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2703 (January 2012) Peak ranking. No. 17 (October 2004) Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky is the FIDE CEO since 2022. Previously he served as FIDE Director-General (2018-22). He was the president of the Association of Chess Professionals from 2012 [2 ...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (French pronunciation: [maksim vaʃje laɡʁav]; born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL, is a French chess grandmaster who is a former World Blitz Champion. [1] With a peak rating of 2819, he is the seventh-highest rated player in history. A chess prodigy, Vachier-Lagrave earned the title of ...
Leinier Domínguez. Leinier Domínguez Pérez (born September 23, 1983) is a Cuban and American chess grandmaster. A five-time Cuban champion, Domínguez was the world champion in blitz chess in 2008. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2002 and 2004, and the FIDE World Cup in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
Luis Paulo Supi (born October 10, 1996) is a Brazilian chess grandmaster. He became a grandmaster in 2018 by winning Magistral Acre and won the title of Brazilian Chess Champion in 2021. In addition to being a professional player, Supi is also a streamer on Twitch and content creator on YouTube.
Gukesh Dommaraju (born 29 May 2006), also known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster. [1] 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 Championship. [2]
April 6, 1944 (age 80) Long Beach, California. Title. Candidate Master (2022) Peak rating. 2241 (January 2011) Jude Frazier Acers[1] (born April 6, 1944 in Long Beach, California) is a chess master, showman (simultaneous exhibitor), and chess author/writer.
Wesley So. Wesley Barbossa So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino and American chess grandmaster, a three-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the first World Fischer Random Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion.
Luke James McShane (born 7 January 1984) is an English chess player. A chess prodigy, he was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2000, at the age of 16. McShane has become one of England's leading players and a member of the national team. He also worked as a trader in London's financial sector, and has previously been described as the ...