Events in chess in 1917:
Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow was a Russian-born German chess player who played two matches against Alexander Alekhine for the world championship. He was granted the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 1951.
Teodor Regedziński was a Polish chess master of German origin.
Gersz Salwe, also written Salve, Polish: Henryk Jerzy Salwe, was a Polish chess master.
Alexander Flamberg was a Polish chess master.
Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich was a Russian and later Soviet chess player, among the best ones in his country for three decades, from 1910 to 1940. His best result was a shared first place in the 9th Soviet Championship of 1934-35. He was also a chess writer.
Hans Fahrni was a Swiss chess master.
Dawid Daniuszewski (1885–1944) was a Polish chess master.
Fedor (Fyodor) Ivanovich Duz–Khotimirsky was a Russian and Soviet Ukrainian chess master. He was one of the organizers of the Kyiv Chess Club.
Alexey (Alex) Sergeyevich Selezniev was a Russian chess master and chess composer.
Anton Olson was a Swedish chess master.
(Knut) Otto (Reinhold) Löwenborg was a Swedish chess master.
Samuil Osipovich Vainshtein (1894–1942) was a Russian chess master, organizer, publisher and editor.
The below is a list of events in chess in 1939.
The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1940.
Events in chess in 1914:
Events in chess in 1918:
The Triberg chess tournament constitutes a series of chess tournaments, held in Triberg im Schwarzwald, Imperial Germany, during World War I.
Events in chess in 1915:
Events in chess in 1916: