Grandmaster definition

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(originally) A national or, now usually, international title awarded to chess players of the highest ranking.
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A chess player holding this title.
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The highest title a chess player can attain; also called International Grandmaster; abbreviated GM or IGM.
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grandmaster
Plural:
grandmasters

Grandmaster Sentence Examples

  • Becoming a chess grandmaster is one the greatest achievements a chess player can obtain.

  • Other ways to obtain a grandmaster title is to win the World Chess Championship, the World Senior Championship or the Women's World Chess Championship.

  • They were developed by grandmaster Akira Yoshizawa in the 1950s -- some 1300 years after origami was introduced in Japan.

  • A grandmaster title is the highest level a chess player can achieve.

  • You can be a professional or a casual player, but the more time you can commit to studying and playing chess, the quicker you may become a grandmaster.

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