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FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster. Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norm
Magnus Carlsen is a Grandmaster.
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
FIDE titles
…awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions that include titled players). Once awarded…
Siegbert Tarrasch (1862–1934)
Akiba Rubinstein (1880–1961)
Jacques Mieses (1865–1954), one of the first FIDE Grandmasters