Editing List of chess players (section)

== R ==
* [[Braslav Rabar]] (Croatia, 1919–1973)
* [[Abram Rabinovich]] (Lithuania, Russia, 1878–1943)
* [[Ilya Rabinovich]] (Russia, 1891–1942)
* [[Teimour Radjabov]] (Azerbaijan, born 1987)
* [[Ivan Radulov]] (Bulgaria, born 1939)
* [[Markus Ragger]] (Austria, born 1988)
* [[Viacheslav Ragozin]] (Russia, 1908–1962)
* [[Ziaur Rahman (chess player)|Ziaur Rahman]] (Bangladesh, born 1974)
* [[Maurice Raizman]] (Moldova/Russia, France 1905–1974)
* [[Iweta Rajlich]] (Poland, born 1981)
* [[Ramachandran Ramesh]] (India, born 1976)
* [[Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)|Alejandro Ramírez]] (Costa Rica, born 1988)
* [[Richárd Rapport]] (Hungary, born 1996)
* [[Nukhim Rashkovsky]] (Russia, born 1946)
* [[Ilmar Raud]] (Estonia, Argentina, 1913–1941)
* [[Vsevolod Rauzer]] (Ukraine, 1908–1941)
* [[Yuri Razuvayev]] (Russia, 1945–2012)
* [[Damian Reca]] (Argentina, 1894–1937)
* [[Hans Ree]] (Netherlands, born 1944)
* [[Brian Reilly]] (France, England, Ireland, 1901–1991)
* [[Dimitri Reinderman]] (Netherlands, born 1972)
* [[Fred Reinfeld]] (US, 1910–1964)
* [[Heinrich Reinhardt]] (Germany, Argentina, 1903–1990)
* [[Salome Reischer]] (Austria, Palestine, US, 1899–1980)
* [[Teodor Regedziński]] (Poland, 1894–1954)
* [[Arturo Reggio]] (Italy, 1863–1917)
* [[Josef Rejfíř]] (Czechoslovakia, 1909–1962)
* [[Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)|Ludwig Rellstab]] (Germany, 1904–1983)
* [[Georges Renaud]] (France, 1893–1975)
* [[Samuel Reshevsky]] (Poland, US, 1911–1992)
* [[Pál Réthy]] (Hungary, 1905–1962)
* [[Richard Réti]] (Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, 1889–1929)
* [[Ramón Rey Ardid]] (Spain, 1903–1988)
* [[Alexander Riazantsev (chess player)|Alexander Riazantsev]] (Russia, born 1985)
* [[Zoltán Ribli]] (Hungary, born 1951)
* [[Pablo Ricardi]] (Argentina, born 1962)
* [[Isaac Rice (businessman)|Isaac Rice]] (US, 1850–1915)
* [[Kurt Richter]] (Germany, 1900–1969)
* [[Antonio Rico]] (Spain, 1908–1988)
* [[Alessandra Riegler]] (Italy, born 1961)
* [[Fritz Riemann]] (Germany, 1859–1932)
* [[Friedl Rinder]] (Germany, 1905–2001)
* [[Horst Rittner]] (Germany, 1930–2021)
* [[Nikolai Riumin]] (Russia, 1908–1942)
* [[Jules Arnous de Rivière]] (France, 1830–1905)
* [[Karl Robatsch]] (Austria, 1929–2000)
* [[Walter Robinow]] (Germany, 1867–1938)
* [[Ray Robson]] (US, born 1994)
* [[Ludwig Rödl]] (Germany, 1907–1970)
* [[Maxim Rodshtein]] (Israel, born 1989)
* [[Hans Roepstorff]] (Germany, 1910–1945)
* [[Ian Rogers (chess player)|Ian Rogers]] (Australia, born 1960)
* [[Gustav Rogmann]] (Germany, 1909–1947)
* [[Kenneth Rogoff]] (US, born 1953)
* [[Dorian Rogozenko]] (Romania, born 1973)
* [[Ivan Vladimir Rohaček]] (Slovakia, 1909–1977)
* [[Michael Rohde (chess player)|Michael Rohde]] (US, born 1959)
* [[Michael Roiz]] (Russia, Israel born 1983)
* [[Oleg Romanishin]] (Ukraine, born 1952)
* [[Alexander Romanovsky (chess player)|Alexander Romanovsky]] (Lithuania, Russia, 1880–1943)
* [[Peter Romanovsky]] (Russia, 1892–1964)
* [[Max Romih]] (Croatia, Italy, 1893–1979)
* [[Chris de Ronde]] (Netherlands, Argentina, 1912–1996)
* [[Catharina Roodzant]] (Netherlands, 1896–1999)
* [[Salme Rootare]] (Estonia, 1913–1987)
* [[Vidrik Rootare]] (Estonia, c.1900–1985)
* [[Jakob Rosanes]] (Ukraine/Austria-Hungary, Germany, 1842–1922)
* [[Bernardo Roselli]] (Uruguay, born 1965)
* [[Leon Rosen]] (Poland, US, 1869–1942)
* [[Andreas Rosendahl]] (Denmark, 1864–1909)
* [[Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz]] (Latvia, Russia, 1876–after 1928)
* [[Jacob Rosenthal]] (US, 1881–1954)
* [[Samuel Rosenthal]] (Poland, France 1837–1902)
* [[Laura Ross (chess player)|Laura Ross]] (US, born 1988)
* [[Stefano Rosselli del Turco]] (Italy, 1877–1947)
* [[Héctor Rossetto]] (Argentina, 1922–2009)
* [[Nicolas Rossolimo]] (Ukraine, France, US, 1910–1975)
* [[Gersz Rotlewi]] (Poland, 1889–1920)
* [[Eugène Rousseau (chess player)|Eugéne Rousseau]] (France, c. 1810 – c. 1870)
* [[Jonathan Rowson]] (Scotland, born 1977)
* [[Shreyas Royal]] (India, England, born 2009)
* [[Solomon Rozental]] (Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, 1890–1955)
* [[Eduardas Rozentalis]] (Lithuania, born 1963)
* [[Vesna Rožič]] (Slovenia, 1987–2013)
* [[Levy Rozman]] (US, born 1995)
* [[Ruan Lufei]] (China, born 1987)
* [[Serge Rubanraut]] (China, Australia, 1948–2008)
* [[Karl Ruben]] (Denmark, 1903–1938)
* [[Jorge Rubinetti]] (Argentina, 1945–2016)
* [[Akiba Rubinstein]] (Poland, Germany, Belgium, 1880–1961)
* [[Emanuel Rubinstein]] (Poland, 1897–?)
* [[José Rubinstein]] (Argentina, 1940–1997)
* [[Simon Rubinstein (chess player)|Simon Rubinstein]] (Austria, South Africa, c. 1910–1942)
* [[Solomon Rubinstein]] (Poland, US, 1868–1931)
* [[Sergei Rublevsky]] (Russia, born 1974)
* [[Olga Rubtsova]] (Russia, 1909–1994)
* [[Iosif Rudakovsky]] (Ukraine, 1914–1947)
* [[Lyudmila Rudenko]] (Ukraine, Russia, 1904–1986)
* [[Mary Rudge]] (England, 1842–1919)
* [[Nikoly Rudnev]] (Ukraine, Uzbekistan, 1895–1944)
* [[Anna Rudolf]] (Hungary, born 1987)
* [[Alexander Rueb]] (Netherlands, 1882–1959)
* [[Mikhail Rytshagov]] (Estonia, born 1967)