Who are some famous chess masters?

Older players would be

Emanuel Lasker, longest reigning world champion, 27 years

Alexander Alekhine, world champion 17 years

Jose Capablanca, who took the title from Lasker

Paul Morphy, an American, in 1858 he was generally acknowledged as world champion before there was an official title,

Howard Staunton, played in the 1850s and now the official style of pieces is named after him

Adolph Anderssen, winner of the game that has been called the "Immortal Game", widely considered the best game ever played

Bobby Fischer, the first American player to hold the official title

Some famous recent chess players are Anand, Kramnik, Magnus Carlsen, Alexei Shirov, and Garry Kasparov.

Older players would be

Emanuel Lasker, longest reigning world champion, 27 years

Alexander Alekhine, world champion 17 years

Jose Capablanca, who took the title from Lasker

Paul Morphy, an American, in 1858 he was generally acknowledged as world champion before there was an official title,

Howard Staunton, played in the 1850s and now the official style of pieces is named after him

Adolph Anderssen, winner of the game that has been called the "Immortal Game", widely considered the best game ever played

Bobby Fischer, the first American player to hold the official title