Title created by FIDE in 1990, based on points scored in FIDE Album.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Preparation for a world championship was always an arms race, in previous times with books, then with seconds, today with computers.
Vishy Anand 2008
Petrosian-Spassky? To think I could have watched an excellent football match instead!
Mikhail Tal 1966
Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.
W. Steinitz
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
For goodness’ sake, how could Kasparov, after all his matches against Karpov, support him in the FIDE President elections? What sort of unprincipled person do you have to be? I would never understand that.
Viktor Korchnoi 2012