Title created by FIDE in 1953 and awarded annually by ICCF and approved by FIDE.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
Vasiukov hadn’t won a single game against me for 59 years and then suddenly won. I can’t call it shame. Shame or no shame, it’s a pity that he won…
Viktor Korchnoi 2012
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.
Mark Dvoretsky