International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster

International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster is a correspondence chess title created by FIDE in 1953, second only to that of world correspondence champion. Currently, this title is awarded by the International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF).

Argentina

• Roberto Alvarez, GM 1998
• David Beaumont, GM 2007
• German Benz, GM 2002
• Ruben Berdichesky, GM 199
• Jose Copie, GM 2000
• Gustavo Echeguren, GM 2003
• Liliana Susana Fredes de Locio, LGM 2010
• Roberto Jacquin, GM 2009
• Juan Sebastian Morgado, GM 1983
• Alfredo Mozzino, GM 2000
• Carlos Pappier, GM 1995
• Norberto Patrici, GM 1998
• Rodolfo Redolfi, GM 1994
• Alfredo Roca, GM 1999
• Hector Walsh, GM 2006

Australia

• Former world champion Cecil John Seddon Purdy, GM 1959
• Romanas Arlauskas, GM 1965
• Lucius Endzelins, GM 1959
• Chris Fenwick, GM 2007

Austria

• Tunç Hamarat, GM 1997
• Hermann Knoll, GM 2009
• Christian Muck, GM 2012
• Friedrich Rattinger, GM 2009
• Gertrude Schoisswohl, LGM 1997
• Dr. Harald Tarnowiecki, GM 1998
• Dr. Sven Teichmeister, GM 2002
• Wolfgang Zugrav, GM 2003

Belarus

• Dmitry Lybin, GM 2003

Belgium

• Jozef Boey, GM 1975
• Marc Geenen, GM 2000
• Valeer Maes, GM 1988
• Former world champion Alberic O'Kelly de Galway, GM 1962
• Christophe Pauwels, GM 2009
• Richard Polaczek, GM 1995

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Jovan Kondali, GM 1986

Brazil

• Luis Almiron, GM 2010
• Sergio Badolati, GM 2010
• Reginaldo de Castro Cerqueira Filho, GM 2010
• Paulo Chacon, GM 2009
• Antonio Cipoli, GM 2009
• Carlos Costa, GM 2002
• Salvador Cresce, GM 2003
• Jose Goncalves, GM 2003
• Nevio Joao, GM 2005
• Rafael Leitão, GM 2012
• Joao de Oliveira, GM 2009
• Marcio de Oliveira, GM 2005
• Iluska Pereira da Cunha Simonsen, LGM 2000

Bulgaria

• Margarita Bocheva, LGM 2008
• Mladen Gudyev, GM 1991
• Valentin Iotov, GM 2012
• Sabina Karapchanska, LGM 2010
• Nikolai Ninov, GM 2000
• Georgi Popov, GM 1976

Canada

• Jonathan Berry, GM 1985
• Jean Hébert, GM 1984
• Robert Kiviaho, GM 1984
• Wolfram Schoen, GM 2006
• Duncan Suttles, GM 1982
• Alexander Ugge, GM 2005

Chile

• Guillermo Toro Solís, GM 1999

Croatia

• Pavao Keglević, GM 1978
• Davor Krivić, GM 2008
• Maja Zelčić, LGM 2005
• Leonardo Ljubičić, GM 2011

Cuba

• María de los Angeles Ynchauspi Leyva, LGM 2008

Czech Republic

• Marie Bazantova, LGM 2004
• Petr Boukal, GM 2017
• Libor Danek, GM 1999
• Jiri Dufek, GM 2012
• Roman Chytilek, GM 2004
• Vlasta Horackova, LGM 2005
• Karel Husak, GM 1968
• Jaroslav Hybl, GM 1968
• Jaroslav Ježek, GM 1985
• Milos Kratochvil, GM 2006
• Leonardo Ljubicic, GM 2011
• Jan Lounek, GM 2014
• Jiri Moucka, GM 2014
• Eva Mozna, LGM 1997
• Zdenek Nyvit, GM 2007
• Ludvik Pospisil, GM 2014
• Anna Ryvova, LGM 2003
• Rudolf Sevecek, GM 2000
• Alena Sikorova-Klosova, LGM 1997
• Kamil Stalmach, GM 2014
• Zdenek Straka, GM 2011
• Pavel Svacek, GM 2013
• Michal Tochacek, GM 2004
• Jaroslav Vaindl, GM 2004
• Jiri Vosahlik, GM 2009
• Davis Vrkoc, GM 2009
• Jindrich Zapletal, GM 1998
• Jan Židů, GM 2011

Denmark

• Erik Bang, GM 1979
• Ove Ekebjaerg, GM GM 1987
• Niels Fries Nielsen, GM 1997
• Curt Hansen, GM 1999
• Jan du Jardin, GM 1999
• Allan Jensen, GM 1990
• Arne Jorgensen, GM 2002
• Martin Lohse, GM 2009
• Jens Nielsen, GM 2005
• Allan Poulsen, GM 2000
• Jørn Sloth, GM 1978
• Bent Sorensen, GM 1994

England

• Jill Barber, LGM 2005
• Anthony Barnsley, GM 2009
• John Brookes, GM 2001
• Ian Brooks, GM 2002
• Peter H Clarke, GM 1980
• Peter Coleman, GM 2004
• Richard Hall, GM 2002
• Adrian Hollis, GM 1976
• Maurice W. Johnson, GM 1995
• Mary E. Jones, LGM 2005
• Peter Markland, GM 1984
• Peter Millican, GM 1997
• Jonathan Penrose, GM 1983
• Nigel Povah, GM 1989
• Michael Prizant, GM 1996
• John Pugh, GM 2006
• Keith Richardson, GM 1975
• Nigel Robson, GM 2011
• Simon Webb, GM 1983

Estonia

• Alvar Kangur, GM 2007
• Raul Kukk, GM 2006
• Tõnu Õim, GM 1981
• Merike Rõtova, LGM 1997
• Jüri Siigur, GM 2011
• Tonu Tiits, GM 2009
• Svetlana Zainetdinova, LGM 2009

Finland

• Reijo Hiltunen, GM 1999
• Risto Kauranen, GM 1977
• Jaako Kivimäki, GM 1998
• Tero Kokkila, GM 1996
• Olli Koskinen, GM 1982
• Auvo Kujala, GM 1991
• Pertti Lehikoinen, GM 1985
• Asko Linna, GM 2006
• Georg Österman, GM 1994
• Pentti Palmo, GM 1980
• Heikki Pigg, GM 2007
• Auno Siikaluoma, GM 2012
• Kari Tikkanen, GM 1999
• Juhani Sorri, GM 1982

France

• Volf Bergraser, GM 1981
• Stephane Goerlinger, GM 2005
• Michel Lecroq, GM 1998
• Christophe Leotard, GM 2000
• Manuel Menetrier, GM 2002
• Jacqueline Roos, LGM 2000
• David Roubaud, GM 2014
• Robert Serradimigni, GM 2009
• Christophe Spitz, GM 2007

Germany

• Friedrich Baumbach, GM 1973
• Volker-Michael Anton, GM 1987
• Andreas Bachmann, GM 2001
• Gerd Branding, GM 2004
• Andreas Brenke, GM 2004
• Wolfgang Brodda, GM 2009
• Horst Broß, GM 2005
• Jürgen Bücker, GM 2009
• Heinrich Burger, GM 1996
• Annemarie Burghoff, LGM 2005
• Stephan Busemann, GM 1996
• Heinz-Wilhelm Dünhaupt, GM 1973
• Hans-Marcus Elwert, GM 1996
• Klaus Engel, GM 1983
• Ricarda Flügel, LGM 2008
• Frank Gerhardt, GM 2003
• Hans-Ulrich Grünberg, GM 1991
• Wolfgang Häßler, GM 1997
• Horst Handel, GM 1987
• Laura Hartmann, LGM 2009
• Hermann Heemsoth, GM 1987
• Paul Heilemann, GM 1984
• Knut Herschel, GM 1999
• Peter Hertel, GM 1999
• Hans-Joachim Hofstetter, GM 2003
• Siegfried Karkuth, GM 2006
• Heinz-Erich van Kempen, GM 1999
• Siegfried Kluve, GM 1998
• Klaus Kögler, GM 2007
• Martin Kreuzer, GM 1994
• Matthias Kribben, GM 2009
• Günther Kühnel, GM 2009
• Fred Kunzelmann, GM 2007
• Gerhard Löh, GM 1991
• Karl-Heinz Maeder, GM 1992
• Ralph Mallee, GM 1989
• Werner Metz, GM 1997
• Dieter Mohrlok, GM 1999
• Reinhard Moll, GM 2009
• Gerhard Müller, GM 2006
• Joachim Neumann, GM 2001
• Arno Nickel, GM 2001
• Manfred Nimtz, GM 1998
• Thomas Raupp, GM 2001
• Dieter Reppmann, GM 2005
• Horst Rittner, GM 1961
• Wolfgang Rohde, GM 2006
• Lothar Schmid, GM 1959
• Anja Schmidt, LGM 2005
• Frank Schröder, GM 2008
• Ingo Schütt, GM 1999
• Sandra Seidel, LGM 2010
• Christian Sender, GM 2002
• Mirna Siewert, LGM 2004
• Achim Soltau, GM 1993
• Claus Sprengelmeier, GM 2006
• Dieter Stern, GM 1985
• Werner Stern, GM 2009
• Günter Stertenbrink, GM 1984
• Maximilian Voss, GM 2003
• Robert K. Frhr. von Weizsäcker, GM 2004
• Thomas Winckelmann, GM 2004
• Hans-Dieter Wunderlich, GM 2006
• Hans Ziewitz, GM 1995

Guatemala

• César Augusto Blanco Gramajo, GM 2003

Hungary

• Gabor Glatt, GM 2002
• María Nemeth, LGM 2005
• Tamás Sasvarí, GM 2007

India

• Dhanish P. B., GM 2014

Israel

• Dmitry Gooshchin, GM 2011

Italy

• Gabriel Cardelli, GM 2002
• Claudio Casabona, GM 2000
• Ettore D'Adamo, GM 2002
• Massimo De Blasio, GM 2001
• Fabio Finocchiaro, GM 1999
• Sante Giuliani, GM 2005
• Mario Napolitano, GM 1959
• Angelo Peluso, GM 1998
• Laura Piazza, LGM 2008
• Vittorio Piccardo, GM 2001
• Eros Riccio, GM 2010
• Alessandra Riegler, LGM 2005
• Luz Marina Tinjaca, LGM 2006
• Maurizio Tirabassi, GM 1999
• Bela Toth, GM 2004
• Elio Vassia, GM 2005
• Alberto Zanetti, GM 1997

Japan

• Sakae Ohtake, GM 2007
• Klyotaka Sakai, GM 2006

Kazakhstan

• Farit Gasisovich Balabaev, GM 2003

Latvia

• Maigonis Avotiņš, GM 2015
• Artis Gaujēns, GM 2004
• Aivars Gipslis, GM 1995
• Jānis Klovāns, GM 2001
• Ingrīda Priedīte, LGM 1998
• Olita Rause, LGM 1994 and GM 1998
• Vilnis Strautiņš, GM 2009
• Janis Vitomskis, GM 2001

Lithuania

• Vytautas Andriulaitis, GM 2001
• Vilma Dambrauskaite, LGM 2005
• Virginijus Dambrauskas, GM 2018
• Virginijus Grabliauskas, GM 2010
• Alfonsas Kupsys, GM 2011
• Donatas Lapienis, GM 1979
• Valentinas Normantas, GM 1995
• Giutautas Petraitis, GM 2010
• Pavel Rubinas, GM 2010
• Boris Rumiancevas, GM 1991
• Robertas Sutkus, GM 1998

Luxembourg

• Norbert Stoll, GM 2003
• Jean-Marie Weber, GM 2004

Mexico

• Jorge Aldrete Lobo, GM 2006
• Kenneth Frey, GM 2004

Netherlands

• Peter Boll, GM 1993
• Hans Bouwmeester, GM 1981
• Dick van Geet, GM 1991
• Carol-Peter Gouw, GM 2003
• David van der Hoeven, GM 2004
• Abram Idema, GM 1994
• Haije Kramer, GM 1984
• Jacques Kuiper, GM 2007
• Ron Langeveld, GM 2006
• Rudolf Maliangkay, GM 1994
• Karl Mulder van Leens Dijkstra, GM 1977
• Joop Oosterom, GM 1992
• Gerardus van Perlo, GM 1985
• Michail Plomp, GM 2000
• Hendrick Sarink, GM 1979
• Piet Seewald, GM 1992
• Dick Smit, GM 1979
• Gert Timmerman, GM 1986
• Hans van Unen, GM 2007
• Tjalling Wiersma, GM 1985

New Zealand

• Mark Noble, GM 2010

Norway

• Olaf Barda, GM 1953
• Ivar Bern, GM 1997
• Raymond Boyer, GM 2003
• Arild Haugen, GM 2006
• Morten Lilleoren, GM 2007
• Peter Stigar, GM 1995
• Arne Vinje, GM 2001
• Terje Wibe, GM 1993

Peru

• Angel Acevedo Villalba, GM 2005

Poland

• Stefan Brzózka, GM 1985
• Jerzy Krzyston, GM 1992
• Jan Marcinkiewicz, GM 2006
• Maciej Nizynski, GM 2000
• Jacek Oskulski, GM 2018
• Rafael Pierzak, GM 2013
• Zygmunt Pioch, GM 1991
• Ryszard Skrobek, GM 1990
• Bogdan Sliwa, GM 1995
• Zbigniew Szczepanski, GM 2011

Portugal

• Horacio Neto, GM 2007
• Alvaro Pereira, GM 1994
• Francisco Pessoa, GM 2015
• Luis Santos, GM 1994
• Antonio Silva, GM 2009
• Joaquim Pedro Soberano, GM 2005

Qatar

• Mohamed Al-Thani, GM 1999

Romania

• Gheorghe S. Rotariu, GM 1981
• Paul Diaconescu, GM 1982
• Mihai Breazu, GM 1985
• Mariana Plass-Caravan, LGM 2003
• Florin Șerban, GM 2010
• Costel Voiculescu, GM 2012

Russia and Soviet Union

World Champions

• Yakov Estrin, GM 1966
• Vyacheslav Ragozin, GM 1959
• Grigory Sanakoev, GM 1984
• Mikhail Umansky, GM 1995
• Prof. Vladimir Zagorovsky, GM 1965
• Aleksandr Dronov, GM 2005

Other players

• Dmitry Barash, GM 1992
• Lyudmila S. Belavenets, LGM 1997
• Maksim Blokh, GM 1998
• Igor Bondarevsky, GM 1961
• Georgy Borisenko, GM 1966
• Piotr Dubinin, GM 1962
• Sergey Grodzensky, GM 1999
• Michail Judowitsch, GM 1972
• Abram Khasin, GM 1972
• Sergey Khlusevich, GM 1997
• Igor Kopylov, GM 1994
• Sergei Korolev, GM 1995
• Vsevolod Kosenkov, GM 1979
• Aleksei Mikhailov, GM 1983
• Oleg Moissev, GM 1977
• Igor Morozov, GM 1973
• Gennadi Nesis, GM 1985
• Lev Omeltschenko, GM 1986
• Irina V. Perevertkina, LGM 1999
• Nina G. Shchebenyuk, LGM 2006
• Olga M. Sukhareva, LGM 2006
• Lora G. Yakovleva, LGM 1997
• Tamara P. Zaitseva, LGM 2008

Scotland

• Douglas Bryson, GM 1986
• David Kilgour, GM 1985
• Andrew Muir, GM 1994

Serbia

• Matyas Berta, GM 1978
• Milan Jovcic, GM 1985
• Radovan Tomasevic, GM 1984
• Borislav Vukcevic, GM 1982

Slovenia

• Aleš BorŠtnik, GM 2012
• Franček Brglez, GM 1979
• Iztok Brunšek, GM 2010
• Leon Gostiša, GM 1998
• Danilo Korže, GM 2012
• Marjan Šemrl, GM 2007
• Jernej Šivic, GM 2012
• Boris Žlender, GM 1997

South Africa

• John Barlow, GM 2001

Spain

• Manuel Bescos Anzano, GM 2012
• Miguel Cánovas Pordomingo, GM 2011
• Carlos Cruzado Duenas, GM 2009
• P Drake Diez de Rivera, GM 2007
• Alberto González Freixas, GM 2005
• David Lafarga Santorroman, GM 2008
• Angel Manso Gil, GM 2013
• Joel Martin Clemente, GM 2008
• Jose Mercadal Benejam, GM 2002
• Francisco Javier Muñoz Moreno, GM 2012
• Carlos Rodríguez Amezqueta, GM 2014
• Francisco Vellila V. Velasco, GM 2008

Sweden

• Goran Andersson, GM 1991
• Ulf Andersson, GM 1996
• Eric Arnlind, GM 1968
• Arne Bjuhr, GM 2013
• Ingvar Carlsson, GM 1997
• Björn Fagerström, GM 2011
• Jan-Olof Forsberg, GM 2007
• Jonny Hector, GM 1999
• Tony Hedlund, GM 2005
• Rone Holmberg, GM 2002
• Rolf Lekander, GM 1992
• Franko Lukel, GM 2002
• Åke Lundqvist, GM 1962
• Harald Malmgren, GM 1959
• Jan Ohlin, GM 1990
• Dan Olofsson, GM 2000
• Conny Persson, GM 2004
• Lennart Rydholm, GM 2003
• Stefan Winge, GM 2011

Switzerland

• Phillippe Berclaz, GM 2004
• Ernst Eichhorn, GM 1990
• Gottardo Gottardi, GM 1995
• Christian Issler, GM 2004
• Rolf Knobel, GM 2003
• Matthias Rufenacht, GM 1992
• Rolf Scherer, GM 2011
• Wolfgang Standke, GM 2012
• Josef Steiner, GM 1973
• Anton Thaler, GM 2004
• Bela Toth, GM 2004

Turkey

• Murat Akaag, GM 2014
• Fatih Atakisi, GM 2010
• Tansel Turgut, GM 2007

Ukraine

• Alex Bubir, GM 2009
• Sergei Bibir, GM 2012
• Vladimir Dudyev, GM 2008
• Alexandr Gozman, GM 2006
• Svetlana Ignatchenko, LGM 1997
• Aleksey Lepikhov, GM 2002
• Nikolai Papenin, GM 2011
• Leonid Rubinchik, GM 1998
• Oleg Savchak, GM 2000
• Ivan Terelya, GM 2017
• Alexandr Volchok, GM 1993
• Alexandr Voyna, GM 1998

United States

• Hans Jack Berliner (deceased), GM 1968
• Vytas Victor Palciauskas, GM 1983
• Joseph DeMauro, GM 1997
• Alik Zilberberg, GM 1994
• John Timm, GM 2004
• Robin Smith (deceased), GM 2004
• Jason Bokar, GM 2007
• Daniel M. Fleetwood, GM 2008
• Jon Edwards, GM 2022

See also

• List of chess grandmasters

External links

• International Correspondence Chess Federation
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120407032541/http://www.iccf.com/downloads/titles/2011_GM.pdf
• http://www.iccf.com/downloads/titles/2010_LGM.pdf