Home›Chess-Family War Games›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityNationality groups athletes by the country each one represented. Wikipedia describes Pele as "a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward," a nationality he represented on the pitch to win three World Cups. This dimension shows which countries produced the athletes behind a given sport's history.FactsNationalityFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested600 CE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. 2NationalityFilter Results31 entriesGame PlayedAllChess (29)Draughts (6)Poker (2)Shogi (1)Xiangqi (1)Active EraAll1799 (1)1836 (1)1868 (1)1886 (1)1888 (1)1892 (3)1901 (1)1910 (3)1911 (3)1916 (1)1921 (2)1922 (1)1924 (1)1929 (2)1936 (2)1937 (3)1941 (1)1943 (1)1945 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1951 (2)1961 (1)1963 (2)1964 (1)1965 (1)1967 (2)1969 (3)1970 (2)1975 (2)1976 (1)1977 (1)1979 (2)1980 (1)1982 (2)1983 (1)1985 (1)1987 (2)1988 (1)1990 (1)1991 (1)1992 (3)1994 (1)1995 (1)2006 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (27)Mixed or Doubles (1)Team (1)CompetitionAllAsian Games (3)Chess Olympiad (4)World Chess Championship (23)World Series of Poker (2)Area (sq km)All29,743 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)45,335 (1)56,561 (1)64,589 (1)69,700 (1)86,600 (1)93,030 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)207,600 (1)242,500 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)448,978 (1)603,628 (1)632,702.3 (1)752,617 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)22,402,200 (1)23,700,000 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1917 (1)1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (6)One-Party (2)Republic (18)Income GroupAllHigh (17)Lower-Middle (3)Upper-Middle (9)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1721 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1816 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1902 (1)1905 (1)1908 (1)1918 (3)1922 (1)1946 (1)1947 (2)1949 (2)1964 (1)1991 (8)LandlockedAllNo (23)Yes (6)PopulationAll1,362,954 (1)1,842,226 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,657,000 (1)3,866,233 (1)5,627,400 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,423,207 (1)9,109,280 (1)9,434,593 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,353,296 (1)18,130,208 (1)20,216,029 (1)32,283,000 (1)37,314,000 (1)39,047,321 (1)41,417,056 (1)46,735,004 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)181,537,800 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 31ArgentinaNationality1 entryArmeniaNationality1 entryAzerbaijanNationality1 entryBelarusNationality1 entryBulgariaNationality1 entryCanadaNationality1 entryChinaNationality5 entriesCroatiaNationality1 entryCubaNationality1 entryDenmarkNationality1 entryEstoniaNationality1 entryFranceNationality2 entriesGeorgiaNationality2 entriesGermanyNationality5 entriesHungaryNationality2 entriesIndiaNationality2 entriesItalyNationality1 entryJapanNationality1 entryLatviaNationality2 entriesNetherlandsNationality2 entriesNorwayNationality1 entryPhilippinesNationality1 entryPolandNationality2 entriesRussiaNationality9 entriesRussian EmpireNationality2 entriesSoviet UnionNationality5 entriesUkraineNationality3 entriesUnited KingdomNationality1 entryUnited StatesNationality9 entriesUzbekistanNationality1 entryZambiaNationality1 entryFAQsWhy does this atlas carry chess grandmasters as athlete entities?Games are first-class citizens in this atlas, so chess grandmasters and champions are carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in chess, the abstract strategy game of the chess family, carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors because games are first-class citizens in this atlas. Chess grandmasters and champions belong here, while players of other board or card games are grouped under their own game-family categories elsewhere in this tree.Sources1. Wikipedia: Chaturangatier 2WikipediaChaturanga, Origin sectionQuote, Chaturanga, Origin sectionThe earliest clear reference comes from north India from the Gupta Empire, dating from the sixth century AD.View the Source2. Wikipedia: History of chesstier 2WikipediaHistory of chess, Origin sectionQuote, History of chess, Origin sectionChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shapeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.