INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE GRANDMASTER

Title created by FIDE in 1953 and awarded annually by ICCF and approved by FIDE.

Kasparov is great as a chess player, but all his attempts to prove himself as an organizer – let’s say, is beyond the champion’s level. Boris Gelfand
2016
Danailov, in his campaign, used the motto – “I know.” One or two months later he said “I am learning.” Three years after, we know that he cannot learn. He gave so many promises, he has done absolutely nothing. Georgios Makropoulos
2013
” Kasparov was like Samson, but his hair has been shorn (2000).” Nathan Divinsky
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor. Alexander Kotov
” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!” Tigran Petrosian

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