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