Editing List of chess players (section)

== W ==
* [[Robert Wade (chess player)|Robert Wade]] (New Zealand, England, 1921–2008)
* [[Alexander Wagner]] (Poland, 1868–1942)
* [[Heinrich Wagner]] (Germany, 1888–1959)
* [[Victor Wahltuch]] (England, 1875–1953)
* [[Josh Waitzkin]] (United States, born 1976)
* [[Carl August Walbrodt]] (Netherlands, Germany, 1871–1902)
* [[George Walker (chess player)|George Walker]] (England, 1803–1879)
* [[Max Walter]] (Slovakia, 1896–1940)
* [[Wang Hao (chess player)|Wang Hao]] (China, born 1989)
* [[Wang Lei (chess player)|Wang Lei]] (China, born 1975)
* [[Wang Pin]] (China, born 1974)
* [[Puchen Wang]] (China, New Zealand, born 1990)
* [[Wang Rui (chess player)|Wang Rui]] (China, born 1978)
* [[Wang Yu (chess player)|Wang Yu]] (China, born 1982)
* [[Wang Yue (chess player)|Wang Yue]] (China, born 1987)
* [[Chris Ward (chess player)|Chris Ward]] (England, born 1968)
* [[Preston Ware]] (US, 1821–1891)
* [[Cathy Warwick]] (England, born 1968)
* [[Miyoko Watai]] (Japan, born 1945)
* [[John L. Watson]] (US, born 1951)
* [[William Watson (chess player)|William Watson]] (England, born 1962)
* [[William Wayte]] (England, 1829–1898)
* [[Simon Webb (chess player)|Simon Webb]] (England, 1949–2005)
* [[Tom Wedberg]] (Sweden, born 1953)
* [[Henri Weenink]] (Netherlands, 1892–1931)
* [[Otto Wegemund]] (Germany, 1870–1928)
* [[Wei Yi]] (China, born 1999)
* [[Wolfgang Weil]] (Austria, 1912–1945)
* [[Max Weiss]] (Hungary, Austria, 1857–1927)
* [[Peter Wells (chess player)|Peter Wells]] (England, born 1965)
* [[Carl Wemmers]] (Germany, 1845–1882)
* [[Wen Yang (chess player)|Wen Yang]] (China, born 1988)
* [[Jan Werle]] (Netherlands, born 1984)
* [[Guy West]] (Australia, born 1958)
* [[Heikki Westerinen]] (Finland, born 1944)
* [[Bernardo Wexler]] (Romania, Argentina, 1925–1992)
* [[Kasimir de Weydlich]] (Poland, 1859–1913)
* [[Norman Tweed Whitaker]] (US, 1890–1975)
* [[Michael Wiedenkeller]] (Sweden, born 1963)
* [[Arthur Wijnans]] (Indonesia, Netherlands, 1920–1945)
* [[Elijah Williams (chess player)|Elijah Williams]] (England, 1810–1854)
* [[Simon Williams (chess player)|Simon Williams]] (England, born 1979)
* [[Szymon Winawer]] (Poland, 1838–1920)
* [[Karl Gottlieb von Windisch]] (Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, 1725–1793)
* [[Peter Winston (chess player)|Peter Winston]] (US, born 1958)
* [[William Winter (chess player)|William Winter]] (England, 1898–1955)
* [[Victor Winz]] (Germany, Israel, Argentina, 1906-?)
* [[John Wisker]] (England, 1846–1884)
* [[Alexander Wittek]] (Croatia, Austria, 1852–1894)
* [[Aleksandar Wohl]] (Australia, born 1963)
* [[Antoni Wojciechowski]] (Poland, 1905–1938)
* [[Radosław Wojtaszek]] (Poland, born 1987)
* [[Aleksander Wojtkiewicz]] (Latvia, Poland, US, 1963–2006)
* [[Heinrich Wolf]] (Austria, 1875–1943)
* [[Siegfried Reginald Wolf]] (Austria, Israel, 1867–1951)
* [[Paula Wolf-Kalmar]] (Austria, 1881–1931)
* [[Balduin Wolff]] (Germany, 1819–1907)
* [[Patrick Wolff]] (US, born 1968)
* [[Wong Meng Kong]] (Singapore, born 1963)
* [[Baruch Harold Wood]] (England, 1909–1989)
* [[Wu Mingqian]] (China, born 1961)
* [[Wu Shaobin]] (Singapore, 1969)
* [[Wu Wenjin]] (China, born 1976)
* [[Marmaduke Wyvill (chess player)|Marmaduke Wyvill]] (England, 1814–1896)