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Checkmate is a 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.

Contents 1 Roster during Checkmate! 2 Roster between series 3 Roster during Checkmate vol. 2

Roster during Checkmate!

Character	Real name	Position	First appearance	Notes
Harry Stein	N/A	King	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Amanda Waller	N/A	Queen	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)	Concurrent leader of the Suicide Squad.
Sarge Steel	N/A	King	Suicide Squad #30 (June 1989)
Harvey Bullock	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Phil Kramer	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Kalia Campbell	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #5 (August 1988)
Valentina Vostok	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #15 (May 1989)	Former member of the Doom Patrol
Scott Jameson	N/A	Bishop	Checkmate! #?
Grace Guinness	N/A	Rook	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Mr. Wing	N/A	Rook	Checkmate! #4 (July 1988)
Jack Wyznowski	N/A	Rook	Checkmate! #5 (August 1988)
Abe Crane	N/A	Rook	Checkmate! #9 (December 1988)
John Reed	N/A	Pawn / Knight	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)	Promoted to Knight in Checkmate! #8 (November 1988).
Gary Washington	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #1 (April 1988)
Winston Churchill O'Donnel	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #4 (July 1988)
Jake Tyler	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #5 (August 1988)
Roger Dayton	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #9 (December 1988)
Connie Webb	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #12 (February 1989)
Ray Carson	N/A	Knight	Checkmate! #15 (May 1989)
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)
Rene Rockwell	N/A	Pawn	Checkmate! #9 (December 1988)
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	?
Vigilante	Adrian Chase	Freelance	?
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	Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17
Kalia Campbell	N/A	King	Deathstroke, the Terminator #17	Promoted from Bishop to King in Deathstroke, the Terminator #17
David Said	N/A	King	Detective Comics #768 (May 2002)
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.
Patricia Grace-Colby	N/A	Black Queen	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Ahmed Samsarra	N/A	White King	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Oksana Verchenko	N/A	White Queen	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Jessica Midnight	N/A	Black Bishop	Detective Comics #773 (October 2002)
Sasha Bordeaux	N/A	Black Bishop	Detective Comics #773 (October 2002)
Jack Wyznowski	N/A	Rook	Deathstroke, the Terminator #18
Gary Washington	N/A	Knight	Deathstroke, the Terminator #17
Speedy	Roy Harper	Knight	Deathstroke, the Terminator #18	Working with Cheshire in order to infiltrate the Brotherhood of Evil, betrays Cheshire later on
Winston Churchill O'Donnel	N/A	Knight	Deathstroke, the Terminator #19
Arthur Kendrick	N/A	Knight	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Jacob Lee	N/A	Knight	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Graziella Rea	N/A	Knight	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)
Isobel Sanchez	N/A	Knight	The OMAC Project #2 (July 2005)

Roster during Checkmate vol. 2

Character	Real name	Position	First appearance	Notes
Taleb Beni Khalid	Taleb Beni Khalid	Black King	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)
Sasha Bordeaux	N/A	Black Queen	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)
Green Lantern	Alan Scott	White King	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Concurrent member of the Justice Society of America.
Mister Terrific	Michael Holt	White King’s Bishop / White King	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Concurrent member of the Justice Society of America.
Amanda Waller	Amanda Waller	White Queen	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Resigned from Checkmate in issue 20
Valentina Vostok	N/A	White Queen	Checkmate vol. 2, #21 (December 2007)
Shen Li Po	N/A	Black King’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Leave of absence in Checkmate vol. 2, #16 (September 2007)
August General in Iron	Fang Zhifu	Black King’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #16 (September 2007)
Jessica Midnight	N/A	Black Queen’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)
Thinker	N/A	White King’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #9 (February 2007)
King Faraday	N/A	White Queen’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Resigned from Checkmate in issue 20
Bad Samaritan	Zviad Baazovi	White Queen’s Bishop	Checkmate vol. 2, #22 (March 2008)	A Georgian National
Fire	Beatriz Bonilla da Costa	Black King’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Former member of: Global Guardians Justice League
Jonah McCarthy	N/A	Black Queen's Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Apparent death in Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)
Mademoiselle Marie	Josephine Tautin	Black Queen’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #5 (October 2006)
Thomas Jagger	N/A	White King’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)
Count Vertigo	Werner Vertigo	White Queen’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #1 (June 2006)	Current member of the Suicide Squad. Resigned from Checkmate in issue 20
Rocket Red	Maks Chazov	White Queen’s Knight	Checkmate vol. 2, #22 (March 2008)	Russian member of the Rocket Red Brigade
Master Jailer	Carl Draper	Castellan	Checkmate vol. 2, #17 (October 2007)
Spy Smasher	Katarina Armstrong	Special Advisor	Birds of Prey #100 (January 2007)
Snapper Carr	Lucas Carr	Pawn	52 Aftermath - The Four Horsemen #3 (December 2007)