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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 ...
May 7, 2022 · GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, has passed away, three months after turning 100.
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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...
Apr 2, 2020 · Arianne Caoili, a chess master and a prominent figure both in the chess world and in Armenia, where she lived, died on Monday in Yerevan, the country’s capital. She was 33. Her husband, Levon...
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...
Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life, though exceptionally the title can be revoked for cheating.
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Jan 1, 2021 · Awarded the titles of international master in 2009 and grandmaster in 2017, the Ukrainian chess player who also competed for Russia was only 27 years old when he died. Bogdanovich and his girlfriend, Nataliya Vernigora, a promising young chess player, were apparently the victims of accidental asphyxiation.
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