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The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established in 1924 as the governing body of competitive chess. At the time, the term "grandmaster" was already being informally used to describe the world's leading chess players since the players competing in the Championship section of the Ostend 1907 chess tournament were referred to as "grandmasters" in reference to them all having previously ...
Bobby Fischer. Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.
This list of Russian chess players lists people from Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Empire who are primarily known as chess players. The majority of these people are chess grandmasters . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is an American chess player, author, and commentator. [1] [2] In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).[3]Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. [4]
Former world chess champion (FIDE 2002–2004), formerly youngest grandmaster (1997–1999), formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2002–2005) 34 Hungary: Peter Leko: 2763 2005-04 1979 Formerly youngest grandmaster (1994–1997), highest-ranked Hungarian player (1999–2021, since 2022) Soviet Union United States: Gata Kamsky: 2763 2013-07 ...
The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess Oscars (1973–77, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984). Karpov's chess tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. [1] He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 102 total months world number one is the third-longest of all time, behind Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov.
He was nationally ranked #1 for his age group. Hong was part of the KCF Young Stars Program, run by former World Champion Garry Kasparov . In September 2021, Hong defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So at the PRO Chess League Arena Royale. Hong later earned the title of Grandmaster after achieving his final norm at the Charlotte Chess Center ...