MC figures
Connecting disciplines: music and chess. Ranking about historical personalities related, in some way, with music and chess.
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MC figures
| Rank | Name | Birth/Death | Country | Title | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,00 | Philidor, François-André Danican | 1726-1795 | France | Music/Chess | 409,00 |
| 2,00 | Prokofiev, Sergei | 1891-1953 | Russia / Ukraine | Music | 384,00 |
| 3,00 | Alfonso X of Castile, the Wise | 1221-1284 | Spain | King | 360,00 |
| 4,00 | Taimanov, Mark | 1926-2016 | Russia | Chess/Music | 283,00 |
| 5,00 | Smyslov, Vasily | 1921-2010 | Russia | Chess | 236,00 |
| 6,00 | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline (de Rothschild) | 1911-2012 | France / United States | Chess | 193,00 |
| 7,00 | Schoenberg, Arnold | 1874-1951 | Austria | Music | 172,00 |
| 8,00 | Ziryab | 789-857 | Iraq? | Music | 169,00 |
| 9,00 | Ivanov, Igor Vasilyevich | 1947-2005 | Russia / Canada | Chess | 130,00 |
| 10,00 | Blocker, Calvin | 1955 | United States | Chess | 125,00 |
| 11,00 | Erkel, Ferenc | 1810-1893 | Hungary | Music | 103,00 |
| 12,00 | Blackmar, Armand | 1826-? | United States | Music/Chess | 100,00 |
| 13,00 | Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene | 1884-1954 | Russia | Chess | 85,00 |
| 14,00 | Zukertort, Johannes | 1842-1888 | Poland | Chess | 85,00 |
| 15,00 | Darin, Bobby | 1936-1973 | United States | Music | 65,00 |
| 16,00 | Braxton, Anthony | 1945 | United States | Music | 52,00 |
| 17,00 | Loyd, Sam | 1841-1911 | United States | Chess | 51,00 |
| 18,00 | Cage, John | 1912-1992 | United States | Music | 51,00 |
| 19,00 | Oistrakh, David | 1908-1974 | Ukraine | Music | 50,00 |
| 20,00 | Tocada Movida | 2009 | Argentina | Music/Chess | 47,00 |
| 21,00 | Schonberg, Harold C. | 1915-2003 | United States | Music | 40,00 |
| 22,00 | Willmers, Rudolph Heinrich | 1821-1878 | Germany | Music | 30,00 |
| 23,00 | Louis XIV of France | 1638-1715 | France | King | 25,00 |
| 24,00 | Duchamp, Marcel | 1887-1968 | France | Arts | 21,00 |
| 25,00 | Shostakovich, Dmitri | 1906-1975 | Russia | Music | 20,00 |
| 26,00 | Botti, Chris | 1962 | United States | Music | 20,00 |
| 27,00 | Hip Hop Chess Federation | 2015 | United States | Music/Chess | 19,00 |
| 28,00 | Petersons, Kristaps | 1982 | Latvia | Music | 16,00 |
| 29,00 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 1923-2012 | Serbia | Chess | 16,00 |
| 30,00 | Andersson, Benny | 1946 | Sweden | Music | 16,00 |
| 31,00 | Ravel, Maurice | 1875-1937 | France | Music | 15,00 |
| 32,00 | Frederic II of Prussia, the Great | 1740-1786 | Germany | King/Music | 15,00 |
| 33,00 | Rice, Tim | 1944 | England, United Kingdom | Theatre | 15,00 |
| 34,00 | Ulveaus, Björn | 1945 | Sweden | Music | 15,00 |
| 35,00 | Bliss, Arthur | 1891-1975 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 14,00 |
| 36,00 | Franklin, Benjamin | 1706-1790 | United States | Politics | 14,00 |
| 37,00 | Madetoja, Leevi | 1887-1947 | Finland | Music | 13,00 |
| 38,00 | Meij, Johan de | 1953 | Netherlands | Music | 13,00 |
| 39,00 | Zographos, Achilleas | 1967 | Greece | Music/Chess | 11,00 |
| 40,00 | Bernstein, Leonard | 1918-1990 | United States | Music | 10,00 |
| 41,00 | Rostropovich, Mstislav | 1927-2007 | Russia | Music | 10,00 |
| 42,00 | Gillespie, Dizzy | 1917-1993 | United States | Music | 10,00 |
| 43,00 | Bowie, David | 1947-2016 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 10,00 |
| 44,00 | Beethoven, Ludwig van | 1770-1827 | Germany | Music | 10,00 |
| 45,00 | Chopin, Frederic | 1810-1849 | Poland | Music | 10,00 |
| 46,00 | Strauss, Richard | 1864-1949 | Germany | Music | 10,00 |
| 47,00 | Schumann, Robert | 1810-1856 | Germany | Music | 10,00 |
| 48,00 | Cerone, Pietro | 1566-1625 | Italy | Music | 10,00 |
| 49,00 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 1868-1934 | Germany | Chess | 6,00 |
| 50,00 | Elkies, Noam | 1966 | United States | Chess | 6,00 |
| 51,00 | Rieti, Vittorio | 1898-1994 | Egypt / Italy | Music | 6,00 |
| 52,00 | Portisch, Lajos | 1937 | Hungary | Chess | 6,00 |
| 53,00 | Charles, Ray | 1930-2004 | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 54,00 | Morricone, Ennio | 1928 | Italy | Music | 5,00 |
| 55,00 | Fischer, Robert J. (Bobby) | 1943-2008 | United States | Chess | 5,00 |
| 56,00 | Sting (The Police) | 1951 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 5,00 |
| 57,00 | Dylan, Bob | 1941 | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 58,00 | Tolstoy, Leo | 1828-1910 | Russia | Literature | 5,00 |
| 59,00 | Cohen, Marcia | N/A | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 60,00 | Clement, Murielle Lucie | N/A | Canada | Arts | 5,00 |
| 61,00 | Ono, Yoko | 1933 | Japan | Arts | 5,00 |
| 62,00 | Polgar, Susan | 1969 | Hungary / United States | Chess | 5,00 |
| 63,00 | Shaw, Artie | 1910-2004 | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 64,00 | Sutovsky, Emil | 1977 | Israel | Chess | 5,00 |
| 65,00 | Piatigorsky, Gregor | 1903-1976 | Russia / United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 66,00 | Solare, Juan Maria | 1966 | Argentina | Music | 5,00 |
| 67,00 | Newton Howard, James | 1951 | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 68,00 | Horner, James | 1953-2015 | United States | Music | 5,00 |
| 69,00 | Wu-Tang Clan | 1992 | United States | Music | 2,00 |
| 70,00 | Polgar, Judit | 1976 | Hungary | Chess | 1,00 |
| 71,00 | Parmerud, Ake | 1953 | Sweden | Music | 1,00 |
| 72,00 | Cruft, Adrian | 1921-1987 | United Kingdom | Music | 1,00 |
| 73,00 | Crowley, Aleister | 1875-1947 | England, United Kingdom | Magic | 1,00 |
| 74,00 | Goldenweiser, Alexander | 1875-1961 | Russia | Music | 1,00 |
| 75,00 | Martinu, Bohuslav | 1890-1959 | Czech Republic | Music | 1,00 |
| 76,00 | DJ Green Lantern | 1975 | United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 77,00 | Rabaud, Henri | 1873-1949 | France | Music | 1,00 |
| 78,00 | Kapr, Jan | 1914-1988 | Czech Republic | Music | 1,00 |
| 79,00 | Absil, Jean | 1893-1974 | Belgium | Music | 1,00 |
| 80,00 | Persinger, Louis | 1887-1966 | United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 81,00 | Elman, Mischa | 1891-1967 | Ukraine / United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 82,00 | Rorem, Ned | 1923 | United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 83,00 | Reif, Paul | 1910-1978 | Czech Republic | Music | 1,00 |
| 84,00 | Saburov, Peter Petrovich | 1880-1932 | Russia | Chess | 1,00 |
| 85,00 | Noel-Johnson, Reginald Charles | 1904-2001 | United Kingdom | Music | 1,00 |
| 86,00 | Waschka II, Rodney | N/A | United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 87,00 | Eberwein, Traugott Maximilian | 1775-1831 | Germany | Music | 1,00 |
| 88,00 | Melngailis, Emilis | 1874-1954 | Latvia | Music | 1,00 |
| 89,00 | Sherpa (Baron Rojo) | 1950 | Spain | Music | 1,00 |
| 90,00 | Berry, Chuck | 1926-2017 | United States | Music | 1,00 |
| 91,00 | Valois, Ninette de | 1898-2001 | Ireland / England | Ballet | 1,00 |
| 92,00 | Wright, Richard (Pink Floyd) | 1943-2008 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 1,00 |
| 93,00 | Gilmour, David (Pink Floyd) | 1946 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 1,00 |
| 94,00 | La Raíz | 2007 | Spain | Music | 1,00 |
| 95,00 | Heffes, Alex | 1971 | England, United Kingdom | Music | 1,00 |
| 96,00 | Duma. Mihaela | 1988 | Romania | Music | 1,00 |
| 97,00 | Juga | 1985 | Chile | Music | 1,00 |
