List of chess grandmasters
- List of chess grandmasters
This is a list of Grandmasters in chess. Grandmaster is a title awarded to world-class chess players by the sport's governing body FIDE. Apart from "World Champion", Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life.
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References
* Chessbase Megabase 2008
* [http://www.fide.com/ratings/advseek.phtml Living grandmasters from fide.com]
* [http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/players.htm Rated players from Bill Wall]
* Titles approved from FIDE: [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=38 2nd quarter Presidential Board, 2002] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=96 73th FIDE Congress, 2002] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=129 1st quarter Presidential Board, 2003] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=131 2nd quarter Presidential Board, 2003] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=259 74th FIDE Congress, 2003] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=369 1st quarter Presidential Board, 2004] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=513 2nd quarter Presidential Board, 2004] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=586 75th FIDE Congress, 2004] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=783 76th FIDE Congress, 2005] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=843 4th quarter Presidential Board, 2005] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=988 1st quarter Presidential Board, 2006] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1031 77th FIDE Congress, 2006] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1159 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 2006] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1232 1st quarter Presidential Board, 2007] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1389 2nd quarter Presidential Board, 2007] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1466 3rd quarter Presidential Board, 2007] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1514 78th FIDE congress, 2007] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1554 1st quarter Presidential Board, 2008] , [http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1554 2nd quarter Presidential Board, 2008]
*citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6 (bio dates and title years for most players earning titles before 1987)
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