So who is the most famous chess player who ever gave you a game either formally or informally? A friend of mine used to live below GM Ron W Henley in a  house owned by him so I got a few informal games against him years ago (lost them all, naturally). Henley is sparring partner, coach and second to Anatoly Karpov as well as promoter to women's GM Irina Krush among many other things, so that's my big brush with chess fame. 

Tom Jones

I've played a handful of bullet games with DJ Qbert.  While not a professional chess player, I believe he was a part of the Hip Hop Chess Federation tournament a while ago.

Ive played vs a guy claiming to be Karpov's nephew on Royal Chess... Lol not exactly famous but the dude claims to be coached by his uncle. Don't think I'll ever find out if it was realy him (even though I could go on royal chess and wait out to catch him on and then ask for proof but ehh not that important to me) but DAMN could that guy play... It was a flash back to when i just started and would just take a beating every game. We played a couple dozen games and his opening knowledge was very impresive and he gave me a few tips here in there... Soo ehh not sure if that counts =P

Rob Maher

Rusa Goletiani....and yes she whipped my ass!

jonathan newby

I have a friend who played game with Anatoly Karpovym in Moscow. Anatoly Karpov gave a session of simultaneous game

These are just memories of long ago. Played OTB tournament games against the following: GM Tigran Petrosian, GM Dimitri Gurevich, IM from Canada IM from Puerto Rico, IM Rudolfo Tan Cardoso, Foguelman of Argentina, Ribeiro of Portugal,  Andrew Karklins, John V. Watson  Elliot Winslow, Greg Defotis, Ed Formanek, Ruben Rodriguez, Rosendo Balinas, Jr., Eugene Torre, Renato Naranja and Florencio Campomanes. Blitz tournament game against Jeremy Silman.

When I used to play on ICC, I used to play the Schroeder simul each week it was held. He pretty much beat me each time except for one occasion where he blundered a rook away and then I was able to gain an additional knight as a result of the blunder so he resigned since I was ahead 2 pieces.

 I was lucky in that game because he was getting into time trouble with the other games in the simul so that is probably why he blundered the rook cause I was not doing well until that point and pretty much was getting ready to resign when he blundered it away.

In terms of over the board chess, It would have to be IM Blas Lugo who owns a chess club here in Miami.

GMs Art Bisguier and Larry Christiansen.

 

As a kid i played a few GM's in simuls:

GM Jan Timman

GM Paul van der Sterren

GM Genna Sosonko

 

Greg Nowak.  Haven't heard of him?  No surprise there, but he would be the most "famous" chess player to wipe the floor with me.

Once played against IM Ed Formanek in an OTB tourn. played a few skittles games against Igor Ivanov and played against WGM Rusadan Goletiani on this site.

I had a pair of correspondence games against International Correspondence Chess Master (ICCM) Ronald Weyerstrass. 

 

I've played all the grandmasters.  Yes, I played them on a computer and yes they were on Chessmaster 9000.  I lost to them all.

 

No, i have never played someone famous 

I played against GM Oleg Korneev and Portuguese GM Luis Galego(nº1 in Portugal)

Does title players on chess.com count?

matzleeach wrote: Does title players on chess.com count?

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What about playing against erik? Isn't he famous the creator of chess.com

GM nigel davies at vote chess....*schooled*