grandmasters
Highest-ranked players
Grandmasters is the plural of grandmaster, a title for those who have achieved the highest level of skill in a field.
In chess, grandmaster is the supreme title awarded by FIDE to elite players: Three grandmasters competed in the final round.
The term extends to martial arts, where grandmasters head schools or styles, and to any domain where mastery is formally recognized.
Top-ranked chess player
- FischerGerman surname, angler
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- titleFormal honorific or name
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
Kasparov · Karpov · champion · match · blindfold · simultaneous · prodigy · opening
Skill from extensive practice
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- eliteSuperior select group
- distinguishedNotable and respected
legendary · renowned · prodigy · mentor · authority · seasoned · veteran · skilled
Methods to achieve goals
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- positionalRelating to placement
calculation · preparation · theory · variation · defense · attack · counterplay · tempo
Carlsen
Top-ranked chess player
- FischerGerman surname, angler
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- titleFormal honorific or name
Kasparov · Karpov · rating · champion · match · blindfold · simultaneous · prodigy · opening · endgame
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- eliteSuperior select group
distinguished · legendary · renowned · prodigy · mentor · authority · seasoned · veteran · skilled · accomplished
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
positional · calculation · preparation · theory · variation · defense · attack · counterplay · tempo · initiative
kung-fu
Chinese martial discipline
- taekwondoKorean striking martial art
- karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
aikido · wushu · dojo · sensei · sifu · dan · belt · lineage · discipline · mastery
- martial artistsmartial artists, fighters, senseis, instructors, black belts
- sports starsall-stars, elite athletes, elite players, MVPs, superstars
grandmastersnewcomers
Those recently arrived
newbies · first-timers · initiates · fledglings · freshmen
- Grandmaster FlashInfluential turntablist from hip-hop's birth