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A chess rating system is a system used in chess to estimate the strength of a player, based on their performance versus other players. They are used by organizations such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the systems are used to ...
In 2022, with the chess team of the Saint Louis University, he achieved first place in the Final Four of the USA Collegiate Chess. Nikolas Theodorou played for Greece in the European Team Chess Championship: [2] In 2017, at third board in the 21st European Team Chess Championship in Hersonissos (+3, =1, -3).
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster currently ranked 14th in the world (7th in live ratings). His greatest career achievements so far are reaching the final of the Chess World Cup 2023 (which qualified him for the Candidates Tournament 2024 where he finished 5th/8) and winning the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025.
Crowther, Mark (17 December 2007), THE WEEK IN CHESS 684: Greek Championships, London Chess Center; 2003 results Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine from chess.gr; 2005 results Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine from chess.gr; 2007 results [permanent dead link ] from fide.com
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 1980s Country Player Peak rating in 1980s Achieved 1 Garry Kasparov: 2775 1989-01 2 Anatoly Karpov: 2755 1989-07 3 Mikhail Tal: 2705 1980-01 4 Viktor Korchnoi: 2695 1980-01 5 Jan Timman: 2675 1988-01 6 Nigel Short: 2665 1988-07 7 Artur Yusupov: 2660 1986-07 Vasyl Ivanchuk: 2660 1989-07 9 Lajos ...
Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
National Scholastic Champion of Grade 9, Lake Buena Vista, FL - December 2006 [14] Winner of Sweet 16 Invitation only Maryland Scholastic Championship to determine University of Maryland, Baltimore County ( 2009 US NO.1 Chess University ) Chess Scholar awarded full tuition scholarship for UMBC in Grade 7, Catonsville, MD - March 2005 [ 15 ]
This was the second edition of the Qatar Masters Open, played from December 20 to December 29, 2015. The time control for each of the tournament games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.