Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, and politician. He was the 12th World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985, a three-time FIDE World Champion, twice World Chess champion as a member of the USSR team, and a six-time winner of Chess Olympiads as a member of the USSR team. The International Association of Chess Press awarded him nine Chess "Oscars".
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 chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. FIDE was founded in Paris, France, on July 20, 1924. Its motto is Gens una sumus, Latin for "We are one Family". In 1999, FIDE was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As of May 2022, there are 200 member federations of FIDE.
Irina Borisivna Krush is an American chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2013. She is the first woman, and as of December 2021 the only woman, to earn the GM title while playing for the United States. Krush is an eight-time U.S. Women's Champion.
Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, at the time the youngest to have done so, breaking the record previously held by former World Champion Bobby Fischer. She was the youngest player ever to break into the FIDE top 100 players rating list, ranking No. 55 in the January 1989 rating list, at the age of 12.
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less common methods that have been employed include fax, homing pigeon and phone. It is in contrast to over-the-board (OTB) chess, where the players sit at a chessboard at the same time, or play each other in real time via the internet.
This is a timeline of chess. See also the timeline of women in chess.
Guy West is an Australian chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). He is a former Australian Chess Champion.
Marta Ivanivna Litynska is a Ukrainian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).
Events of 1999 in chess include the list of top chess players and news.
Below is a list of events in chess in 1998, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players in July of that year.
Below is a list of events in chess in 1996, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.
Below is a list of events in chess in 1995, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.
Below is a list of events in chess in 1994, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.
Below is a list of events in chess in 1992, as well as the top ten FIDE rated chess players of that year.
Events in chess in 1990;
Merike Rõtova, is an Estonian chess player, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.
This article details the year of 2017 with respect to the game of chess. Major chess-related events that took place in 2017 include the Women's World Chess Championship 2017 knockout tournament, the Chess World Cup, the FIDE Grand Prix Series, and the abolishing of the consecutiveness requirement within the fivefold repetition rule.
Below is a list of events in chess in the year 2012: