Jewish descent World Chess Champions:
Wilhelm Steinitz
Emmanual Lasker
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Tal
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Garry Kasparov
Alexander Khalifman
Some famous Jewish chess players:
Polgar sisters
Aron Nimzowitsch
Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein
Miguel Najdorf
Efim Geller
Larry Evans
Reuben Fine
Viktor Korchnoi
Peter Svidler
Richard Réti
Dr Siegbert Tarrasch
Mark Taimanov