Class of 2001
- José Raúl Capablance, Cuba
- Robert (Bobby) James Fischer, USA
- Emanuel Lasker, Germany
- Wilhelm (William) Steinitz, Austria
- Paul Charles Morphy, USA
Class of 2003
- Mikhail Botvinnik, Russia
- Vasily Smyslov, Russia
- Mikhail Tal, Russia
- Tigran Petrosian, Russia
- Boris Spassky, Russia
Class of 2004
- Alexander Alekhine, Russia
- Machgielis (Max) Euwe, Netherlands
- Anatoly Karpov, Russia
Class of 2005
- Garry Kasparov, Azerbaijan
Class of 2008
- Siegbert Tarrasch, Germany
Class of 2011
- Vera Menchik, Russia
Class of 2013
- Mikhail Chigorin (Tchigorin), Russia
- Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgia
- Elizaveta (Elizabeth) Bykova, Russia
Class of 2014
- Maya Chiburdanidze, Russia
- Paul Keres, Russia
Class of 2015
- Lyudmila Rudenko, Ukraine
- Olga Rubtsova, Russia
- Carl Schlechter, Austria
Class of 2016
- Sonja Graf-Stevenson, Germany
- Howard Staunton, UK
- Johannes Zukertort, Poland
- David Bronstein, Russia
Class of 2017
- Alla Kushnir, Russia
- Paula Kalmar-Wolf, Austria
- Viktor Korchnoi, Russia
Class of 2018
- Richard Réti, Austria/Hungary
- Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvia
- Kira Zvorykina, Russia
Class of 2019
- Mark Taimanov, Russia
- Akiba Rubinsteain, Poland
- Xie Jun, China
Class of 2021
- Judit Polgar, Hungary
- Miguel Najdorf, Poland/Argentina
- Eugene Torre, Philippines
Class of 2023
- Susan Polgar, Hungary
- Lajos Portisch, Hungary
- Bent Larsen, Denmark