Editing List of chess players (section)

== P ==
* [[Luděk Pachman]] (Czechoslovakia, Germany, 1924–2003)
* [[Nikola Padevsky]] (Bulgaria, born 1933)
* [[Elisabeth Pähtz]] (Germany, born 1985)
* [[Mladen Palac]] (Croatia, born 1971)
* [[Sam Palatnik]] (Ukraine, US, born 1950)
* [[Luis Palau (chess player)|Luis Palau]] (Argentina, 1897–1971)
* [[Victor Palciauskas]] (Lithuania, US, born 1941)
* [[Richard Palliser]] (England, born 1981)
* [[Rudolf Palme]] (Austria, 1910–2005)
* [[Ryan Palmer (chess player)|Ryan Palmer]] (Jamaica, born 1974)
* [[Davor Palo]] (Denmark, born 1985)
* [[Eero Paloheimo]] (Finland, born 1936)
* [[Oscar Panno]] (Argentina, born 1935)
* [[Vasily Panov]] (Russia, 1906–1973)
* [[Mark Paragua]] (Philippines, born 1984)
* [[Shadi Paridar]] (Iran, born 1986)
* [[Mircea Pârligras]] (Romania, born 1980)
* [[Bruno Parma]] (Slovenia, born 1941)
* [[Frank Parr]] (England, 1918–2003)
* [[Louis Paulsen]] (Germany, 1833–1891)
* [[Wilfried Paulsen]] (Germany, 1828–1901)
* [[Duško Pavasovič]] (Croatia, Slovenia, born 1976)
* [[Max Pavey]] (US, 1918–1957)
* [[Rahul Srivatshav Peddi]] (US, born 2002)
* [[Jiří Pelikán (chess player)|Jiří Pelikán]] (Czechoslovakia, Argentina, 1906–1985)
* [[Yannick Pelletier]] (Switzerland, born 1976)
* [[Roman Pelts]] (Ukraine, Canada, born 1937)
* [[Peng Xiaomin]] (China, born 1973)
* [[Peng Zhaoqin]] (China, born 1968)
* [[Jonathan Penrose]] (England, 1933–2021)
* [[Corina Peptan]] (Romania, born 1978)
* [[Julius Perlis]] (Poland, Austria, 1880–1913)
* [[Frederick Perrin]] (England, US, 1815–1889)
* [[Raaphi Persitz]] (England, Israel, Switzerland, 1934–2009)
* [[Nick Pert]] (England, born 1981)
* [[John Peters (chess player)|John Peters]] (US, born 1951)
* [[Jusefs Petkevich]] (Latvia, born 1940)
* [[Arshak Petrosian]] (Armenia, born 1953)
* [[Davit G. Petrosian]] (Armenia, born 1984)
* [[Tigran Petrosian]] (Armenia, Georgia, USSR, 1929–1984)
* [[Alexander Petrov (chess player)|Alexander Petrov]] (Russia, 1794–1867)
* [[Vladimirs Petrovs]] (Latvia, 1907–1943)
* [[Gerhard Pfeiffer]] (Germany, 1923–2000)
* [[Helmut Pfleger]] (Germany, born 1943)
* [[François-André Danican Philidor]] (France, 1726–1795)
* [[Luis Piazzini]] (Argentina, 1905–1980)
* [[Jeroen Piket]] (Netherlands, born 1969)
* [[Harry Nelson Pillsbury]] (US, 1872–1906)
* [[Hermann Pilnik]] (Germany, Argentina, 1914–1981)
* [[Karol Piltz]] (Poland, 1903–1939)
* [[Albert Pinkus]] (US, 1903–1984)
* [[József Pintér]] (Hungary, born 1953)
* [[Vasja Pirc]] (Slovenia, 1907–1980)
* [[Rudolf Pitschak]] (Czechoslovakia, US, 1902–1988)
* [[Karl Pitschel]] (Austria, 1829–1883)
* [[Aaron Pixton]] (US, born 1986)
* [[Ján Plachetka]] (Slovakia, born 1945)
* [[Albin Planinc]] (Slovenia, 1944–2008)
* [[James Plaskett]] (England, Spain, born 1960)
* [[Kazimierz Plater]] (Poland, 1915–2004)
* [[Igor Platonov]] (Ukraine, 1934–1995)
* [[Joseph Platz]] (Germany, US, 1905–1981)
* [[Isaías Pleci]] (Argentina, 1907–1979)
* [[David Podhorzer]] (Austria, 1907–1998)
* [[Natalia Pogonina]] (Russia, born 1985)
* [[Henryk Pogorieły]] (Poland, 1908–1943)
* [[Ernest Pogosyants]] (Ukraine, 1935–1990)
* [[Iosif Pogrebyssky]] (Ukraine, 1906–1971)
* [[Amos Pokorný]] (Czechoslovakia, 1890–1949)
* [[Rudolph Pokorny]] (Bohemia, Mexico, US, 1880–after 1920)
* [[Giulio Polerio]] (Italy, 1548–1612)
* [[Judit Polgár]] (Hungary, born 1976)
* [[Zsuzsa Polgar]] (Hungary, US, born 1969)
* [[Zsofia Polgar]] (Hungary, Israel, born 1974)
* [[Elisabeta Polihroniade]] (Romania, 1935–2016)
* [[David Polland]] (US, born 1915)
* [[William Pollock (chess player)|William Pollock]] (United Kingdom, 1859–1896)
* [[Lev Polugaevsky]] (Belarus, Russia, 1934–1995)
* [[Arturo Pomar]] (Spain, 1931–2016)
* [[Ruslan Ponomariov]] (Ukraine, 1983)
* [[Domenico Ponziani]] (Italy, 1719–1796)
* [[Stepan Popel]] (Poland, France, US, 1909–1987)
* [[Ignatz von Popiel]] (Austria-Hungary, Poland, 1863–1941)
* [[Petar Popović (chess player)|Petar Popović]] (Yugoslavia, Serbia, born 1959)
* [[Artur Popławski]] (Poland, Switzerland, 1860–1918)
* [[Yosef Porat]] (Germany, Israel, 1909–1996)
* [[Moritz Porges]] (Bohemia/Austria-Hungary, 1857–1909)
* [[Lajos Portisch]] (Hungary, born 1937)
* [[Ehrhardt Post]] (Germany, 1881–1947)
* [[Evgeny Postny]] (Israel, born 1981)
* [[Peter Potemkine]] (Russia, France, 1886–1926)
* [[Vladimir Potkin]] (Russia, born 1982)
* [[Ludovit Potuček]] (Slovakia, 1912–1982)
* [[Christian Poulsen (chess player)|Christian Poulsen]] (Denmark, 1912–1981)
* [[Atousa Pourkashiyan]] (Iran, born 1988)
* [[R Praggnanandhaa]] (India, born 2005)
* [[Borki Predojević]] (Bosnia, born 1987)
* [[Edith Charlotte Price]] (England, 1872–1952)
* [[Lodewijk Prins]] (Netherlands, 1913–1999)
* [[Svetlana Prudnikova]] (Russia, born 1967)
* [[Dawid Przepiórka]] (Poland, 1880–1942)
* [[Lev Psakhis]] (Russia, Israel, born 1958)
* [[Lenka Ptáčníková]] (Czechoslovakia, Iceland, born 1976)
* [[Stojan Puc]] (Slovenia, 1921–2004)
* [[Viktors Pupols]] (Latvia, US, born 1934)
* [[Cecil Purdy]] (New Zealand, Australia, 1906–1979)
* [[John Purdy (chess player)|John Purdy]] (Australia, 1935–2011)