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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_chess_grandmastersList of chess grandmasters - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/08/20 › worldEvgeny Sveshnikov, Grandmaster and Theorist of Chess, Dies at 71

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   Aug 20, 2021 · Evgeny Sveshnikov, a chess grandmaster who was among the world’s best players in the 1970s and who made significant contributions to the theory of the game, particularly in the openings, one of...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Anatoly_KarpovAnatoly Karpov - Wikipedia

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   Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов, IPA: [ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf]; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, ⁣and politician.

5. www.britishchessnews.com › event › death-anniversaryDeath Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)

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   Nov 12, 2020 · English chess grandmaster Tony Miles (1955 – 2001), UK, 6th May 1973. (Photo by Hoare/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) If one had gone further and said that the same grandmaster X would become only the second British player this century to beat a reigning world champion, and that as Black in an irregular opening (1 e4 a6 2 d4 b5 ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Garry_KasparovGarry Kasparov - Wikipedia

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   Garry Kimovich Kasparov [a] (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein [b] on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, [2] achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his ...

7. www.chess.com › blog › raync910Celebrate Legendary Lives That The Chess World Lost In 2021

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   Jan 18, 2022 · Gildardo Garcia was Colombia's second grandmaster. Photo: FIDE via Twitter. The following game is one of his wins in 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico when he won the inaugural Pan American Junior Chess Championship when he was 20.

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   Who was the first GM chess grandmaster?

   • In 1976, Miles became the first UK-born, over-the-board chess grandmaster, narrowly beating Raymond Keene to the accolade. The naturalised, German-born Jacques Mieses was awarded the GM title in 1950, while Keith Bevan Richardson had been awarded the GM title for correspondence chess earlier in 1975.

   Death Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)

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   Which chess legends died in 2021?

   • The countries—Finland and Colombia—of the final two chess legends who died in 2021 show the broad appeal that chess has around the world. GM Yrjo Rantanen, one of the top Finnish players in the 1970s and 1980s, died in January at the age of 70. He became the second Finnish grandmaster after GM Heikki Westerinen.

   Celebrate Legendary Lives That The Chess World Lost In 2021

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   How many Grandmaster titles has FIDE awarded?

   • FIDE has awarded 2081 grandmaster titles, not counting three GM titles that have been revoked. Player names are generally listed as they appear in FIDE records such as the FIDE Chess Profile pages, although accented letters are used where they apply, which FIDE databases simplify to the English alphabet.

   List of chess grandmasters - Wikipedia

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   What is a chess title?

   • 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.

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   Who was the first chess player to win 6 games?

   • Karpov had cemented his position as the world's best player and world champion by the time Garry Kasparov arrived on the scene. In their first match, the World Chess Championship 1984 in Moscow, the first player to win six games would win the match. Karpov built a 4–0 lead after nine games.

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   Who won GM chess?

   • The naturalised, German-born Jacques Mieses was awarded the GM title in 1950, while Keith Bevan Richardson had been awarded the GM title for correspondence chess earlier in 1975. For his achievement, Miles won a £5,000 prize, put up by wealthy businessman and chess backer Jim Slater.

   Death Anniversary of GM Anthony Miles (23-iv-1955 12-xi-2001)

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9. www.ft.com › content › 14cce122-4b53-42ac-bea6-f45e4Chess: world's oldest grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh, dies at 100

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   May 9, 2022 · The world’s oldest grandmaster, Yuri Averbakh, passed away aged 100 on May 7. The venerable Russian had been a world title candidate, an aide to champions, and chief arbiter at top matches, as...