Zhu Rongji | Joan Chen | Chen Kaige | Peter Chen | Kelly Chen | Zhu De | Edison Chen | Chen Shui-bian | Cheo Chai Chen | Chen Yi (communist) | Jerome Chen | Terry Chen | Chen Yi | Chen Tuan | Chen Kun | Chang Chong-Chen | Robert Chen | Juliana Chen | Chen Wei | Chen | Zhu Xueqin | Zhu Rui | William C. C. Chen | Wei Chen | Liou Chen Kuang | Li-Chen Wang | Li Chen | Karen Chen | Jiebing Chen | Ivy Chen |
Notable top players not taking part was Judit Polgár (ranked the no. 1 woman in the world - and 9th overall), Xie Jun (ranked 2nd), Zhu Chen (8th), Qin Kanying (14th), Inna Gaponenko (18th) and Sofia Polgar (19th).