PRONOUNCE THAT CHESS NAME! Here is a list of chess terms and personalities and their pronunciation: Adorjan (A-door-yan), Andras - Hungarian Grandmaster Alekhine (Al-YECK-in), Alexander - world champion Barcza (BAR-tza), Gedeon - Hungarian Grandmaster Bernstein (BERN-shtyne), Ossip - Russian Grandmaster Bisguier (BIS-gire), Arthur - American Grandmaster Bogojubow (Bo-go-LYU-bov), Efim - German Grandmaster Book (Bek), Eero - Finnish Grandmaster Botvinnik (bot-VIN-ik), Mikhail - world champion Caro Kann (KAH-ro KAHN) - opening named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann Charousek (Kha-ROO-sek), Rudolf - Hungarian master Chiburdanidze (Tchee-boor-dah-NID-zay), Maya - women's world champion Colle (KAW-lee), Edgard - Belgium champion Csom (Chom), Istvan - Hungarian Grandmaster En passant (ahn pah-SAHNT) - special method of capturing pawn En prise (ahn preez) - piece hanging Euwe (UHR-vuh), Max - world champion Fedorowicz (Fe-do-RO-vich), John - American Grandmaster Fianchetto (fee-an-KET-toe) - development of the bishop on b2, g2, b7, or g7 Gligoric (Glee-GO-rich), Svetozar - Yugoslav Grandmaster Grunfeld (GREWN-feld), Ernst - Austrian Grandmaster Giuoco Piano (JOKE-o Pee-AH-no) - Italian Opening J'adoube (Zha-DOOB) - I adjust Jaenisch (YAY-nish), Carl - Russian player and author Janowsky (Yan-OF-sky), Dawid - Polish master Kasparov (Kahs-SPAHR-off), Garry - PCA world champion Kavalek (kuh-VAHL-ek), Lubomir - American grandmaster Keres (KEHR-uhs), Paul - Soviet Grandmaster Kortchnoi (KORCH-noy), Viktor - Swiss Grandmaster Labourdonnais (lah-boor-do-NAY), Louis - 19th century player Lange (LAHN-guh), Max - German player and author Lein (Lane), Anatoly - American Grandmaster Ljubojevic (Luh-BOY-yuh-vitch), Ljubomir - Yugoslav Grandmaster Lucena (Lou-CHAYN-uh), Luis - 15th century chess author Maroczy (muh-ROT-see), Geza - Hungarian Grandmaster Najdorf (NIGH-dorf), Miguel - Argentine Grandmaster Petroff (PEHT-roff), Alexander - Russian master Petrosian (Pye-tro-SSIAN), Tigran - world champion Pirc (Peerts), Vasja - Yugoslav Grandmaster Planinc (PLAN-ints), Albin - Yugoslav Grandmaster Reti (RAY-tee), Richard - Hungarian master Robatsch (RO-bahtsch), Karl - Austrian Grandmaster Ruy Lopez (Rue-y Lopeth) - 16th century Spanish priest and player Saemisch (SAME-ish), Friedrich - German Grandmaster Schevenigen (sheh-VEN-i-gen) - pairing system and Sicilian Defense variation Schliemann (SHLEE-mon), Adolf - German player and opening analyst Spassky (SPAHS-kee), Boris - world chess champion Stean (Steen), Michael - British Grandmaster Stein (Shtayne), Leonid - Soviet Grandmaster Steinitz (Styne-itz), William - world champion Suba (SHOO-ba), Mihai - Romanian Grandmaster Tal (Tahl), Mikhail - world champion Tarrasch (tuh-ROSH), Siegbert - German master Timman (TEE-mahn), Jan - Dutch Grandmaster Winawer (WIN-ah-wer), Szymon - Polish master Zugzwang (TSOOKS-vahng), position in which the move makes worse result Zukertort (SOOK-er-tort), Johann - German Grandmaster, 3rd world chess champ, after Zukertort, after Morphy Zwischenzug (TSVEYE-shun-tsook) - in-between move Compiled by LJL, LJ Lary