Do you hane seen chess players as anime

-Who is the smartest chess player in the anime?
 Shiro is the protagonist of No Game No Life who has high-level intelligence. Shiro is also nicknamed the Master of Chess due to her intelligence.

-is there any anime based on chess?
 Yes, there are a lot of manga and anime that feature chess as a main plot element. Chess is one of the most popular board games in Japan where they play it on an almost daily basis. There are even video games based on the game, like Chess Tactics for Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable