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Chess players pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide to the names of chess players.

TermPronunciation
Garry Kasparov/ˈɡæri ˈkæspərɒv/
Hikaru Nakamura/ˈhɪkəruː ˌnɑːkəˈmʊərə/
Magnus Carlsen/ˈmæɡnəs ˈkɑːrlsən/
Praveen Balakrishnan/prəˈviːn ˌbæləˈkrɪʃnən/
Siddharth Jagadeesh/sɪˈdɑːrθ ˌdʒæɡəˈdiːʃ/
Viswanathan Anand/vɪˈʃwɑːnəθən ˈɑːnənd/

G

Garry Kasparov /ˈɡæri ˈkæspərɒv/

H

Hikaru Nakamura /ˈhɪkəruː ˌnɑːkəˈmʊərə/

M

Magnus Carlsen /ˈmæɡnəs ˈkɑːrlsən/

P

Praveen Balakrishnan /prəˈviːn ˌbæləˈkrɪʃnən/

S

Siddharth Jagadeesh /sɪˈdɑːrθ ˌdʒæɡəˈdiːʃ/

V

Viswanathan Anand /vɪˈʃwɑːnəθən ˈɑːnənd/

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