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
Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there!
Anish Giri
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
Petrosian-Spassky? To think I could have watched an excellent football match instead!
Mikhail Tal 1966
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly
Anish Giri 2017