FIDE
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The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE, is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national
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Max Euwe, wife and Karpov 1976
Friðrik Ólafsson portrait in 1976
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Grandmaster (chess)
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Grandmaster is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is
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…trusted to oversee top-class competitions. FIDE calculates the Elo ratings of players and awards titles for achievement in competitive play, such as the Grandmaster title. It also awards titles to composers and solvers of chess problems and studies. FIDE funds and manages outreach programs, such as the Chess for…
Siegbert Tarrasch (1862–1934)
Akiba Rubinstein (1880–1961)
Jacques Mieses (1865–1954), one of the first FIDE Grandmasters