English > chess master: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A chess player of great skill. |
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Instances | Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Robert James Fischer | United States chess master |
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Karpov, Anatoli Karpov, Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov | Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951) |
Kasparov, Gary Kasparov, Gary Weinstein | Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963) |
Korchnoi, Viktor Korchnoi, Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi | Russian chess master (born in 1931) |
Spassky, Boris Spassky, Boris Vasilevich Spassky | Russian chess master who moved to Paris |
Broader | chess player | someone who plays the game / game of chess |
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