Editing List of chess players (section)

== A ==
* [[Jacob Aagaard]] (Denmark, Scotland, born 1973)
* [[Manuel Aaron]] (India, born 1935)
* [[Nijat Abasov]] (Azerbaijan, born 1995)
* [[István Abonyi]] (Hungary, 1886–1942)
* [[Gerald Abrahams]] (England, 1907–1980)
* [[Tatev Abrahamyan]] (Armenia, US, born 1988)
* [[Hasan Abbasifar]] (Iran, born 1972)
* [[Farid Abbasov]] (Azerbaijan, born 1979)
* [[Jude Acers]] (US, born 1944)
* [[Péter Ács]] (Hungary, born 1981)
* [[Weaver W. Adams|Weaver Adams]] (US, 1901–1963)
* [[Tanitoluwa Adewumi]] (Nigeria, US, born 2010)
* [[Utut Adianto]] (Indonesia, born 1965)
* [[András Adorján]] (Hungary, 1950–2023)
* [[Vladimir Afromeev]] (Russia, born 1954)
* [[Simen Agdestein]] (Norway, born 1967)
* [[Evgeny Agrest]] (Belarus, Sweden, born 1966)
* [[Georgy Agzamov]] (Uzbekistan, 1954–1986)
* [[Carl Ahues]] (Germany, 1883–1968)
* [[James Macrae Aitken]] (Scotland, 1908–1983)
* [[Ralf Åkesson]] (Sweden, born 1961)
* [[Anna Akhsharumova]] (Russia, US, born 1957)
* [[Varuzhan Akobian]] (Armenia, US, born 1983)
* [[Vladimir Akopian]] (Armenia, born 1971)
* [[Mohammed Al-Modiahki]] (Qatar, born 1974)
* [[Semyon Alapin]] (Lithuania, 1856–1923)
* [[Vladimir Alatortsev]] (Russia, 1909–1987) 
* [[Adolf Albin]] (Romania, 1848–1920)
* [[Lev Alburt]] (Russia, US, born 1945)
* [[Alexander Alekhine]] (Russia, France 1892–1946)
* [[Alexei Alekhine]] (Russia, 1888–1939)
* [[Grace Alekhine]] (US, England, France 1876–1956)
* [[Aleksej Aleksandrov]] (Belarus, born 1973)
* [[Kirill Alekseenko]] (Russia, born 1997)
* [[Evgeny Alekseev (chess player)|Evgeny Alekseev]] (Russia, born 1985)
* [[Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander|Hugh Alexander]] (England, 1899–1974)
* [[Aaron Alexandre]] (Germany, France, England 1765–1850)
* [[Nana Alexandria]] (Georgia, born 1949)
* [[Johann Baptist Allgaier]] (Germany, Austria, 1763–1823)
* [[Zoltán Almási]] (Hungary, born 1976)
* [[Izak Aloni]] (Poland, Israel, 1905–1985)
* [[Yoel Aloni]] (Israel, 1937–2019)
* [[Boris Alterman]] (Israel, born 1970)
* [[Friedrich Amelung]] (Estonia, Latvia, 1842–1909)
* [[Bassem Amin]] (Egypt, born 1988)
* [[Farrukh Amonatov]] (Tajikistan, born 1978)
* [[Bruce Amos]] (Canada, born 1946)
* [[An Yangfeng]] (China, born 1963)
* [[Viswanathan Anand]] (India, born 1969)
* [[Erik Andersen (chess player)|Erik Andersen]] (Denmark, 1904–1938)
* [[Frank Anderson (chess player)|Frank Anderson]] (Canada, 1928–1980)
* [[Hope Arthurine Anderson]] (Jamaica, 1950–2016)
* [[Adolf Anderssen]] (Germany, 1818–1879)
* [[Ulf Andersson]] (Sweden, born 1951)
* [[Dmitry Andreikin]] (Russia, born 1990)
* [[Zaven Andriasian]] (Armenia, born 1989)
* [[Dejan Antić]] (Serbia, born 1968)
* [[Rogelio Antonio Jr.]] (Philippines, born 1962)
* [[Vladimir Antoshin]] (Russia, 1929–1994)
* [[Oskar Antze]] (Germany, 1878–1962)
* [[Manuel Apicella]] (France, born 1970)
* [[Izaak Appel]] (Poland, 1905–1941)
* [[Fricis Apšenieks]] (Latvia, 1894–1941)
* [[Lev Aptekar]] (Ukraine, New Zealand, born 1936)
* [[José Joaquín Araiza]] (Mexico, 1900–1971)
* [[Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant]] (Georgia, born 1968)
* [[Mehrdad Ardeshi]] (Iran, born 1979)
* [[Walter Arencibia]] (Cuba, born 1967)
* [[Alexander Areshchenko]] (Ukraine, born 1986)
* [[Keith Arkell]] (England, born 1961)
* [[Romanas Arlauskas]] (Lithuania, Australia, 1917–2009)
* [[Jón Loftur Árnason|Jón Árnason]] (Iceland, born 1960)
* [[Dagur Arngrímsson]] (Iceland, born 1987)
* [[Levon Aronian]] (Armenia, born 1982)
* [[Lev Aronin]] (Russia, 1920–1983)
* [[Vladislav Artemiev]] (Russia, born 1998)
* [[Andreas Ascharin]] (Estonia, Latvia, 1843–1896)
* [[Jacob Ascher]] (England, Canada, 1841–1912)
* [[Konstantin Aseev]] (Russia, 1960–2004)
* [[Maurice Ashley]] (Jamaica, US, born 1966)
* [[Karen Asrian]] (Armenia, 1980–2008)
* [[Bibisara Assaubayeva]] (Kazakhstan, Russia, born 2004)
* [[Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli]] (Abbasid Caliphate, c.880–946)
* [[Lajos Asztalos]] (Austria-Hungary, Yugoslavia, Hungary, 1889–1956)
* [[Ekaterina Atalik]] (Russia, Turkey, born 1982)
* [[Suat Atalık]] (Turkey, born 1964)
* [[Henry Ernest Atkins|Henry Atkins]] (England, 1872–1955)
* [[Arnold Aurbach]] (Poland, France, c.1888–1952)
* [[Yuri Averbakh]] (Russia, c.1922–2022)
* [[Valeriy Aveskulov]] (Ukraine, born 1986)
* [[Herbert Avram]] (US, 1913–2006)
* [[Boris Avrukh]] (Israel, born 1978)