Deaths
- Vladimir Alatortsev (14 May 1909 – 13 January 1987), Russian Grandmaster and chairman of the USSR Chess Federation from 1959–1961.
- Yakov Estrin (21 April 1923 – 2 February 1987), Russian International Master, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and International Correspondence Chess Federation World Champion, 1972–1976.
- Narelle Kellner (18 October 1934 – 20 December 1987), Australian Woman International Master and two-time Australian Women's Champion (1972 and 1974).
- Józsa Lángos (28 August 1911 – 17 May 1987), Hungarian Woman International Master and eight-time winner of the Hungarian Women's Chess Championship (1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952).
- Zsuzsa Makai (3 September 1945 – 12 May 1987), Hungarian and Romanian Woman International Master, two-time Olympian (1969 and 1978) and Hungarian Women's Champion (1980).
- Stepan Popel (15 August 1909 – 27 December 1987), Ukrainian and American chess player.
- Ignatz von Popiel (27 July 1863 – 2 May 1941), Polish-Ukrainian chess player.
- Salme Rootare (26 March 1913 – 21 October 1987), Estonian Woman International Master and fifteen-time Estonian Women's Champion (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972).
- Boris Rõtov (20 August 1937 – 10 September 1987), Russian-Estonian chess player and 1978 Estonian Champion.
- George Wheatcroft (29 October 1905 – 2 December 1987), English chess player, winner of the 1935 British Correspondence Chess Championship and President of the British Chess Federation from 1953 to 1956.
- Mikhail Yudovich (8 June 1911 – 19 September 1987), Russian International Master, Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess, and chess writer.
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