Title inaugurated in 1978 for a player with an ELO rating around 2300, after recommendation of his national federation.
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Quotes of the Day
Garry has done a lot over the chess board – unbelievable things. He is the greatest world champion in the chess history. The question is what he has done for the federations, what he has done for his own federation.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent!
Robert Fischer
A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
Rudolf Spielmann
As chess players, Kasparov and Karpov have exhausted themselves, the people began to forget them and they are trying to attract attention with their inadequate statements.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2010
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017