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
Example Sentences
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He believed machines needed human intelligence to perform effectively and would point staff to an example of AI’s losing a game of chess to a human grandmaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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
Bodhana says she wants to become the youngest grandmaster in history.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
He would play the last of his 140,646 games on Chess.com four hours later against Nihal Sarin, another grandmaster who has been accused of cheating by Vladimir Kramnik.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2025
Bobby gave Michael lessons, and the young man went on to become an international grandmaster some eight years later, perhaps inspired by his meeting with the world’s greatest player.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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