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The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
Venice, Italy. Died. 1980 (aged 33–34) Peru. Title. FIDE Master (2001) Roberto Cosulich (30 July 1946 – 1980) was an Italian chess player, FIDE Master (FM) (posthumously awarded in 2001), six time Italian Chess Championship silver medalist (1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976).
20 May 1993 (age 31) Harlem, New York. Title. International Master (2014) FIDE rating. 2407 (September 2024) Peak rating. 2468 (May 2019) Kassa Korley (born 20 May 1993) is an American-born Danish chess player who holds the title of International Master (IM).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 September 2024. Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990) For people with a similar name, see Magnus Carlsson (disambiguation), Magnus Karlsson (disambiguation), and Magnus Carlson. Magnus Carlsen Carlsen in 2024 Full name Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Country Norway Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age ...
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. During his brief career in the late 1850s, Morphy was acknowledged as the world's greatest chess master. A prodigy, Morphy emerged onto the chess scene in 1857 by convincingly winning the First American Chess Congress, winning each ...
2625 (July 1992) Peak ranking. No. 21 (July 1992) Larry Mark Christiansen (born June 27, 1956) is an American chess player of Danish ancestry. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977. Christiansen was the U.S. champion in 1980, 1983, and 2002. He competed in the FIDE World Championship in 1998 and 2002, and in the FIDE World Cup in ...
Grandmaster (2009) FIDE rating. 2595 (September 2024) Peak rating. 2705 (February 2016) Peak ranking. No. 40 (February 2016) Jon Ludvig Nilssen Hammer (born 2 June 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and three-time Norwegian Chess Champion. He was the main second for Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2013.
FIDE introduced a higher women only title, that of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976. In 1978 the subordinate titles of FIDE Master (FM) and Woman FIDE master (WFM) were introduced, followed in 2002 by the titles of Candidate Master (CM) and Woman Candidate Master (WCM). Similar titles are awarded by the International Correspondence Chess ...