A title created by FIDE in 1956 to those who have judged composing tournaments to the satisfaction of a committee appointed by the WFCC.
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Quotes of the Day
Carlsen is a combination of Karpov and Fischer style.
Garry Kasparov 2017
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
I will be World Champion, if not now I will be World Champion later, but of course better now!
Sergey Karjakin 2016
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar