A title awarded by National Federations (see title).
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savielly Tartakower
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight.
Tigran Petrosian
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987
I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone’s hand off if he puts it in my mouth
Wilhelm Steinitz