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International Grandmaster


 

The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from "World Champion", Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain.

"Super-grandmaster"

A player whose ELO rating is over 2700 is sometimes informally called a "super-GM".

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From 1970 when FIDE first adopted the ELO rating system to July 2005, there have been only 35 players who have achieved a peak rating of 2700 or more.

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Below is a list compiled by Przemek Jahr. This list however does not account for the inflation of ELO ratings over time, as is evident by the fact that almost all of these peak ratings are from recent years.

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Rank Rating Player Date Country

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◄ International Grandmaster: Origin and Current Statistics
International Grandmaster: See also ►

~ Table of Content ~

►Introduction
►Origin and Current Statistics
►"Super-grandmaster"
►See also

 

 

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