett
• Endre Steiner and Lajos Steiner
• Jan Timman and Ton Timman
• František Treybal and Karel Treybal
• Yuri Vovk and Andrey Vovk
• Andrey Zhigalko and Sergei Zhigalko

Sisters

• Sabina Francesca Foisor and Mihaela-Veronica Foisor
• Elvira Berend and Gulnar Sachs
• Anita Gara and Ticia Gara
• 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 and Gülsevil Yılmaz
• Susan Polgar, Sofia Polgar and Judit Polgár
• Benita Vēja and Tamāra Vilerte
• Shrook Wafa and Shahenda Wafa

Brother and sister

• Jorge Cori and Deysi Cori
• Dan Cramling and Pia Cramling
• Paweł Czarnota and Dorota Kika
• 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

Parent and child

Father and son

• 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
• Larry Kaufman and Raymond Kaufman
• 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.
• Anatoly Donchenko and Alexander Donchenko

Father and daughter

• Evgeny Agrest and Inna Agrest
• Sergey Belavenets and Liudmila Belavenets
• Ovidiu Doru Foisor and Sabina Francesca Foisor
• 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

Mother and daughter

• Naira Agababean and Almira Skripchenko
• Svetlana Agrest and Inna Agrest
• Maria Albuleț and Marina Makropoulou
• Pia Cramling and Anna Cramling Bellon
• Cristina Adela Foisor and Sabina Francesca Foisor
• Nonna Karakashyan and Narine Karakashian
• Regina Narva and Mai Narva, Triin Narva
• Olga Rubtsova and Elena Fatalibekova
• Olga Stjazhkina and Anna Styazhkina

Mother and son

• Jovanka Velimirović and Dragoljub Velimirović

Grandfather and grandson

• Spencer Crakanthorp and John Purdy

Husband and wife

• Evgeny Agrest and Svetlana Agrest
• Alexander Alekhine and Grace Alekhine
• Mohamad 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
• 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
• William John Donaldson and Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
• Pavel Eljanov and Olena Dvoretska
• Lucijs Endzelins 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 Foisor and Cristina Adela Foisor
• Robert Fontaine and Kateryna Lahno
• Laurent Fressinet and Almira Skripchenko
• Daniel Fridman and Anna Zatonskih
• Grzegorz Gajewski and Joanna Majdan-Gajewska
• 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 Nora Medvegy
• Hichem Hamdouchi and Adina-Maria Hamdouchi
• William Hartston and Jana Hartston
• Helgi Grétarsson and Lenka Ptacnikova
• 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
• 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
• Marat Makarov and Julia Demina
• Vadim Malakhatko and Anna Zozulia
• Rauf Mamedov and Nataliya Buksa
• Robert Markuš and Ana Srebrnič
• Reginald Pryce Michell and Edith Michell
• Igor Miladinović and Anna-Maria Botsari
• Tony Miles and Jana Miles
• Sergei Movsesian and Petra Krupkova
• Arkadij Naiditsch and Yuliya Shvayger
• Jaan Narva and Regina Narva
• Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên
• Peter Heine Nielsen and Viktorija Cmilyte
• 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
• 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 Daulyte Deimante
• Jan Werle and Iozefina Paulet

References

• 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

• Relatives and Spouses of Chess Masters by Bill Wall
• Chess players and their spouses by Bill Wall
• Strongest Chess Couples by Natalia Pogonina