"Chess master" redirects here. For the Ubisoft application, see Chessmaster. For the Chinese novel by Ah Cheng, see The Chess Master.
Grandmaster Garry Kasparov (2007)
A chess title is a title regulated by a chess governing body and bestowed upon players based on their performance and rank. Such titles are usually granted for life. The international chess governing body FIDE grants several titles, the most prestigious of which is Grandmaster; many national chess federations also grant titles such as "National Master".[1] More broadly, the term "master" can refer to any highly skilled chess player.
^World Chess Federation. FIDE Handbook: Chess Rules. 1.0. Requirements for the titles designated in 0.31. Archived March 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 December 2006.
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