grandmaster
Britishnoun
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chess
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one of the top chess players of a particular country
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( capital as part of title )
Grandmaster of Russia
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Also called: International Grandmaster. chess a player who has been awarded the highest title by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs
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a leading exponent of any of various arts
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Rocket League pro Samy "dralii" Hajji won a third consecutive EWC victory, while chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen claimed a second title.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Naroditsky earned the title of grandmaster - the international chess federation's highest-ranked chess competitor - while he was still a teenager, after winning the 2013 US Junior Championship.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura was sitting at a chess board in Cyprus last week feeling absolutely stumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The kid from Tashkent who was once the second-youngest grandmaster in history is finally having his star turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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