A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted...
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(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...
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FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance. The highest...
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Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship. Magnus Carlsen, the previous world champion, had declined to defend his title. The first event recognized...
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The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject...
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Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi...
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FIDE. To qualify for the title of Grandmaster (GM) of chess, a title awarded by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, a player must achieve three or more grandmaster...
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Alice Lee (born October 13, 2009) is an American chess player with the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the youngest...
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Professional Chess Association (PCA) split from FIDE, and as a result there were two competing World Championship titles between 1993 and 2006. Chess was first...
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a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of...
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became World Chess Champion in April 2023, after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 championship match. After acquiring the title, Ding did not...
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represents the U.S. in The World Chess Federation (FIDE). USCF administers the official national rating system, awards national titles, sanctions over twenty national...
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chess players who hold the title of Grandmaster (GM), the highest title awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The Grandmaster title was...
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Hikaru Nakamura (redirect from Hikaru (chess))
American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy,...
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Chess.com is an internet chess server and social networking website. The site has a freemium model in which some features are available for free, and others...
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17th World Chess Champion. Ding also became the first Chinese chess player to hold the title and, jointly with the 2020 women's world chess champion Ju...
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Chess Oscar was an international award given annually to the best chess player. The winner was selected by votes that were cast by chess journalists from...
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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...
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Levy Rozman (redirect from Gotham Chess)
as GothamChess, is an American chess International Master, content creator, commentator, and author. Often referred to as "The Internet's Chess Teacher"...
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Magnus Carlsen (category Norwegian chess players)
November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning five-time World Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning...
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also hold the higher IM title; and 42 Woman International Masters (WIM) as of May 2023, according to FIDE, the International Chess Federation. As of December...
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following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chess: Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard (a square-checkered...
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chess tournaments, an arbiter is an official who oversees matches and ensures that the rules of chess are followed. International Arbiter is a title awarded...
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notation to describe chess moves. Fischer random chess, also known as Chess960 ('chess nine-sixty'), is a variation of the game of chess invented by the former...
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Jennifer Yu (born February 1, 2002) is an American chess player. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018. Yu is a two-time U.S. women's...
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213 Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title The Times of India 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report FIDE List...
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This is a list of Israeli chess title-holders (active players only), as of April 2016. Boris Alterman Boris Avrukh Tal Baron Sergey Erenburg Alexander...
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Anna Cramling (category Chess Olympiad competitors)
(born 30 April 2002) is a Spanish-Swedish chess player, Twitch live streamer, and YouTuber who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). She had a peak...
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A chess prodigy is a young child who possesses an aptitude for the game of chess that far exceeds what might be expected at their age. Their prodigious...
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Malak Ismayil (category Azerbaijani female chess players)
an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). In 2014, she was a winner at the European Youth Chess Championships in...
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