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Grandmaster (GM) 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 held for life, though exceptionally the title can be revoked for cheating.
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Gawain Christopher Bernard Jones is an English chess grandmaster and three-time British Chess Champion. He was awarded the grandmaster title by FIDE in 2007. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2013, 2017 and 2019.
Eric Hansen is a Canadian chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. FIDE awarded him the grandmaster title in 2013. He competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 and 2013. Hansen has represented Canada in the Chess Olympiad.
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi is an Indian chess grandmaster. He attained the title of grandmaster in January 2013, becoming the 30th player from India to do so. He is the fourth Indian player to have crossed the Elo rating threshold of 2700. He became the third Indian ever to qualify for a FIDE Candidates tournament by winning the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023.
Nihal Sarin is an Indian chess grandmaster and chess prodigy. In 2018, he passed the Elo rating of 2600 at 14 years old, which at the time made him the third youngest player in history to do so.
Vaishali Rameshbabu is an Indian chess grandmaster. Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa are the first brother and sister to earn GM titles. They are also the first brother and sister to qualify for the Candidates Tournament.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess grandmaster. As of 2 September 2024, Praggnanandhaa is ranked 12th in the world by the International Chess Federation. Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali are the first brother and sister to earn GM titles. They are also the first brother and sister to qualify for the Candidates Tournament.
Andrew Tang is an American chess grandmaster. He is also a popular streamer, known online for his speed chess skills especially in bullet, hyperbullet, and ultrabullet time controls as well as for playing speed chess blindfolded.
Bai Jinshi is a Chinese chess Grandmaster.
Gukesh Dommaraju, more commonly known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the third-youngest Grandmaster in history, the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750, the youngest Candidates Tournament winner and the youngest contender to compete for the World Chess Championship.. Representing India at the Chess Olympiad, he has been part of a gold medal-winning and a bronze medal-winning open team, and has won two individual gold medals on board 1. He is also a silver medalist at the Asian Games.
Temur Kuybokarov is an Uzbekistani-Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. He qualified as a grandmaster at age 18 - the first from Western Australia - and then in 2020 became Australian chess champion. Born in Tashkent, he represented Uzbekistan until transferring to Australia in 2018.
Hans Moke Niemann is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. He first entered the top 100 junior players list on March 1, 2019, and became a FIDE grandmaster on January 22, 2021. In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He had a peak global ranking of No. 16 in September 2024.
Andrew Z. Hong is an American chess grandmaster.
Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Rahul Srivatshav Peddi is an Indian grandmaster (GM) of chess, as recognized by FIDE. He was born on December 29, 2002, in Guntur. In 2018, he earned his international master (IM) title and went on to earn the grandmaster title in 2022, becoming India's 74th grandmaster of chess.
Aditya Sachin Samant is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Kazybek Nogerbek is a Kazakhstani chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). As of 2024, he is the reigning World Junior Chess Champion.
References
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ Ghosh, Himank (2022-12-22). "Mumbai gets its 2nd Chess Grandmaster, Aditya Mittal". ChessBase . Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ↑ "Aditya Mittal becomes India's 77th GM". The Times of India . December 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ↑ "Title Application" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-30. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (2023-07-24). "Aditya Mittal victorious at Astana Zhuldyzdary Open 2023". ChessBase . Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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