Chess Name Generator

Usernames, club names and nicknames for chess players

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Generate chess names for Chess.com and Lichess usernames, chess club and team names, and player nicknames: RookRaider, EnPassantPanda, The Zugzwang Society, Lady Zugzwang. Built from real openings, tactics and chess slang so they read right to other players.

About chess names

A good chess name tells other players you speak the language. The richest source is the vocabulary itself: opening names (Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Najdorf, Grünfeld, Benoni, Catalan, London, Bongcloud), tactical motifs (fork, pin, skewer, zwischenzug, windmill, Greek gift, desperado), endgame ideas (Lucena, Philidor, opposition, zugzwang) and site slang (flag, premove, mouse slip, brilliant move, eval bar, patzer, woodpusher). CaroKannon, ForkLifter or BackRankBandit is instantly readable at 800 or 2200.

The strongest usernames combine one piece of chess vocabulary with one ordinary word or a pun, keep to one or two capitals, and skip the numbers unless they mean something (64 for the squares, e4 or Nf3 for a favorite move, a rating you are chasing). Names built only from chess terms tend to be taken on Chess.com and Lichess, so a second word or a twist improves the odds. Club and team names work differently: they want a shared joke or a shared weakness (The Back Rank Brigade, The Hanging Pawns, The Time Trouble Society) or a place plus a piece (Northside Knights, Riverside Pawns). Nicknames and titles (The Pawn Whisperer, Lady Zugzwang, Baron von Blunder) suit newsletters, stream overlays and fiction.

The list mixes all three and adds chess variants, notation, chess words from other languages, arbiters and coaches, online arenas, and pub, cafe and campus clubs.

How to choose chess names

  • Combine one chess term with one non-chess word. A name like CaroKannon or ForkLifter is more memorable than plain words like Gambit or Checkmate, which were taken years ago.
  • Use numbers only if they mean something: 64 for the board, e4 or Nf3 for your favorite move, or a rating goal. Random digits make a handle look auto-generated.
  • Pick a name that fits how you actually play. A blitz addict can be BlitzBrigand; a London System player can be LondonSystemLad; a name promising brilliancies sets expectations you may regret.
  • For a club, name the thing members share: a neighborhood, a school, a favorite opening or a favorite excuse. The Time Trouble Society gets a laugh at every pairing.
  • Check the name on both Chess.com and Lichess before committing, and keep the same handle on both so opponents and teammates can find you.

Frequently asked questions

Are these names available on Chess.com or Lichess?

We have not checked any of them, and what is free changes daily. Chess.com allows letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens up to 25 characters; Lichess allows letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens up to 20 and must start with a letter. If a name is taken, add a favorite move (Nf3, e4), 64, or a short word.

What chess terms work best in a username?

Short, punchy ones that outsiders half-recognize: fork, pin, skewer, rook, gambit, blitz, zugzwang, en passant, fianchetto, tempo, blunder. Opening names are great if you actually play them (Najdorf, Caro-Kann, Benoni, Grünfeld, London). Deep endgame terms like Lucena or Vancura signal a serious player.

Can I use these for a chess club or team?

Yes. The list includes club and team names built on shared jokes (The Back Rank Brigade, The Hanging Pawns, The Mouse Slips), location plus piece patterns (Northside Knights, Riverside Pawns) and school or academy styles (Pawn to Promotion Academy, Knight School). Check that the name is not already in use with your national federation before registering a team.

What makes a name sound like a strong player versus a beginner?

Strong players tend to use understated handles or precise technical terms (Prophylaxis, Zwischenzug, Lucena); beginners lean on Checkmate, King and Queen. Self-deprecating names like WayTooManyBlunders or ElOhElo are a chess-culture staple at every rating, and opponents rarely underestimate them twice.

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A: 34 names

  • A1ToH8Diagonal
  • AbortOnMoveOne
  • AbsolutePinAbby
  • Accounts Payable Passers
  • AccuracyNinetyNine
  • AcrossTheBoardAbe
  • ActiveRookAria
  • AddTimeAda
  • AdjournedAdrian
  • Admiral Open File
  • AdoptedAgain
  • After School Endgames
  • AjedrezAce
  • AlapinAlpaca
  • AlbinCountered
  • AlekhineAlibi
  • AlfilLeaper
  • AlgebraicAlice
  • AlphaZeroAlpha
  • AnalysisRoomAnna
  • AnarchyChessAnnie
  • AnastasiaMate
  • AnnotatorAnnika
  • AntichessAngel
  • ArabianMate
  • ArbiterArchie
  • ArchbishopAsh
  • ArenaStreakAxel
  • ArmageddonArnie
  • ArtificialCastler
  • Ashford Knights Club
  • AtomicBlastZone
  • AttackerAtticus
  • AutomatonAugust

B: 68 names

  • B3AndBeyond
  • Back Room Blitz at the Anchor
  • BackRankBandit
  • BackRankBarista
  • BackRankMath
  • BackwardPawnBarb
  • BackwardPawnBlues
  • BadBishopBen
  • BalestraBella
  • Baron von Blunder
  • Baroness Blockade
  • BatteryBeatrice
  • BauerPower
  • BayonetAttackBea
  • BenkoBanker
  • BenoniBaron
  • BerlinEndgameBore
  • BerlinWallace
  • BerserkAndBlunder
  • BerserkButton
  • BerserkerRook
  • BirdOpeningBeth
  • Biscuits and Bishops
  • BishopImpossible
  • BishopOfDoom
  • BishopPairBarry
  • Bishops of Opposite Colors
  • BishopsOnOpposite
  • BlackAndWhiteBoard
  • BlackmarDreamer
  • BlackToMoveBlair
  • Bleak Squares
  • BlindfoldBlake
  • BlindSwineBrian

B, continued

  • BlitzBrigand
  • BlitzUntilDawn
  • BlockadeBlake
  • BlockedByTheDuck
  • BlunderBuss
  • BlunderDownUnder
  • BlunderfulLife
  • BlunderWonderland
  • BoaConstrictorMode
  • Board Four Forever
  • BoardAndPieces
  • BoardOneBobby
  • BoardTwoBarnaby
  • BodensMateBonnie
  • BogoIndianBo
  • BongcloudBelieve
  • BongcloudBishop
  • Bongcloudius
  • BookMoveBrody
  • Bookshop Bishops
  • BrainSaysKnight
  • BreakthroughBree
  • BreyerBeliever
  • BridgeBuilderBridget
  • Brightsquare Academy
  • BrilliancyHunter
  • BrilliantMoveBob
  • BrookeTheRook
  • BuchholzBuck
  • BudapestBound
  • BughouseBuddy
  • BulletBrainrot
  • BxH7Plus
  • ByeRoundBetty

C: 75 names

  • C4AndChill
  • CaballoCarlos
  • Cafe Corner Kings
  • CafeTableCaptain
  • CaffeineCastle
  • CaissaCalling
  • CalculationCal
  • Campus Quad Castlers
  • CandidateMasterCam
  • CapablancaChessCub
  • Captain Counterattack
  • Captain Premove
  • CapturesOnE5
  • CarbonCopyMoves
  • CaroKannibal
  • CaroKannon
  • Castle Keepers Youth Chess
  • CastledAndComfy
  • CastleGreyskull
  • CastleKingside
  • CastleLongOrDie
  • CastlingRightsCarl
  • CastlingThroughCheck
  • CatalanCat
  • CavalierAttitude
  • Cedar Hollow Chess League
  • CenterControlCarla
  • CenterSquaresCece
  • Centipawn Sam
  • ChancellorChase
  • ChaturangaChant
  • CheapoArtist
  • Checkered Flag Chess Club
  • Checkered Halls
  • CheckeredPastChess
  • Checkmate Collective
  • Checkmate Kids Club

C, continued

  • CheckmateCharlie
  • CheckmatedByLunch
  • CheckPleaseChess
  • CheckThisOutE4
  • CheckYourselfMate
  • ChessClockCharlie
  • ChessDadDave
  • ChessMomChelsea
  • ChessPuzzleRush
  • ChessTutorTuesday
  • ClaimTheDraw
  • ClassicalCenterClay
  • ClassicalClara
  • ClassPrizeClaire
  • ClearanceSale64
  • ClockPuncherCleo
  • ClubNightClyde
  • CoachSaysCalculate
  • CoffeehouseChess
  • ColleSystemCole
  • Colonel Kingside
  • ColorComplexCaleb
  • Commuter Line Castlers
  • Connected Passers
  • ConvertTheWin
  • Copperfield Chess Circle
  • CornerMateCora
  • CorrespondenceCarl
  • CorrespondingSquares
  • Count Castlesworth
  • CounterpuncherCole
  • CounterSacConnor
  • Countess Counterplay
  • Cousin Caro-Kann
  • CrazyhouseCrasher
  • CrossPinCrispin
  • CrosstableCrawler
  • Crumpets and Castling

D: 44 names

  • D4D5C4
  • d4Dogmatist
  • DailyPuzzleDora
  • Dame Desperado
  • DameDarling
  • DanishPastryGambit
  • DarkChessDrifter
  • DarkKnightOfD4
  • DeadDrawDarren
  • Decaf Defenders
  • DecoyDuck
  • DeflectionDee
  • DelayDelia
  • Depot Street Chess Club
  • DepthFortyDan
  • DepthTwentyVision
  • DescriptiveNotationDan
  • DesperadoDesmond
  • DFileDweller
  • DiagonalDiva
  • Dirty Flagger
  • DirtyFlagDiplomat

D, continued

  • DiscoveredDiscovery
  • DistantOpposition
  • Doctor Zwischenzug
  • Dorm Room Defenders
  • DoubleCheckDelilah
  • DoubledPawnDoug
  • DoubleExclam
  • DoubleQuestionMarkDee
  • DovetailDave
  • DownToSeconds
  • DragonSlayerBxf6
  • DrawByRepetition_
  • DrawishDrew
  • DrawOfferDenied
  • DropAPawnOnH7
  • Duchess of Desperado
  • Duchess of the Long Diagonal
  • DuckChessQuacker
  • DuckOfDoomChess
  • Duke of the Dark Squares
  • DutchOvenDefense
  • DynamicEqualityDom

E: 37 names

  • E4E5Ke2
  • E4E5Nf3
  • e4Enjoyer
  • EarlyQueenRaid
  • Eastgate Rooks
  • EchecEtMat
  • EightByEight
  • EighthRankDreams
  • EightQueensEdith
  • ElephantGambiteer
  • ElephantTrapEllie
  • Elm Court Castles
  • EloHell Escapee
  • ElOhElo
  • EmpressOnTheLoose
  • En Passant Enthusiasts
  • Endgame Enjoyer
  • EndgameGrinderEm
  • EndgameStudyEsme
  • EngineLineErnie
  • EnglishAttackEddie
  • EnglishBreakfast1c4
  • EnglundEnjoyer
  • EnPassantOrElse
  • EnPassantPanda
  • EnPriseElise
  • EpauletteElla
  • Espresso Endgames
  • EvalBarEva
  • EvalBarWatcher
  • EvansGambitEve
  • EvergreenEvan
  • ExchangeDownEd
  • ExchangeSacXander
  • ExchangeSlavSnooze
  • ExclamQuestionMark
  • ExpertEthan

F: 41 names

  • F3AndPray
  • FairyPieceFaye
  • FantasyVariationFern
  • FENStringFran
  • Fernhill Queens
  • Ferry Terminal Chess Society
  • FerzForever
  • FianchettoBlessUp
  • FianchettoFiend
  • FianchettoFox
  • FianchettoFriday
  • FideMasterFelix
  • FiftyMoveRuleFred
  • FileAndRankFrank
  • FingerfehlerFritz
  • Firehouse Forks
  • First Move Chess Club
  • FirstMoveAdvantage
  • FischerRandomFan
  • FishFood64

F, continued

  • FishingPoleFinn
  • FivePlusZeroFlo
  • FixTheWeakness
  • FlagFallFreddy
  • FlaggedInAWonGame
  • FlankOpeningFlo
  • FogOfWarFelix
  • Fool's Mate Fiona
  • ForcedEnPassant
  • ForkedAtTheAltar
  • ForkLifter
  • ForksNotSpoons
  • ForkYouTwice
  • FortressFiona
  • FouOnF4
  • FourPawnsFury
  • Foxglove Chess Society
  • FreestyleFiona
  • FrenchToastDefense
  • FriedLiverFan
  • Friends of Caissa

G: 27 names

  • G4OnMoveOne
  • GambitAndGranola
  • GambitGardener
  • GambitGhost
  • GameOfTheCenturyGil
  • GameReviewGremlin
  • General Exchange
  • GiuocoPianissimo
  • GiveawayGwen
  • Golden Years Gambit Group
  • GoodKnightGwen
  • GoodKnightMoon
  • GoodVsBadBishop
  • GoogleEnPassant
  • Graduate Lounge Gambiteers
  • Grandma Gambit
  • GrandmasterOfDisaster
  • Grandpa Giuoco
  • GrandPrixGrace
  • Granite Square Chess
  • GrasshopperGreta
  • GreatMoveGreta
  • GrecoGhost
  • GreekGiftGus
  • GrindItOutGreg
  • GrobGoblin
  • GrunfeldGremlin

H: 31 names

  • H1A8Highway
  • H4HarryHarrison
  • HalfOpenFile
  • HalfPointByeHattie
  • HalfTimeBerserker
  • HalloweenGambitHal
  • HandAndBrainHolly
  • HandSaysOops
  • HandshakeHannah
  • HangingKnightHugo
  • HangingPawnsHal
  • Harbor City Chess Club
  • Harbor Lights Chess Circle
  • HashtagCheckmate
  • HedgehogHector
  • HedgehogHoldout
  • HelpmateHenry
  • HerMajestyH7
  • HFileHiker
  • Hilltop Kings
  • HippoInTheMud
  • HoleOnD5
  • HomePrepHarry
  • Homework First Chess Club
  • HookMateHank
  • HopeChessHope
  • HordeModeHorace
  • HungAPieceAgain
  • HustlerHarold
  • HyperbulletHyena
  • HypermodernHarvey

I: 17 names

  • IllegalMoveIgor
  • IllegibleScoresheet
  • IMaybeGM
  • ImmortalGameImogen
  • InaccuracyIan
  • IncrementIrene
  • InitiativeIris
  • InitiativeIsMine
  • InstantReplyIke
  • InsufficientMaterial
  • InterferenceIngrid
  • IntermezzoIvy
  • Ironwood Chess Club
  • IsolaniIsabel
  • IsolatedButProud
  • IsolatedQP
  • ItalianJob1e4

J: 5 names

  • JadoubeJade
  • JaqueMateJuan
  • JeromeGambitJerry
  • Junior Knights Chess Lab
  • JustOneMoreBlitz

K: 29 names

  • KanDoAttitude
  • KibitzerKit
  • KiebitzKing
  • KillBoxKai
  • KingHuntKyle
  • KingInTheCenter
  • KingMeCarl
  • KingOfTheHillKim
  • Kings Indian Defense League
  • KingSafetyLast
  • KingsideAttack
  • KingsIndianKid
  • KingsKnightKarl
  • KingWalkKen
  • KingWithoutACastle
  • Knight School
  • Knight's Tour Guide
  • KnightFork5
  • KnightlyRoutine
  • KnightmareFuel
  • KnightOddsNico
  • KnightOnTheRim
  • KnightOutpostNora
  • KnightOwl64
  • Knights of the Square Table
  • KnightShift
  • KnightToF3
  • KnightToF3Forever
  • KriegspielKlaus

L: 32 names

  • LadderMateLarry
  • Lady Lucena
  • Lady Zugzwang
  • LagLordLee
  • Lakeside Bishops
  • LastBoardLucky
  • Late Pairing Legends
  • LatvianGambitLars
  • Lecture Hall Lucenas
  • LeelaLover
  • LegalTrap
  • LeningradDutchLena
  • LewisChessmanLew
  • Library Annex Chess Circle
  • Lighthouse Point Knights
  • LightSquareLarry
  • Little Grandmasters Club
  • LittleFootSoldier
  • LolliMateLola
  • LondonSystemLad
  • LongCastleLucy
  • LongDiagonalLily
  • LongRangeSniperB2
  • LongThinkLeon
  • LoosePiecesDropOff
  • LooseQueenLou
  • Lord Luft
  • LosersChessLegend
  • LucenaLuna
  • LucenaLurker
  • LuftForLife
  • Lunch Break Blitz

M: 32 names

  • Madame Mate-in-Three
  • MadQueenMaude
  • Major Piece Energy
  • Maple Street Masters
  • Marigold Street Minor Pieces
  • MaroczyBinder
  • Marquis of Mate-in-Two
  • MarshallMayhem
  • Mate in One Mob
  • MateIn549
  • MateInFive
  • MateInNeverMind
  • MateInOneMonica
  • MateyMcMateface
  • MatterOfTechnique
  • MeranMaverick
  • Midnight Bullet Marathon
  • MidnightBlitz
  • Millbrook Bishops
  • MinorityAttackMina
  • MinusPlusMinnie
  • Mirror Image Mirza
  • Miss Missed Mate
  • MissedWinMia
  • MorningBulletMo
  • MouseSlipMaestro
  • MouseSlipMike
  • MouseSlipSurvivor
  • MouseTrapMaurice
  • MoveFortyMade
  • MuseOfChess
  • MustWinWithBlack

N: 19 names

  • NajdorfNomad
  • NeverResignNate
  • NewPeakNewMe
  • NewResponseJustDropped
  • Nf3IsLife
  • Nf6Nancy
  • Night Shift Knights
  • NightKnight
  • NightriderNash
  • NimzoNinja
  • NineSixtyNadia
  • NineteenNinetyNine
  • NoahsArkTrapper
  • NormHunterNorah
  • Northside Knights
  • NorwegianWouldnt
  • NoTakebacks
  • NoveltyOnMove12
  • Nxe5Anyway

O: 32 names

  • O-O-Oliver
  • Oakleaf Chess Academy
  • OctopusKnightOtto
  • OddsGameOdette
  • Old Man Najdorf
  • Old Mill Chess Club
  • Old Town Chess Society
  • OneD4AndRelax
  • OneE4BestByTest
  • OneMoreGameOmar
  • OneMoveThreatTed
  • OnlyMoveOwen
  • OopsMyQueen
  • OpenFileOlivia
  • Opening Trap Specialist
  • OpeningCoachOpie
  • OpeningExplorerOz
  • OpeningPrepPriya
  • OperaGameOtto
  • OperaMateOphelia
  • OppositeColorOllie
  • OppositeSideCastle
  • OppositionOpal
  • OrangutanOpener
  • OTBOnlyOscar
  • OutOfBookOlaf
  • OutpostOtter
  • OutsidePasserOtis
  • Over The Board Opal
  • Overlay Gambit Gang
  • OverloadOllie
  • OverprotectOscar

P: 64 names

  • PairingsPaige
  • PairingsRefresher
  • PanovPounce
  • ParkBenchPatzer
  • PassedPawnPete
  • PasserOnTheSixth
  • PatzerPatrick
  • Pawn Island Chess Club
  • Pawn Stars Chess Club
  • Pawn to Promotion Academy
  • PawnAndMoveOdds
  • PawnBreakPaula
  • Pawnbroker64
  • PawnChainPaulie
  • PawnderingLife
  • PawnLeverLevi
  • PawnOfProphecy
  • PawnShopPam
  • PawnStars
  • PawnStormAndy
  • PawnStormer
  • PawnToKingFour
  • PawnUpAndHappy
  • PeakRatingPeggy
  • PerpetualPatty
  • PetroffPenguin
  • PGNPackrat
  • PhilidorPhil
  • PhilidorPosition
  • Physics Department Pins
  • PieceInHandHana
  • PigsOnTheSeventh

P, continued

  • PinAndWin
  • Pinecrest Checkmates
  • PinnedAndNeedled
  • PinnedToTheKing
  • PircPirate
  • PK4Purist
  • Platform Nine Pawns
  • PlayForTwoResults
  • PlayItOutPam
  • PlayTillMate
  • PlusEightMinusEight
  • PlusEqualsPaul
  • PlusThreeAndLost
  • PonzianiPony
  • Position518
  • PositionalSacPosy
  • PostMortemPete
  • PremovedMyQueen
  • PreMovePrince
  • PremoveProblems
  • PremoveRegret
  • PrepareTheBreak
  • PrepDeeperThanYou
  • ProblemComposerPeyton
  • Professor Prophylaxis
  • PromoteMePlease
  • Promotion Square Chess School
  • PromotionPromise
  • ProphylaxisPro
  • ProvisionalRatingPru
  • PunishTheBlunder
  • PuzzleStormPete

Q: 19 names

  • Quarry Road Rooks
  • QuarterMinuteKing
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted
  • QueenBee64
  • QueeningSquare
  • QueenlyComposure
  • QueenOfBlunders
  • QueenOfTheHFile
  • QueenSacQuinn
  • QueenSacrificeSid
  • QueensGambitDeclined
  • Queenside Majority
  • QueenTradeQuest
  • QueenTradeQuitter
  • QueenVsRookRachel
  • QuestionMarkQuinn
  • QuickDrawQuincy
  • QuietMoveQuentin
  • QxF7Hashtag

R: 36 names

  • RacingKingsRacer
  • RagozinRaccoon
  • RapidRaven
  • RatingFloorRex
  • RatingRollercoaster
  • RatingTankRecovery
  • Redbrick Rooks
  • ReEntryRandy
  • RefutedInTheNotes
  • RelativePinRalph
  • RemoveTheDefender
  • RepertoireFileRae
  • ResignIsForQuitters
  • RetiSetGo
  • RetrogradeRita
  • RimKnightRegrets
  • Rising Rooks Academy
  • Riverside Pawns
  • RoiSoleil64
  • RollUpBoardRudy
  • RomanticEraRomeo
  • Rooftop Rapid Club
  • RookAndRoll
  • RookBehindThePasser
  • RookieMistake
  • RookLiftRoy
  • RookOnTheSeventh
  • RookPawnRosie
  • RookRaider
  • Rooks and Crannies
  • RookSquadRick
  • RookStarRita
  • RookTheBoat
  • RoundRobinRobin
  • RoyalForker
  • RuyLopezRuiz

S: 86 names

  • SaavedraSage
  • SacAndHopeSally
  • SacSacMateOnH5
  • Saltmarsh Pawns
  • SamischSamurai
  • Sans Voir
  • ScaccoMattoMarco
  • ScandiSquid
  • SchaakmatSanne
  • SchachMatt
  • ScheveningenScout
  • SchliemannShocker
  • ScholasticCoachSky
  • ScholasticSteve
  • ScotchOnTheRooks
  • SealedMoveSeth
  • SecondForHire
  • SecondGuessSiobhan
  • SecondPlayerSam
  • SeekGraphSurfer
  • SeenItComing
  • SeesawSarah
  • SelfmateSelma
  • SemiOpenSimon
  • SemiSlavSophie
  • Sergeant Skewer
  • SevenPieceSage
  • Seventh Grade Rank

S, continued

  • SeventhHeavenRank
  • SeventhRankSwine
  • ShahMatShadow
  • ShakhmatyShura
  • SharpLineSheila
  • ShatranjShah
  • ShuffledBackRank
  • SicilianSlicer
  • SicilianSunburn
  • SideToMoveSid
  • Sidewalk Sicilian
  • Silverline Chess School
  • SimulSimone
  • Sir Castles-a-Lot
  • Sir Forks-a-Lot
  • Sir Skewer of the Seventh
  • SixHundredElo
  • Sixty-Four Shadows
  • SixtyFourSquares
  • Skewered_Again
  • SkeweredKebab
  • SkewerMe
  • SkewerSam
  • SkittlesRoomSkip
  • SlavicSolid
  • SmithMorraSmasher
  • SmotheredInSauce
  • SmotheredMatt
  • SonnebornSonny

S, continued

  • SoundSacrifice
  • SpaceAdvantageSpencer
  • SpectatorModeSpike
  • SpringerSprung
  • Square Counters
  • SqueezePlaySquid
  • Stacks and Skewers
  • StaffordSurprise
  • Staircase64
  • StaleMateFreshMoves
  • StalemateOfMind
  • StalematePaul
  • StauntonSet
  • StockfishSnack
  • Stonebridge Kings
  • StonewallStan
  • StopTheClockStella
  • Stream Chat Simul Crew
  • Student Union Swiss
  • Study Hall Chess Society
  • Subscriber Simul Survivors
  • Sunday Arena Squad
  • SurvivalModeSally
  • SveshnikovSven
  • SwallowsTailSwift
  • Swindle Sisters
  • Swindler Sid
  • SwissSystemSue
  • Symmetry Sid

T: 222 names

  • TablebaseTabby
  • TacticalTabitha
  • TacticsTrainerTrey
  • TaimanovTiger
  • TakebackTyrant
  • TallPawnBishop
  • TandemChessTwins
  • TeamCaptainCass
  • TechniqueTechnician
  • TempoGainTrain
  • TempoGoblin
  • TempoRubato
  • TempoThief
  • TempoTina
  • TenInARowTara
  • TennisonTrickster
  • TenPlusFiveTamara
  • The 960 Shufflers
  • The Absolute Pins
  • The Accelerated Dragons
  • The Anarchists of Chess
  • The Annotators
  • The Arena Berserkers
  • The Atomic Option
  • The Back Rank Boys
  • The Back Rank Brigade
  • The Backward Pawn Support Group
  • The Bad Bishops
  • The Bakery Board Bunch
  • The Benko Brigade
  • The Berlin Wallflowers
  • The Bishop of Blitz
  • The Bishop's Pair
  • The Blindfold Wizard
  • The Blockade Runners
  • The Blockader
  • The Blunder Brothers

T, continued

  • The Bongcloud Brotherhood
  • The Break Room Bishops
  • The Bughouse Baron
  • The Bughouse Partners
  • The Carlsbad Structure
  • The Caro-Kann Collective
  • The Castle Builders
  • The Castling Crew
  • The Coffeehouse Gambiteers
  • The Coffeehouse Players
  • The Coffeehouse Professor
  • The Corner Table Gambit
  • The Crazyhouse Crew
  • The Dead Draws
  • The Descriptive Notation Holdouts
  • The Desperado Department
  • The Discovered Checks
  • The Doubled Pawns
  • The Dragon Variation
  • The Draw Offer Diplomat
  • The Dutch Stonewallers
  • The Eight Queens Club
  • The En Passant Enforcer
  • The Endgame Hermit
  • The Endgame Society
  • The Endgame Surgeon
  • The Exchange Artist
  • The Exchange Variation
  • The Faculty Fianchetto
  • The Fianchetto Club
  • The Fishing Pole Fraternity
  • The Flag Fallers
  • The Flag Merchant
  • The Flat White Fianchetto
  • The Forced Sequence
  • The Fortress Warden
  • The Friday Night Rapid

T, continued

  • The Fried Liver Appreciation Society
  • The Good Knights
  • The Greek Gift Shop
  • The Half-Point Byes
  • The Hanging Pawns
  • The Hedgehog Hollow
  • The Hippo Herd
  • The Horde
  • The Human Engine
  • The Illegal Moves
  • The Increment Miser
  • The Initiative
  • The Intermezzo Ensemble
  • The Isolani Irregulars
  • The J'adoube Jury
  • The Kibitzer in Chief
  • The Kibitzers
  • The King's Shadow
  • The Knight Forks
  • The Knight Rider of F3
  • The Last Round Hero
  • The Lonely Bishop
  • The Long Castle Lord
  • The Long Castlers
  • The Loose Pieces
  • The Lucena Legion
  • The Minority Attack
  • The Mouse Slips
  • The Must-Win Situation
  • The Novelty Hunter
  • The Only Move Club
  • The Open File Cabinet
  • The Opening Librarian
  • The Opposition
  • The Orangutan Enclosure
  • The Outpost Keeper
  • The Outpost Owls

T, continued

  • The Outside Passers
  • The Overworked Pieces
  • The Pairings Prophet
  • The Park Bench Philosopher
  • The Passed Pawn Shepherd
  • The Passed Pawns
  • The Patzer Parlor
  • The Patzer Prince
  • The Pawn Grabber
  • The Pawn Storm
  • The Pawn Whisperer
  • The Perpetual Checkers
  • The Perpetual Pest
  • The Philidor Fellowship
  • The Pin Pushers
  • The Plus Equals Club
  • The Poisoned Pawns
  • The Post-Mortem Panel
  • The Premove Posse
  • The Prophylaxis Players
  • The Protected Passers
  • The Pub Quiz Patzers
  • The Queen's Hand
  • The Queenside Viscount
  • The Quiet Movers
  • The Quiet Sacrifices
  • The Reading Room Rooks
  • The Rematch Requesters
  • The Retired Rooks
  • The Rook Endgame Reading Group
  • The Rook Lifters
  • The Rook Tamer
  • The Sacrificial Lamb
  • The Scholar's Mates
  • The Scoresheet Poet
  • The Scoresheet Scribblers
  • The Semi-Slavs

T, continued

  • The Server Room Skewers
  • The Seventh Rank Raider
  • The Seventh Rank Regulars
  • The Short Side Defenders
  • The Sicilian Syndicate
  • The Simul Marathoner
  • The Sixty-Four Society
  • The Skewer Crew
  • The Skittles Room Regulars
  • The Skittles Room Sage
  • The Smothered Mates
  • The Stalemate Magician
  • The Sunday Swiss
  • The Swindle Queen
  • The Tablebase Oracle
  • The Tactics Tinkerer
  • The Taproom Tacticians
  • The Tempo Merchant
  • The Tempo Thieves
  • The Theoretical Novelties
  • The Three-Check Thrill Seekers
  • The Tiebreak Committee
  • The Time Trouble Society
  • The Touch-Move Tribunal
  • The Triangulation Trio
  • The Vienna Gambiteers
  • The Water Cooler Woodpushers
  • The Weekend Swiss Warrior
  • The Windmill Society
  • The Woodpushers
  • The Wrong Bishop Brigade
  • The Wrong Rook Pawn Society
  • The Zeitnot Survivor
  • The Zeitnot Zealots
  • The Zugzwang Society
  • The Zwischenzug Zone
  • The64thSquare

T, continued

  • TheBookMoveBrenda
  • TheKnightWatch
  • TheoryDuck
  • TheQueenGambit
  • TheRookSquare
  • Third Floor Forks
  • Thornfield Chess Circle
  • ThornPawnThora
  • ThreeCheckTheo
  • ThreefoldTheo
  • TiebreakTerry
  • TiltProofTess
  • TiltQueueTilly
  • Time Scramble Tammy
  • Tiny Tacticians Club
  • TitledTuesdayTina
  • TopBoardTom
  • TopEngineMoveTom
  • TorreAttackTori
  • TouchMoveTerry
  • TournamentDirectorTy
  • TournamentSetTed
  • TrainerTamsin
  • TrappedPieceTrudy
  • Trappy Tabby
  • TraxlerTrouble
  • TrebuchetTess
  • TriangulateTim
  • TrickyTrapTricia
  • TrompowskyTroll
  • Tuesday Bullet League
  • TuesdayNightTactics
  • TurmTamer
  • TwelveHundredClub
  • TwoBishopsTobias
  • TwoRookRollers
  • TwoSecondsLeft

U: 9 names

  • UltrabulletUma
  • UncastledAndUnbothered
  • Uncle Underpromotion
  • UnclearPosition
  • Under1600Hero
  • UnderpromoUna
  • UnratedAndUnafraid
  • UnsoundButFun
  • UpsetPrizeUri

V: 7 names

  • Valley Queens
  • VancuraVanessa
  • VeresovVagabond
  • ViennaWaltzer
  • VinylBoardVince
  • VizierOnD1
  • VoteChessVera

W: 20 names

  • WallchartWatcher
  • Ward Seven Chess Circle
  • Warehouse Row Rooks
  • WashingtonSquareWill
  • WayTooManyBlunders
  • WaywardQueenWanda
  • WeakDarkSquares
  • Westbank Castles
  • WhiteToPlayAndWin
  • WinawerWinnie
  • Windmill Lane Chess Club
  • WindmillWill
  • WingGambitWren
  • WinningWonPosition
  • WithCompensation
  • WoodenPiecesWendy
  • WoodpusherWes
  • Wriggle Room Rosa
  • WrongColoredBishop
  • WrongCornerBishop

X: 1 name

  • XRayXavier

Y: 1 name

  • Young Master Fianchetto

Z: 12 names

  • ZaitsevZigzag
  • ZeitnotZelda
  • ZeroIncrementZane
  • ZeroPointZero
  • ZeroZeroAndGo
  • ZugzwangAndABang
  • ZugzwangedAtWork
  • ZugzwangEnjoyer
  • Zugzwangster
  • ZugzwangZoe
  • ZwischenschachZed
  • ZwischenzugZoe