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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 ...

2. www.britishchessnews.com › 2020/11/12Death 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 ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grandmaster_(chess)Grandmaster (chess) - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. www.nytimes.com › 2020/04/02 › obituariesArianne Caoili, Chess Master, Is Dead at 33 (Published 2020)

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   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...

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   What does Grandmaster mean in chess?

   • 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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   Is there a chess grandmaster title for women?

   • There is also a Woman Grandmaster title with lower requirements awarded only to women. There are also Grandmaster titles for composers and solvers of chess problems, awarded by the World Federation for Chess Composition (see List of grandmasters for chess composition).

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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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   Who are the top chess players in the world?

   • After her death, condolences poured in from every top chess player in the world, including Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, and Garry Kasparov, the former world champion. Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia’s prime minister, offered condolences on his website.

   Arianne Caoili, Chess Master, Is Dead at 33 - The New York Times

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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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