List of Checkmate members

Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency, as published by DC Comics.

The roster of the agency has changed a great deal over the years. These roster lists are of the members during the agency's various incarnations.

The codenames listed under Character are those used during the time frame of the particular iteration. Characters with more than one codename for that period have them listed chronologically and separated by a slash (/). Bolded names in the most recent iteration published are the current agency members.

First appearance is the place where the character first appeared as a member of a particular iteration. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the agency.

All information is listed in rank order first, then publication, and finally alphabetical.

Roster during Checkmate!

Character	Real name	Position	First appearance	Notes
Harry Stein	N/A	King	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Amanda Waller	N/A	Queen		Concurrent leader of the Suicide Squad.
Harvey Bullock	N/A	Bishop		Also member of the GCPD.
Phil Kramer	N/A	Bishop
Scott Jameson	N/A	Bishop
Grace Guinness	N/A	Rook
John Reed	N/A	Pawn / Knight		Promoted to Knight in Checkmate! #8 (November 1988).
Gary Washington	N/A	Knight
Winston Churchill O'Donnel	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #4 (July 1988)
Mr. Wing	N/A	Rook
Kalia Campbell	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #5 (August 1988)
Jack Wyznowski	N/A	Rook
Jake Tyler	N/A	Knight
Abe Crane	N/A	Rook	Checkmate! #9 (December 1988)
Roger Dayton	N/A	Knight
Rene Rockwell	N/A	Pawn		Killed: Checkmate! #10 (Winter 1988).
Connie Webb	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #12 (February 1989)
Valentina Vostok	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #15 (May 1989)	Former member of the Doom Patrol.
Ray Carson	N/A	Knight
Jacques Reynard	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #17 (June 1989)
Jerry Blake	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #19 (July 1989)
Conrad Mackay	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #21 (October 1989)
Mark Nagoya	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #30 (August 1990)
Arsenal	Roy Harper	Freelance	?	Former member of the Teen Titans. Later member of: The Titans The Outsiders Justice League of America
Black Thorn	Elizabeth Thorne	Freelance
Deadshot	Floyd Lawton	Freelance		Former member of the Suicide Squad. Later member of the Secret Six.
Deathstroke	Slade Wilson	Freelance		Later member of: The Society Titans East
Peacemaker	Christopher Smith	Freelance		Died: Eclipso #13 (November 1993).
Vigilante	Adrian Chase	Freelance		Died: Vigilante #50 (February 1988).
Vigilante	Pat Trayce	Freelance
Vixen	Mari McCabe	Freelance		Former member of the Suicide Squad. Former and later member of the Justice League.

Roster between series

Character	Real name	Position	First appearance	Notes
Phil Kramer	N/A	King	Deathstroke, the Terminator #17 (December 1992)	Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
Kalia Campbell	N/A	Queen		Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17.
Gary Washington	N/A	Knight
Jack Wyznowski	N/A	Rook	Deathstroke, the Terminator #18 (January 1993)
Speedy	Roy Harper	Knight		Working with Cheshire in order to infiltrate the Brotherhood of Evil; betrays Cheshire later on
Winston Churchill O'Donnell	N/A	Knight	Deathstroke, the Terminator #19 (February 1993)
David Said	N/A	King	Detective Comics #768 (May 2002)
Jessica Midnight	N/A	Black Bishop	Detective Comics #773 (October 2002)
Sasha Bordeaux	N/A	Black Knight
Huntress	Helena Bertinelli	Queen	Gotham Knights #38 (April 2003)	Former member of the Justice League. Later member of: Birds of Prey The Outsiders
Maxwell Lord	N/A	Black King	DC Countdown #1 (May 2005)	Former financier of the Justice League. Died: Wonder Woman vol. 2, #219 (September 2005).
Patricia Grace-Colby	N/A	Black Queen	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Ahmed Samsarra	N/A	White King
Oksana Verchenko	N/A	White Queen
Arthur Kendrick	N/A	Knight
Jacob Lee	N/A	Knight
Graziella Rea	N/A	Knight
Isobel Sanchez	N/A	Knight

Roster during Checkmate vol. 2

Character	Real name	Position	First appearance	Notes
Taleb Beni Khalid	N/A	Black King	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Seconded from Israeli Defence Forces.
Sasha Bordeaux	N/A	Black Queen
Green Lantern	Alan Scott	White King		Concurrent member of the Justice Society of America; forced to resign by UN Security Council in issue #4 (September 2006).
Mister Terrific	Michael Holt	White King’s Bishop / White King		Concurrent member of the Justice Society of America.
Shen Li Po	N/A	Black King’s Bishop		Leave of absence in issue #16 (September 2007).
Amanda Waller	N/A	White Queen		Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
Jessica Midnight	N/A	Black Queen’s Bishop		British National.
King Faraday	N/A	White Queen’s Bishop		Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
Fire	Beatriz Bonilla da Costa	Black King’s Knight		Former member of: Global Guardians Justice League
Jonah McCarthy	N/A	Black Queen's Knight		Apparent death in issue #1 (June 2006).
Count Vertigo	Werner Vertigo	White Queen’s Knight		Current member of the Suicide Squad. Resigned from Checkmate in issue #20 (November 2007).
Thomas Jagger	N/A	White King’s Knight
Mademoiselle Marie	Josephine Tautin	Black Queen’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #5 (October 2006)
Pawn 502	Lucas Terrel	Pawn	Checkmate vol. 2, #8 (January 2007)	Infiltrated Kobra organization. Died shortly after being lifted when cover was blown in issue #23 (February 2008).
Thinker	N/A	White King’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #9 (February 2007)
August General in Iron	Fang Zhifu	Black King’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #16 (September 2007)	Seconded from the Great Ten.
Valentina Vostok	N/A	White Queen	Checkmate vol. 2, #21 (December 2007)	Apparently KIA in Final Crisis #4 attempting to retake Blüdhaven from Darkseid's forces.
Bad Samaritan	Zviad Baazovi	White Queen’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2 #22 (March 2008)	A Georgian National.
Rocket Red #1	Maks Chazov	White Queen’s Knight		Russian member of the Rocket Red Brigade.
Cinnamon	N/A	Rook	Checkmate vol. 2, #24 (May 2008)
Gravedigger	Tyson Sykes	Rook
Sebastian Faust	Sebastian Faust	Rook
Master Jailer	Carl Draper	Castellan	Checkmate vol. 2, #17 (October 2007)
Snapper Carr	Lucas Carr	Pawn	52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #3 (December 2007)
G.I. Robot	J.A.K.E. #6.1	Rook	Checkmate vol. 2, #24 (May 2008)