grandmaster
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Grandmaster¹
noun Grandmasters · grandmaster
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A player of the highest rank, as determined by FIDE, with an Elo rating of at least 2500.
Similar: International Grandmaster, GM, IGM · Opposite: patzer, woodpusher
- Ellipsis of Grandmaster of the Soviet Union; USSR champion.
grandmaster²
Where it comes from
From grand + master.
noun grandmasters · grand master
- A master in a field, whose skills or accomplishments exceed those of other masters.
- Alternative letter-case form of Grandmaster
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noun highest title for chess player
| Español | Gran Maestro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 그랜드마스터 geuraendeumaseuteo |
| 日本語 | グランドマスター gurandomasutā |
| 中文 | 國際象棋特級大師 /国际象棋特级大师 guójì xiàngqí tèjí dàshī, 西洋棋特級大師 /西洋棋特级大师 xīyángqí tèjí dàshī |
| हिन्दी | ग्रांडमास्टर grāṇḍmāsṭar |
| Português | grão-mestre, Grão-Mestre |
| Français | grand maître |
| Deutsch | Großmeister, Großmeisterin |
| Italiano | Grande Maestro |
| Ελληνικά | γκραν μετρ gkran metr |
| Русский | гроссме́йстер grossméjster |
| Tiếng Việt | đại kiện tướng |
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