Prokofiev & chess

[steveie986]

A fascinating account from Prokofiev's personal diary about the time he beat Jose Raoul Capablanca, the Cuban world chess champion, in a simultaneous game:

https://www.sprkfv.net/journal/three02/thegame.html

Does anyone know of any other composers who were chess enthusiasts (besides Francois-Andre Philidor)?

[stormx]

I am a beginner piano student  , but a very good chess player  .

I really enjoyed the article.

Thanks !!!

[franzliszt2]

Horowitz was amzing at chess apparently. There's photos of many musicians playign chess, such as the cellist rospapovich, and othere great musicians